A Love Letter to Cuddle Dates
I love cuddle dates because they’re my neurodivergent heaven: comfy and quiet. They also fit into anti-heteronormative approaches to romance and affection.
Quiz: Which Chaotic Gay Pop Song Is Your Last Breakup’s Anthem?
You won’t find sage or sincere breakup advice here — this quiz is all about leaning into the MESS and CHAOS.
This Femme Started Wearing Cargo Shorts, and You Can Too
Most days I just go full dyke and wear them with a tee shirt and Toms, but I will also pair them with a cute floral top and ballet flats.
I’m Not a Woman — Except When These Songs Are On
I’m not a woman except for the four minutes and five seconds Shania Twain’s ‘Any Man of Mine’ comes up on shuffle like three or four times a week. Y’all wouldn’t get it.
AF+ Crossword Is Out of Corny Jokes
No, really, I (the crossword editor) have finally exhausted all the good bad jokes I can find on the internet.
Boobs on Your Tube: Has ‘Station 19’ Lost the Plot on Maya and Carina?
Plus updates on The Equalizer’s queerest episode to date, All American, and the new nonbinary AI character on Beacon 23!
What to Expect While Awaiting the Results of a Life Changing Test
As I await the verdict of eighty-eight potential cancer-causing genes, I am buoyed by the legacy of LGBTQ+ people who came before and who helped bring empathy, and less stigmatization, to breast cancer and the gender-based shame that can come with it.
Kristen Stewart Will Be in a New Vampire Film — BUT WILL THERE BE BASEBALL
Kristen Stewart is set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a 1980s vampire thriller set in Los Angeles.
I’m A Newly Single Older Lesbian Baffled By What My Dates Expect From Me Sexually
An older lesbian needs advice for coping with dates expecting her to desire penetration, plus advice on the politics of dietary restrictions, finding love while allergic to cats, and the classic two bottoms: one relationship.
‘Orlando’ Reclaims a Queer Text
Does Virginia Woolf belong to the cis feminists or to the transsexuals?
Jack Haven Is Making Their Own Kind of Trans Art
“There’s a movie that I really want to do that’s a girl part and then I’m done. I’m excited to give myself the gift of being an out trans person.”
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Celebrates the People and Shows That Shape Us
The film has a mix of styles, ideas, and emotions fitting for this chaotic moment in a trans person’s life.
Mini Crossword Is All About Audience Partici….pation
Saturday and Sunday are definitely the strongest days.
How To Get Mutual Aid and Bail Funds into the Hands of Student Protestors Now
What follows below is a living document, it is purposefully incomplete because the work is not done. We need everyone on deck. Go out there and tell me what you find, and I will update it accordingly. Here is a list of over 60 protests and encampments to start.
‘Velma’ Season Two Is Less Problematic — So Why Is It Even Worse?
While the first season had an ugly personality, at least it was bold enough to have one at all.
Untethered: I Can’t Stop Talking About Money
It feels like everyone talks and does not talk about money, especially now, especially while we wade knee-deep through inflation that I believe is not so much inflation but rather price-gouging.
‘Hacks’ Is Sooooo Back and Better Than Ever
Exes — I mean, ex- boss and employee — Deborah and Ava are back in another brilliant season.
Hulu’s ‘Prom Dates’ Tries to Be ‘Superbad’ for Queer Girls
While I had higher hopes overall for a screenwriter who says they “spend most of their time being gay,” Hannah’s coming out storyline is done well.
22 Comments From Really Special People Who Think There’s Too Many Gay Characters On TV
“I know gay people exist, I don’t need to be reminded every time I watch tv… Anyone thinking this makes me homophobic, I feel the same way about vegans and gluten intolerance. Just shut up already and leave the rest of us alone.”
May 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream
We’ve got a biopic about a queer Italian rock star, a queer high school prom movie, a misanthropic lesbian journalist in a dark crime comedy set in Ireland, new seasons of We Are Lady Parts, Hacks and Acapulco and so much more! (Really!)