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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 2026

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

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Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

Two illustrated people whispering to one another; above their heads a speech bubble shows A photo of the Osé 2, a light gray toy with a large, bulbous round end that includes a suction area for air pressure and a curved arm looping back around and above it for internal stimulation.

love + sex

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Osé 2

The Osé got a makeover and is now the The Osé 2 – a dual-stimulating vibrator meant to “mimic the best kinds of human touch.”

Guest

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Mar 3, 2021

St Vincent and Carrie Brownstein on the red carpet together.

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aspirational Exes St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein are Making a Comedy About Themselves

Styling Billie Holiday, styling lesbian scammers, every queer moment on The Simpsons, Cynthia Erivo joins the new anthology series from GLOW’s creators, and more!

Heather Hogan

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Mar 3, 2021

In a two fold collage, left to right: Jamie Clayton peaks behind Kate Moening's shoulder, both are wearing masks, in a black and white photo. Then Leisha Hailey is in a color photo in a blue mask, she's in front of a film camera.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Generation Q Is Really Coming Back! We Did Not Dream It!

Nostalgia for mid aughts Black girl excellence, we too would like to thank Dior for this Gillian Anderson look, and oh to be the floor that Janet Mock is lying…

Christina Tucker

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Mar 3, 2021

Book cover art for "A Desolation Called Peace". Illustration of a figure looking out of a large geometrically paneled window, where a large saturn-like object floats in a dazzling burst of light and red smoke. Text reads "A Desolation Called Peace — Arkady Martine" "A mesmerizing debut... it left me utterly dazzled." — The New York Times Book Review on A Memory Called Empire. The second slide is a selfie of the author, Arkady Martine, blue eyes staring directly at camera, red hair in soft waves around her face.

literature

EXCLUSIVE: A+ Members, Read a Generous Excerpt of Arkady Martine’s “A Desolation Called Peace” Here!

We’re delighted to be able to share an exclusive EXTENDED excerpt of A Desolation Called Peace in honor of its launch.

Rachel

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Mar 3, 2021

Style Maven Jenna Lyons relaxes in a full length faux fur coat and her hair slicked back in a bun and dark cateye sunglasses. She is holding a small dog in her arms and is in front of a fire place. She's a boss, personified.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Jenna Lyons on Coming Out at 43, “It Was All New and I Didn’t Have Any Guideposts.”

This co-op is tackling homelessness with its own house for QTPOC, the history of anti-Asian violence in America, and Dolly Parton got the vaccine…. soon, so can you!

Carmen Phillips

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Mar 2, 2021