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2 down / 5 letters / Crime pulled off in "Oceans 8" and "Sneakers"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is What? Sickening

This crossword is pretty gay!

Kate Hawkins May 6, 2024
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Dating

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.

Summer Tao May 5, 2024 2 Comments
various queer pop stars
Quizzes

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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 5, 2024 4 Comments
blue cargo shorts, pink cargo shorts, and purple cargo shorts
Queer Fashion

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.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 4, 2024 1 Comment
Shania Twain in the "Any Man of Mine" music video
Music

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.

Stef Rubino May 4, 2024 7 Comments
2 down / 3 letters / Identity with a pride flag made up of green, white, grey, and black stripes
AF+ Puzzles

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.

Emet Ozar May 4, 2024
On Station 19, Maya and Carina are nuzzling noses and smiling at Joe's Bar
TV Show Recaps

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!

Carmen Phillips, Valerie Anne and Natalie
May 3, 2024
Health

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.

Katie May 3, 2024 3 Comments
Kristen Stewart in Twilight
Movie News & Trailers

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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2024 1 Comment
four hands in black and white reach toward the center of the image where a pair of femme legs with underwear around the thighs are seen in a red-hued background
AF+

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.

the team May 3, 2024 4 Comments
Orlando Signature Theatre: Taylor Mac and TL Thompson in 18th century costume.
Theater

‘Orlando’ Reclaims a Queer Text

Does Virginia Woolf belong to the cis feminists or to the transsexuals?

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2024 2 Comments
Jack Haven interview: a close up of Jack looking at the camera wash in blue lighting
Movie Features

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.”

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2024
Justice Smith sits on a couch next to Jack Haven in I Saw the TV Glow
Movie Reviews

‘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.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2024 4 Comments
6 across / 6 letters / American Surrealist and photographer whose name becomes the name of a sea animal when you insert "TA" in the middle
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is All About Audience Partici….pation

Saturday and Sunday are definitely the strongest days.

Kate Hawkins May 3, 2024 1 Comment
Red, Green, White, and Black collage says the words "demilitarize education" and the backs of the heads of two protestors
Politics + Activism

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.

Carmen Phillips May 2, 2024 15 Comments
Velma season two: Velma in orange monochrome holding a shovel against a dark blue background
TV Reviews

‘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.

Rendy Jones May 2, 2024 1 Comment
Untethered
First Person

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.

Nico May 2, 2024 11 Comments
Deborah and Ava in an elevator in the Hacks season three premiere
TV Reviews

‘Hacks’ Is Sooooo Back and Better Than Ever

Exes — I mean, ex- boss and employee — Deborah and Ava are back in another brilliant season.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 2, 2024 7 Comments
Prom Dates Hulu: a collage of Terry Hu, Julia Lester, and Antonia Gentry all looking shocked
Movie Reviews

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.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 2, 2024
a man very upset about the netflix behind him
TV News & Trailers

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.”

Riese May 1, 2024 19 Comments
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