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AF+

Is It Creepy That I’m So Much Older Than My Entire Queer Friend Group?

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the team May 13, 2024 3 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

‘Memory Piece’ Understands the Power of an Archive

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 13, 2024 2 Comments
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What Is a Girlypop Masc?

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Gabrielle Grace Hogan May 13, 2024 14 Comments
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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 13, 2024 9 Comments
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Mini Crossword Still Uses the Laughing/Crying Emoji

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Nico May 12, 2024 4 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Drag Race Queen Is Your Mother?

May is for mothering, or so I’ve been told.

Carmen Phillips May 12, 2024 8 Comments
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Book Lists

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These queer books across all genres are all haunted in some way by the death of a parent.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 11, 2024 5 Comments
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Movie Features

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Sports are so much about physicality and physical exertion and bodies. It’s hard not to see the eroticism of it all.

Drew Burnett Gregory and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
May 11, 2024
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Reine #60: Keep Going

You are not alone.

Ren Strapp May 11, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+ Crossword Has Had It! Officially!

What’s this? A crossword written by TWO people?!

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May 11, 2024
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: ‘Station 19’ Finally Lets Maya and Carina Be Sexy Again

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Carmen Phillips, Valerie Anne and Natalie
May 10, 2024 1 Comment
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Book Lists

17 Queer “Celebrity Falls For Normal Person” Romance Books If You Liked ‘The Idea Of You’

If you liked “The Idea of You” but wished it was gay, these lesbian, queer and gay novels that feature romance between a celebrity and a normal person will definitely fill that aching void in your heart.

Riese May 10, 2024 1 Comment
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TV Reviews

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Drew Burnett Gregory May 10, 2024 4 Comments
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AF+

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the team May 10, 2024 1 Comment
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TV Reviews

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Valerie Anne May 10, 2024
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Music

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 10, 2024 7 Comments
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Puzzles

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Riese May 9, 2024 6 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

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