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First Person

If I Didn’t Have The Bruises to Prove It, Was It Really a “Bad One”?

“Was it a bad one?” My boss’s face read of pity and sympathy as he asked me this seemingly innocent question. He was referring to my rape.

Samantha Moorin August 3, 2016 13 Comments
TV Reviews

“Pretty Little Liars” Has Now Killed More Queer and Trans Women Than Any Other TV Show

When you really shake Pretty Little Liars down to its core, the storytelling crutch it has leaned on again and again is: pinning a bunch of mysterious nefarious actions on an underdeveloped queer or trans woman and then murdering her.

Heather Hogan August 3, 2016 49 Comments
Money + Work

This Business of Art Fix #33: First Step Twitter Verification, Next Step Fame and Inevitable Fortune

Topics include Twitter’s magical blue check, Nick Denton filing for bankruptcy, the case against the media by the media, and questions about the utility of alleged “neutrality” from journalists covering Trump.

Riese August 3, 2016 16 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Laura Jane Grace And Béatrice Martin Arm Wrestle In A Park Because Why Not

Also, Demi Lovato’s new jacket, AzMarie’s tender gaze and Kaki King’s toddler’s surprising insight about the presidential election.

Stef August 3, 2016 7 Comments
Food and Drink

Soggy Bottoms: Baking a Prinsesstårta Can’t Be That Hard, Right? (It Is)

“I honestly just Gryffindored my way through a lot of this process, using my supreme confidence in my skills as my guide.”

Mey August 3, 2016 50 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #2: Do You Even Belong Here?

Spoiler alert: Yes.

Dickens August 3, 2016 19 Comments
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The Movement for Black Lives Puts Black Queer and Trans People First

The Movement for Black Lives released their list of demands for Black liberation and they definitely want to center queer, trans and gender nonconforming people in their work.

Yvonne August 2, 2016 8 Comments
Beauty

Nails by Nic: Accio! Harry Potter House Pride Manicure

Celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with a magical manicure.

Nic August 2, 2016 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT DONALD TRUMP: A Feelings Atrium

If you, like me, cannot stop obsessing over this terrible person and what terrible thing he needs to do in order to plummet in the polls, this is a safe space for you to talk about it forever and ever and ever.

Riese August 2, 2016 88 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Alyssa Wong and Wendy Xu’s Horror Comics Will Give You Chills This Summer

If you’re hot this summer and looking for a nice chill, these horror comics are guaranteed to send a cold shiver down your spine.

Mey August 2, 2016 2 Comments
Sex

View From The Top: Desire That Looks Like Mine

The possibility of finding our kink community gave me the courage to take another deep breath and open the door.

Sinclair Sexsmith August 2, 2016 12 Comments
Queer Fashion

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 5

Featuring the outdoor music festival, the mall, and the electronic store!

Erin August 2, 2016 35 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read a F*cking Book: “The Regulars” is a Feminist Fairy Tale, Kinda

Three twenty-something friends living in New York City accidentally acquire a mysterious liquid substance called Pretty, that, when imbibed, turns the drinker into a physically augmented version of themselves. Shenanigans ensue.

Maree August 2, 2016 7 Comments
Gender

Skye Mockabee Is At Least the Third Black Trans Woman Murdered In July, 17th Trans Person This Year

“Not even a week after I reported that Dee Whigham became at least the 16th trans person murdered in the United States this year alone, I’m devastated to have to report the murder of another much-too-young Black trans woman, Skye Mockabee of Cleveland, Ohio.”

Mey August 1, 2016 31 Comments
AF+

The Absolute Worst Thing A Boy Could Ever Be

Grieving a friend lost to suicide in childhood, the effects of harmful compulsory masculinity, and looking around at a life that could just barely have been imagined then.

Mey August 1, 2016 24 Comments
Movie Reviews

Tallulah: Ellen Page Doesn’t Play Gay, But You Should Watch It Anyway

This isn’t a May-December lesbian romance. Janney and Page revive and expand upon the chemistry they shared as step-mother and daughter in Juno. But it is a movie about women — about women who have been abandoned, who find each other, who hurt each other deeply.

Adrian August 1, 2016 12 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Countdown to Baby T. Rex: The Non-Gestational Parent Perspective and My Enduring Love for Pickles (37 Weeks)

“I think you underestimate the amount of time I spend thinking about Remi.” – Waffle

KaeLyn August 1, 2016 51 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style Thief: Stranger Things’ Barb, Who Deserves Better

Even though we didn’t get to see enough of her, Barb has excellent fashion sense, and now you can too!

Ari August 1, 2016 21 Comments
Food Lists

24 Ways You Can (and Should) Roast a Chicken

These roast chicken recipes will cure all ills and fill you up! What more could you want?

Ari August 1, 2016 10 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for August 2016

“New Moons are often a time for planting seeds and quiet reflection, but that with all that fire energy, expect this time to feel more erotically charged, more restless, and more externally focused. Use that fire energy wisely!”

Corina Dross August 1, 2016 15 Comments
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