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1 down / 5 letters / Item on the bottom of an ice skate, like those worn by rivals-to-lovers in a gay hockey romance novel
AF+ Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has a Book Recommendation

Particularly if you are into romance and/or ice hockey.

Kate Hawkins September 6, 2024
TV Show Recaps

The Top Lesbian Moments on ‘I Kissed a Girl’

I can’t believe we’ve already come to the finale of the UK’s first all-girl reality dating show, I Kissed a Girl, or, as I like to think of it, a battle of attrition between a weary group of TV producers and the lesbian urge to merge.

Sally September 5, 2024 5 Comments
Doechii holding an albino gator
Music

Doechii’s Sweaty, Swampy ‘Alligator Bites’ Is Florida as F*ck

The Swamp Princess isn’t done with herself or with us yet.

Stef Rubino September 5, 2024 2 Comments
a VHS of Super Size Me
First Person

Twenty Years Later, Still Haunted by ‘Super Size Me’

Super Size Me really fucked me up as a kid. I am a fat, bummed out person who was a fat, bummed out child, and my mother was worried.

Gyasi Hall September 5, 2024 6 Comments
Beauty Gender

With T4T Care and More Effective Results, Bluebird Is Revolutionizing Hair Removal for Trans Women

“We have the feel, we have all these trans women working in this beautiful space, but it’s also technical. We’re not just smoke and mirrors, we’re not just branding. There’s something behind this.”

Drew Burnett Gregory September 4, 2024 3 Comments
Tessa Thompson
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Tessa Thompson Said ‘Platonic Throuples Forever’

(She was talking about goats, apparently.) Plus — more queer celeb shenanigans from IG this week!

Christina Tucker September 4, 2024 2 Comments
Patti Harrison in a bad short wig laughs maniacally while talking into a microphone.
TV Feature

A Tribute to Patti Harrison, the Comedian Changing Trans Representation On-Screen by Being Fully Herself

Patti Harrison is a gift to trans women representation in media. But you know what benefits even more because of her presence? American comedy in general.

Lisa Laman September 4, 2024 2 Comments
1 across / 4 letters / Place to purchase a stack of "Orange Cream" flapjacks
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Will Make You Pancakes

Maybe even the Orange Cream kind if you ask nicely.

Emet Ozar September 4, 2024
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
a hand resting on a fat body
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 25 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
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