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Butch Feels Like Home

Masc lesbians in India are challenging gender norms and finding comfort in masculinity and stone butch identity.

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‘The Pitt’ Breakout Star Supriya Ganesh Comes Out As Queer, Inspired by Lily Gladstone

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Pop Culture Fix

Towa Bird Wooed Reneé Rapp With a Pegging Joke

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‘The Valley’ and Bravo’s Problem With Queer Women

Across the Bravosphere, lesbians are treated as both hypersexual and like their relationships are not real.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 28, 2025 4 Comments
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I Suddenly Hate Aging and It Makes Me Feel Like a Bad Lesbian

I don’t know when I became a vain person, but I swear I used to be better. Becoming a competitive athlete in my thirties has not helped.

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TV News & Trailers

The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 Trailer Accurately Depicts Art of Lesbian Processing

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Christina Tucker May 28, 2025 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Contemplating a New Haircut

Perhaps “a compromise between Natalie Dormer and the comic book Captain Marvel”?

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Beyoncé Shifted Country Music, but She Cannot Save the Industry

Black women artists in country music will continue to be mistreated like Linda Martell.

Taylor Crumpton May 27, 2025 1 Comment
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Marin and Leigh are in their early thirties, don’t really wear heels (but could probably make it work), and still really love sex in a car!

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‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’ Is Back in All Its Quirky, Queer Glory

Keke Palmer and Stephanie Hsu are back to voice Klak and Sleech as they navigate gay dates, deep secrets, and the wild and wacky world of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.

Valerie Anne May 27, 2025 1 Comment
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Health

‘I Want To Eat More Protein Without Triggering My ED’

Practical tips for someone who wants to fuel their workouts with more protein but doesn’t want to track.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 27, 2025 17 Comments
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Book Features

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

We all know that this sports issue has nothing to do with sports, and it has nothing to do with protecting female athletes. This topic has been a roundabout way to erode rights for transgender people.

Stef Rubino May 27, 2025 4 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

‘The Last of Us’ Episode 207 Recap: The End Is the Beginning

In the season finale of The Last of Us, Ellie makes some difficult decisions and has to face the consequences of her actions.

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Stef Rubino May 26, 2025 4 Comments
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LGBT Pride Quizzes

What Bad Decision Should You Make This Pride?

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 25, 2025 18 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Pee-wee Herman Should Never Have Been a Punchline

The new documentary ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ reveals Paul Reubens’ complicated life, but he was never a joke to the queer people who loved him.

Stef Rubino May 24, 2025 3 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Craving Pizza Rolls For Some Reason

And also trying to enroll in French classes…?

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TV Show Recaps

This Is the Best Season of ‘Hacks’

The penultimate episode of season four delivers one of the best plot twists I’ve seen in a while.

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