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KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - 2023/12/17: A participant holds placards in solidarity with Palestine during the Kolkata Pride Walk. Hundreds of participants took part in Kolkata Pride parade 2023. Kolkata Pride is the longest running pride parade in India. (Photo by Avijit Ghosh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Life

Gay People: I Need Us To Care About Palestine

“In a world where it is clear that the nation-state is an outdated model that cannot hold us down, that cannot protect us, I ask: what do we owe each other? What do we owe the land? How do we protect each other, and the land, in this increasingly turbulent time?”

Fatimah Asghar December 21, 2023 16 Comments
A collage of Italian Christmas desserts in front of a purple background
Christmas Food Lists

Power Ranking Italian (and Italian-American) Christmas Desserts

My ancestors really said “Ok, let’s make a dessert that looks like cured meat.”

Stef Rubino December 19, 2023 10 Comments
1. a young kid playing with LEGOs on Christmas 2. a young kid standing in front of a Christmas tree 3. a young kid opening Christmas gifts
Christmas Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween

My mother warned me that it goes by fast, but f*ck. The constant back and forth of being the mom of a tween is breaking my heart.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 18, 2023 7 Comments
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Christmas Recipes

Tie-Dyed Christmas Cookies and Coquito

Are you really going to tell me that you don’t want melt in your mouth sugar cookies and cinnamon, coconut, and rum to wash it down with, right this very moment? Because I don’t believe you.

Carmen Phillips December 17, 2023 6 Comments
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Crafts & DIY Projects Holigays

Join Me in Making DIY Holigay Soap

It’s the holigay season! It’s time to do cozy things and get gifts for your loved ones. I figured I would do you a solid and tackle both of those things in one fun post!

Em Win December 16, 2023 1 Comment
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Dating Holigays

10 Budget Friendly Holigay Dates

We can’t all vacation to a ski chalet to drink hot cocoa and enter their gingerbread house contest for a weekend! Here are some cheaper alternatives to capture some romantic holiday magic.

Em Win December 13, 2023 3 Comments
girl and hanukkah boyfriend "round and round"
Jewish Holidays Movie Reviews

We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie “Round and Round,” and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian

“Do you think we think everyone is gay because they are or because we are or because we are high or because of Jewish?”

Drew Burnett Gregory and Riese
December 13, 2023 7 Comments
a small child — one's inner child, if you will — driving a toy car with a Christmas tree on top
Holigays

How To Romanticize Being Solo for the Holidays

Going it solo for Christmas is turning out to be annoyingly emotional. However, what’s helped immensely has been romanticizing the whole affair.

Nico December 12, 2023 6 Comments
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Health

You Need Help: Can My Spouse and I Boil Our Menstrual Cups Together?

“Is there any sanitary reason NOT to?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 12, 2023
A menorah glows on the last night of Hanukkah, the candles almost burnt out, the background complete darkness.
Jewish Holidays

The Limits and Possibilities of an Anti-Zionist Hanukkah

For me, and so many Jewish people, the lack of certainty, the encouragement of complex discussion, is what connects us to our faith.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 11, 2023 20 Comments
1. three women at a holiday party with sparklers. 2. three lit candles with lavender. 3. a holiday elf in the snow. 4. a lit fire pit.
Holigays Quizzes

Quiz: Which Gay Holiday Archetype Are You?

Are you a Hot Cocoa Mommi, a Fire Pit Butch, a Chaos Elf?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 10, 2023 9 Comments
Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Things Marketed To My Former Gender That I Actually Want

I was always bad at being a girl but now, with inflation, fast fashion, and heightened capitalism…I am so glad I figured out I was trans years ago.

Motti December 10, 2023 8 Comments
Goblin mode collage: gay chaos socks, purple sex toy, mushroom plush, back pillow
Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Goblin Mode

We have gifts for those in your life going goblin mode this season or all seasons, presents for the filthy gremlins you picked up on your quest, and offerings for the absolute trolls who are near and dear to your heart.

Nico December 8, 2023 5 Comments
A collage on a blue background with purple sparkles that includes: a green lifting belt, a pair of Adidas sneakers, wireless headphones, an Adidas gym bag, and a yellow t-shirt with sour patch kids lifting weights depicted on it.
Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy the Muscle Masc in Your Life

I’m including some tighter budget items and more size-inclusive options as well, because I don’t think anyone should be kept from being their best self in the gym just because of finances or lack of available larger sizes.

Stef Rubino December 7, 2023 10 Comments
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Christmas Movie Features Quizzes

If You Get 18/29 On This Quiz, You’re a Christmas Movie Expert and Also Probably Gay

If you love a good Christmas movie or even a bad Christmas movie, then it’s time to test your Christmas movie knowledge!

Riese December 6, 2023 12 Comments
Gaylor gift guide: Sparkly lavender background with a Certified Gaylor sticker, a tumbler, a shirt, and a phone case.
Holigays Music

A Holiday Gift Guide For Your Favorite Gaylor

Whether you’re a general Gaylor, a Swiftgron shipper (hello my people), or a Kaylor, there’s something for you here.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 6, 2023 8 Comments
Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Upgrading Your Home Bar

Nice glassware, nonalcoholic options, and fancy garnish tools will take your gay home bar to the next level.

ashni December 5, 2023
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Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Dark Christmas Aesthetic Edition

We have a candle for those who want their place to constantly smell like they’ve just cracked open the grimoire.

Nico December 4, 2023 2 Comments
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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: How Do You Handle School Stuff While Co-Parenting?

I am a big advocate of parent-teacher conferences, and I always make it a priority to go.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 4, 2023 6 Comments
the following gifts for queer parents: 1. face roller. 2. a three wick candle. 3. white slipper. 4. a foot mask. 5. single serving coffee maker.
Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Your Gay Parent Friends Are Exhausted, Send Help!

Buying a gift for a parent is tough because the thing most of us want is sleep or rest.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 3, 2023 6 Comments
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