Sa'iyda Shabazz

novel

sci-fi/fantasy

lgbt book reviews

The Toxic Lesbian Vampire Novel That Turned Me Into a Fantasy Reader

V.E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil sunk its fangs into me and never let go.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jun 17, 2025

LGBT youth

movie features

Lowkey Queer-Coded ‘Lulu is a Rhinoceros’ Is a Musical Romp For Kids About Self-Acceptance

“It’s a story about acceptance and love,” Alex Newell told me. “Not just about acceptance from other people — your own acceptance of what you want, who you are, and…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

May 30, 2025

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featured

book features

Jennifer Beals Is Letting You Into Her Massive ‘The L Word’ Archive

Jennifer Beals has put together the ultimate walk down sapphic memory lane with the release of The L Word: A Photographic Journal, a gay tome featuring over 400 candid photographs…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

May 19, 2025

The Parlour

friendship

Love Is the Last Rainbow Cookie

Whenever my best friend comes to visit, she brings me a container of rainbow cookies.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Apr 30, 2025

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novel

lgbt book reviews

Jasmine Guillory’s First Sapphic Romance ‘Flirting Lessons’ Is a Fun Take on a Classic Trope

Overall, Flirting Lessons is about what happens when you try to overcome what other people think about you.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Apr 28, 2025

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novel

lgbt book reviews

Sapphic Romance Novel ‘Cover Story’ Brings Us Back to 2005, When It Was Much Harder To Be Out and Famous

What would things have looked like if we got openly queer Kristen Stewart from the beginning of the Twilight franchise?

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Mar 31, 2025

podcasts

Narrative Podcast ‘Red for Revolution’ Is a Love Letter to Black Queer Women

Jordan Hull and Jennifer Beals reunite as mother and daughter in this narrative podcast about intergenerational Black queer connection.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Mar 25, 2025

amazon prime video

Harlem

tv reviews

The Final Season of ‘Harlem’ Gave Its Characters Happy New Beginnings

With a rushed marriage proposal and the return of a favorite character, Harlem comes to its premature end.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 24, 2025

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YA

lgbt book reviews

There Has Never Been a Better Time To Read About Two Girls Falling in Love at the End of the World

The Last Bookstore on Earth is a YA dystopian novel set in a bookstore and full of sapphic yearning.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 7, 2025

make out month

issues

My First Makeout Was Reenacting the Kissing Scene From ‘Cruel Intentions’

At 17, my lack of kissing was a sensitive subject for me. It wasn’t for lack of trying.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 16, 2025

christmas movies

movie reviews

I Watched ‘The Holiday Junkie’ With My Wife and It Was Sweeter Than a Peppermint Latte

Jennifer Love Hewitt’s latest Lifetime Christmas movie has a lesbian best friend who wears shoes on the bed.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Dec 23, 2024

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romance

book lists

13 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

These stories make you want to curl up on the couch in a thick sweater with a mug of your favorite hot chocolate while sitting next to your twinkling Christmas…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Dec 7, 2024