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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 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

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

The Latest

Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

a yellow lab looking through a rainy window

comedy

What I Think I’m Going To Do When My Girlfriend Is Gone for a Month vs. What I Actually Do

CAN ANYONE RELATE?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 4, 2023

3d glasses, a bucket of popcorn, and a remote

first person

The Need for Trans Girl Trash

If media that’s traditionally targeted at women, whether they are queer or not, isn’t making a space for the girls like me, then where exactly are we expected to look…

Nic Anstett

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May 4, 2023

slow-cooking pork, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and her fiancé Kristen smiling together, and a spread of pork tacos toppings

relationships

Dykes on Dates: Tender Pork Tacos That Are Too Good To Be True

There’s probably a joke in here about being a bottom, but genuinely a lot of my favorite date night dinners involve, well, toppings.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 4, 2023

two Black women huddled close together reading a book together and smiling

literature

Rainbow Reading: The Book With “The Most Hilarious Disaster Bisexuals You’ll Ever Meet”

Plus, there are so many exciting queer Muslim voices getting published this year, and I’m here for it!

Yashwina

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May 4, 2023

puzzles

Word Search: Take a Reader to Work Day! (Kayla’s Version)

Let’s hang out in Kayla’s office! Hey, where’s Lola?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 4, 2023

af+

HAPPENING NOW: A+ Book Club for “Finding the Fool” with Meg Jones Wall

With author and Autostraddle writer, Meg Jones Wall! Join now to chat with them!

Nico

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May 3, 2023

Mal kisses Yoly's forehead. They are part of the Ultimatum: Queer Love cast

tv news & trailers

“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” Has Blessed Us With Cast Details, Full-Length Trailer, More Pics

Gird your sapphic loins we’ve got a brand new trailer, new photos and cast details on the queer women and nonbinary people who will be bringing gay chaos to our…

Riese

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May 3, 2023

MAY 2, 2023 - WGA members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on May 2, 2023. The union were unable to reach a last minute-accord with the major studios on a new three-year contract to replace one that expired Monday night

tv feature

Queer TV Creatives Share How You Can Support the Writers Strike

“We’ve already lost too many LGBTQ, PoC, and disabled writers on the path that the studios have taken us down and we are fighting so we won’t lose more over…

Heather Hogan

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May 3, 2023