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Chappell Roan with the books Homie by Danez Smith, Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno, and Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
Book Lists Music

Which Queer Midwest Writer To Read Based on Your Favorite Chappell Roan Song

Growing up in a Missouri trailer park, Chappell has been outspoken about the Midwest as a center of cultural revolution.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan July 2, 2024
You Need Help: A House in the suburbs
Friendship

‘I Resent My Best Friend for Moving Away and Having Kids’

“A few years back, my best friend got married, moved to the suburbs, and had kids.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz July 2, 2024 4 Comments
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Book Lists

46 Most Anticipated Queer Books Coming Out This July and August

As usual, all genres are represented, but there’s a surprising amount of creepy reads in the thriller/horror realm coming out the rest of summer.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese
July 2, 2024 6 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

The BET Awards Were Extremely Hot and Gay: Victoria Monét, Megan Thee Stallion Amongst Those Who Made It So

In today’s pop culture fix — tons of queer performances at the BET Awards, Pride Barbies, a queer cast member of Real Housewives of New York City, Kehlani talks about being a lesbian and more!

Valerie Anne July 1, 2024
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Politics + Activism

What Dykes Care About (According to the NYC Dyke March)

The march has always had a variety of chants and slogans, and as I looked around I felt like I received a window into what dykes care about right now. Or, you know, what dykes in NYC who attended this march care about.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 1, 2024 2 Comments
On Her Terms by Amy Spalding
Book Features

Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Get a Sneak Peek of Amy Spalding’s Upcoming Sapphic Rom-Com ‘On Her Terms’

Check out the first chapter of On Her Terms, a sapphic rom-com with a fake relationship plot.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 1, 2024 3 Comments
Hunter Schafer in Kinds of Kindness
Movie Reviews

With ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ Yorgos Lanthimos Perfects the Language of Cruelty

In the Lanthimos universe, characters commit acts of violence, desperation, adoration, and ferocity inside of an absurdist haze.

Stef Rubino July 1, 2024 4 Comments
July Streaming Guide: a collage with images of Sha’Carri Richardson, Melissa Etheridge, and the leads of Love Lies Bleeding
Movie Lists TV Lists

July 2024: What’s New, Gay and Streaming

We’ve got a lesbian mixologist in an A24 series about grief and robots, Netflix’s “wine-soaked sex romp in the Italian countryside,” the streaming release of Love Lies Bleeding, a Melissa Etheridge documentary and more this Olympic July!

Riese July 1, 2024 9 Comments
Queer horoscopes for July 2024: Satellite of Love, a collage of Alexandra Shipp, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, and Lana Wachowski
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for July 2024

July is here for you to catch your breath and release what’s stuck.

Corina Dross July 1, 2024 16 Comments
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27: Amber Ruffin attends the "Problemista" New York Screening at Village East Cinema on February 27, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/WireImage)
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Amber Ruffin Delivers Triumphant Pride Month Finale By Coming Out as Queer

Writer, actor and comic Amber Ruffin took to instagram to announce: “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out.”

Riese June 30, 2024
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Iconic Early Aughts Kids TV Character Are You?

Are you Jimmy Neutron? Lizzie McGuire? Mrs Frizzle? There are so many early aughts kids TV characters that you could possibly be and today you will find out which one you really are!

ashni June 30, 2024 3 Comments
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Relationships

10 Challenges of a Long Distance Relationship That Have Nothing To Do With the Relationship

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Drew Burnett Gregory June 29, 2024 10 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

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If you are also looking for a beach read, we’ve got a few recs in this puzzle!

Emet Ozar June 29, 2024 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your )Tube: ‘The Chi’s Thanksgiving Finale Underwhelms But Sticks The Landing

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Natalie and Valerie Anne
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Literature

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Riese June 28, 2024 13 Comments
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AF+

I Hate That I Want My Girlfriend To Stop Posting Sexy Pics Of Herself On Social Media

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the team June 28, 2024
Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson sit side by side with their arms crossed.
Movie Reviews

Lily Gladstone Is Remarkable as a Butch Lesbian in ‘Fancy Dance’

As Jax, they embody that cool lesbian aunt you always wanted to have who is so chill, dresses in plaid and tanks, and tries to handle everything independently, despite her decisions being impulsive and questionable.

Rendy Jones June 28, 2024 2 Comments
1 down / 5 letters / Gives kudos during a poetry slam
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Headed to P-Town

See you on the Cape?!

Emet Ozar June 28, 2024 1 Comment
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) LGBT History

16 Lesbian Couples Time Forgot

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Riese June 27, 2024 40 Comments
Unsuitable
Book Features Queer Fashion

‘Unsuitable’ Looks at the Dynamic History of Lesbian Fashion

From Sappho’s violets to monocles to bandanas in your back pocket, queer women have long used fashion as a signal to find their community.

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