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Lesbian Dating Apps

‘I Want To Sext a Stranger for Self-Discovery’

“Last year, in my 30s, I started a self-discovery process that has included getting on dating apps after not dating since I was a teenager.”

Nico December 3, 2024 3 Comments
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Holigays Shopping

Gifts for Cozy Season at Every Price Point

From stocking stuffers to luxury items, we’ve got cozy season picks from $5-100+ so you can live your most snug and warm life.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 3, 2024
Our Dad Danielle documentary interview: Danielle smiles wearing sunglasses in a pool
Movie Features

New Documentary ‘Our Dad, Danielle’ Didn’t Know How Necessary It Would Become

“I came out as a trans woman in Texas during the age of Trump. For me, there was no stealth coming out. I’m a big, ugly old broad and there’s no hiding it. Coming out may not have been a smart thing to do, but for me to stay alive, it was the only thing for me to do.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 3, 2024 2 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

We’re Closing Out the Year With a Sexy Queer Slasher Movie (Thank You, Hilarie Burton)

A new sapphic slasher is coming our way this month, Critical Role is in Rolling Stone, some gay soccer relationship updates, the call for the extended cut of the Arcane queer sex scene, and more !

Valerie Anne December 2, 2024 1 Comment
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Movie Features

In Time-Honored Musical Theater Tradition, Almost Everyone in the ‘Wicked’ Movie Is Gay

Who all’s gay in the Wicked cast? Turns out, a lot of them!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 2, 2024 14 Comments
Jackie and Lou in Love Lies Bleeding
First Person

How ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Healed My Broken Heart

I never thought a horror movie would be the key to healing from my first lesbian breakup, but Love Lies Bleeding got your girl together.

Eva Reign December 2, 2024 2 Comments
MILF Cinema needs lesbians: Nicole Kidman leans in to kiss Zac Efron in A Family Affair
Movie Features

Why Didn’t the “Year of MILF Cinema” Include Lesbians?

The MILF revolution will be televised…but apparently it will not make room for queer women?!?!

Lisa Laman December 2, 2024
For Them x Autostraddle ultimate gay gift guide
Holigays Shopping

Autostraddle + For Them’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2024

Get in here and see what all the gays at For Them and Autostraddle want this holiday season!

the team December 2, 2024 2 Comments
december 2024, new lesbian movies and tv shows
Movie Lists TV Lists

December 2024: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and Prime Video

We’ve got Kate Moennig and Abbi Jacobson in a new Liz Feldman comedy, specials from Ilana Glazer and Fortune Feimster, and more!

Riese December 1, 2024 6 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Broadway Musical Lyrics Should You Be Holding Space For Right Now?

Should you be holding space for the never-ending road to calvary or for the need to express (communicate!) or for your short hair and your dungarees? Find out now!

Riese December 1, 2024 12 Comments
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Relationships

10 Questions for Couples To Ask Each Other Before Moving in Together

Asking each other these 10 questions can set you up for a smoother move-in and create ongoing conversations about your needs and expectations for living together.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 30, 2024 1 Comment
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Webcomics

Baopu #129: An Impressive Routine

Will I get to do everything I set out to do, without a routine that includes getting up early every morning?

Yao Xiao November 30, 2024 4 Comments
The Top 10 Queer Home Video Releases of 2024: a collage with some of the featured Blu-Ray covers
Holigays Movie Features Shopping

The Top 10 Queer Home Video Releases of 2024

Physical media is back! Or, for some of us, it never left. Here are the best queer Blu-Ray and DVD releases of 2024.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 29, 2024 1 Comment
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AF+

My Girlfriend Thinks Bad Service Deserves a Bad Tip, I Disagree

Your server was really bad, but is it ever ok to leave a bad tip? Also, should you give unsolicited relationship advice to a friend?

the team November 29, 2024
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Holigays Shopping

Gay Brat Gifts That Scream Merry Charli XCXmas

A very merry bratmas to us all!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 29, 2024
Interview with the director of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, May Hong HaDuong on High Art: Ally Sheedy looks at Radha Mitchell on a couch.
Movie Features

Your Favorite Gay Movies Are Available To Watch Because of Film Archivists

The director of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, May Hong HaDuong, discusses the recent restoration of High Art and the collaborative art of film preservation.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 28, 2024 3 Comments
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Thanksgiving

Gay Things To Look at On Your Phone When Avoiding Family At Thanksgiving

Why engage with the horrors of X or Meta when there are 15 years of queer content RIGHT HERE for you to immerse yourself in?!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 28, 2024
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House & Garden

A List of Small Things You’ll Never Regret Doing

Easy and free (or inexpensive) things to do that’ll make you feel like a whole new person.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 28, 2024 9 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Jenna Lyons Opens Up About Her Abortion on ‘Real Housewives of New York’

She also shares she’s absolutely allowed to have a crush on castmate Racquel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 27, 2024
Midsommar dinner scene
Comedy Thanksgiving

‘Midsommar’ Is a Sapphic Thanksgiving Horror Movie

Both Midsommar and Thanksgiving use the concept of a holiday celebration to distract from murder.

Alissa Nutting November 27, 2024 1 Comment
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