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Movie Reviews

Trans People Deserve Better Than “Unicorns” and “National Anthem”

There is no shortage of cis people who want to own a piece of us — our bodies, our stories, their idea of our stories.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 12, 2024 8 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

In Its Penultimate Episode, ‘The Acolyte’ Positions the Jedi Order as Colonizers

The episode was co-written by Jen Richards and brings back Carrie-Anne Moss’s Indara.

Nic Anstett July 11, 2024 1 Comment
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Movie Features

How ‘Mamma Mia’ Radicalized Me and Became My ‘Star Wars’

You could talk about lewd material in a fun way?!? Women could do that?!? And the world won’t end?!?

Lisa Laman July 11, 2024 4 Comments
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Book Features First Person

Growing Up Queer With a Narcissistic Mother Was Its Own Special Hell

The twisted protagonist’s mommy issues in Elle Nash’s ‘Deliver Me’ were far too relatable for comfort.

Nico July 11, 2024 3 Comments
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First Person

I Had an Affair With My College Dean

We told ourselves she was teaching me how to love myself, how to act on my desires. This is what love looks like, we said, and I became adept at anticipating her desires—which I fulfilled, eagerly. She was my audience; I was her secret star.

Olivia Swanson Haas July 10, 2024 82 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Ashlyn Harris Posts Steamy Kissing Pics for Sophia Bush’s Birthday

Plus Sha’Carri Richardson on the cover of Vogue!

Christina Tucker July 10, 2024 3 Comments
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Book Lists

Feeling Feral? Here’s 17 Novels For The Weird Girls

I love a fucking weirdo narrator — a strange girl who’s always on the outside of things, always looking too closely at everything around her, drawing conclusions nobody wants to hear, perpetually unsure of how to be a human.

Riese July 10, 2024 13 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

‘All-Night Pharmacy’ Is a Bisexual Neo-Noir About Addiction, Psychics, and Intergenerational Trauma

In this fresh take on the mystery novel, what needs to be solved is not a murder — it’s not even a missing sister or the truth of a psychic — it’s how to move past cultural and familial trauma.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 9, 2024
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Breakups

‘How Do I Transition My Failed Situationship Into a Friendship?’

“I know saying my situationship broke up with me a week ago and we’re trying to be friends already is probably the most lesbian-coded sentence on the planet…”

ashni July 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Lists Music

Which Lesbian Movie You Should Watch Based on Your Favorite ‘Brat’ Track

Hello fellow LGBTQXCXs, let’s watch a sapphic film that pairs perfectly with our Brat favs.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 9, 2024 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

‘By Hook or By Crook’ Is an Ode to Brotherhood

At its core, By Hook or By Crook is about brotherhood. It’s about the unlikely connections people make through the unfortunate and unfair conditions of their lives. It’s about how those connections can blossom into something much brighter and more beautiful than they could ever imagine.

Stef Rubino July 9, 2024 4 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Julia Fox Comes Out as a Lesbian and Lesbians Everywhere Are Singing “I’m So Julia”

Julia Fox once noted the existence of a gay bone in her body, but today she was ready to extend the gayness to her entire skeleton, calling herself “that lesbian” in response to a funny TikTok.

Riese July 8, 2024
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Pop Culture Fix

Aubrey Plaza Looks Gay As Hell in the ‘Agatha All Along’ Teaser

In today’s pop culture fix — the ‘Agatha All Along’ teaser, Reneé Rapp hints at a new album, three out of five of the top Billboard artists are queer women, and more!

Valerie Anne July 8, 2024
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LGBT Book Reviews

‘Carrie Carolyn Coco’ Isn’t Like Any Other True Crime You’ve Read

With her new book Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, Sarah Gerard forces us to reckon with ourselves and how we approach the world around us.

Stef Rubino July 8, 2024 1 Comment
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Music

Every Contender for Song of the Summer 2024 Is Queer

If the pop charts are any indication, it’s officially Sapphic Girl Summer.

Niya Doyle July 8, 2024 3 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What’s Your New Summer 2024 Personality?

Now that Pride’s over, you’ve got to figure out what your new personality is going to be for the rest of the summer. We can help!

Riese July 7, 2024 4 Comments
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Webcomics

Reine #62: Spider Masc

“Is that…a…spider?”

Ren Strapp July 6, 2024 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Ayesha Madon Is Bisexual: ‘Heartbreak High’ Star Comes Out, Shares Cute First Kiss Story

“Sometimes I feel like I’m a fake queer person because I’m not massive on queer culture, sometimes, I feel that liking girls is not enough?”

Riese July 5, 2024 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

We Spoke Up For Palestine and Got Kicked Out of the White House Pride Party

At the White House Pride Party, we, two queer Jews, were escorted out for protesting on behalf of Palestinian Freedom.

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July 5, 2024 48 Comments
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AF+

I Moved In With My Girlfriend and Now I Don’t Like Them Anymore

You moved in with your girlfriend and now she’s annoying the f*ck out of you. Also; some major small-town poly drama!

the team July 5, 2024 1 Comment
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