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AF+ First Person

I Suddenly Hate Aging and It Makes Me Feel Like a Bad Lesbian

I don’t know when I became a vain person, but I swear I used to be better. Becoming a competitive athlete in my thirties has not helped.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 28, 2025 18 Comments
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AF+ Sex

The Monogamous Newlyweds in Jersey City Who Might Be Open to a Threesome

Marin and Leigh are in their early thirties, don’t really wear heels (but could probably make it work), and still really love sex in a car!

Sex/Life May 27, 2025
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Emet Ozar and Rachel
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AF+ Sex

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the team May 23, 2025 4 Comments
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AF+ Movie Features

Why Do I Define Transness By Rejection?

My trans story is no longer one of romantic rejection and yet these films are still where I project connection.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 22, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+ TV Reviews

Dykes Discuss ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

Two lesbian “scholars” of reality television weigh in on season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Who’s the best villain? Who seems GAY? Let’s discuss.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Christina Tucker
May 20, 2025 6 Comments
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AF+ Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarot Reading: What Summer Has in Store for Your Love Life

Plus, ever dream about cults? It might mean it’s time for you to break free of social conformity and embrace difference.

Autumn Fourkiller May 19, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Gets Snarky

Fastest solver gets a prize!

Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel
May 17, 2025 3 Comments
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AF+ Dating

Hold Up, Can My Friend Date My Ex?

She broke your heart and now she’s dating your friend and everyone says it’s 100% legal, like what the fuck. Also, we help a reader gently set some misophonia boundaries with a loud eater!

the team May 16, 2025 4 Comments
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“Women are so socialized — successfully or not — to be objects of desire, not subjects of desire, on a sexual marketplace.”

Riese May 15, 2025 5 Comments
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From the friend zone to the throne room, a tale as old as time.

Sex/Life May 13, 2025
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Plus, dreams about owls, exes (always), and some words of wisdom for your week.

Autumn Fourkiller May 12, 2025 1 Comment
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AF+ Puzzles

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Mostly because a “snake draft” sounded kind of hot.

Kate Hawkins and Rachel
May 10, 2025 1 Comment
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AF+ Dating

Please Stop Telling My Older Girlfriend Not to Date Me

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the team May 9, 2025 4 Comments
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AF+ Movie Features

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By the time I’d been out for two years, I’d seen more movies about cis lesbians than any of the cis lesbians I was meeting.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 8, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is So Back

Did you miss us?

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May 3, 2025 10 Comments
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AF+ Dating

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the team May 2, 2025
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AF+ Parenting & Family

I Regret To Inform You That Our Baby Will Be Throwing Up On Your Shirt

At first you don’t really know which of the baby’s behaviors are going to be a Thing and which are just the music playing in the lobby before you sit down for the show. But it seems like most people’s babies have a Thing.

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