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Comedy LGBT Pride

Not Sure How To Celebrate Pride? Do a Lesbian Bar Crawl With Your Girlfriend and Ex-Girlfriend Like I Did!

What could be more inviting and enjoyable than a dyke bar crawl during Pride? Introducing your girlfriend and ex-girlfriend to each other while you do it!

Gabrielle Grace Hogan June 24, 2024 5 Comments
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LGBT History LGBT Pride

6 Pre-Stonewall Queer Uprisings History Tried To Hide

I’m confident the archives are filled with hundreds, if not thousands, of stories still waiting to be uncovered.

Stef Rubino June 14, 2024 6 Comments
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LGBT Pride

We Went to Every Dyke Bar in NYC in One Day

Going to 7 queer bars in one day? What could possibly go wrong!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
June 12, 2024 21 Comments
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LGBT Pride Webcomics

Reine #61: Pride Weekend

“I’M YOUNG, I’M HOT, I’M HORNY”

Ren Strapp June 8, 2024
Do Revenge, Schitt's Creek, The L Word, Janelle Monae, Jennifer's Body
LGBT Pride Quizzes

Quiz: Which of the Seven Deadly Sins Should You Indulge in This Pride Month?

Why stop at pride when all seven deadly sins are fun tbh.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 2, 2024 6 Comments
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LGBT Pride

Pride Month Starts Tomorrow So if You Think You Might Be Gay, Now’s the Time To Say It!

Straight people have to be quiet starting tomorrow.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 31, 2024 2 Comments
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Comedy LGBT Pride

10 Ways To Avoid Running Into Your Ex During Pride

Hold a casting call for folks who look just like you and hire 10-20 of them to dress up like you and then release them into the wild.

Reed May 29, 2024 1 Comment
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LGBT Pride Politics + Activism

Pride Is Still a Protest

Pride this year will take place during the eighth month of an ongoing genocide.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 28, 2024 40 Comments
I MAY BE GAY BUT AT LEAST I'M GAY hat
LGBT Pride

8 Accessories To Wear in June That Simply Say ‘Yeah, I’m Gay’

Signal to fellow gays that you are family. And to signal to fellow straights to GET THE HELL OUT OF YOUR WAY.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 27, 2024
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LGBT Pride

Stick The Entire Rainbow Up Your Ass For Pride

Have you ever wanted to stick the entire rainbow up your ass for Pride? Well, you are not alone.

Riese May 26, 2024 15 Comments
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LGBT Pride

There Are Seven Days Til Pride, So You Have Seven Days To Shoot Your Shot With Your Crush

Do you really want to spend all of Pride pining?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 25, 2024
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Culture

What Is a Girlypop Masc?

The term has gained momentum and popularity among masculine-presenting lesbians who feel seen by the term’s allowance for masculinity and femininity to coexist in their identity.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan May 13, 2024 15 Comments
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The Scene

Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch

I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan April 18, 2024 3 Comments
A collage of three images of Dev Doee performing against a blue and black backdrop.
Culture

Dev Doee Is the Star We’ve Been Waiting For

“This might sound cocky, but I’ve gotten to a place where I know I’m good. What really matters to me now is talking to other baby Black queens.”

Eva Reign April 16, 2024
Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo: A colorful collage of photos of various queer women bartenders featured in the article.
The Scene

The Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo

When the rest of Santa Monica Blvd is male bartenders, male dancers, and male patrons, seeing these bartenders sends a message: We see you in here.

Gabe Dunn April 11, 2024 7 Comments
Accessible gatherings: Black and white images of four queer appearing people looking joyous. Three of the four use wheelchairs. The background is olive green.
Community

15 Tips for Creating Accessible Gatherings and Anti-Ableist Spaces

I want to live in a world where disabled people get to feel seen, validated, and valued as a whole person at all sorts of events. That will not happen unless abled people make the effort to learn, proactively plan, and communicate about accessibility.

Katie March 25, 2024 5 Comments
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LGBTQ+ Businesses The Scene

All 37 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S.

Building on the work of so many queer archivists, writers, and historians, we have created this list, meant to be an ongoing record, of lesbian bars operating in the U.S. today.

Riese and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
March 13, 2024 35 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Video Replay: Queer Yoga by Butch Yoga, Welcoming the New Year

Couldn’t make Queer Yoga? Follow along with the recording!

Nico February 5, 2024 1 Comment
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Culture

Generation Z Is Gayer, More Anxious and Less Conservative Than Other Generations

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute reveals Generation Z is more likely to be LGBTQ+ than Republican, and also more likely to feel depressed and anxious.

Riese January 25, 2024 2 Comments
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Community Politics + Activism

Los Angeles Gay Bar The Abbey Faces an Overdue Reckoning

In a detailed report from The 19th, over 70 people describe being drugged at The Abbey — including many queer women.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 20, 2024 12 Comments
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