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Gender

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political environment complicate this process in ways I never anticipated.

Motti November 27, 2024 10 Comments
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: 2024 New York #LWTSUMMIT on September 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bonnie Biess/Getty Images for Lesbians Who Tech & Allies)
Sports

Ashlyn Harris Continues to Process Her Breakup With Ali Krieger: “We Never Spoke the Same Language”

Ashlyn Harris appeared on the “Naked Sports” podcast where she talked about her feelings on why her marriage with Ali Krieger didn’t work, including a lack of physical intimacy.

Riese November 26, 2024 13 Comments
Theater

For Justin Vivian Bond, Glamor Is Resistance

“I have every intention of continuing to keep it pretty, keep it shallow, and keep it moving.”

Elyssa Maxx Goodman November 26, 2024 2 Comments
Arcane finale: Vi kisses Caitlyn's neck in the CaitVi sex scene
TV Reviews

‘Arcane’ Delivers a Steamy Gay Sex Scene and an Epic Finale

“When she locked Vi in that cell, I was truly afraid of what might come next. I did not anticipate it being Caitlyn.”

Valerie Anne and Nic
November 26, 2024 6 Comments
"Oh my god I cant explain how dull 70% of our text conversations are."
Relationships

‘I Love My Girlfriend but Sometimes She Annoys Me’

“I feel bad because obviously she’s texting me because she wants to talk to me, but I don’t like texting and I don’t want to constantly have such empty conversations.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 26, 2024 8 Comments
Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked looking GAY
Movie Features

‘Wicked’ Has Always Been Queer

The musical that put a handprint on my heart.

Christina Tucker November 26, 2024 6 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Midori Francis Would Be Delighted To Return to Grey’s Anatomy but “For Mika It’d Be Triggering”

Midori Francis on leaving Grey’s Anatomy, me on her leaving Sex Lives of College Girls, a Chappell Roan x Sabrina Carpenter duet, big TV renewals and return dates, and more

Valerie Anne November 25, 2024 3 Comments
how do i get out of a creative rut
Life

How To Conquer Your Fears and Get Out of a Creative Rut

“There is a reason you started making art in the first place, and that reason is joy. I suggest you make something purely because you want to make it.”

swan huntley November 25, 2024
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on the Wicked press tour
Movie News & Trailers

Everyone Agrees: Glinda Might Be a Little Bit in the Closet

Two out of two Glindas agree that Glinda might be a little bit in the closet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 25, 2024 3 Comments
Kelly Marie Tran
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Movie News & Trailers

Kelly Marie Tran Comes Out, Will Star in VERY Queer Romcom With Lily Gladstone

Tran and Gladstone co-star in the upcoming even more queer remake of the already very queer The Wedding Banquet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 25, 2024 6 Comments
Caroline kisses Annie in low lighting at a rush event in the Cruel Intentions TV series
TV Reviews

‘Cruel Intentions’ (2024) Isn’t Horny

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but the Cruel Intentions series made me miss Euphoria. If a show is going to be bad, I’d rather it at least be sexy.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 25, 2024 5 Comments
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Relationships

American Highway Infrastructure Is Evil and Other Lessons From My Long Distance Lesbian Relationship

Also: Podcasts are extinct — just call your yappy girlfriend!

Gabrielle Grace Hogan November 25, 2024 2 Comments
Cuffing season quiz
Quizzes

Quiz: What Premature Commitment Should You Make This Cuffing Season?

Find out what ill-advised BIG step to take with your person who you maybe haven’t even defined the relationship with.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 24, 2024 3 Comments
selma blair and sarah michelle gellar kiss in Cruel Intentions
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Cruel Intentions Is the Horniest Movie of All Time

Cruel Intentions is an interesting movie in that it doesn’t have a ton of EXPLICIT queerness and yet it probably plays a significant role in more queer awakenings than most very queer movies.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
November 23, 2024 2 Comments
YES MWAH
Webcomics

Reine #67: Handy Masc

Having a booboo is so butch.

Ren Strapp November 23, 2024 1 Comment
One image shows a person wearing black hosiery with their knees pulled to their chest, while the other shows two people beginning to kiss.
AF+

I’m Inexperienced and Panicked That I’ll Be Bad at Sex

How to navigate dating apps when you have very limited sexual experience?! Also, a reader feels isolated after experiencing profound family loss.

the team November 22, 2024 5 Comments
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House & Garden

What’s Your Favorite + Least Favorite Household Chore?

Turns out a lot of us hate folding laundry.

the team November 22, 2024 15 Comments
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Food Lists

30 Winter Mocktails To Get Cozy With

Queue up a fake fire on your TV and have mocktails by a mockfire.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 22, 2024 16 Comments
Queer Horoscopes for Sagittarius Season 2024: a tarot card of Sagittarius
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for Sagittarius Season 2024

Sagittarius season encourages us to have independent thoughts and actions.

Deb Roe November 21, 2024
Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie Junior
Movie Features

“My Body, My Choice!”: Unpacking the Queer Subtexts of ‘Junior’ 30 Years Later

Ivan Reitman’s second team-up of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito after Twins (1988) has a bit of a cult status in my queer friend group.

Payton McCarty-Simas November 21, 2024 2 Comments
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