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A round up of all the good Brittney Griner news this February. Also: getting plastic out of our oceans, how to tell both sides of a lesbian break up, a strange 90s bath time obsession is (for some reason) making a comeback.

Carmen Phillips February 28, 2023 8 Comments
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LGBTQ+ Population Growth Has Stalled Despite Our Best Efforts

7.2% of the population identifies as LGBTQ+, according to the latest Gallup poll. But the numbers for Gen Z remain high enough to suggest the future could be 20% LGBT+.

Riese February 24, 2023 8 Comments
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Carmen Phillips February 23, 2023 5 Comments
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Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 5 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: Goodbye to Beloved Digital Magazine Catapult, Being Weird and Indie on the Internet Keeps Getting Harder

Also, exploring the history of trans witches. And Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina’s love story is the focus of a new Fenty ad.

Carmen Phillips February 14, 2023 6 Comments
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Carmen Phillips February 9, 2023 3 Comments
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Carmen Phillips February 7, 2023 5 Comments
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Carmen Phillips January 31, 2023 6 Comments
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Carmen Phillips January 26, 2023 10 Comments
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Heather Hogan January 19, 2023 7 Comments
A tweet declaring the suffix -ussy as the word of 2022 is layered on top of a repeating image of a cut open papaya, on a turquoise background
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danijanae January 16, 2023 9 Comments
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Fox News Calls Green M&M “Opportunistic Little Bitch” on All-Women Packaging

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