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Eight of the book covers featured in this quiz: Dance Hall Dyke, Dyke Farm, Girls From Hell, I Am a Lesbian, Lesbian Gym, Mademoiselle Lesbian, Lesbians in Black Lace, Lesbos Beach
Book Features Quizzes

Which Lesbian Pulp Book Cover Are You?

Find out what mid-20th century gay stereotype you’d be!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 25, 2021 34 Comments
Ashley and Ava on the Bench from Mondo Fetiche
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Training for Butt Sex

A small victory for sex work, how to anal train, how to date if you’re not sexually experienced, and more.

Ryan Yates April 25, 2021 4 Comments
Drag Race Season 13 Finale: Symone stands on stage at the end of her lip sync in her yellow fringe dress, Kandy is in the background holding up the Dominican flag
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1316 Recap: You’re a Winner, Baby

Symone was my favorite because she’s a Capricorn. Now she’s my favorite for so much more.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 24, 2021 23 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #85: Portrait Through Immigration

Recounting what’s ignored and lost through the modern process of immigration, at the same time recognizing the power of building back the lost sense of self.

Yao Xiao April 24, 2021 3 Comments
Hen and Karen watch tearfully as their foster daughter takes another step in the reunification process with her mother, this week on 9-1-1.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Can We Call 9-1-1 to Heal Hen’s Heartbreak?

Plus updates on Younger, All American, Ackley Bridge, Top Chef and Charmed.

The TV Team April 23, 2021 4 Comments
A young Black woman wearing a face mask holds a red ribbon out in front of her body.
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the latest criminal justice news in the wake of more police brutality and the Chauvin ruling, more perspectives on capitalist exploitations after the failed Bessemer union vote, LGBTQ+ news and, of course, the pandemic.

the team April 23, 2021 10 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dancing In Anne Lister’s Boots

“I took the quiz twice and got Mr. Rogers’s sneakers and Anne Lister’s boots, which is the best (most aspirational) compliment I’ve ever gotten.”

Darcy April 23, 2021 6 Comments
Together Together review: Patti Harrison and Ed Helms in a nursery
Movie Reviews

“Together Together” Review: Patti Harrison Can Do Anything — Even Give Birth

Ultimately, the film shows that the differences between cis people and trans people aren’t as vast as we usually think. There are many ways to make a family and the more expansive our imaginations the more everyone will benefit.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 23, 2021 8 Comments
A press still from the movie Josie and the Pussycats in which all three girls, and their famed cat ear headbands, lean on each other while laughing and looking into the camera against a white background.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: It Turns Out “Josie and the Pussycats” Were Right about Everything

Kehlani really is a lesbian, just to be EXTRA CLEAR, queer Asians making their own community spaces for to love and protection, and meet the Instagram account dedicated to queer Arab history and pop culture.

Carmen Phillips April 22, 2021 1 Comment
Margaret Cho (!!) shares her wisdom with Alice about navigating comedy as an Asian woman.
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 310 Recap: She’s Back

Margaret Cho joins Good Trouble for the season 3A finale, as Alice faces down her dreams and fears and makes the hardest decision she’s ever faced.

Natalie April 22, 2021 2 Comments
Emily and Alison's feet touching
TV Feature

I Still Can’t Believe Pretty Little Liars Thought Ankle Rubbing Was Lesbian Sex

The one image that stands out to me after all this time — the one that I still, to this day, cannot believe — is during the series finale when all the straight couples were having sex, and, instead of doing that, Emily Fields and Alison DiLaurentis rubbed their bare ankles together.

Heather Hogan April 22, 2021 22 Comments
A girl wearing a facemask inside a dimly-lit indoor space lifts open the space between two slats of window blinds to tentatively peer out
Dating

I Spent All of Quarantine Craving a Crush – Post-Vaccination, I’ll Have to Discover What I Really Want

Am I excited for the backdrops of my stories to vary? To have more sex? To meet people in real life? To fuck a couple and leave? To fly to a new place and stay? Of course. But do I think my emotional behavior is going to be changed by my second vaccine? Unlikely.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 22, 2021 6 Comments
Two older women, Marie Giardino and Michaeljon Blue, sit next to each other at the Hornell Gardens nursing home. Blue is in a wheelchair.
Friendship

They Planned to Grow Old Together

In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.

Grey Moran April 22, 2021 14 Comments
reading among bookshelves
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit Is Watching Eliza Bright

This is a We Are Watching Eliza Bright appreciation post. Plus: reading in the morning, the collapse of the dream of eternity, learning queer community and more.

Ryan Yates April 22, 2021 1 Comment
Dickens discusses with their child the upcoming verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, asking if their teacher has discussed with them Tamir Rice or Trayvon Martin or Adam Toledo or George Floyd. The two characters are against a purple background.
Webcomics

Foolish Child #94: The Verdict

“Junior, you’ve learned more about social justice in the first nine years of your life than —”

Dickens April 21, 2021 2 Comments
Alex Danvers and Lena Luthor do some crazy science together #AgentCorp
TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 604 Recap: Faith, Trust, and Phantom Dust

Alex and Lena make some crazy science together on Lena’s first official day as a SuperFriend.

Valerie Anne April 21, 2021 19 Comments
A woman smiles while washing her face
First Person

How Embracing Skincare Helped Me Get My Head Back Inside My Chronically Ill Body

“Everytime a healthcare provider said it to me, it came out of their mouth like that SpongeBob meme. LiStEn tO yOuR bOdY. Well, and I was tired of hearing what my body had to say.”

Heather Hogan April 21, 2021 11 Comments
Tig Notaro in Army of the Dead
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Tig Notaro Is Baffled You Think She’s “Sexy AF” But Her Wife Is Super Into It

Margaret Cho on Good Trouble’s season finale, Ginny & Georgia is a go for season two, lesbos on this Spanish teen soap, Pose begins its victory lap, and more!

Heather Hogan April 21, 2021 2 Comments
A protest sign featuring the face of George Floyd with the inscription "See You in Heaven" is laid on the ground next to a cardboard sign that reads "Black Lives Matter" in red sharpie
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd, Our Work Is Still Not Done

Don’t let Derek Chauvin be the “one bad apple” in the bunch. The entire system is corrupt. It’s broken. One ruling doesn’t change that. The smallest, tiniest slice of justice doesn’t change that.

Carmen Phillips April 20, 2021 5 Comments
A woman with glasses and a ponytail leans back on a couch, scrolling on a phone displaying the Struck dating app on the screen
Lesbian Dating Apps

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Dating App Struck and Leave It to the Stars

“I was very turned on by the concept as I have made very public that I am on the hunt for a Taurus wife.”

the team April 20, 2021 25 Comments
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