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Holigays Shopping

Motti’s Favorite Things: What To Buy for the Low Maintenance Transmasc

I’m a pretty simple guy. I’m not very materialistic, so when I do spend money on something, I want the bang to be worth the buck.

Motti December 11, 2024 1 Comment
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: This Jen Beattie and Ali Krieger Video Is Too Cute

Also, is the Wicked press tour STILL happening?

Christina Tucker December 11, 2024 1 Comment
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Music

The 17 Best Queer Singles of 2024

As I dove into this year’s best queer singles, it’s given me a newfound appreciation for storytelling — not only lyrically but musically.

Tima December 11, 2024 6 Comments
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Book Lists

48 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out December 2024 and January 2025

The next couple months are bringing lots of new queer books to shelves, but sapphic Romantasy in particular is booming this winter.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese
December 10, 2024 3 Comments
Nikki Giovanni
Politics + Activism

Nikki Giovanni Never Stopped Standing Up for What’s Right

On Monday, it was reported that Nikki Giovanni — internationally recognized poet and leader in the Black Arts Movement who urged us to believe in and fight for a world without the limits of systemic racism and injustice — lost her third battle with cancer at the age of 81. 

Stef Rubino December 10, 2024 2 Comments
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Lesbian Sex

‘I Want To Call My Partner Mommy’

“The issue for me right now is talking about it!”

Summer Tao December 10, 2024
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Holigays Shopping

What To Buy the Chappell Roan Fan You Love for the Holidays

These gifts will turn any home into the Pink Pony Club!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 10, 2024
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Holigays Shopping

Gift Guide To Support Palestinian and Lebanese Artists and Brands This Holiday Season

Whether you’re looking for specialty food items, handmade pottery and home goods, or gifts for your younger, cooler cousins, there’s a little something for everyone.

Elena Dudum December 10, 2024 1 Comment
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya's favorite things
Holigays Shopping

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s Favorite Things: What To Buy Someone Who Is a Triple Threat (Can Cook, Write, and Play Tennis)

Do you have someone in your life who loves to cook AND play tennis? Well, this extremely niche gift guide is for you! 

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 10, 2024
Angelina Jolie, Karla Sofía Gascón and Cynthia Erivo are queer nominees in for the 2024 golden globes
Pop Culture Fix

Queer 2024 Golden Globe Nominees Include Cynthia Erivo, Angelina Jolie, Karla Sofía Gascón and Ayo Edebiri

Karla Sofía Gascón makes Golden Globes History in a year filled with queer nominees, Hayley Kiyoko’s ‘Girls Like Girls’ music video is becoming a feature film, Emma Dumont comes out as non-binary, and more queer pop culture news.

Valerie Anne December 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Holigays LGBTQ+ Businesses

100 LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses and Queer Shops To Support This Holiday Season!

With so many LGBTQ+ owned shops out there it’s gonna be a joy to put money back into your community this holiday season!

Riese December 9, 2024 77 Comments
Drew's favorite things gift guide
Holigays Shopping

Drew Burnett Gregory’s Favorite Things: What To Buy for the Femme Who Loves Queer Films

Drew shares her favorite things she owns, which you can buy for the femme cinephile in your life this holigay season!

Drew Burnett Gregory December 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Christmas Movie Reviews

‘A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter’ Makes the Yuletide Gay and Horny

Sabrina Carpenter gives the gays everything they want this Christmas.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which ‘Wicked’ Character Are You?

DON’T text me unless it’s about holding space for Defying Gravity.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 8, 2024 10 Comments
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Movie Reviews

‘(This Is Not) A Christmas Movie’ Is Not a Very Good Christmas Movie, but It Does Have a Queer Sex Scene

The Dutch comedy attempts to destroy the typical holiday movie formula but self-destructs in the process.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 7, 2024 4 Comments
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Book Lists

13 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

These stories make you want to curl up on the couch in a thick sweater with a mug of your favorite hot chocolate while sitting next to your twinkling Christmas tree.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 7, 2024 9 Comments
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AF+

Should I Hold Space For My Ex-Friend Detailing All The Times I Hurt Them

What do you owe someone during a friend breakup? Also, a reader wonders about the right time to ask if someone’s interested in dating them.

the team December 6, 2024
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Movie Reviews

In ‘Power Alley,’ Bodily Autonomy Is a Team Sport

While the plot is primarily focused on abortion access, the film is also an essential portrait of another overly politicized issue: trans teens in sports.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 6, 2024 1 Comment
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Holigays Shopping

A Gift Guide for Your Favorite Iced Coffee Loving Queer

I have been known to don a pair of fingerless gloves just to have a better grip on the freezing cold plastic cup from my favorite coffee place that holds the sweet, cold elixir I consider my emotional support beverage.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 6, 2024 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Ranked by the Raw Terror I Feel in My Soul When I Look Into Their Eyes

We’ve got an anti-vaxxer with a literal worm in his brain, a Christian Nationalist axe-thrower, a World Wrestling Federation founder, a former log-roller reality TV star, Marco F*cking Rubio and so many more bigoted losers nominated for Trump’s cabinet.

Riese December 6, 2024 18 Comments
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