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Queer Fashion Shopping

Some Quite Perfect Swimsuits for Trans Women

For a lot of trans women, going to the pool or the beach can be one of the most stressful things about post-coming-out life. You’re more exposed than usual, swim suits aren’t normally designed for girls with bodies like ours, and there are usually lots of people there. But don’t worry!

Mey July 3, 2017 19 Comments
Beauty

I Grew Out My Leg Hair and You Can Too

Growing out your body hair can be exciting, liberating, and nerve-wracking. Here’s what I learned from growing out my leg hair.

Marie McGwier July 3, 2017 50 Comments
Comedy First Person

The 25 Gayest Things I Did When I Still Thought I Was Straight

Do you ever wish you could travel back in time and scream at your younger self to open their eyes?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 3, 2017 91 Comments
Cosima and Charlotte smile at.each other over a microscope
TV Show Recaps

“Orphan Black” Episode 504 Recap: It’s Not A Bear

Cosima, you are the leading lesbian on this show! Stop stomping around in the dark looking for monsters!

Valerie Anne July 2, 2017 10 Comments
Society + Culture

Stephanie Beatriz Is Making Us Feel Ten Times More Bisexual This Sunday Funday

#Ham4All, Ellen Page with a guitar, Gabby Rivera on Pride, KaeLyn’s face on a wall, Lesbians taking over Texas and more!

Ari July 2, 2017 14 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Is Poetry and Perversion

Poetry, perversion, and erotic art; how to knot a cherry stem with your tongue; avoiding a buttplug nightmare; and more.

Ryan Yates July 2, 2017 7 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for July 2017

This month begins with all the feels turned way high. With three planets in Cancer, we’re getting a guided tour through the more sensitive places in our hearts.

Corina Dross July 1, 2017 11 Comments
TV Reviews

“Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever

Co-creator, Shadi Petosky is a trans woman and the cast is absolutely packed with queer and trans voice actors like Stephanie Beatriz, Jasika Nicole, Angelica Ross, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Tyler Ford, Jazz Jennings, Laura Zak and Petosky herself.

Mey July 1, 2017 17 Comments
Webcomics

Grease Bats: Donut Worry About Tinder

“I thought downloading Tinder would be a good idea, but I’m WAY too shy to do anything on it.”

Archie July 1, 2017 35 Comments
Geekery

This Is The Last Queer Your Tech

It’s been a pleasure writing your technology column for the past half a decade. Keep it nerdy, queermos.

A.E. Osworth July 1, 2017 39 Comments
Waverly eavesdrops but it's just a really well-framed shot
TV Show Recaps

“Wynonna Earp” Episode 204 Recap: Tacos are Tasty!

Goo dammit!

Valerie Anne June 30, 2017 42 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Natalie Morales Is Queer: “Parks and Recreation” Star Comes Out in a Heartwarming Essay ‘Cause it’s Still Hard Out Here

“You’re not weird. You’re not bad. You’re not unholy. You’re exactly what God intended you to be. You are exactly what you are supposed to be, because nothing is supposed to be anything except for what it is, even if not everyone understands that.”

Heather Hogan June 30, 2017 22 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Cara Delevingne Is Cool About Her Sexual Fluidity, Also The Haircut Is Unrelated

“Once I spoke about my sexual fluidity, people were like, ‘So you’re gay,'” she explains. “And I’m like, ‘No, I’m not gay…’ A lot of the friends I have who are straight have such an old way of thinking. It’s, ‘so you’re just gay, right?’ [They] don’t understand it.”

Stef June 30, 2017 14 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dueling Topless

In which we learn that Riese has never actually seen Practical Magic, and might have to send back her toaster.

Darcy June 30, 2017 16 Comments
LGBT Pride

London’s Pride Posters, Ranked by “What the Fresh Hell Were They Thinking?”

“Imagine if homosexuality was contagious, though. What a beautiful world that would be.”

Heather Davidson June 30, 2017 44 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Creative Pursuit Keeps You Sane?

So, about that time I was having a mental break.

Nora June 30, 2017 149 Comments
Music

Gloria Carter, Blue Ivy’s Grandma, Comes Out As a Lesbian on Jay Z’s “4:44”

Beyoncé’s husband released a new album, but what I’m excited about is the track titled “Smile” where his mother, Gloria Carter, comes out as a lesbian.

Ari June 30, 2017 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

German Parliament Closes Out Pride By Paving The Way For Marriage Equality

The vote passed 393 to 226 on the last day of Parliament’s summer session.

Heather Hogan June 30, 2017 41 Comments
Sex Toys

Sex Toy Review: The Tokidoki Unicorn Wand

It’s an electric vibrator shaped like a goddamn unicorn. And it’s my new favorite. As long as I don’t want to actually use it.

Ryan Yates June 30, 2017 5 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Episode 720 Recap: Act Hetero-Normal, Bitch!

Mona wins!

Heather Hogan June 29, 2017 71 Comments
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