Riese: “Does the driver count as a lesbian character do you think?”
Drew: “How could she not be?? Did you see her blazers??”

And, as always, Carmen’s fits of the week!

Particularly impressive categories this year include memoir/biography, horror — queer and trans horror writers are appropriately giving us their all these days — and comics.

Wild lesbians hit the street for Bros; The Women Over 50 Film Festival; don’t panic, women’s basketball is not over, and more!

Welcome to 2023, which promises to be yet another spectacular year for feminist and queer books. This winter is only the beginning!

“Today I am 28. It is 2023. In Nigeria, it is illegal to do the things I did freely at the beaches in Toronto; watch my queer friends kiss under the eyes of a cloudy sun, hold hands with a woman on a rain-less night intoxicated by wine and wishfulness. I lie to a taxi driver, tell him that I have a fiancé. I show him a picture, a man. My cousin doesn’t know how often his image has saved me from lecherous men. Here, fiction can be a raft in a sea…”

I promise this is about blood marys, but first it’s going to be about leaving my church.

Mixology entails a lot more than just drink-mixing. There’s science, gastronomy, artistry, and even storytelling involved here.

The phrase “lesbian vampire” might be one of the most titillating combinations of words in the English language.

I was in California for a conference when I heard about the Club Q shooting.

Gay pop is a dynamic, enormous genre of music that has defined our community’s parties and culture for years. Here are just some of our favorite, most iconic, and exciting gay pop artists.

I have not given up on Florida, even if for now it is best we spend time apart.

What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.

“To really be in a moment where I could fully inhabit and celebrate all those things that we call limitations. Or let me say that better, what we perceive of as a limitation, being an incredible source of strength. I love that.”

“My friend in the red shirt says that she thinks you’re really attractive.” A bisexual takes us through a week of polyamorous dating, sex and a little bit of drama.

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

Who doesn’t want to look sun-kissed, moisturized, and blushing? Whether a soft matte or a high shine cream, I’ve probably got something for you.

It’s our very last recamp! In this heart-pounding tale of love and life, a bunch of weirdos go to prom, witness an epic proposal, and share all their feelings.

Carmen and Riese talk about the entirety of Season Six of “Orange is the New Black,” which they thought they were going to hate at first but then it actually turned out pretty okay.

Kai Cheng Thom’s new book of essays is coming out in August, the first two books from Roxane Gay’s brand new press are releasing, Elliot Page’s much anticipated memoir is available, Jacqueline Carey is returning to her Kushiel’s universe, and more!