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book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

3 Hours

QUIZZES

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Can you speak the language of the manatees?

Riese

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Apr 26, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

quizzes

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Can you speak the language of the manatees?

Riese

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Apr 26, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

3 Hours

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

I Feel Bad for Not Being Bisexual ‘Enough’

Identity

Apr 23, 2026

Motherland Fort Salem: Raelle pushes Scylla against the wall for a lovely Raylla kiss

tv show recaps

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 301 Recap: We’re Back, Witches!

Motherland: Fort Salem is back for its third and final season with Raylla kisses, near misses, and our favorite trio of chosen…sisses.

Valerie Anne

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Jun 22, 2022

Queen Latifah and Jordan Hull in the kitchen on the set of Hustle

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: How Queen Latifah and Kate Moennig Made Jordan Hull Feel at Home on “Hustle”

TV lesbians and their himbo friends, Yellowjackets and the complexity of teenage girls, Bachelor in Paradise star Demi Burnett on being autistic, and more!

Heather Hogan

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Jun 22, 2022

The cover of Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin features a swirling rainbow pattern. The image is repeated three times.

lgbt book reviews

With Characters From Middle School to Middle Age, This LGBTQ Short Fiction Collection Has the Range

In resisting the tidiness of a happy ending, Conklin demonstrates something profound and important that made me cry at several of these stories.

Yashwina

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Jun 22, 2022

Janelle Monáe wears a cropped black tank top, tight silver and black short shorts, a chain choker, and a black beret while dancing and point with one hand and holding a drink in the other. The image is repeated three times.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: BRB Gotta Watch This Video of Janelle Monáe…for the Next Six Calendar Days???

Okay wait are the famous people just like, on summer vacation right now??

Christina Tucker

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Jun 22, 2022

Roundtable: Enemies - an Angry Sphynx or hairless cat glowers at the viewer against a black background

af+

A+ Roundtable: Dealing With Our Enemies

“Is it even possible to be from New Jersey and not have enemies?”

the team

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Jun 22, 2022

Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring in soccer by pointing to the stands. She has on her USWNT uniform and pink hair.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Megan Rapinoe Says Advocates for Trans Sports Bans Need to “Get a Grip on Reality”

Give older drag queens their flowers, the cringe of the Juneteenth gold rush, and Lynda Carter looked up the internet meaning of “mommy” — she says we’re all grounded.

Carmen Phillips

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Jun 21, 2022

A black and white photo shows seven smiling queer women sitting on top of telephone booths. Three people stand below them. Two others are visible on a balcony behind them. The image is surrounded by a border of pink, orange, green and yellow flowers.

book features

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”

Ro White

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Jun 21, 2022

beautiful open road with green fields on either side, a blue sky, and the sun setting in the distance

life

You Need Help: How Will I Know When My “Real Life” Has Started?

However you end up deciding to live your life is up to you. As long as you create your own path toward happiness and fulfillment, none of the other stuff…

Abbie Jones

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Jun 21, 2022