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TV Show Recaps

The “Mythic Quest” Queer Girls Get Their Nerdily Ever After

Season two of Apple TV+’s goofy video game office comedy Mythic Quest gives its gay gamer girls individual stories, plus a happy ending.

Valerie Anne August 3, 2021 1 Comment
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Sports

The History of LGBTQ Women in the Olympics

LGBTQ Olympics history is full of powerful women achieving arduous goals on and off the field/court/track — and it’s also full of infuriating injustices.

Sally August 3, 2021 14 Comments
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First Person Gender

Why Discovering Your Trans Identity As A Disabled Person Can Be So Confusing

Society painted me as a burden, and undeserving of autonomy. I have taken that paintbrush and created a beautiful life where being disabled isn’t a bad thing.

antiableist August 3, 2021 5 Comments
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Movie Features

You Need Help: Can I Kill Queer Characters As A Queer Writer?

If queer creators are so worried about backlash from the community that we begin to self-censor, then the only interesting queer work will be made by straight people.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 3, 2021 13 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What’s Your Summer Olympics Event?

On your marks, quiz fans, because the race is on to discover which is the Olympic event for you!

Sally August 2, 2021 38 Comments
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TV Reviews

Sarah Michelle Gellar Gays Up “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” He-Man Fanboys Drown in Own Tears

Last week I followed the sweet sound of fanboy weeping and discovered a treasure beyond my wildest imagination.

Heather Hogan August 2, 2021 154 Comments
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To L and Back: Generation Q Special Pre-Season 2 Podcast Episode Is Here

“Analyssa, no, that’s National Treasure, that’s not The L Word: Generation Q. I know they’re very similar.”

Riese August 2, 2021
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Music

The Drop: When Will Black Queer Artists Realize That Fat Black Girls Need Love Too?

These music videos just perpetuate the idea that you have to look a certain way to be worthy of love.

danijanae August 2, 2021 11 Comments
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First Person Gender

When Thin is a Trans Requirement

Body fat is central to how we perceive gender. So what does that mean if you’re a trans person?

Eli Cugini August 2, 2021 16 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Melissa King and Lena Waithe Are Gaying Up Dinner Parties Together

Rosie has joined the new A League of Their Own TV series, Dolly honors Whitney, Clea DuVall will play Eleanor Roosevelt’s BFF in First Lady, and more gayness from the Batcave.

Heather Hogan August 2, 2021 1 Comment
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TV Lists

August 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got some girl-on-girl in Modern Love’s second season, a dramedy about Indigenous teens in Oklahoma, a documentary exposing the ex-gay movement, Season 2 of Control-Z and a little bit more!

Riese August 1, 2021 8 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is All About Sexual Self-Discovery

Pandemic sexual self-discovery, how vanilla sexual narratives can be harmful, how to tell your friend their partner sucks and more.

Ryan Yates August 1, 2021 3 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for August 2021: Where Does Your Sign Find Peace in the Chaos?

During these intense times, we need to find places to rest and restore ourselves. What helps get you unstuck from patterns of tension?

Corina Dross August 1, 2021 3 Comments
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 82, July 2021

one time someone said they hoped i got absolutely railed before a date and it meant a lot to me, wanted to just share that love and support.

Carmen Phillips July 31, 2021 7 Comments
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Television

I Would Like To See It: I Think Two Real Housewives Should Fall In Love

It sounds so dysfunctional and absurd that yes — I would indeed like to see it. I don’t come to the Housewives for tales of true love, I come to see the unexpected.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 31, 2021 6 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: It’s Fall Break on Motherland: Fort Salem and That’s Where the Shipping Fun Begins

Plus updates on the latest installment of American Horror Stories, some 90s Black teen lesbian romance on Raising Kanan, and the season three finale of Charmed!

The TV Team July 30, 2021 8 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Waking Up In Villanelle’s Lair

“I got Jenny Schechter AGAIN!”

Darcy July 30, 2021 9 Comments
House & Garden

Queer Design 104: Putting It All Together

Sometimes even when it feels like everything in a space should work, something still feels off. And if that’s the case, there are a few things that you can try to get your reality to align with your vision.

meg July 30, 2021 4 Comments
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Culture

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“I want to lead my tattoo practice with care, prioritizing Black skin and the liberation of Black bodies through this practice.”

Sema Dayoub July 30, 2021 4 Comments
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There’s extraordinarily little legitimate research on queer communities — our health, our needs, our experiences — and what little there is tends to focus on cis gay men. That’s where the SOQIR survey comes in. And you can participate right now!

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