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She-Ra, Bow, and Glimmer play Dungeons and Dragon in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Geekery

8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them

There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!

Heather Hogan February 3, 2023 26 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #108: In Winter, Don’t Forget to Stretch

When your days feels like an endless rotation of social media and coffee… don’t forget to stretch, and don’t drink coffee by yourself!

Yao Xiao January 28, 2023 7 Comments
The character says "My sweats have too many holes. Time to get some new ones!" while looking at their torn pants that are 5 years old.
Webcomics

Reine #43: Shopping

Time to refresh your wardrobe and get back into your hobbies, right?

Ren Strapp January 21, 2023 2 Comments
The queer characters Ellie and Riley from the game The Last Of Us have serious expressions on their faces and their arms crossed over their knees while sitting.
Geekery

Looking Back at the Queerness of “The Last of Us” Video Games

Ahead of HBO Max’s TV adaptation of “The Last of Us”, let’s talk about the queer representation in the video games.

Julie Gentile January 14, 2023 8 Comments
In a two panel comic, Baopu — an Asian person with red hair — sits at a desk and contemplates making a New Year's resolution.
Webcomics

Baopu #107: Leave Room For Your Future Self

Don’t feel like making New Year’s resolutions? Your future self will probably appreciate you for giving them the free reign.

Yao Xiao December 31, 2022 4 Comments
In the colors of teal, light blue, and yellow, drawn with a pen, two friends are snuggled under a blanket. They are smiling together. One friend says to the other, "We'll try again tomorrow..."
Webcomics

Reine #42: Midwinter Break

Lower your expectations and increase your coziness!

Ren Strapp December 24, 2022 5 Comments
The videos games Cat Cafe Manager, Wylde Flowers, We Are OFK, and
Geekery

The Best Queer Video Games of 2022 That You Might Have Missed

I promise there’s something here for everyone.

Julie Gentile December 20, 2022 7 Comments
Against a blue background, purple, bubbly text reads, "Alone Together." Below the text, there are three images of a couple. One person has straight hair and the other has curly hair. The people are pink line drawings filled in with white. In the first image, the couple hold hands and walk together with a tiny pink heart between them. In the next image, the curly-haired person is pregnant and the straight-haired person leans down to listen to their belly. There is a tiny pink heart between them. In the last image, the couple hold their baby in the air. There are two, tiny pink hearts above them.
Parenting & Family Webcomics

Alone Together

Nobody told me creating another human is the death of the creators’ relationship.

Rio Rodriguez December 10, 2022 14 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #106: A Cat Kind of Morning

Some lazy Saturday mornings belong to the cat.

Yao Xiao December 3, 2022 3 Comments
Gallbladder with gallstones
Geekery Health

A History and Science Lesson About the Gallbladder

Leigh Cowart, queer science writer and author of “Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose,” delves into gallbladder pain like no one else can.

Leigh Cowart November 30, 2022 11 Comments
A yellow background with a queer person in a beanie playing with a whole bunch of cats. The queer person says, "PARTY TIME!"
Webcomics

Reine #41: Holigay Traditions for 2022

End of the year togetherness and late stage capitalism and cats. And maybe a fire extinguisher.

Ren Strapp November 26, 2022 4 Comments
dice in many different colors are sprawled across a piece of paper with a dragon image drawn on it
Community Geekery

Why Queers Should Play Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Do you want to socialize without noise and too many strangers? Do you have a geeky streak? Then TTRPGs might be for you.

Summer Tao November 23, 2022 9 Comments
A Pokemon trailer with green eyes, square glasses, and an orange bike helmet standing front of a billboard of Fuecoco eating cereal
Geekery

My 15 Gayest Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Encounters (So Far)

From tired butches to agender pansexual jelly!

Heather Hogan November 22, 2022 4 Comments
A collage of photos all taken with the Dazz Cam App: a red fall tree, and six selfies of the author (a Black woman with glasses and natural hair) in various poses
Geekery

I Miss Film Cameras but I’m Lazy so I Use This Phone App Instead

I’m just one queer person who misses the effortless level up that comes with soft lighting, and I want to share it with my internet friends.

Carmen Phillips November 5, 2022 11 Comments
In a two panel comic with a watercolor pink background, there is a orange jack-o-latern head that says "I haven't cried for a long time" and the one next to it shows Baopu in close up, their hands are covering their face, and it reads "There's too much to process"
Webcomics

Baopu #105: A Good Cry

As an act of healing together, a good cry allows for releasing of tensions in our bodies.

Yao Xiao November 5, 2022 9 Comments
In a three panel comic the colors of dark and light peach and also turquoise, it says "Geese" in bold letters. Beneath it are two Black people, one person asks the other what type of bird they are looking at. The answer is "Geese." The first person asks, how can you tell?
Webcomics

Reine #40: Geese

When you move from the south to the north, you learn a lot about the changing of the seasons.

Ren Strapp October 29, 2022 3 Comments
Geekery

Seven Queer Horror Games You Should Consider Playing

To me, playing a horror game held higher stakes than watching a movie. In many scenarios, you’re literally controlling the character’s moves and choices.

Julie Gentile October 14, 2022 15 Comments
Yao is a cartoon image of an Asian person with red hair who is writing thought bubbles on top of an abstract black and yellow background: "can anyone hear?" and "I'm here"
Webcomics

Baopu #104: Diaspora Time

What is diaspora time? It is a third plane between here and there, where time and geographies meet when people say they don’t.

Yao Xiao October 8, 2022 1 Comment
In a two panel comic, colored in shades of blue and white: A drawing of a Carabiner with keys on it, alongside the following text: AH, THE RING OF . I. *KEYS$: CLASSICI ICONIC!! DYKEY AS HELL !!!
Webcomics

Reine #39: Carabiner – A Love Letter

I’m in love with function, utility, and cool clangy sound effects.

Ren Strapp October 1, 2022 17 Comments
A woman with blonde shoulder-length hair puts on headphones, about to start a gaming livestream in front of her monitor which is flowing in bisexual lighting.
Geekery

9 Queer Video Game Streamers To Watch This Fall

As the weather becomes colder, there’s nothing I like to do more than pour myself tea and snuggle up to my computer monitor to watch strangers play video games online.

Julie Gentile September 20, 2022 13 Comments
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