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Music

Las Nubes’ Music Celebrates Queer South Florida in the Face of Attacks on LGBTQ Artists

Living as a queer and trans artist in Florida has become extremely difficult. Not only are queer and trans people constantly under attack through legislative actions against gender-affirming care, drag shows, and books, among many other laws, but Ron DeSantis also recently slashed funding for the arts in the state.

Stef Rubino July 15, 2024 1 Comment
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Quizzes

Quiz: Pick Chappell Roan Lyrics and We’ll Plan Your Staycation

I present to you the ultimate quiz for a queer broke summer; give me your favorite Chappell Roan lyrics, and I’ll tell you what to do on your staycation.

Em Win July 14, 2024 5 Comments
Lesbian Potentiality & Feminist Media in the 1970s
Book Features

Looking Back on 1970s Lesbian Feminist Film and Sci-Fi To Reimagine the Future

“I mean props to those who are three years old and are like, ‘I’m gay.’ But some of us have to meet some gay people, and sometimes those people are people you encounter in books and archives, they’re not your friends, and they’re not even here on this planet anymore physically, but their ideas are, and that’s really powerful.”

Lauren Herold July 13, 2024 7 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #126: Unexpected

Sometimes the unexpected comes from imagination but takes an entirely different direction.

Yao Xiao July 13, 2024 1 Comment
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Book Features

Things I Read That I Love #337: Getting Your Ex Back, Trendy Baby Names, Subway Commercials, Etc

Topics include the rise of romance bookstores, the rise of the get-your-ex-back industry, the first celebrity chef, Subway commercials, the Hard Rock Cafe, trendy baby names and more!

Riese July 12, 2024 5 Comments
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TV Reviews

Apple’s AI Thriller Sunny Puts a Lesbian Mixologist and a Robot in the Most Bizarre Platonic Love Triangle on TV

Apple TV’s new Rashida Jones-starring AI thriller Sunny asks a time-old sci-fi question: What if robots became too powerful?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 12, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+

My Friend Expects Me To Hate Their Ex. I Just Can’t Do It.

A breakup within the friend group has spawned a lil’ ethics crisis! Plus, what the f*ck do you do when everything’s changed and you don’t know what you want anymore?

the team July 12, 2024 3 Comments
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Movie Reviews

‘Sisi and I’ Is a Psychosexual Period Romance About Power, Control, and Lesbian Longing

Sandra Hüller is quickly establishing herself as an actor unlike any other.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 12, 2024 1 Comment
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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
Harry Dodge and Silas Howard sit next to each other and smile in By Hook or By Crook.
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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