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Elena Delle Donne’s ongoing struggle with the WNBA, a collection of some of the most moving and queer tributes to Naya Rivera, Mrs. Frizzle’s queer legacy, and more.

Natalie July 16, 2020 11 Comments
Movie Lists

My Top 10 Favorite Lesbian Films: Valerie Anne, Who Loves a Cheesy Movie and Won’t Apologize For It

I swear the Blockbuster cashiers knew I was gay before anyone else in my life.

Valerie Anne July 16, 2020 17 Comments
Movie Features

GLAAD 2020 Film Report: Mainstream Movies Continue to Ignore Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Trans Women

Of 118 major studio releases in 2019, 15 included gay men, eight included lesbian or bisexual women, and zero included trans characters.

Heather Hogan July 16, 2020 8 Comments
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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Values-Driven Art Making

The past and future of trans narratives, a new Black-owned bookstore in the Twin Cities, updates on everyone’s pandemic diaries and more.

Ryan Yates July 16, 2020 1 Comment
Television

Yes All Cops, Even Olivia Benson

Law and Order: SVU presents Olivia Benson as a savior of survivors, and as a kid she was my hero. Later, I came to acknowledge that the cops cannot, will not, and do not want to save us — they’re harmful and unnecessary.

Quiniva July 15, 2020 21 Comments
TV Lists

My Top 10 Television Characters: Heather Hogan, Who Loves a Tough Exterior and a Gooey Marshmallow Center

Anne Lister is that dyke.

Heather Hogan July 15, 2020 40 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Pop Culture Fix: Ali Liebert Is Making the Hallmark-y Lesbian Christmas Movie of Your Sugar Plum Dreams

Glee’s cast remembers Naya Rivera, She-Ra showrunner Noelle Stevenson is non-binary, Scooby-Doo’s Velma is a lesbian, and HBO Max is making a When Katie Met Cassidy film.

Heather Hogan July 15, 2020 3 Comments
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Foolish Child #76: You Don’t Need to Justify Your Grief

“What right do I have to feel grief over this? It’s not my loss.”

Dickens July 15, 2020 8 Comments
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No Filter: Frankly, 2020 Owes Us These Photos of Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris

Also, Melissa King’s dog is Top Chef, Rahae is single handedly bringing back hats, and Janet Mock remembers Paris.

Christina Tucker July 15, 2020 7 Comments
Sex Toys

8 of the Strongest, Rumbliest Vibrators for When Your Love Affair With the Magic Wand Ends

These vibrators are strong. Really really strong.

Archie July 14, 2020 4 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Will Thailand Become the First Southeast Asian Country to Legalize Same-Sex Partnerships?

The WNBA’s abbreviated schedule for the season was released, new music from The Chicks is only a few days away after 14 years, a fund for Black trans women artists, and did the American Girl company steal the identity of a nonbinary astronomer for a doll??

Natalie July 14, 2020 12 Comments
Dating

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Getting Emotionally Attached to My Pandemic Crush?

Part of decentering romantic relationships from our lives, part of being independent, part of seeking a kind of individuality that cisheteropatriarchy denies, has to include removing a value judgement from these very things.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 14, 2020 16 Comments
Graphic of Cheryl Dunye's face on a poster of the classic Black queer film The Watermelon Woman bleeding into a painting of Heloise in a green dress taken from Celine Sciamma's Portrait of A Lady On FIre
Movie Features

Criterion’s “Portrait Of A Lady on Fire” Release Is Incredible — We Still Deserve More

Portrait of a Lady on Fire is only the third film in the Criterion Collection to feature queer women that’s actually directed by a queer woman.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 14, 2020 12 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Naya Rivera Is Dead at 33, Glee Star’s Body Recovered from Lake Piru After 6-Day Search

Naya Rivera was a firecracker, a superstar, a singular talent who simply could not be relegated to the background.

Riese July 13, 2020 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

What Is Even Happening in Andrew Cuomo’s Bananas New Covid-19 Poster for New Yorkers?

“I can only describe my current emotional state as 🙃 “

Stef July 13, 2020 27 Comments
TV Reviews

“Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts” Is the Best Queer Animated Series You’re Not Watching

Or maybe I was the only one not watch. Either way, we should all be watching!

Heather Hogan July 13, 2020 10 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Tana Wojczuk’s “Lady Romeo” Profiles Shakespearean Actress Charlotte Cushman, Leading Man of the 19th Century

What kind of choose-your-own-adventure occurs when a queer lady with an unbending will and a penchant for leaping about onstage with a dagger strapped to her thigh is born in 1816 and refuses to espalier herself to convention? Tana Wojczuk’s “Lady Romeo” would like to tell you.

Luna Adler July 13, 2020 12 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe Wants to Play Storm, Preferably in the “Black Panther” Sequel

Also: Wynonna Earp’s season four episode titles, the real puppers of Last of Us 2, Keke Palmer covers Cosmo, your BSC personality based on your sign, and more!

Heather Hogan July 13, 2020 12 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Swimming With Valentina Sampaio

Happy Sunday! Celebrate the swimsuit issue, watch a short film by FKA Twigs, learn about the founder of the MCC and find out which Pokémon character was supposed to be a lesbian??! Let’s get this bread!

Ari July 12, 2020 3 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Is Bruised Like A Peach

What to do when you’re too sore from a spanking to sit, being solo poly in quarantine, whether or not coconut oil can cure yeast infections and more.

Ryan Yates July 12, 2020 2 Comments
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