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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: A Sworded Anne Lister Wants Normal People to F*ck Off in This Deleted “Gentleman Jack” Scene

Janelle Monae’s smooching a lady in the Homecoming teaser; Amazon’s new series, Four More Shots, is gaaay; Birds of Prey’s director wants Harley and Ivy to get together in the sequel; The Last of Us II is delayed (but also is pro-lesbian propaganda); and live reads from some of your favorite shows.

Heather Hogan April 8, 2020 7 Comments
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Straddleverse

This Business of Art

The reason we’ve made it this far is because of you, and if we’re going to stick around — that will also be because of you.

Riese April 8, 2020 22 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #69: TikTok

It’s a miracle that I figured out how to use Zoom.

Dickens April 8, 2020 5 Comments
First Person

I Have a Mild Case of COVID-19 and I’m Battling it Out at Home

When I told my partner I thought I needed to call the ER for a telemedicine appointment, her face was devastated but not shocked. We’d been listing off symptoms to each other for weeks — dry throats, tight chests, nausea — trying to decide if what we were experiencing was anxiety or the onset of the virus.

Heather Hogan April 8, 2020 28 Comments
Still of two non-binary people on drugs
Television TV Reviews

I Missed Other People So I Took a Hit of “High Maintenance”

In New York, every time you step out your door, human interaction is offered to you. The most magical thing about New York, about “High Maintenance,” about life has suddenly become a danger.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 8, 2020 5 Comments
Breakups Love + Sex

You Need Help: Should I Get Back Together With My Ex During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

During a time like this, the impulse to want your ex is like the impulse some may have to want their mom. It’s carnal.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 8, 2020 4 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor Got a Dog, Everyone Gets a Dog, You Get a Dog!

Also Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are doing a little dance for you and King Princess is driving topless!

Christina Tucker April 8, 2020 11 Comments
Money + Work

Queered & Careered: Career Anxiety

We’re concerned about our health during this pandemic, and for many of us, this stress is further exacerbated by job and financial instability. It’s time to dive into ways we can combat career anxiety when it inevitably comes our way.

Tiara Dee April 8, 2020 6 Comments
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You Raised $50K, Unlocked $23K in Match Funds, Are the Wind Beneath Our Wings!

Do you know?! Did you hear? WE MADE IT TO OUR MATCH GOAL! That means we’ve unlocked $23,000 in match funds. We’ve also reached a total of $76,217, which brings us 76% to our goal! Thank you. It’s because of you.

The Editors April 7, 2020 6 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Perfect Pandemic Playlist, for Your Perfect Queer Fingertips

Samantha Irby’s got the perfect playlist for the end of the world. Also: Roxane Gay on finding power within pandemic, writing gay YA can heal your former gay teen self, and helping your dog stay sane while being stuck inside.

Carmen Phillips April 7, 2020 6 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

“The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext” Celebrates Latinx Community and Future-Building

“Writing, for me, is a way of reimagining that which I’ve experienced and creating something new. It’s a way of future-building. It’s a way of taking back agency. Each time I do this in my writing, I think it makes me a little more free.”

Jaelani Turner-Williams April 7, 2020
Breakups

You Need Help: Should We Break Up In Quarantine?

Self-isolation is forcing all of us to reflect. Maybe that’s not so bad.

Ro White April 7, 2020 2 Comments
LGBT History

The Public Universal Friend: A Deep Dive on a Story of Nonbinary Identity, Quakerism and Near-Death Experiences

The Public Universal Friend is just one example of how, even in the binarist West, non-binary people have always existed.

Siobhan April 7, 2020 4 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe Stars in “Homecoming”… We Shall Call It, Homo-Coming!

Kristen Stewart’s long history of playing moody teenagers, the casts of Hamilton and The Nanny reunited and it feels so good, here’s what your favorite TV characters might do during a pandemic, what the hell is Quibi, and more!

Carmen Phillips April 6, 2020 1 Comment
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: The Harrowing and Hopeful News about COVID-19 Around the Globe

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 offers a case-by-case look at how the pandemic is playing out in different parts of the world. Please join the conversation with stories from around the world that interested you in the comments.

himani April 6, 2020 32 Comments
Book Lists

11 Poems to Read to Your Lesbian Lover in Isolation

11 poems of varying lengths that you can read to your lesbian lover with that expensive wood wick candle flickering on the bedside table.

danijanae April 6, 2020 14 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Gey In Kikh: Passover Matzo, the Bread of Affliction

The basic mitzvah of Passover is to eat the Bread of Affliction, so let’s lean into the ancestral trauma and make our own matzo.

Ari April 6, 2020 13 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 402: Livin’ La Vida Loca with El Sanchez!!

The wild ride of Season Four has left the station and these out of context screencaps

Riese April 6, 2020 7 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Ready With VIP Couch Access to the Hottest Queer Zoom Clubs

Happy Sunday! We’ve got so many queer clubs for you to visit in your jammies, movie news, history lessons, feminist art talks and more!

Ari April 5, 2020 2 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is A Long-Distance Orgy

Dating in quarantine, orgies in isolation, everyone is hornier in the spring. (Usually.)

Ryan Yates April 5, 2020
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