It’s a great time to immerse yourself in some LGBTQ+ sci-fi and genre fiction.

Advice for breakups, libido gaps, waffling on HRT, dealing with BV and more!

Plus, the debate about Sally Rooney’s depictions of bisexuality and queerness continues apace.

So look. At least half of this post is… uh…*counts* four images of Janelle Monáe. And then… a video. Of Janelle Monáe. I couldn’t pick! How was I supposed to choose?? In this economy?

I hid behind instruments, computers, Whitney’s voice, Prince’s guitar. I sat in front of my computer surrounded by cassettes, illegally downloading songs, awkwardly whispering “I love you more than I know how to explain and I’m scared so here’s a mixtape I made you.”

I’ve learned that a ranked list of songs can be just as powerful as an end-of-year journal entry. 

When my friend James makes food for my Orlando friend group, it feels like we’re in a Nora Ephron novel or a Nancy Meyers movie.

It’s pride month! Let’s get jacked for our favorite sex act with exercises for strap-on sex!

“That line is written for someone who knows what it sounds like for their knees to creak, who has pondered the liquid gold that is Vitamin C serums (coincidentally, another gag in the film). There is no other way.”

How hard do you go on the Hayley Kiyoko when making your summer road trip playlist?

“F Sharp” deep-dives into the wonderfully weird world of Misty, a baffling, thrilling, chaotic character you can’t look away from.

Learn more about the book whose “highlights include: a May/December queer romance, psychopaths on the loose, and a school for bad girls….” Plus, more book news and recommendations, including lots of author interviews and upcoming queer lit events!

When the co-hosts of a popular Generation Q viewing party broke up, people worried the festivities would end, but these exes found a way to make it work in true L Word fashion.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya guest hosts Rainbow Reading this week, highlighting new LGBTQ+ book releases, events, book sales, and more!

I broke my rule about not listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving because, frankly, I needed the burst of serotonin.

I don’t want to put any songs on my breakup playlist that any of my exes have used, or are using, to woo their new girlfriends.

After months of holding ourselves back in order to keep ourselves and others safe from COVID, we were chasing abundance.