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7 across / 5 letters / "Oranges Are Not the Only ___"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Does Enjoy Oranges Though

The real friends were the crossword puzzles we solved along the way.

Emet Ozar May 8, 2024 2 Comments
Queen Latifah and her partner Eboni Nichols walk the Met red carpet
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Queen Latifah Walked the Met Carpet With Her Partner Eboni Nichols, It Matters

Queen Latifah being flirtatious and chivalrous to her partner, live and in front of cameras? I am on my knees. We used to dream for days like this!!

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2024 9 Comments
Queer Fashion

How To Dress in Gay Tenniscore After Seeing ‘Challengers’

The goal with queer Tenniscore is to look like you could seamlessly transition from being courtside to being at the gay club/party.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 7, 2024 1 Comment
A collage of LGBT, lesbian, bisexual, gay and queer celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Queer Fashion

Met Gala 2024: Who’s All Gay Here? The Best in This Year’s Queer Fashion

It’s the Met! And you know what that means! It’s time to look upon hot queers, poke a some fun at celebrity culture, and give flowers the designers, culture workers, and glam teams that make this topsy-turvy fashion world go ’round. 

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2024 3 Comments
The One with the Lesbian Wedding: Carol and Susan in big funny hates smile at the camera with their butch officiant standing between them.
TV Feature

Very Special Gay Episode: The One Where I Write About the ‘Friends’ Lesbian Wedding

It could happen in real life, couldn’t it? It had happened on Friends and everyone loved Friends.

Kristen Arnett May 7, 2024 7 Comments
YOU NEED HELP two people sitting in a meadow
Dating

I Finally Met Someone Cute IRL — Now What Do I Do?

“For years I’ve been wishing I could meet someone organically, off the apps, and now that that’s happened I have no idea what I’m doing!”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 7, 2024 2 Comments
Gabbie in drag as a priest
First Person Gender

What Drag Has Taught Me

Every time I have gotten the opportunity to do mediocre drag as a beginner, I have had some of the most fun a person can have.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan May 7, 2024 5 Comments
A collage of 9-1-1's queer main characters: Hen, Karen, and Buck
Pop Culture Fix

Praise for Buck’s Bisexuality Keeps Erasing 9-1-1’s Black Lesbians (Who’ve Been There THE WHOLE TIME)

Everyone needs to stop erasing Hen when you talk about Buck on 9-1-1, Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual to star in a queerleading movie, SNL’s JoJo Siwa skit, Janelle Monáe joins a movie musical from Pharrell, and more!

Valerie Anne May 6, 2024 5 Comments
scissors cutting a heart over a phone
Breakups

Should You Delete Your Ex?

There’s nothing an iPhone loves more than forcing a slideshow of your ex on you when you least expect it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 6, 2024 3 Comments
Challengers queer: a close-up on Zendaya lowering her sunglasses.
Movie Reviews

‘Challengers’ Is Catnip for Bisexuals — And Finally Gives Zendaya a Role Worthy of Her Talent

Zendaya commands the screen with no caveats. She’s not good with what she’s given (Dune) or good despite the mediocre writing (Euphoria). She’s just… good. No, she’s great. No, she’s the best.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 6, 2024 14 Comments
She's the Man trans: Channing Tatum in a white tank top looks at Amanda Bynes in drag.
Movie Reviews

A Trans Guy Watches ‘She’s the Man’ for the First Time

I avoided the 2006 teen comedy She’s the Man for almost two decades. Now it was finally time to watch it.

Gabe Dunn May 6, 2024 5 Comments
An old black and white photo of rich people with sloth heads photoshopped over their faces.
Society + Culture

Rich People Should Be Less Boring

Like many, my feelings about the Met Gala are complicated.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 6, 2024 2 Comments
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
a person smiling in bed
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
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