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Issues Movie Features

Evil Mothers Everywhere

Our latest horror movies depict mothers spiraling when left alone.

Nico October 29, 2024 4 Comments
Motti and Britt dressed as Chappell Roan and a passenger seat for Halloween
Halloween

My Girlfriend and I Went Viral for Dressing as Chappell Roan and a Passenger Seat for Halloween

It was settled as early as August: Britt would be Chappell, and I would be a literal passenger seat. 

Motti October 28, 2024 3 Comments
Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals pose at the original L Word premiere. They have recently started a queer media company together called Run-A-Muck.
Pop Culture Fix

Come On, Ilene! ‘The L Word’ Creator Co-Founds Queer Media Company With Jennifer Beals

Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals have started a queer media company, The Legend of Vox Machina got renewed for a fourth season, a trailer for the SZA/Keke Palmer buddy comedy, Amber Benson reflects on Buffy, and more!

Valerie Anne October 28, 2024 1 Comment
Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
Book Features

Writing a Lesbian Novel Should Have Been Easier. It Wasn’t

Was it cowardice that kept us, in our debut, from writing a queer novel?

Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
October 28, 2024 2 Comments
Saw movie
Issues Movie Features

I Can’t Watch the ‘Saw’ Films

What I’m saying, I think, is that there are threats worse than death, and Saw reminds me of them.

Vera Blossom October 28, 2024 2 Comments
5 across / 5 letters / Texas Roller ___ (sport league owned and operated by its skaters)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Rolling the Dice

Specifically, rainbow acrylic polyhedral dice.

Darby Ratliff October 28, 2024
Spirit Halloween animatronics
Halloween Quizzes

Quiz: Which Spirit Halloween Animatronic Are You?

From the same twisted, gorgeous mind who brought you Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 27, 2024 2 Comments
First Person Issues

An Essay About Poltergeist but Actually It’s About My Dead Mom

Compared to my parents’ volatile relationship, their divorce, and the financial instability that came after it, being scared of ghosts seemed like a waste of time.

Stef Rubino October 26, 2024 8 Comments
Webcomics

Reine #66: A Good Memory

“Things change. I might not talk to everyone like I used to. But those memories are mine forever.”

Ren Strapp October 26, 2024
53 down / 5 letters / Brie Larson or Halsey, astrologically
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Full-Sized Crossword is Moving In

How are we going to fit all of this stuff into one apartment …?

Darby Ratliff October 26, 2024 1 Comment
the lesbian wives in The Fall of the House of Usher
Issues TV Lists

Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness

I came out the same year as The Haunting of Hill House, and it was as if Mike Flanagan handed me a gift for realizing I love women.

Motti October 25, 2024 3 Comments
Drew Burnett Gregory and Elise Bauman dressed for Halloween
Halloween

Drew Burnett Gregory Rates Her Past Halloween Costumes

Before transitioning I would describe my costume choices as a decades-long performance art exploration of masculinity.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 25, 2024 10 Comments
One image shows a person in a suite, the other shows a hand with painted nails holding a red stiletto.
AF+

Can I Ask My Non-Binary Partner to Pretend To Be a Cis Man For My Sister’s Wedding?

Is it selfish to ask your spouse to pretend to be someone they aren’t, just so you’re not alone? Also, a reader has penis envy, possibly, maybe?

the team October 25, 2024 7 Comments
Joy Oladokun
Music

Don’t Leave Joy Oladokun Out of the Conversation About the Queer Musician Boom

“Being a Black woman, a queer artist in this moment; it cost me my time. It cost me my hair, moments with family.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 25, 2024 3 Comments
1 down / 5 letters / Very attractive lady who hangs out in the sea, or very unattractive noise that hangs out at the fire station on my block
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Flying High

We’re really putting those airline miles to good use.

Kate Hawkins October 25, 2024
CONFIRMED: NUDES CAN BE PLATONIC
AF+

Good Boys Bonus Episode: The Reality of Platonic Nudes

In this bonus episode of Good Boys, Kylo is joined by Elizabeth Moon for a candid conversation about their platonic nude experience, reclaiming personal agency over their bodies, and balancing attraction in non-romantic relationships.

Good Boys October 24, 2024 2 Comments
HORROR IS SO GAY: HAPPY DEATH DAY
Issues Movie Features

Happy / Death / Day

Breaking the fourth wall does not count as dismantling anything.

Gyasi Hall October 24, 2024
If you want straight answers, ask a straight lady
TV Reviews

‘Agatha All Along’ Isn’t Straight, and Don’t You Forget It

“Hey, you want straight answers, ask a straight lady.”

Valerie Anne October 24, 2024 6 Comments
feet floating in front of a mirror
First Person

Speak Her Name and I Appear: The Bloody Mary in the Mirror

The bathroom in my grandmother’s house had no windows, so Stella deemed it perfect. She was the only one with any summoning experience. For a successful ritual, she said we needed total darkness.

Mallory October 24, 2024 2 Comments
Drew Burnett Gregory in a sex scene in the short Chloe and Jame
Issues Movie Features

Want To See a Movie Where Buffalo Bill and Norman Bates Are in a T4T Situationship? Well, Do We Have Some News for You!

Drew Burnett Gregory writes, directs, and stars in a new horror short, and it’s available for you to stream!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 24, 2024 6 Comments
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