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Which Queer Horror Book To Read Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie

If you’re a horror movie fan who wants to see more stories by queer writers, or featuring good queer representation, head to the bookstore instead of the movie theater.

Willow Heath October 19, 2024 8 Comments
10 down / 5 letters / Bi-con Thompson
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AF+ Crossword Misses the Olympics :(

But good news! We can still watch women’s sports any time we want!

Rebecca Goldstein October 19, 2024
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NWSL Reality Show ‘The Offseason’ Debuts With 3 Lesbians, 1 Miami Castle With a Broken Elevator

In the season premiere of women’s soccer reality TV show ‘The Offseason’, Taylor Smith considers catching and preparing fish for the whole group.

Riese October 18, 2024 3 Comments
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I Feel Like I’m Waiting For My Ex To Want to Get Back Together

He left the door open for trying again, so how are you supposed to process this sudden breakup? Also, a reader asks how to distinguish between anxiety and instinct.

the team October 18, 2024 1 Comment
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First Person Issues

My Body as Haunted House Metaphor

Horror movies, like many genres of entertainment, are deliciously, or not so deliciously, depending on where one sits, populated by tropes.

Autumn Fourkiller October 18, 2024 3 Comments
Mikey Madison as Anora holds her hand up to a mirror to admire her wedding ring.
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‘Anora’ Doesn’t Judge Its Sex Worker Protagonist — Is That Enough?

Although the film carries its head high for nearly the entire runtime, it might just undersell itself in the last moments. Absence of judgment does not necessarily give way to a mature reading of the character’s inner life and emotional drives.

Olivia Hunter Willke October 18, 2024
Both wearing sweatshirts, Tegan and Sara give an interview for Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara.
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‘Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara’ Is a Compassionate Mystery of a Parasocial Nightmare

The investigation that most needs to occur is an internal investigation done by all of us about how we think about celebrity and parasocial relationships.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 18, 2024 3 Comments
5 down / 4 letters / "___-haw!" (cowgirl's cry)
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AF+ Mini Crossword Will Cherish You Intensely

Mini crossword will put you on a pedestal <3

Emet Ozar October 18, 2024
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There’s Nothing Fake About Tegan and Sara

Tegan Quin chats with Autostraddle about the latest Tegan and Sara projects.

Gen October 17, 2024 1 Comment
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The Men of Scream, Ranked by Gender Envy

This is my first time watching Scream as an out trans guy, six months on hrt and trying to figure out what kind of man I want to be or even could be.

Motti October 17, 2024 14 Comments
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Playing Gay ‘Survivor’ in Florida Reminded Me of the Power of Play

Out-gay, Out-slay, and Out-sport are the three pillars of OUTVIVOR, a Survivor-inspired weekend birthed by OUT Sports, an Orlando queer sports league started by John Teixeira in 2018. 

Em Win October 17, 2024 1 Comment
Sports

Why Is Boston’s New Women’s Soccer Team Ad Campaign So Transphobic and Bad

Excuse me but who decided that an ad campaign focused on the abundance of cis male genitalia in sports would be an effective method of promoting Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bos Nation?

Riese October 16, 2024 16 Comments
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The True Story Behind Sydney Sweeney and Katy O’Brian’s Queer Boxer Movie

Sydney Sweeney is set to play queer boxer Christy Martin in a movie based on the true story of her life, and Katy O’Brian is set to play her rival-turned-wife.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 16, 2024 3 Comments
Troye Sivan at SWEAT Tour
First Person Music

I Had a Spiritual Awakening at Sweat Tour

In many ways, the SWEAT Tour is an assertion that one’s enjoyment of sex and clubbing and music is more than a shallow hobby: It is a reminder that, amidst a terrifying world, we are allowed to make moments for pure fun.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan October 16, 2024 1 Comment
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No Filter: Cardi B Will Never Forget Where She Comes From

Plus, Janelle Monáe in the Criterion closet!! And more gay celeb happenings on IG.

Christina Tucker October 16, 2024 1 Comment
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Society + Culture

Elisabeth Finch Lied About Having Cancer and We Watched It On Grey’s Anatomy

Peacock’s docuseries “Anatomy of Lies” is a searing look at TV writer Elisabeth Finch, who lied about being sick and suffering assorted traumas. Your complete guide to Finch’s story and others like her, inside.

Riese October 16, 2024 30 Comments
7 across / 5 letters / 7 "___ Computer" (Janelle Monáe film)
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AF+ Mini Crossword Is In Over Its Head

A little help please?!

Kate Hawkins October 16, 2024
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Friendship

The Ultimate Guide to Having a Lesbian Crush on Your Friend

Find answers to questions like “should I tell her?” and “what do I do if she’s unavailable?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 15, 2024
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Issues Movie Features

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is the Perfect Horror Remake

It’s great to have two versions of Suspiria that offer exceptionally tasty and unique cinematic delights.

Lisa Laman October 15, 2024 5 Comments
"It shouldn’t matter. But I almost care more about this than I do about the fact that she’s still apparently with the girl she cheated on me with."
Breakups

‘My Ex Is Doing the Art Project We Planned Together Without Me’

Creative jealousy is understandable in a lot of contexts, but especially this one.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 15, 2024 6 Comments
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