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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

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A silhouette of a pregnant girl in colors of peach, lavender, brick red, and dark turquoise, all in front of a black background.

breakups

18 Queer Divorce Horror Stories

“We moved across the country for her job while I was pregnant. Turns out she was really having an affair.”

Nico

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Feb 14, 2024

Kristen stewart on the cover of Rolling Stone

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Kristen Stewart Blesses Us With the Super-Gay, Hyper-Sexualized Cover Story Of Her Own Wet Dreams

Kristen Stewart does chin-ups, wears merely a jock strap and talks to Rolling Stone about playing the dykey character you want to f*ck, spicing up her SNL monologue, getting pregnant…

Riese

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Feb 14, 2024

The author (a black woman with short hair) and her wife (a white butch with brown hair) pose against a yellow and green wall on their wedding day with their son.

lesbian weddings

My Wife and I Eloped, but I Still Want a Big Wedding One Day

It feels amazing to call Beth my wife. The thought of not being able to marry her because I was too hung up on the perfect wedding, scared me.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 14, 2024

screenshot from moon girl and devil dinosaur of lunella leaping in the hair excitedly and casey looking on with joy

tv reviews

Marvel’s “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” Has Queer Characters and Literal Black Girl Magic

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has casual queer characters and voice cast that includes Isabella Gomez, Indya Moore, Asia Kate Dillon, Maya Hawke, Alison Brie, and Robin Thede!

Nic

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Feb 14, 2024

A collage against a pastel rainbow background of Cynthia Nixon holding her cat outside in the snow

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Cynthia Nixon and Her Pussycat Take a Snow Day

Also Kehlani’s face card never declines.

Christina Tucker

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Feb 14, 2024

a collage of two women holding each other, limbs wrapped over each other, with the image doubled behind them and a background of flowing red waves

breakups

Well, It Seemed Like a Pretty Good Idea at the Time

That was pre-Covid, pre-remote work. pre-‘postponed’ wedding.

Sarah DeVore

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Feb 14, 2024

The 'Godzilla Valentine's Day Special' #1 cover art, by Dani Pendergast and M. Smith, is in shades of black, blue, and blush pink. In one cover a sapphic couple make heart eyes with each other while Godzilla is in the background. In the second cover a brunette femme has heart shaped sunglasses and we can see Godzilla in the reflection.

lgbt book reviews

The Godzilla Valentine’s Day Comic Book Special Is a Sweet Sapphic Story of Love and Compromise

Written by trans lesbian comic book writer Zoe Tunnell, the Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special tells the story of Piper, a queer woman who decides to become a kaiju researcher after…

Latonya Pennington

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Feb 14, 2024