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TV Show Recaps

‘Hacks’ Is a Rare Comedy Series That’s Smart About Characters ‘Getting Canceled’

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 23, 2024 7 Comments
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AF+

Days of Organizing, Nights of Bratting: A Femme Queer Spanks, Straps, Gets Toppy and Waxed

A writer reflects on accessing desire in trying times and the romance of collective liberation — playdates that range from toppy to bratty, a bottom with endearing nonverbal cues, a “hole-within-a-hole,” and a Zoom date with their girlfriend daddy.

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Everything is 50% more intense and 60% sexier if done while listening to the Challengers score.

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All the Queer Hockey Players in the PWHL

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Drew Burnett Gregory May 22, 2024 18 Comments
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At Last, Dakota Johnson and Kiersey Clemons’ Lesbian Rom-Com Has Come Along

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Riese May 22, 2024 1 Comment
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Music

Why Fans Think Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Could Be a Double Album

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 22, 2024 2 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Chappell Roan Makes Football Gay and Glam

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Christina Tucker May 22, 2024
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TV Feature

Happy 15th Anniversary, ‘Glee’! Here Are 36 Songs They’d Cover If the Show Was On Now

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Drew Burnett Gregory May 22, 2024 11 Comments
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Book Features

Anna Dorn Writes Maximalist, Campy Queer Fiction Inspired by Lesbian Pulp

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Keely May 22, 2024 1 Comment
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Puzzles

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Music

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“Know I gotta stay fly like Three 6/ Got the strap in my bag like a freak b*tch.” It has been absolutely sublime to see Meg in so deeply her 🍒🍓🍇🥝🍊 bag of late.

Carmen Phillips May 21, 2024 1 Comment
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AF+

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Lesbian Sex

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LGBT Book Reviews

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Pop Culture Fix

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LGBT Book Reviews

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 20, 2024 2 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

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