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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
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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
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
LGBT Book Reviews

‘Memory Piece’ Understands the Power of an Archive

Through three interconnected characters, Lisa Ko pens a very queer book about memory, art, and revolution.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 13, 2024 2 Comments
feature image photo of @/whatsuplavren
Culture

What Is a Girlypop Masc?

The term has gained momentum and popularity among masculine-presenting lesbians who feel seen by the term’s allowance for masculinity and femininity to coexist in their identity.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan May 13, 2024 12 Comments
a gay group chat
Comedy

Every Gay Group Chat Has These Archetypes

The Instigaytor: The person who’s not just spilling tea but brewing it in the first place.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 13, 2024 9 Comments
2 down / 6 letters / "Abbot Elementary" writer and star Brunson
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Still Uses the Laughing/Crying Emoji

Mini Crossword will not be shamed for continuing to text like a millennial.

Kate Hawkins May 13, 2024
a shirt that says I
Comedy

I’m the Most Popular Person at This Suburban Target (Because I’m Wearing a Tee That Says ‘I Heart Hot Moms’)

I had purchased the shirt while on a trip with my ex-girlfriend, who is not a mother.

Nico May 12, 2024 4 Comments
A collage of different characters from the television show RuPaul's Drag Race
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Drag Race Queen Is Your Mother?

May is for mothering, or so I’ve been told.

Carmen Phillips May 12, 2024 8 Comments
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden, and Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
Book Lists

19 Queer Books About Losing a Parent

These queer books across all genres are all haunted in some way by the death of a parent.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 11, 2024 5 Comments
Personal Best sex scene: Tory and Chris arm wrestle
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Before ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and ‘Challengers’ There Was ‘Personal Best’

Sports are so much about physicality and physical exertion and bodies. It’s hard not to see the eroticism of it all.

Drew Burnett Gregory and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
May 11, 2024
The words "Freedom is in Reach" is against a Black background with doves and flowers in the colors of red, white, and green. It is the colors of the Palestinian flag.
Webcomics

Reine #60: Keep Going

You are not alone.

Ren Strapp May 11, 2024 2 Comments
15 across / 4 letters / Pickling spice
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Has Had It! Officially!

What’s this? A crossword written by TWO people?!

Rachel and Kate Hawkins
May 11, 2024
Station 19 707: Maya and Carina kiss wearing blindfolds.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: ‘Station 19’ Finally Lets Maya and Carina Be Sexy Again

Plus updates on Beacon 23, All American, the original gays of 9-1-1, and more!

Carmen Phillips, Valerie Anne and Natalie
May 10, 2024 1 Comment
For Your Consideration, Her Royal Highness, Sizzle Reel
Book Lists

17 Queer “Celebrity Falls For Normal Person” Romance Books If You Liked ‘The Idea Of You’

If you liked “The Idea of You” but wished it was gay, these lesbian, queer and gay novels that feature romance between a celebrity and a normal person will definitely fill that aching void in your heart.

Riese May 10, 2024 1 Comment
Netflix Bodkin lesbian: Siobhán Cullen as Dove looks off in the distance in a black and white image, the background with a green tint.
TV Reviews

Netflix’s ‘Bodkin’ Should Have Let Its Lesbian Take the Lead

Siobhán Cullen is the undeniable star of the new Netflix series Bodkin. And not just because her character is a lesbian.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 10, 2024 4 Comments
a concerned looking cat head mews in black and white against a green-toned photo of a messy room
AF+

My Friend Keeps Getting Romantically Rejected and I Think I Know Why — How Do I Break It To Her?

How do you talk to a friend about their messy house and personal hygiene? Plus advice for a therapist who is overstepping, soothing oneself during a friend breakup, and tips for gay stuff in Pittsburgh!

the team May 10, 2024 1 Comment
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