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the sex scene from Atomic Blonde
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Atomic Blonde’ Has a Bad Script, Great Sex

Do I have issues with this film? Yes. Do I have issues with the coats? No.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory
June 22, 2024 3 Comments
Crash by Kehlani
Music

Kehlani’s New Album ‘Crash’ Is an Explosion of Queer Sensuality

Kehlani has never been afraid to lay it all on the line in their music, but Crash is representative of a new kind of swagger — one that reminds us of where they came from, how talented they are, and how much further they have to go.

Stef Rubino June 22, 2024 1 Comment
11 across / 3 letters / "___ Last Stop" (Casey McQuiston novel)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Having Girl Dinner

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Darby Ratliff June 22, 2024 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

Boob(s on Your) Tube: In ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Finale, Luckily Nobody’s Girlfriend Or Boyfriend Is Bloody Rose

Pretty Little Liars: Summer School wraps up with a big reveal and an affirmation of Ash as a perfect boyfriend beyond suspicion and Fatima returns to The Chi for its drama-stacked Friendsgiving episode!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
June 21, 2024 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Should Bridgerton’s Sapphic Couple Be the Focus of Next Season?

The moment we’ve been waiting for since our first visit to 19th Century Regency London has finally arrived: Bridgerton has gotten gay.

Natalie June 21, 2024 8 Comments
angry face
AF+

Am I Being Biphobic Or Just Setting Boundaries?

You bonded over a lesbian identity but now she’s exploring bisexuality, and you’re poly and you really don’t want a cis man in the mix. Plus advice for transitioning from LDR to IRL LIVING 2GETHER.

the team June 21, 2024 9 Comments
5 across / 5 letters - Like the movie "But I'm A Cheerleader"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Streaming Crosswords on Twitch

Well, not actually. But some people do and you should check it out!

Emet Ozar June 21, 2024 1 Comment
Dominique and Brittan from Perfect Match posing at a Netflex party
TV News & Trailers

Netflix’s ‘Perfect Match’ Accused of Cutting Dom and Brittan’s Queer Storyline in This Holiest of Pride Months

Bisexual castmates Dominique and Brittan say Netflix cut their makeouts and their queer storyline from ‘Perfect Match’ — and from their season of ‘Too Hot To Handle,’ too.

Riese June 20, 2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution - a collage of queer comics including Lily Tomlin, Wanda Sykes, and Margaret Cho
Movie Reviews

‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Rises Above Netflix’s Hypocrisy To Deliver Delightful Doc About Queer Comics

If this were on any other platform, I would highly recommend it with the utmost enthusiasm.

Rendy Jones June 20, 2024 1 Comment
Chestnut: Natalia Dyer and Rachel Keller lean their heads together and almost kiss in blue club light
Movie Reviews

‘Chestnut’ Is About the Sexless Situationships of Our Twenties

We’ve seen the storyline of “straight girl/maybe closeted girl emotionally terrorizes a queer woman” on-screen many times. But I appreciate how Chestnut complicates that narrative.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 20, 2024 1 Comment
a person experiencing a lot of emotions at once
Health

What Comes After Surviving Suicidality?

What I’ve found to be near-universally helpful is talking to people about it.

Summer Tao June 20, 2024 18 Comments
Why Are People Into That?: A Cultural Investigation of Kink by Tina Horn
LGBT Book Reviews

‘Why Are People Into That?’ Asks Incisive Questions About Kink

Tina Horn’s new book will challenge some of your problematic notions no matter how confident you are in your sex positivity.

Summer Tao June 19, 2024
First lesbian kisses in movies: four stills from Muybridge's The Kiss
Movie Features

The First On-Screen Kiss Was Between Two Women

For fifty years, women were allowed to kiss on-screen — here are some of the best examples before censorship ended an era.

Lisa Laman June 19, 2024 2 Comments
2 down / 5 letters / Movie based on the 1952 romance novel "The Price of Salt"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Reclaiming Some Terms

It’s ours now and you can’t have it back.

Emet Ozar June 19, 2024
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Leisha Hailey and Jenna Lyons Were Both Outed by the Media. Now They’re Thriving in Dyke Bars for Magazine Photoshoots

Leisha and Jenna discuss their gay roots, what lesbian films they’d pick for a double feature, and more.

Riese June 18, 2024 1 Comment
Power of the Dream documentary: five WNBA players link arms wearing shirts that say ARREST THE COPS WHO KILLED BREONNA TAYLOR
Movie Reviews Sports

New Documentary ‘Power of the Dream’ Is a Reminder of the WNBA’s Core Values

It’s important for new and old fans of the WNBA to understand that while this league has 144 of the best women and nonbinary basketball players in the world, it’s also about more than basketball. It has to be.

Nic and Natalie
June 18, 2024 2 Comments
YOU NEED HELP: a distressed person leans on another person
Relationships

‘The Lack of Physical Affection From My Girlfriend Is Becoming Unbearable’

“I just feel like a huge 30-year-old crybaby thinking about asking for more physical affection and, on my worst days, starting to think ‘maybe moving in was a mistake.'”

Summer Tao June 18, 2024 7 Comments
The Criterion covers of Querelle, Bound, and Anatomy of a Fall.
Movie Features

With Its Pride Slate, the Criterion Collection Wants Us To Be Gay and (Maybe) Do Crime

To even say, Criterion’s Pride releases is a sign of our changed — and improved — times.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 18, 2024
collage from the tonys: holland taylor + sarah paulson, ariana debose, Maleah Joi Moon and Angelina Jolie with her daughter Vivienne
Pop Culture Fix

All The Gay Stuff From the 2024 Tonys: Angelina Jolie, Maleah Joi Moon, Sarah Paulson and So Much More

Who all’s gay at the Tony Awards, Danielle Savre’s next project, Billie Eilish’s is setting new records, everyone’s loving Kristen Stewart’s new road trip comedy, and more queer news for you!

Valerie Anne June 17, 2024 4 Comments
Bobbi Salvör Menuez interview: a triptych of photos of Bobbi
Movie Features

Bobbi Salvör Menuez Is a Bad Liar

“I’m just so grateful that I got to work on Adam when I did. Literally six months before we started filming, I bought my first binder and went through a breakup with this cis boy I’d been dating.”

Drew Burnett Gregory June 17, 2024 2 Comments
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