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model home, sapling cage and another book coming out in september
Book Lists

72 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out Fall 2024

Tis the season for queer horror, but fans of sapphic books with magic have a lot to look forward to, too!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese
September 3, 2024 8 Comments
"I've never been great at flirting. But even just this chemistry I have with this coworker feels 1,000x easier than when I'm intentionally trying to hit on someone in more of a dating context."
Dating

‘I Can’t Tell if My Coworker Is Flirting With Me but I Kind of Hope She Is’

“At work, we already have a bunch of inside jokes, and we find excuses to hang out during the day between meetings and spend so much of our time messaging each other even when we’re sitting literally a few seats down from each other.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 3, 2024 2 Comments
A still from Satranic Panic. A trans woman sits at a table and looks up shocked through a propped up leg.
Movie Features

Indie Trans Filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay’s Latest Is ‘Buffy’ Meets ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’

“I get inspired to write something and then the horror elements are secondary. So, with Satranic Panic, the very first thing I came up with was just a road trip movie, and then came the idea for a trans drag queen and her best friend killing demons.”

Gabe Dunn September 3, 2024 3 Comments
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First Person Issues

Toward a Definition of Fat Fetish

I look at my body in the mirror. Fat, yes. But desire is a crooked hook down my throat I cannot articulate.

Autumn Fourkiller September 2, 2024 9 Comments
a girl with a knife in the ocean
Movie Reviews

Release Lesbian ‘Jaws’ in 4DX You Cowards!!!!

This lesbian shark attack horror film has some good scares but not enough bite.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 2, 2024 4 Comments
1 down / 5 letters / "The ___" (annual Palm Springs event)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Going Below Deck

Yes, that is a euphemism.

Kate Hawkins September 2, 2024
LGBTQ STREAMING GUIDE: SEPTEMBER 2024
Movie Lists TV Lists

September 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream

We’ve got returning queer characteres on From, Colin From Accounts and The Old Man, a documentary about child stars and another about L.A teenagers, and more queer content to look out for in September!

Riese September 1, 2024 24 Comments
Small images of various Angelina Jolie characters against a purple background with question marks peppered throughout.
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Angelina Jolie Character Are You?

Are you elusive like Evelyn Salt or filled with righteous anger like Legs Sadovsky? Find out which Angelina Jolie character you are with this quiz!

Drew Burnett Gregory September 1, 2024 3 Comments
stacy and her girlfriend
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Stacy Snyder Becomes First Of Hopefully Many ‘Love is Blind’ Ladies To Come Out as Queer, Debut Hot Girlfriend

Love is Blind Season Five’s Stacy Snyder said no to Izzy but is giving her new girlfriend a big yes!

Riese August 31, 2024 2 Comments
A Black femme leans over an old photograph with a microscope in Seeking Mavis Beacon
Movie Features

The Filmmakers Behind ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Are at the Intersection of Cheryl Dunye and Nathan Fielder

“You see me struggling with this idea I was raised on that representation matters and everyone needs to tell their own story. But not everyone wants to tell their story.”

Drew Burnett Gregory August 31, 2024 2 Comments
59 across / 4 letters / Caitlin Clark's former org.
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Full-Size (!!) Crossword Has Arrived

If you’ve been solving these puzzles and thinking, “Gee, I wish they were bigger,” then this is your lucky day!

Emet Ozar August 31, 2024 2 Comments
An image of a May December lesbian couple next to an image of a birthday cake.
AF+

Can I Lie To My Mom About My Girlfriend’s Age?

Is it weird to lie about your girlfriend’s age? And then sidebar: how do we all feel about straight people having ‘girlfriends’?

the team August 30, 2024 3 Comments
A Tennis Lesbian Power Ranks Tennis Movies and Shows
Movie Lists Sports TV Lists

A Tennis Lesbian Power Ranks Tennis Movies and Shows

It’s the U.S. Open, so let’s revisit some of the greatest (and worst) tennis movies, series, and scenes.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 30, 2024 3 Comments
December 1972 issue of UpFront Magazine out of Pensacola, Florida
Issues LGBT History

Invisible Histories Won’t Let You Leave the Queer South Behind

Collectively, the states that make up the South are home to more Black people, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people than any other region of this country.

Stef Rubino August 30, 2024 4 Comments
I Kissed a Girl: Priya, a South Asian South Welsh femme, and Naee, a masc Londoner from a Jamaican family, kiss
TV Reviews

I Watched New Reality Show ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and I Liked It

Ten women are matched into couples, and the first time they meet, they must greet each other tongue-first!

Sally August 30, 2024 11 Comments
3 down / 5 letters / "Love Lies Bleeding" excerpt, perhaps
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Curating a Wedding Playlist

What is the queer equivalent of the “Cha Cha Slide”??

Darby Ratliff August 30, 2024
Margaret Killjoy with The Sapling Cage
Book Features

Anarchist Author Margaret Killjoy Crafts Trans Worlds in the Woods

Margaret Killjoy is a master world-builder. Her first young adult book, The Sapling Cage, comes out next month.

Nico August 29, 2024 1 Comment
hands arranging flowers
First Person

The Gayest Thing I Ever Did Was Become a Florist

The art of floral design is beautifully queer-coded, and floristry is an art run and cultivated by the gays.

Korrin Wheeler August 29, 2024 3 Comments
Hayley Kiyoko
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko Is Writing Another Book!

And more IG updates from Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, and more!

Christina Tucker August 28, 2024
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Sports

28 LGBTQ+ Women and Trans People Competing in the 2024 Paralympics

The 2024 Paralympics in Tokyo kick off this week, and we’ve found all the queer and trans athletes to watch — including the first trans woman to compete and the married lesbian couple on the same wheelchair basketball team!

Natalie and Riese
August 28, 2024 3 Comments
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