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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

2 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

5 Hours

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

Sook-hee inserting her thumb in Hideko's mouth

movie features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “The Handmaiden” Has More Sex Scenes Than You Realize

The horniest parts of The Handmaiden wouldn’t really be called sex scenes by the average viewer and certainly not by the vast majority of straight viewers. But to me, they…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Dec 9, 2023

Survivor contestant Katurah Topps cries while explaining to the camera, in a confessional interview, the night that her family ran away from their religious cult.

tv show recaps

Survivor Season 45’s Queer Contestant Katurah Topps Has Won My Heart

After surviving a literal cult, Katurah reckoned with her complex, multi-faceted identity.

Anya Richkind

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Dec 9, 2023

af+

A+ Crossword Loves Fuzzy Fruits

What do you call an everyday potato?

Rebecca Goldstein

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Dec 9, 2023

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Fletcher’s Drops New Song “Eras of Us” and Yes It’s About Her Ex-Girlfriend Shannon

Fletcher’s new song “Eras of Us” just dropped and today she released a music video and her fans are loving it and also yes it is about Shannon.

Riese

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Dec 8, 2023

Detective Burke stares at Detective Howard in the season three premiere of Raising Kanan. They are both in a car at night.

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan’s Third Season Begs Us To Reconsider What We Mean by “Bury Your Gays”

Also, catching up on Rap Sh!t and the season finale of Black Cake.

Carmen Phillips, Natalie, and Nic

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Dec 8, 2023

a photo of a stressed out looking Black woman against a pink background. she has her hands on her head like "aaagh" text reads: into the A+ advice inbox

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #94: I Don’t Think My Queer Relative Should Get Married

Advice on supporting a partner rejected by their family, non-competitive boardgames, period depression…and more!

the team

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Dec 8, 2023

Goblin mode collage: gay chaos socks, purple sex toy, mushroom plush, back pillow

holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: Goblin Mode

We have gifts for those in your life going goblin mode this season or all seasons, presents for the filthy gremlins you picked up on your quest, and offerings for…

Nico

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Dec 8, 2023

Eileen: Anne Hathaway in a blonde wig purses her lips and looks toward the camera.

movie reviews

“Eileen” Doesn’t Deserve To Be Called “Carol for Psychos”

The mediocrity of Eileen wouldn’t matter if the film was just a deliciously twisted affair where Anne Hathaway looks sexy as hell in a blonde wig. The problem is the…

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Dec 8, 2023