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TV Show Recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 312 Recap: Rapturously Gay

It’s the horniest, gayest episode of Riverdale yet!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 7, 2019 7 Comments
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10 Queers on How They Figure Out if It’s a Date

She just said, plainly, “We are going to sleep together tonight.” And I said, “Oh, okay!”

the team February 7, 2019 51 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: How British Feminism Is Being Eaten Alive by TERFs and Other Stories for Your Day

Schitt’s Creek, a period emoji FINALLY, queer families are growing, VR and the trans body, a hole under a glacier (and other ways I describe my emotional state), the nightclubs of Harlem, and more!

Laneia February 7, 2019 44 Comments
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Trapped At Birth

Breaking out of what we’re born into.

Hala H. February 7, 2019 9 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: Hulu’s Lindy West Show “Shrill” Gives Lead a Hot Lesbian Best Friend and Other Thrills

Topics include why I’m stoked for “Shrill,” Netflix’s queer-inclusive new reality show Dating Around, season three of One Day at a Time, The Walking Dead’s new lesbian couple, the Party of Five reboot and so much more!

Riese February 6, 2019 9 Comments
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Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #64: Brrrr

It’s official. This cold is bumming me out.

A. Andrews February 6, 2019 5 Comments
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“Russian Doll” Is the Darkest, Funniest, Most Comforting Show of 2019 So Far

The night of her 36th birthday, charismatic, caustic Nadia is killed in a chance accident, only to find that the evening has reset itself, looping endlessly. The premise is a puzzle, yet there’s no urge after watching Russian Doll to dissect or theorize; that’s not the point. The point is something else.

Rachel February 6, 2019 13 Comments
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“Good Trouble” Episode 105 Recap: Parental Guidance Suggested

Things don’t go as planned when Stef and Lena visit their adult daughters for the first time — but they go exactly how Callie and Mariana need them to.

Natalie February 6, 2019 9 Comments
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No Filter: Kiersey Clemons and Her New Girlfriend Have the Most 21st Century Meet-Cute

Also, you’re going to watch this Samira Wiley video on a loop all day and King Princess gets a routine dental cleaning.

Stef February 6, 2019 11 Comments
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“Black Lightning” Episode 212 Recap: Double Dutch and Heartbreak

Sometimes you need to take your cute superhero girlfriend out for a movie and stroll through the park. And then sometimes, you have to leave her.

Carmen Phillips February 5, 2019 5 Comments
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The 25 Best Lesbian and Bisexual Dates in TV History

How about a little Valentine’s Day inspiration from your favorite fictional couples?

Heather Hogan February 5, 2019 30 Comments
Issues

Our Father, Who Art

You see, my father was going to Heaven. He was raised an Orthodox Jew, the only child of Victor and Dorothy, but becoming Catholic, this was the way forward for him. He would be saved.

Elizabeth Bird February 5, 2019 20 Comments
Book Features

For Your Consideration: Revisiting The Books You Loved in Middle School

You’d be surprised the kind of memories that can be sparked by a simple phrase or even by the look and feel of a book.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 5, 2019 48 Comments
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Ex Confessions: A Real-World Guide to Sleeping With Your Ex

This is probably not a good idea. BUT! The body wants what it wants and it’s okay for us to make mistakes sometimes and gosh darnit, if we’re going to do this thing we might as well do it as consciously as we can.

Courtney February 5, 2019 12 Comments
LGBT History

The Rumors Were Enough: Josephine Baker, Frida Kahlo, Their Romance and Me

Maybe Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo were actually lovers? Maybe they weren’t. What always mattered most was the idea that they even could.

Carmen Phillips February 4, 2019 15 Comments
TV Reviews

“Steven Universe” Saves the World by Facing Trauma, Abuse and Mental Illness With Hope and Heart

“I don’t need you to respect me, I respect me. I don’t need you to love me, I love me.”

Heather Hogan February 4, 2019 10 Comments
Book Lists

68 LGBT YA Books to Get Excited for in 2019

Can you even believe this list has 68 (!!) upcoming 2019 queer YA books? WOW. No matter what kind of LGBT YA you’re into, there is something on this list for you.

Casey February 4, 2019 19 Comments
Issues

Monday Roundtable: What’s Your Age Again?

“I used to lie about my age to get deals off the kids’ menu. Like, why would we pay an extra five dollars when we all know I’m about to get chicken tenders and it’s only an appetizer if I’m over twelve??”

the team February 4, 2019 44 Comments
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Into One Night Stands

How to have a good one night stand, the shift to yes means yes, queer erotica and more.

Ryan Yates February 3, 2019 2 Comments
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Sunday Funday Is Celebrating the Black Queer TV Takeover

Plus: Queer food culture, Generation Z knows so many nonbinary people, King Princess on our secret history, Pride at Disneyland Paris, and New Jersey becomes the second state to require LGBT-inclusive materials in schools.

Ari February 3, 2019 9 Comments
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