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Food and Drink

7 Kitchen Gadgets For Lazy Cooks Who Crave Home Cooked Meals

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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Reading in Front of the Screen Fire

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TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 618 Recap: “Dance, Dance, Revolution”

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Webcomics

Foolish Child #107: Invasive Thoughts

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Dickens November 3, 2021 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Well, That Was Fast! Kristen Stewart Is Engaged!

After two weeks, Kristen Stewart told her girlfriend Dylan Meyer she loved her. After two years, they’re engaged.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 2, 2021 11 Comments
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Relationships

You Need Help: I Don’t Want Kids But My Partner Might, Does This Mean We Can’t Get Married?

Our present selves can’t make promises for our future selves. Your partner is telling you what she knows about herself today. Is that enough?

Vanessa November 2, 2021 4 Comments
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YOU DID IT!!! YOU DID THIS TOGETHER!!!

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November 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

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Riese November 1, 2021 27 Comments
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Heather Hogan November 1, 2021 5 Comments
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AF+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 85, October 2021

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Carmen Phillips October 30, 2021 14 Comments
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