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A photo of Niecy Nash and her wife, dressed up for the GLAAD Awards

No Filter: Thank You, Niecy and Jessica! I Did Need Some Black Love Today!

Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris’ baby has SIMPLY the best baby face I have ever seen, and Hayley Kiyoko is wearing HARD PANTS??? Can you even imagine? I cannot.

By Christina Tucker| April 14, 2021 | 2 Comments
Janet Mock is against a blue background, lit in warm red tones

No Filter: I Am Basking, Janet Mock!!!!

Sarah Paulson sharing mysterious photos of Holland Taylor, there’s a lot of Aries energy in this week’s column, and who is ready to have the conversation about Top Chef being TOP TIER reality TV that is slept on?

By Christina Tucker| April 7, 2021 | 3 Comments
A three-split collage of Janelle Monáe: In the first, she is in black and white in a tuxedo, in the second she is in a blue suit with a close up of her face, in the third she is in a black and white gown with red lipstick

No Filter: How Can We Pick Between Photos of Janelle Monáe?

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?

By Christina Tucker| March 31, 2021 | 9 Comments
Actor Amandla Stenberg is in a white tank top that has "Father Figure" written in black letters. They have pink lip gloss and curly hair tendrils around their face.

No Filter: Amandla Stenberg, Father Figure

We’re here to celebrate the sh*t outta Samira Wiley making back selfies a thing, the search for Ella Hunt’s exactly perfect cheesey treat, and Janelle Monáe looks incredible — we know this.

By Christina Tucker| March 24, 2021 | 8 Comments
Actress Javicia Leslie is in a taupe brown sweatshirt with her her hair in a loose curly ponytail. She is holding a guitar and looking at the camera with her eyes low.

No Filter: Don’t Mind Me, Just Adding “Have Batwoman Sing Me to Sleep” to My Vision Board

Let’s start placing our bets on how many deeply gay bops and ballads we’re gonna get on this Demi Lovato album? Also: Jamie Clayton, Hari Nef, and Kate Moennig’s dog always knows how to find the camera.

By Christina Tucker| March 17, 2021 | 4 Comments
Samira Wiley's face is hidden behind her hand, with her wedding ring glimmering. She has a mohawk, and her eyes are "Smizing" (smiling without smiling) at the camera.

No Filter: Well Hello, Samira! Looking Incredible as Always!

Trace Lysette celebrates International Women’s Day, Quinn Wilson seems… neat, you know? And it’s so and cool and fine and normal that Janelle Monaé looks like this, hahahahahahahah we’re fine.

By Christina Tucker| March 10, 2021 | 6 Comments
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.

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 on.

By Christina Tucker| March 3, 2021 | 2 Comments
Niecy Nash is in a rainbow bikini with a rainbow beaded skirt. In one photo she is posing against a blue sky, and in the next she is hugged up with her wife, Jessica Betts. They both have on sunglasses.

No Filter: Happy 51st Birthday, Niecy Nash! We Are Looking on Respectfully

Oh to be a small dog accompanying Gillian Anderson, Lena Waithe thirst became we are living in a damn Paul Blart Mall Cop, and POV: You are Chef Melissa’s boo and she just came home from a long day of work.

By Christina Tucker| February 24, 2021 | 5 Comments
hayley kiyoko is in the forest and makes a heart shape with her hands. She is in a white winter coat with blonde hair in a bun.

No Filter: Thank You Hayley Kiyoko, Your Earnestness Keeps Us Grounded

We’re still not over new moms Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger, Trace Lysette will have you listening to Purple Rain, and Niecy Nash’s new gay love energy is so powerful she had FOUR Valentine’s Day posts.

By Christina Tucker| February 17, 2021 | 7 Comments

No Filter: A Reminder That Bisexual Legend Gillian Anderson Is Single

This photo of Trace Lysette will get you right, thrilling Amandla Stenberg content, Gottmik in that LBD — oh and a very cute clingy cat hanging off Amber Hikes because yes you’re gay.

By Christina Tucker| February 10, 2021 | 5 Comments
A selfie of Sara Ramirez with their signature hair cut died a dark lavender purple. They are smirking at the camera, full of pride and mischief.

No Filter: SARA. RAMIREZ. WITH. PURPLE. HAIR.

Niecy Nash on Cicely Tyson, Indya Moore on not being for consumption, and oh to be a small dog under Chef Melissa King’s feet.

By Christina Tucker| February 3, 2021 | 12 Comments
Sarah Paulson is on the cover of Dujour Magazine. Her blonde hair is slicked back and to the side. She has on neutral make up that has matted down her eyebrows, so they look invisible.

