Carly wrote and directed First Date for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine’s MEET CUTE series — and, as usual, their short films make me wish I was watching their feature films or Netflix series!

What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.

“When I say getting strong rules, I don’t have any number or definition in mind when I say that. It’s cool for people, as INDIVIDUALS, to feel like they’re strong and capable and I encourage that whether you’re bench pressing 45 pounds or 445.”

Ellie, Tess and Joel head out into the city, and we learn about a gay love story at the end of the world.

46. Look at the menu beforehand.

Well I guess Malika has decided she’s going to be a chaotic bisexual right out of the gate!

Congratulations to Barbados on becoming a republic (and celebrating with Rihanna, as one should!), lesbian feta cheese, and announcing Oestrogeneration — a magazine for trans women writers.

Dog drama! A nipple piercing date! Immediate hookups! Here’s a thorough breakdown of the first four episodes of The Ultimatum: Queer Love.

“Extremely weird that there are two queer media subjects named TAR right now.”

Being single is more expensive on purpose, Janelle Monáe is curating Afrofuturist short stories, and If your coping mechanism through hell has been avoiding paying attention to what’s going on with SCOTUS, we have your required catch up reading.

Dolly Parton loving Lil Nas X is all of us gay aunts loving Lil Nas X, Phoebe Bridgers is getting sued, Remember Britney not just for her tragedy but as the Pop Queen she is, and Happy National Coffee Day.

Cara Delevingne has wasted no time turning the gay up to eleven in the second season of Only Murders in the Building, and we are grateful.

It’s winter! Adult Lottie is here! Teen Shauna sees dead people! Van’s declaring her love! Both Taissas are sleepwalking! Welcome back, Yellowjackets!

Behind the scenes with Kristen Arnett, Keah Brown, Rosemary Donahue, Josie Pickens, Vanessa Friedman, Samantha Allen, and Xoai Pham about their contributions to this reimagined cult classic.

Welcome to Queer Naija Lit, a new series that analyzes and celebrates queer Nigerian literature. First up: a review of the new novel “Vagabonds!” by Eloghosa Osunde.

“There’s a certain point of friendship at which it becomes a blood pact. Certain things, we take to the grave.”

I want to try to hold space here for both: for your (and my, really) pain and for the possibility that you may not feel this way forever.

In the season finale, we look back to Ellie and Joel’s past while fighting for the future.