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Issues Queer Fashion

Nancy Meyers But Make It Gay: Wearing a Chunky Beach Sweater When Your Life Is Falling Apart

Sometimes you just have to let out your inner Connecticut divorcée on a beach.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 13, 2018 25 Comments
Sex

This Is Literally How We Do It: Lesbian Sex Positions 101

Sex isn’t one thing. It’s a million things. There’s a million ways to have it and there’s a million ways to enjoy it. So get creative, mix things up, and focus on what feels good. Also, scissoring is real. Get over it, haters.

A. Andrews November 13, 2018 12 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 405 Recap: Healing Hearts and Taking Names

Alex works with Col. Haley to stop Jensen, while Kara works with Nia interviewing an alien healer.

Valerie Anne November 12, 2018 21 Comments
Hair

86 Truly Innovative Ways You Gays Described Your Haircuts

“Occasionally I wake up looking like a teen heartthrob on the cover of Tiger Beat circa 1997, like a Home Improvement-era Jonathan Taylor Thomas”

Riese November 12, 2018 31 Comments
TV Reviews

HBO’s “Sally4Ever” Is Hilarious, Horrifying, Tries to Make Lesbian Toeing Happen

Our Chief Sally Consultant is also here to weigh in on HBO’s new comedy.

Heather Hogan November 12, 2018 20 Comments
Issues

Lesbians Got Tattoos First But Now Everybody’s Doing It

Also, watching “The L Word” multiple times makes you significantly more likely to have multiple tattoos. Don’t @ me, it’s math.

Riese November 12, 2018 15 Comments
Hair Issues

Monday Roundtable: Our Worst Haircuts

“I’m adult and I’ve never cried over a haircut before and I don’t usually call my mom when I’m sad or frustrated or mad. She asked to see a photo of it. I sent her one and she asked me if the man hated queers, because this was clearly a hate crime.”

the team November 12, 2018 60 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Glad Missy Elliott Is Getting the Praise She Deserves

Missy Elliott is nominated for the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, King Princess is queer pop royalty, more about that rainbow wave ??, She-Ra, Beyoncé and more!

Ari November 11, 2018 5 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Up Too Late

Being conscientious makes you better at lesbian sex or any sex; what commitment-phobia is actually about; and cuffing season is cancelled, sorry not sorry.

Ryan Yates November 11, 2018 3 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Balsamic Pomegranate Pumpkin Wedges

Thanksgiving in the US is just under two weeks away which means it’s almost crunch time! Gotta finalize those side dishes, decide how many pies to bake, and start mentally prepping for the moment you confront your problematic family members and hold them accountable for upholding white supremacist structures.

Reneice Charles November 10, 2018 7 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #53: Blossom Without Shame

I want to be safe and free.

Yao Xiao November 10, 2018 6 Comments
Book Features

Korean-American Bestselling Author R.O. Kwon Is Bisexual, Has Flawless Signature Eyeshadow

Bestselling author of The Incendiaries is out as bisexual, proud, and giving us big feelings about eyeshadow and representation.

KaeLyn November 9, 2018 10 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Star” Shines With Smooching Ladies, “HTGAWM” Plays Games With Our Hearts

Plus updates on All American, all your favorite daytime TV, and Station 19.

The TV Team November 9, 2018 12 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Missing Queer Girl

Yvonne, voice of the people.

Vanessa November 9, 2018 24 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Show Me Your Power Outfits

Let’s all celebrate each other looking our hottest and most powerful — since power started to look a little different this week.

Carrie November 9, 2018 71 Comments
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Issues

No Regrets: These Tattoos Are My History

Some pieces are easier to explain than others.

Kemmer November 9, 2018 25 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #276: Thelma, Too, Has an Unquenchable Thirst

Topics include Erotic Photo Hunt, Dorothy Allison, school lunch, alt-right extremists, The Spotted Pig, “People in Trouble,” murder on the Appalachian trail, and so much more!

Riese November 9, 2018 8 Comments
TV Reviews

The New “Doctor Who” Is Casually Queer and Brilliantly Hopeful

It’s the deliberate commitment to exploring the universe and space and time and the humanity of more than just white men that makes Doctor Who’s new optimism resonate. 

Heather Hogan November 8, 2018 28 Comments
Beauty Issues

Yup, A Lot Of Us Are Hairy Dykes After All

It’s true that queer women and non-binary people are more likely to let their body hair grow than straight cis women are — but a lot of us still take it off.

Riese November 8, 2018 29 Comments
Coming Out First Person

The Closet Let Me Feel Anything and Everything

Closets suck, generally speaking, but sitting in mine gave me joy. This is a coming out story that doesn’t neatly fit in the queer community, much less my own mind.

Grecia Magdaleno November 8, 2018 5 Comments
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