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TODAY -- Pictured: Kate McKinnon on Monday, September 30, 2024 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC)
Pop Culture Fix

Kate McKinnon Moved to the Woods, Grows Her Own Food, Got Into Carpentry and Wrote You a Book

Kate McKinnon is living the lesbian dream and doing a press tour about her new middle-grade book, Agatha All Along ASMR, a peek into Heartstopper’s potential future, Ariana Debose’s new horror flick, and more.

Valerie Anne October 7, 2024 3 Comments
Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
Book Features

Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick Are Co-Authoring Sapphic YA Romances While Balancing Motherhood

With a toddler and another baby on the way, Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick have to carve out space to keep making art together.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 7, 2024 1 Comment
collage of bee modeling
First Person

I Was Naive To Think I Could Shape It More Than It Could Shape Me

“Young and naïve, I looked towards magazines, media and the Internet to tell me about the world. I imagined what it might look like when I grew up and became a part of it, not realizing how literal or destructive that aspiration would become.”

Bee Beardsworth October 7, 2024 5 Comments
Darcy and Tara smile and almost kiss in Heartstopper season three
TV Reviews

‘Heartstopper’ Season Three Is About Queer People Surviving and Thriving

Of course, it’s not all Big Feelings and Hard Conversations. There’s also plenty of sweetness and cuteness that will have you smiling until your cheeks hurt.

Valerie Anne October 7, 2024 9 Comments
7 across / 4 letters / 2004 comedy in which teenagers train to be crimefighters, wear plaid skirts, and fall in love
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Just as Stumped as U

Pro-tip: when a word is shortened or abbreviated in a crossword clue, there’s probably an abbreviation in the answer too!

Kate Hawkins October 7, 2024
horror books quiz
Halloween Quizzes

Quiz: What Recent Queer Horror Book Should You Read This Halloween Season?

Sapphic vampires, perhaps? Trans body horror? Or maybe a queer zombie romp is more your style.

Casey October 6, 2024 9 Comments
HORROR IS SO GAY: SISSY
Issues Movie Lists

Horrorscopes: What Queer Horror Film Should You Watch This Month, Based on Your Sign

Horoscopes can be a useful way of understanding ourselves and working toward personal growth; HORRORscopes can let us avoid that personal growth by reveling in our own mess and allowing our “evil” sides in. And doesn’t that sound more fun?!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 5, 2024 3 Comments
going to the gym
Webcomics

Baopu #128: Workout Day

Exercise reminds us of what it is like to stay in the present through our bodies. Even Baopu who mostly ponders daydreams goes on a trip to the gym.

Yao Xiao October 5, 2024 4 Comments
9 down / 5 letters / Sushi pairings
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Realizing Actions Have Consequences

See you next week for the conclusion of this learning journey.

Rebecca Goldstein October 5, 2024
Lady Mysaria and the Queen of Dragonstone kiss.
TV Feature

The Queerest Moments of ‘House of the Dragon’

During the most recent season of House of the Dragon, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, First of Her Name, started riding more than just dragons.

Eva Reign October 4, 2024 3 Comments
1 down / 5 letters / "Queen ___" (show staring Rutina Wesley set in Louisiana)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Fit for a Queen

Well, maybe not a size queen. But other kinds of queens!

Emet Ozar October 4, 2024
Two images. One shows someone holding a cat, the other shows a person holding some jewelry.
AF+

I Trusted My Friend With My Cat. Then She Stole My Candle.

Some things are missing, but did the cat-sitter actually steal them? That’d be nuts, right? Also, is it a red flag if someone isn’t friends with their exes?

the team October 4, 2024 1 Comment
Interview: a close up of Sasheer Zamata in Agatha All Along.
TV Feature

Sasheer Zamata Wants To Be Your Queer Julia Roberts

“I think it’s cool that people now know a little bit more about me and know that the person who is playing these characters is also living this lifestyle.”

Rendy Jones October 4, 2024 3 Comments
The animated cast of The Legend of Vox Machina season three look out over a snowy mountain.
TV Reviews

‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Adds Even More Queer Characters to Season Three

The third season of Vox Machina is full of epic battles, moving moments, higher stakes, and more gays.

Valerie Anne October 4, 2024 2 Comments
Jack Skellington looks at a snowflake in The Nightmare Before Christmas
Movie Features

Tim Burton Finally Has Another Hit But Can He Win Back Drag Kings?

“I saw a little bit myself on the screen in so many of Burton’s characters. The weird, lovable outcast that just needed to be shown a little bit of love and acceptance in order to shine.”

Lisa Laman October 3, 2024 2 Comments
Agatha almost kisses Rio in Agatha All Along
TV Reviews

Last Night’s ‘Agatha All Along’ Was the Gayest Thing The MCU Has Ever Done

Will this be the first Marvel property to give us an on-screen sapphic kiss?

Valerie Anne October 3, 2024 19 Comments
HORROR IS SO GAY 28 Days Later
Issues Movie Features

In ’28 Days Later,’ Found Families Who Fight Fascism Together Stay Together

The world wasn’t technically ending in 2003 — it just felt like it was.

Stef Rubino October 3, 2024 4 Comments
Mel and Racquel in the RHONY season 15 premiere
TV Show Recaps

Real Housewives of New York Is Back, Has Twice the Amount of Lesbians (Two)

In the words of Brynn Whitfield: “There’s a new lesbian in town, and I’m interested.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 2, 2024 1 Comment
Myster E Mel Kiki performs at Bushwig
Culture

The Drag Kings and Things of Bushwig

How the festival continues making space for drag kings and things.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman October 2, 2024 3 Comments
Megan Thee Stallion wearing a jack-o-lantern head
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: It’s Officially Spooky Season AKA Megan Thee Stallion’s Time To Shine

Plus, a haunting photo dump from Amandla Stenberg and more queer celeb IG updates.

Christina Tucker October 2, 2024
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