The Comment Awards Are Bringing Home the Gold

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Hi there, campers! I have a question for you. Given that 52 LGBTQ women and non-binary athletes medaled in the Olympics, making us quite a formidable Olympic team…what do you think our National Anthem would be?

This week, The L Word: Generation Q came back, and Riese has got a recap! Don’t tell me what happened, I’m waiting to watch the premiere this weekend! All I know is that I’ve seen a picture where they are all in formalwear! My body is ready, do we still say that?

Rachel wrote this, and I sobbed.

This is a perfect quiz, even though I did not get any one of the Sarah Mclachlan songs I listened to absolutely religiously in seventh grade.

Ro is our new sex and dating editor!

Chandra did a deep dive on the resurgence of the word sapphic, in all its glory.

“So am I! What the big deal?” I was cackling at this.

Drew and Christina have a new podcast called Wait, is this a Date? And you can listen to the first episode now!!!

Carmen would like to see the live-action Harley Quinn with a girlfriend already.

And then there were your comments!


On Which ’90s Lesbian Love Song Is Your Karaoke Anthem?

The Power Ballad Award to Cecily and cleo:

The ACCURACY of this quiz. As someone who was out and in her 20s (and in her feelings) during the 90s, I feel extremely called out. 🤣

On Why “Sapphic” Is Back In Style:

The Wulluwing Award to Sally, Chandra and shamblebot:

I’ll accept if it means the term for being mired in sapphic angst is “wulluwing

On Soccer Stars Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr Are Lesbianing Together — Thank You, Stacey!

The Florida and Fawna Award to msanon:

Stacey repping florida fully and with nuance.

On No Filter: Joy Is Realizing Cynthia Nixon Has Impeccable Taste in Books:

The Here to Gay Award to turkish:

I love that Niecy Nash is like THE GAYEST celebrity their is right now. We need more out and loud black celebrities like her and Lil Nas X because I think young people who may be questioning their sexuality need to see that they don’t need to hide that aspect of themselves in order to be successful. I didn’t think this would have been possible 20 years ago. I am so proud every time a celebrity of color comes out. Little me could have really used seeing that when I was growing up.

And the Oh Captain, My Captain Award to Stef:

do you mean MY GOVERNOR cynthia nixon

On Pop Culture Fix: Halle Berry’s Jackie Justice Is Queer in Her New MMA Movie, Way to Bury the Lead Internet:

The She Who Must Not Be Named Award to Caitlin and iamamisfit1:

truly love that i learned the beanie feldstein funny girl news by seeing several tweets about how le@ miche1e is crying somewhere

On Foolish Child #101: Is This Flirting?

The True Crush Award to Bianca:

I would be both the barista flirting with the brilliantly hot customer AND the customer unwilling to force a person over whom I have economic power to pretend that they really like me. But all my love is actually for Dickens anyway.

And on It’s Time to Give Harley Quinn a Girlfriend on the Big Screen Already:

The Crime but Make It Fashion Award to tdj:

It’s all I want, please give us a Gotham City Sirens to get both Crime Girlfriends and Crime but Make It Fashion all in one.


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24 Comments

  1. ‘sisters are doin it for themselves’ by somehow not gay Annie Lennox? unless nonbinary folx would feel excluded, in which case nvm.

  2. Thank you QG and congrats to Cecily!

    I’ve been thinking all week about how I came out at like age 20 and 21, in the early 90s, to a more or less constant soundtrack of Indigo Girls and Tracy Chapman.

    • Those, plus Michelle Malone & Drag the River. Basically, any kinda-sorta Butch dyke with a guitar. Also Queen Latifah during her “Ladies First” and “UNITY” days. What a time!

      Congrats, Cleo!

  3. wulluw is so perfect. I mean, have you looked at it ? Look at it.

    It’s just my ribald imagination perhaps, but it seems to me, I have an AS face mask with the same theme

    😉

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