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A close up of Reneé Rapp promoting her new single "LEAVE ME ALONE"
Music

‘LEAVE ME ALONE’ I’m Listening to the New Reneé Rapp Single

Rapp’s first official single in two years is out now. Obviously, it’s gay gay GAY.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 21, 2025 2 Comments
THE PARLOUR: Em Win as a teen in a lake
First Person

Summer Is for the Midwest Princess

The only job a 16-year-old lifeguard really has is to kiss their coworkers and fuck around. Sadly, I took this job far more seriously than I should’ve.

Em Win May 21, 2025
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Kristen Kish Is Eating Beaver Tails

Also I want a show about the Da Brat/Jesseca Harris-Dupart + Jessica Betts/Niecy Nash friendship.

Christina Tucker May 21, 2025
4 down / 5 letters / "The ___ of Salt" (Patricia Highsmith romance)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Making Book Recommendations

The sheer quantity of literary content squeezed into this tiny puzzle is pretty impressive tbh.

Darby Ratliff and Rachel
May 21, 2025
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Pop Culture Fix

Praise the Wilderness! Yellowjackets Has Finally Been Renewed for a Fourth Season

Yellowjackets renewed, new queer music from Reneé Rapp, Lorde, and Miley Cyrus, how to watch queer movies at NewFest Pride, and more!

Valerie Anne May 20, 2025
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for Gemini Season 2025

Gemini season is a time of heightened fantasy, rapid communication, and conflicting views. Find out what it means for your sign!

G Weaver May 20, 2025 2 Comments
the cast of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
AF+ TV Reviews

Dykes Discuss ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

Two lesbian “scholars” of reality television weigh in on season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Who’s the best villain? Who seems GAY? Let’s discuss.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Christina Tucker
May 20, 2025 6 Comments
Benny and Carmen in Overcompensating
TV Reviews

College Is for Finding Yourself. ‘Overcompensating’ Knows That Process Can Be Hell

There is no perfect path to queerness. Oftentimes, it is shitty and gross.

Taylor Crumpton May 20, 2025 3 Comments
A close up of Alison Bechdel next to the cover her for new novel Spent
Book Features

Alison Bechdel Never Thought She’d Be This Successful

Alison Bechdel talks fame, privilege, and returning to old characters for her new work of autofiction.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 20, 2025 9 Comments
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Taylor Jenkins Reid attends TheRetaility.com x September Letter dinner in collaboration with TOMS at Adrianna Costa's Los Angeles Home on September 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TheRetaility.com)
Book Features Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid Comes Out As Bisexual, Just Like Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” is one of the most successful sapphic novels of all time — and with her queer space thriller “Atmosphere” debuting this June, Reid has come out as bisexual.

Riese May 19, 2025 9 Comments
a dream door into a cult
AF+ Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarot Reading: What Summer Has in Store for Your Love Life

Plus, ever dream about cults? It might mean it’s time for you to break free of social conformity and embrace difference.

Autumn Fourkiller May 19, 2025 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

‘The Last of Us’ Episode 206 Recap: It’s Her Party (And We’ll Cry if We Want To)

In the penultimate episode of season two of The Last of Us, we go on a journey through time with Joel and Ellie across the last five years.

Valerie Anne and Nic
May 19, 2025 6 Comments
Murderbot: The cast of queer humans huddles around a futuristic looking computer screen
TV Show Recaps

‘Murderbot’ Is About a Relatable Robot and Its Gaggle of Queer Hippies

The newly sentient Murderbot finds itself amidst a bunch of queers in space on Apple TV+’s newest venture.

Valerie Anne May 19, 2025 15 Comments
photos from behind the scenes of The L Word, taken by Jennifer Beals
Book Features

Jennifer Beals Is Letting You Into Her Massive ‘The L Word’ Archive

Jennifer Beals has put together the ultimate walk down sapphic memory lane with the release of The L Word: A Photographic Journal, a gay tome featuring over 400 candid photographs taken by Beals on the set and behind the scenes.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 19, 2025 4 Comments
What straight person are you quiz: a random stock photo of woman in a sports bra carrying a gym bag
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Straight Person Are You?

Straight people might seem a bit odd, but the truth is they’re not so different from the rest of us! (Sometimes.) Take this quiz to find out which straight person is most like you.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 18, 2025 16 Comments
Lauren Betts and Bosco giggle in the work room on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 episode 3
TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Special Recap: Basketball and Bosco?? Lesbians Are Winning

I had to do a special recap this week because the makeover challenge was for women’s basketball players. Also I’m in love with Bosco.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 17, 2025 6 Comments
28 across / 5 letters / HBO series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Gets Snarky

Fastest solver gets a prize!

Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel
May 17, 2025 3 Comments
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AF+ Dating

Hold Up, Can My Friend Date My Ex?

She broke your heart and now she’s dating your friend and everyone says it’s 100% legal, like what the fuck. Also, we help a reader gently set some misophonia boundaries with a loud eater!

the team May 16, 2025 4 Comments
Ava and her mom on Hacks
TV Show Recaps

‘Hacks’ Loves Bad Moms (Same)

Deborah ruins a christening; Ava’s mom wants to get her pregnant (what); Dance Mom ISN’T EVEN A MOM? Two episodes of Hacks deliver mommy issues galore.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 16, 2025 5 Comments
Amanda Tori Meating host of Dollapalooza poses at an HRC event.
Culture

Amanda Tori Meating Invites You to the Dollapalooza

“I wanted this lineup to give a really broad scope of drag. Like this entire cast is dolls but on stage you might see Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

Drew Burnett Gregory May 16, 2025 1 Comment
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