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First Person Issues

I’m Going To Keep On Cruising at the Men’s Only Club

I’ve always been struck by the mostly silent language of cruising.

Vera Blossom August 22, 2024 8 Comments
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First Person Movie Features

‘Inception’ Gave Me a Way To Dream

According to my memory, I saw Inception a total of six times in theaters.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 21, 2024 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Chappell Roan Needs Shrooms!

Relatable content from a relatable queen. Plus, more celesbian goss from IG.

Christina Tucker August 21, 2024
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Movie Lists

42 Action Heroines, Ranked by Lesbianism

We’re two action movie-loving lesbians with a simple desire: MORE LESBIANS IN ACTION MOVIES!!!!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
August 21, 2024 15 Comments
4 across / 4 letters / "Our ___ Means Death" (very gay pirate adventure show)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is a Gay Pirate

Arrrrrrr(en’t we all though, really?)

Kate Hawkins August 21, 2024
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TV Feature

Disney+ Cancels First Star Wars Show Made by a Lesbian — Here’s Why That SUCKS

At least, for one summer, we had a Star Wars show made by a lesbian, and it was pretty dang good.  

Nic Anstett August 20, 2024 14 Comments
"I really, really would like to be dating someone right now, but I feel like all I'm doing is wasting people's time by hanging out with them and hoping that a physical attraction will magically form itself."
Dating

‘How Do I Date When I’m Attracted to Hardly Anyone?’

“I’ve been out and queer for a long time now, and I get quite a bit of attention from people. I have a lot of self-confidence and if I’m into somebody, I’m not afraid to make a move. My problem, though, is that I’m just never into anybody.”

Summer Tao August 20, 2024 14 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

See How Trans Tiktoker Jools Lebron’s Viral Fame Is Funding Her Gender-Affirming Care? Very Demure

We have a trans creator to thank for being so mindful and demure, Ilana Glazer on realizing they are non-binary, Only Murders in the Building trailer, and more cutesy news for you.

Valerie Anne August 19, 2024 1 Comment
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Gender Movie Lists

Elliot Page Movies Ranked By Transness

Hollywood’s transphobia is no match for the shot of adrenaline that is finally being out to yourself and the world.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 19, 2024 28 Comments
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Health Issues

My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It

We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.

E. Goldblatt Hyatt August 19, 2024 3 Comments
5 across / 5 letters / Historical film in which Tessa Thompson played Diane Nash
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is on a True Crime Kick

Now accepting podcast recs in the comments, please and thank you.

Darby Ratliff August 19, 2024 3 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Plan a ’90s Trip To The Mall and I’ll Tell You Which ’90s Pop Hit You Are

What are you gonna get at the food court?

Riese August 18, 2024 9 Comments
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Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: I Wish All Tennis Movies Were as Erotic as ‘Challengers’

Battle of the Sexes could have gone from good to great if it were grittier in its portrayal of love and tennis.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 17, 2024 4 Comments
12 across / 10 letters / Band named for a petulant girl in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword is Well-Seasoned

This puzzle is off the Scoville scale!

Emet Ozar August 17, 2024 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

If Emily in Paris Slept With My Boyfriend, I Too Would Consider a Lesbian Affair With An Artist Named Sofia

Get in, we’re recapping the entirety of ‘Emily in Paris”s bisexual storyline!

Riese August 16, 2024 22 Comments
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AF+

I Want My Girlfriend To Quit Acting and Get a Job

Are you the asshole for asking your girlfriend to give up her acting dreams and get a real job? Also, we help a reader decide if it’s time to break up.

the team August 16, 2024 2 Comments
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Theater

Queer Ballerina Shaelynn Estrada Really F*cking Loves Ballet

“In terms of classical ballet — and even most contemporary works — it’s all about the guy saving the girl. That’s the dynamic. It’s always a girl and a guy. And like bang bang cool I’m obsessed with it. Literally. I love it. But it creates a culture. It’s not even just that no one talks about it — it’s like it doesn’t exist.”

Drew Burnett Gregory August 16, 2024 4 Comments
4 down / 5 letters / "___ Kelly" (2002 Hillary Duff banger featuring a fabulous extended dance duet in military dress with ribbons and a lot of girl-on-girl tension)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Has Flames on the Side of Its Face

It was the mini crossword in the study with the candlestick!

Kate Hawkins August 16, 2024 1 Comment
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First Person Issues

When Passing Isn’t Impossible Anymore

What happens when you start to pass? And what happens when you decide that’s not the end-all-be-all anymore?

Max Gross August 15, 2024 4 Comments
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Dating

The Many Ways Trans Women Find Sapphic Love

“As a trans woman, lesbian is about how I understand my gender as completely separate from men. I don’t ascribe my gender to perform for men. It gives me space to say that my attraction and my identity exists outside the bounds of what a man finds desirable.”

Eva Reign August 15, 2024 5 Comments
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