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TV Show Recaps

And Just Like That… Sex and the City Realizes People of Color Exist

YIKES.

Heather Hogan December 23, 2021 7 Comments
A man in a santa suit holds up a rainbow flag in one hand and a balled fist of triumph with a rainbow bracelet in the other
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Santa Really Said 🗣 Stonewall Was a Riot, Never Be Quiet

When Santas stormed Macy’s at the height of the AIDS crisis, the cure for holiday blues, the best sapphic bops of the year (including a playlist!), and congratulations to Gabrielle Korn on her big lesbian elopement!

Carmen Phillips December 23, 2021 5 Comments
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Christmas First Person

In Remembrance of My Queer Nigerian Christmas

That Christmas with queer family reminded me that multiple possibilities exist even in the darkest of places.

Mariam Sule December 23, 2021 7 Comments
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TV Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2021 With LGBTQ Women and Non-Binary Characters

Our TV Team has voted and these are our picks for the Best TV Shows of 2021 with lesbian, bisexual, queer and/or trans characters.

Riese and The TV Team
December 23, 2021 20 Comments
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TV Feature

There’s Something About Bookish Men I Can Step On

Let’s just {redacted} on top of a pile of demonology books?

Nico December 23, 2021 70 Comments
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Holigays

Free, Last Minute Gifts You Can Find in Your Home Because You’re Poor, the Supply Chain Is Broken and Capitalism Will Inevitably Crumble

Need last minute gifts? You probably have stuff you can give away without making a dent in your bank account.

Ro White December 22, 2021 15 Comments
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Community

Love Letters to Trans People: Part 3

If what greets you this holiday is loneliness, understand that you haven’t been left with nothing. You have been left with yourself, and that is a whole lot more than nothing.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu December 22, 2021
Bridget Regan as Poison Ivy pokes her head out of a lake
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Bridget Regan’s Poison Ivy Blooms in Batwoman’s Gotham City

Jojo Siwa has a message for homophobic parents, Rue’s got a new fave in the Euphoria season two trailer, and trans Jeopardy superstar Amy Schneider snagged her 14th win broke the $600k mark this week!

Heather Hogan December 22, 2021 4 Comments
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Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Special Episode: 2021 Mailbag

Happy holidays! And by “happy” I mean, things sure feel really bad right now?? But luckily our gift to you is a virtual one AKA our long-awaited mailbag episode!

Drew Burnett Gregory December 22, 2021 3 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Capricorn Season 2021: What Are You Learning About Control?

With Capricorn, we rely on ourselves to get shit done.

meg December 22, 2021
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AF+

Back To The Queer Future #8: One Giant Leap For Queerkind

Can you fix the circuit so Sally Ride can make it into space?

Sally December 22, 2021 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Kate Moennig and Her Dog Is Just Top Tier Content to Me

Plus, Stacy London has been hot as long as I have been a person who understands what “hot” is and for that I am so so thankful.

Christina Tucker December 22, 2021 3 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: If You’re Online Reading This, You’re a Part of the Gossip Mill and Can’t Escape It

Navigating what’s the “right” level of panic for Omicron, Kristen Stewart fluff for your holigay break, and… has anyone else noticed that Biden rarely ever uses the word abortion?

Carmen Phillips December 21, 2021
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LGBT Book Reviews Literature

“No Filter and Other Lies” Asks How Far Will You Go for Validation?

Life is hard enough already, why turn Instagram into a bully that can taunt you every time you open it?

Analyssa December 21, 2021 1 Comment
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Music

Queer Your Ears: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021

Mental health was a major theme this year lyrically, as were some of the topics that can never be approached too many times — being gay, being in love, breaking up, struggling with identity, struggling with adulthood, struggling with self-sabotage.

Abbie Jones December 21, 2021 21 Comments
AF+

Back To The Queer Future #7: STAR Search

Can you help Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera find the right building to set up the STAR house to create a safe home for vulnerable trans and gay youth?

Sally December 21, 2021 13 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“The Matrix Resurrections” Takes the Franchise Past the Tipping Point

As the film reflects on the progress and lack thereof for trans people, it’s also a reminder of what we have to lose without inventive, intelligent big budget movies.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 21, 2021 26 Comments
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Sex

You Need Help: How Can I Make Penetration Less Painful?

You shouldn’t have pain during sex. If you want to explore penetration, that has to be a choice you’re making for your own pleasure.

Ro White December 21, 2021 6 Comments
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First Person

Love Letter to a Terrible Year

I mourn the losses. I celebrate the wins. I offer the future a chance, even if I don’t entirely believe in it.

A. Andrews December 21, 2021 5 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Lifetime’s “Under the Christmas Tree” Is the Holigay Rom-Com You’ve Been Waiting For

Elise Bauman and Tattiawna Jones are charming as heck in this very sweet, very low stakes romantic comedy that takes place in a town that might as well be the North Pole.

Heather Hogan December 20, 2021 31 Comments
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