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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

What’s the Truth Behind the Rumored 13th Zodiac Sign?

The rumor about Ophiuchus being the “13th sign” gained traction after a 2016 NASA post addressed its inclusion when recalculating the positioning of the constellations.

Deb Roe October 31, 2024 18 Comments
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First Person

I Got My Driver’s License Last Week, Just Like We Always Talked About

Or: A Love Letter to You and to the Moon (Who Does Not Wish To Be Photographed at This Time)

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 30, 2024 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Ali Krieger Soft Launches a New Boo!!

Also Chappell Roan is already working on a new record??

Christina Tucker October 30, 2024 3 Comments
the writer Summer Tao
First Person

Cheers to the Birthday I Didn’t Think I’d Reach

I turned 30 last month. It was my first birthday in recent memory I actually planned for.

Summer Tao October 30, 2024 8 Comments
5 down / 5 letters / Yvie ___, winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 11
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Flew Too Close to the Sun

But for one bright and glorious moment, it was perfect.

Rebecca Goldstein October 30, 2024
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Relationships

The Ultimate Guide To Being Happy in a Lesbian Long Distance Relationship

For as long as there are lesbians, there will be lesbians in long distance relationships it seems.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 29, 2024 2 Comments
"I can’t help but feel an ick about her constantly mixing up facts about her ex with facts about me."
Dating

‘My Girlfriend Thinks About Her Ex More Than She Thinks About Me’

My girlfriend will say things like “I know you hate Halloween” but here’s the thing: I feel fine about Halloween. It’s her ex who hates Halloween.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 29, 2024 2 Comments
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Issues Movie Features

Evil Mothers Everywhere

Our latest horror movies depict mothers spiraling when left alone.

Nico October 29, 2024 4 Comments
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Halloween

My Girlfriend and I Went Viral for Dressing as Chappell Roan and a Passenger Seat for Halloween

It was settled as early as August: Britt would be Chappell, and I would be a literal passenger seat. 

Motti October 28, 2024 3 Comments
Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals pose at the original L Word premiere. They have recently started a queer media company together called Run-A-Muck.
Pop Culture Fix

Come On, Ilene! ‘The L Word’ Creator Co-Founds Queer Media Company With Jennifer Beals

Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals have started a queer media company, The Legend of Vox Machina got renewed for a fourth season, a trailer for the SZA/Keke Palmer buddy comedy, Amber Benson reflects on Buffy, and more!

Valerie Anne October 28, 2024 1 Comment
Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
Book Features

Writing a Lesbian Novel Should Have Been Easier. It Wasn’t

Was it cowardice that kept us, in our debut, from writing a queer novel?

Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
October 28, 2024 2 Comments
Saw movie
Issues Movie Features

I Can’t Watch the ‘Saw’ Films

What I’m saying, I think, is that there are threats worse than death, and Saw reminds me of them.

Vera Blossom October 28, 2024 2 Comments
5 across / 5 letters / Texas Roller ___ (sport league owned and operated by its skaters)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Rolling the Dice

Specifically, rainbow acrylic polyhedral dice.

Darby Ratliff October 28, 2024
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Halloween Quizzes

Quiz: Which Spirit Halloween Animatronic Are You?

From the same twisted, gorgeous mind who brought you Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 27, 2024 2 Comments
First Person Issues

An Essay About Poltergeist but Actually It’s About My Dead Mom

Compared to my parents’ volatile relationship, their divorce, and the financial instability that came after it, being scared of ghosts seemed like a waste of time.

Stef Rubino October 26, 2024 8 Comments
Webcomics

Reine #66: A Good Memory

“Things change. I might not talk to everyone like I used to. But those memories are mine forever.”

Ren Strapp October 26, 2024
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Full-Sized Crossword is Moving In

How are we going to fit all of this stuff into one apartment …?

Darby Ratliff October 26, 2024 1 Comment
the lesbian wives in The Fall of the House of Usher
Issues TV Lists

Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness

I came out the same year as The Haunting of Hill House, and it was as if Mike Flanagan handed me a gift for realizing I love women.

Motti October 25, 2024 3 Comments
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Halloween

Drew Burnett Gregory Rates Her Past Halloween Costumes

Before transitioning I would describe my costume choices as a decades-long performance art exploration of masculinity.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 25, 2024 10 Comments
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AF+

Can I Ask My Non-Binary Partner to Pretend To Be a Cis Man For My Sister’s Wedding?

Is it selfish to ask your spouse to pretend to be someone they aren’t, just so you’re not alone? Also, a reader has penis envy, possibly, maybe?

the team October 25, 2024 7 Comments
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