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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

6 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

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Baloo from The Jungle Book, Paddington, and Smokey the Bear

pop culture fix

Bears, Ranked By Lesbianism

Cocaine Bear has finally hit theaters. Apparently he only terrorizes straight people? But we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to be part of such an important cultural conversation. And so,…

Heather Hogan and the team

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Feb 24, 2023

Photo 1: A white man named Nicolas wears a light green suit and sits next to his fiancé, an Indian man with a beard and short hair named Amrit who wears a blue buttondown and tan buttoned vest for a testimonial on Family Karma. Photo two: A white woman named Julia wears a yellow low-cut dress for a testimonial for Real Housewives of Miami.

tv reviews

Two Bravo Storylines Explore Paths to Queer Parenthood and Their Complications

Paths to queer parenthood are varied, and they’re also difficult — even for the most privileged members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 24, 2023

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Back on the Apps

“Can someone make an app for that, please? We can call it SPIT!”

Darcy

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Feb 24, 2023

Two American Girl Dolls. One is blonde with green eyes and wears a purple beret and pink sweater vest over a striped buttondown. One is blonde with blue eyes in a backwards blue cap with a choker, a gray shirt, and a dark blue jumper over it.

comedy

These New 90s American Girl Dolls Might Be the Gayest Yet

There is truly something for everyone here, from the hyper femme Isabel and her tiny kitten, to the very cool, very soft butch Nicki and her alien pillow.

Analyssa

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Feb 24, 2023

the autostraddle team is collaged in front of a terrifying looking vintage valentine with a clown child on it sticking out its tongue

af+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #46

I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but I dreamed that the New York Times put a paper grocery bag of 9 kittens on every doorstep to promote…

The Editors

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Feb 24, 2023

a black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette in a robe on a couch

playlists

Playlist: Crying in a Caftan, Smoking a Virginia Slim

Disclaimer, no, I don’t own a caftan. Yes, I wish I did.

Julie Gentile

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Feb 24, 2023

puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Flagging Coral on the Left

Why did the raisin go out with the prune?

Rachel

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Feb 24, 2023

The Indigo Girls perform in a cramped library space with many books. They seem happy while singing.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Have You Seen the Indigo Girls Tiny Desk Concert Yet?

12 global queer art shows worth traveling for, how to split finances in a poly throuple, and considering the gap between how old you actually are verses how old you…

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 23, 2023