No Filter: We Must Look at Sarah Paulson With No Eyebrows Every Time, It’s Gay Law

Hayley Kiyoko nails the gayze, happy birthday to Ariana DeBose, and POV: You are on a bike ride with Sara Ramirez.

By Christina Tucker| January 27, 2021 | 5 Comments
Tessa Thompson in cornrows with blue eyeshadow and a blow satin sleeveless dress stands against a mirrored window at sunset.

No Filter: Looking at Tessa Thompson, Our Heart Literally Stops Beating? Is That… Normal?

Sarah Paulson’s sweet birthday message to Holland Taylor that you simply MUST read to believe, Janet Mock and Indya Moore are legends supporting legends, and Niecy Nash continues the Auntie Agenda apace.

By Christina Tucker| January 20, 2021 | 3 Comments
Stacy London in a boss looking bright red wide brimmed hat against a brick background with just a perfect streak of sunlight against her face.

No Filter: Stacy London’s BHE (Big Hat Energy)

Janet Mock’s chunky sweater game is unmatched, hot gay couple galore for team #LoveIsNotALie and Javicia Leslie has this new show called “Batwoman” on Sunday, perhaps you’ve heard of it?

By Christina Tucker| January 13, 2021 | 12 Comments
Leisha Hailey in a t-shirt that says "the end is near" with an alien spaceship in blue. She is standing next to a piece of green and yellow art.

No Filter: Leisha Hailey’s 2021 Predictions Include Aliens, Seems Legit

Chef Melissa King listening to the “Garden State” soundtrack like it’s your 10th grade art class all over again, and a Tessa Thompson/Janet Mock/Trace Lysette 1-2-3 punch that you don’t want to miss.

By Christina Tucker| January 6, 2021 | 2 Comments
Da Brat celebrates the holidays in front of the fire with her partner.

No Filter: Da Brat Made Your 2021 Vision Board for You

Janelle Monáe is your biggest motivator, Trace Lysette frees the nipple, Melissa King is still the boss, and more!

By Christina Tucker| December 30, 2020 | 6 Comments
Jen Richards holds her new wife Bekah in her arms.

No Filter: Jen Richards Sure Is a Wife Now! (Congrats Jen, We Love You!)

Play peekaboo with Chef Melissa King, let Janelle Monáe be your knight in shinning glitter, Trace Lysette will highlight your hair, and watch Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts have live their best auntie Christmas life.

By Christina Tucker| December 23, 2020 | 7 Comments
Hayley Kiyoko in a color jacket and a baseball cap squats against sun kissed boulders and mountains as the sun sets in orange behind her.

No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko in Nature, Listening to Sarah Mclachlan, Casually Leveling Up the Gay

Sarah Paulson’s dog is the face of your next holigay card, Stacy London’s hair is just so shiny, and Ashlyn Harris even makes Ivy Park face masks look good.

By Christina Tucker| December 16, 2020 | 4 Comments
The rapper Da Brat in a bright puffy vest, and her wife is holding her hands in a off shoulder red dress with a high slight on her thigh. They look happy and in love, with green trees glowing alit in the background.

No Filter: Da Brat Rings in the Holidays as Santress and Mrs. Claus!

Janet Mock and the cast of “Pose” out for an iconic girls’ night out, Chef Melissa King carefree in a pile of leaves, and Janelle Monáe is a Saturday knight.

By Christina Tucker| December 9, 2020 | 6 Comments
A photograph of Janelle Monáe in a birthday hat and very little else. She smiles at the camera with her eyes, her hands covering her lips, and has short red hair.

No Filter: Janelle Monáe Wants Your Birthday Wishes in Her Birthday Suit

Well hello most glorious day, Happy Birthday Janelle Monáe!! Also, honestly, we don’t care if it’s sponson if Sarah Paulson and Niecy Nash are going to keep being this cute at it — and somehow Janet Mock personally hired the sun to bless her thigh.

By Christina Tucker| December 2, 2020 | 17 Comments
A close up selfie of Lauren Morelli laying in bed as the little spoon, with her wife Samira Wiley cuddling behind her as the big spoon. Samira's face is visible just behind Lauren's ear.

No Filter: Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli, Just Two Wives Cozying Up for the Holigays

Leisha Hailey is the clearest distillation of 2020 energy we’ve seen, Janelle Monáe in an all-white suit will take your breath away, and so much more!

By Christina Tucker| November 25, 2020 | 3 Comments
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