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Power Netflix documentary: a row of white police officers in 1960s riot gear march forward.
Movie Reviews

‘Power’ Is an Effective Introduction to the Violent History of American Policing

Yance Ford’s latest film shows how different groups have not only assimilated into whiteness but assimilated into American policing.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 17, 2024 7 Comments
A close up of a woman's face with matching reddish-orange lipstick and nails.
First Person

One Year Being Out as a Trans Woman in Texas

Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the resilience of our trans community.

Lisa Laman May 17, 2024 2 Comments
6 down / 3 letters / "The L Word: Generation Q" actor Sheng, who is actually a Taurus, zodiac-wise, not a ___
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Knows the Answer to 8-Across

This puzzle is a real thinker.

Kate Hawkins May 17, 2024
cam and rebecca looking at each other intensely
TV Show Recaps

In ‘Under the Bridge,’ Rebecca’s Been In Love With Cameron Her Whole Life

“Immediately, we see Cam and Rebecca’s roles as teenagers are the same as their roles as adults — Cam is calm and measured, Becca is emotional and impulsive.”

Riese May 16, 2024 12 Comments
Christina Hendricks in Hacks
TV Show Recaps

Christina Hendricks Arrives on ‘Hacks’ To Top Ava

But things quickly take a turn. Get in Hacks Heads, we’re gabbing about episodes five and six of ‘Hacks’ season three.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 16, 2024 7 Comments
the feature image for untethered shows a group of people gathered for a funeral, as well as a collaged image of a horse and of a fly
Dating First Person

Untethered: Visiting Other Peoples’ Families and Unhinged Horse Lesbians

She grabbed my hand and smashed a tomato with her homemade caesar dressing into my palm.

Nico May 16, 2024 4 Comments
grid of images: XO Kitty, a league of their own, search party and elite on the top row. bottom row is work in progress, killing eve, yellowjackets and a question mark
Quizzes

If You Can Identify 50% Of These Recent LGBTQ+ TV Shows From One Image, You Must Have a Really Comfortable Couch

Okay, if you are an LGBTQ+ TV expert, you’ll do really good at this. If you’re not, we would still like to see you try!

Riese May 16, 2024 14 Comments
sports illustrated swimsuit edition cover
Pop Culture Fix

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Were Simply Delighted To Shoot The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Together

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird had a great time being in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Also: Midori Francis is leaving Grey’s Anatomy, Olivia Cooke doesn’t like being known for the Negroni Spagliato, and Sarah Paulson explains her unconventional living arrangement with Holland Taylor.

Riese May 15, 2024 1 Comment
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in the Wicked trailer
TV News & Trailers

‘Wicked’ Trailer Portrays Classic Queer Experience (Wearing a Weird Hat and Then Everyone Laughs at You)

Making an accessory your personality? That’s queer culture and couture.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 15, 2024 4 Comments
Love the World or Get Killed Trying: the cover of the novel with Alvina Chamberland nude resting on shimmery ice.
LGBT Book Reviews

‘Love the World Or Get Killed Trying’ Is a Poetic Cry of Trans Loneliness

The achievement of Alvina Chamberland’s text is how she reveals the deeper loneliness beneath her romantic isolation.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 15, 2024
rope floats in front of a red and blue background image of a femme person in bed between two men
AF+

A Queer Nonbinary Student Leans Into Their “Bi Era” with Kink, Play Parties, Domming, Top4Topping and Pegging

“In the outside world, I dress masc, and skirts feel foreign. But at play parties, I’ve started wearing a tiny top/skirt combo, trusting that for those few hours, my gender will be read as nothing more than “slut.”

Guest May 15, 2024 1 Comment
Toward Bird and Reneé Rapp at an NWSL game
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Reneé Rapp and Towa Bird Are Certified NWSL Gays

Plus, Zoe Lister-Jones serving an iconically queer look and more gay celeb IG updates.

Christina Tucker May 15, 2024 1 Comment
9 across / 4 letters / Like some exams or sex
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Blown Away

Irate! Angry! Ticked off!

Darby Ratliff May 15, 2024 3 Comments
A collage of WNBA Players
Sports

WNBA 101: Everything You Need to Know for Your Hot Sports Summer

I’m going to hand hold you step-by-step through everything you could possibly need to know about the WNBA. From “the Caitlin Clark effect” to the rules of the game, where to buy fire merch, and what to yell to impress a date when you have no idea what’s going on. Get ready for the best summer of your life.

Carmen Phillips May 14, 2024 14 Comments
maria and her wife dancing on the beach
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Actor Maria Bello and Chef Dominique Crenn Got Married and Their Playlist Was Perfection

Actress Maria Bello, 57, and acclaimed French chef Dominique Crenn, 59, tied the knot on Sunday at a very fancy resort in Mexico in a ceremony attended by Mariska Hargitay, Dominique’s ex-wife’s Mom, Gavin Rossdale of Bush and so many more!

Riese May 14, 2024 2 Comments
Chloe Sevigny and Michelle Williams in If These Walls Could Talk 2
Movie Reviews

From Birth, to a Crush, to Death, ‘If These Walls Could Talk 2’ Covers All Stages of Lesbian Life

Who could ever forget the first time they saw Chloë Sevigny’s butch Amy in If These Walls Could Talk 2?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 14, 2024 4 Comments
a person clutching their face with the words YOU NEED HELP
Lesbian Sex

I Immediately Feel Shame, Sadness After Masturbating

It’s 2024, am I the only one left on the planet who feels enormous shame after self-pleasure?

Em Win May 14, 2024 3 Comments
Sara Ramirez at the ACT UP NY protest of the GLAAD Media Awards
Politics + Activism

ACT UP NY Calls on GLAAD To Oppose Genocide, Drop the ADL

On May 11, GLAAD hosted its annual awards ceremony, celebrating queer and trans media and celebrities. But outside the doors of the venue was where the real queer activism took place, an action organized by ACT UP NY taking shape.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 13, 2024 11 Comments
The cast of BBC's 'I Kissed a Girl' (a variety of sapphics in different races, ages, gender presentations, and body sizes)
Pop Culture Fix

‘I Kissed a Girl’ has Lover Girls and Fire Breathers, Buckle Up Britain

Meet the cast of BBC’s queer reality dating show “I Kissed a Girl,” The Legend of Vox Machina season three news, a batch of TV renewals, Ayo Edebiri’s The Bear returns on June 27th, a documentary about Cyndi Lauper, and more!

Valerie Anne May 13, 2024 7 Comments
an alarm clock rings out in sharp contrast to a blue-toned image of people partying in the background
AF+

Is It Creepy That I’m So Much Older Than My Entire Queer Friend Group?

Advice for a 49-year-old who’s anxious that she may not be wanted in spaces and social circles where most people are younger than her.

the team May 13, 2024 3 Comments
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