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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

9 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

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Literature

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puzzles

Mini Crossword Included You on That Email

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

brooke

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May 10, 2023

Gillian Anderson in an orange dress holding a wine glass in Sex Education.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: The MILF Aesthetic Is Deservedly Getting a Museum Treatment for Its Queer Icon Status

Congratulations to Andrea Long Chu for her Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, making ethical porn for Black women, and Republicans’ anti-trans assault actually has an Achilles heel.

Carmen Phillips

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May 9, 2023

a cartoon woman looking like a vintage comic character covering her eyes and crying

breakups

Let It All Out: The Technique Helping Me Get Through My First Queer Breakup

I am one month post-breakup. My first queer breakup. Floating in the abyss of mutual no contact.

Julia Smith-Eppsteiner

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May 9, 2023

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

lgbt book reviews

In Lesbian YA Debut, Teen Girls Find Love in the Midst of an Asteroid Barreling Toward Earth

The biggest theme in Jen St. Jude’s If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come is mental health.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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May 9, 2023

Marcia Gay Harden attends the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys in a white shirt, unbuttoned, with an ENORMOUS collar.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Marcia Gay Harden Makes Olympic Mommi Move, Says ALL Her Kids Are Queer

“My eldest child is non-binary. My son is gay. My youngest is fluid. And you know, they are my kids and they teach me every day.”

Heather Hogan

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May 9, 2023

music

Eurovision 2023 Starts Today! Here Are the Songs by Bisexual Contestants Loreen and Alessandra

Bisexual contestant and previous winner Loreen is favored to win the whole thing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 9, 2023

Two women are having an argument. One looks like she is trying to talk, while the other turns away and puts her hand up, signaling her to stop and that she doesn't want to listen.

friendship

You Need Help: Your Friend Takes Everything Super Personally

What I hear from the anecdotes you shared is someone who is deeply lonely and feels deeply unseen, but you can’t be your friend’s therapist, even if you want what’s…

Em Win

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May 9, 2023