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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 1 Comment
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 21 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

May 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream

We’ve got a biopic about a queer Italian rock star, a queer high school prom movie, a misanthropic lesbian journalist in a dark crime comedy set in Ireland, new seasons of We Are Lady Parts, Hacks and Acapulco and so much more! (Really!)

Riese May 1, 2024 9 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Billie Eilish Is Thriving

Plus, is this a hard launch for Kate Berlant and Naomi McPherson? You decide!

Christina Tucker May 1, 2024 3 Comments
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TV Reviews

‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Has a Goth Lesbian Butcher, Gay Ghosts, and a Cheryl Dunye-Directed Episode

I may be a vegetarian, but I want more of this goth lesbian butcher!

Valerie Anne May 1, 2024 4 Comments
Queer Horoscopes for May 2024 Taurus season: images of Sam Smith, Cate Blanchett, Cher, Janet Jackson, and Megan Fox with Satellite of Love across the top and Taurus written below.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for May 2024

Taurus season followed by Jupiter in Gemini? More of a dance party than a TED talk.

Corina Dross May 1, 2024 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Gayotic

It’s easy to convince my gal pals not to eat Tide Pods.

Emet Ozar May 1, 2024 1 Comment
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How To Know When To Block Your Ex on Social Media

You can choose to block an ex for any reason, but here are some things to consider as well as alternatives for post-breakup social media protocols.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 30, 2024 5 Comments
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Sex

How To Improve a Queer Sex Marathon

Have we given thought to making marathon sex more comfortable? I love a spontaneous romp, but a few basic preparations can go a long way.

Summer Tao April 30, 2024 3 Comments
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