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THE SHUTOUTS by Gabrielle Korn
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Maybe Gabrielle Korn Set Her Queer Dystopian Climate Novel ‘The Shutouts’ Too Far in the Future

“I tried not to do that. I tried to keep the most important thing the story and the storytelling, because I think it gets annoying when you have an agenda. I would do anything to not be annoying.”

Riese February 17, 2025
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20 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows on Paramount+ Showtime

Here’s the best television on Paramount+ Showtime with lesbian, bisexual and queer women characters.

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What Watercoloring Has Taught Me

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Christina Tucker February 17, 2025 6 Comments
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Quiz: What Lesbian Furniture Are You?

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 16, 2025 15 Comments
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20 Thoughts From My Twenties on My 30th Birthday

I’m 30 today! AH! I write that statement with an equal amount of dread and excitement bubbling in my chest.

Em Win February 16, 2025 2 Comments
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Webcomics

Reine #70: Take Your Coat

“I’m an ADULT.”

Ren Strapp February 15, 2025
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1707 Recap: Is Snatch Game Dead?

More and more the queens on the show only seem to be able to reference the show itself.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 15, 2025 7 Comments
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Why Am I the Only Friend Not Invited to the Wedding?

Do you think the invite got lost in the mail?? Also we help a reader who’s stunned by a sudden friend breakup.

the team February 14, 2025 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

Yellowjackets Episode 302 Recap: Hold Up, Did This Show Just Get GAYER?

THERE’S SO MUCH TO DISCUSS BUT ALL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT [REDACTED]!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 93 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Yellowjackets Episode 301 Recap: Summer Solstice

Yellowjackets is BACK for season three, and that means our super gay recaps are back, too! Get in here!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 103 Comments
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Politics + Activism

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The Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website has removed the word transgender and any mention of trans people. But was the Stonewall National Monument ever worthy of its radical roots?

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2025 4 Comments
The Gayest Moments in One of Them Days: SZA points with a pen next to Keke Palmer in the waiting room at a payday loan place
Movie Reviews

Is ‘One of Them Days’ Lowkey Queer?

I don’t know about you, but a cis man wasting my time and money certainly had me rethinking my dating dynamics.

Eva Reign February 13, 2025 2 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

How To Impress Your Crush Based on Their Astrology

Some folks concentrate on just their Sun sign when looking at astrological compatibility. But you should also consider the Moon (feelings), Mercury (communication), Venus (love), and Mars (passion).

Deb Roe February 13, 2025 2 Comments
TV Reviews

‘Clean Slate’ Is a Risk-Averse Star Vehicle for Laverne Cox

I watched ‘Clean Slate’ with hopes that it’d be the next ‘All in the Family’ but instead it’s a new version of ‘Will & Grace,’ shifting the conversation on trans issues without upsetting the audience.

Natalie February 13, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

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Unfortunately, like many couples on dating apps, the movie is held back by its own timidity, a desire to reinforce the conventions it’s pushing against.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2025 3 Comments
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First Person Valentine's Day

10 Years Ago, I Had the Most Chaotic Valentine’s Day Plans Possible

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 12, 2025 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Megan Thee Stallion Looks So Good It Makes My Teeth Hurt???

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Christina Tucker February 12, 2025
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Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed

World Athletics — the largest international governing body for track and field and cross country running — wants to enforce stricter “sex testing” in the wake of Trump’s trans sports exclusion EO.

Stef Rubino February 12, 2025 2 Comments
LESBIAN MOVIES FOR EVERY VALENTINE'S DAY VIBE
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Lesbian Movies for Every Valentine’s Day Vibe

Whether you’re single, recently dumped, in love, or somewhere in between, we’ve got Valentine’s Day lesbian movie recs for you!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 11, 2025 4 Comments
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First Person

My First Queer Love Became My Personal Brand

I was fronting Pride campaigns and being put on a pedestal as some sort of representative of the queer community when all I’d done was fit into mainstream beauty standards and fall in love with my best friend.

Bee Beardsworth February 11, 2025 6 Comments
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