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makeup

beauty

Beauty Products to Buy From Black People Year Round — Not Just During Black History Month

If you’re looking for full coverage glam or a light natural look, Black-owned beauty has got you covered.

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Feb 28, 2023

music

Three Songs for Three Heartbreaks

I was in love, then I wasn’t. One night, after a big fight. I got on my bike to make the short trek home and a song came to me.

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Feb 15, 2023

interview

music

Queer Indigenous Musician Black Belt Eagle Scout Talks “The Land, The Water, The Sky”

If you’ve never listened to Black Belt Eagle Scout before, then 1. you should, and 2. you should be prepared for the sort of rapturous experience of listening to each…

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Feb 13, 2023

black history month

interview

community

“Mother Has Lived, What Can I Say?”

DonnaSue Johnson describes herself as a “big, black, beautiful, Bohemian, bougie, Buddhist butch.”

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Feb 13, 2023

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Haunted: An Appalachian Tarot Deck Asks You To Embrace Ghosts

Queer people are not a monolith, but a lot of us are drawn to practices like tarot and astrology for reasons that aren’t cut and dry.

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Jan 24, 2023

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poems

lgbt book reviews

“Judas Goat” by Gabrielle Bates Made Me Start Writing Again

Once I started Judas Goat, it was nearly impossible to put down.

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Jan 24, 2023

queer language

society + culture

This Is “-Ussy”: On Mainstream Culture’s Embrace of Queer Language

Frankly, I don’t think most straight people have the wit to make -ussy funny and campy the way we have.

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Jan 16, 2023

first person

Say When

In the five years since I ended that relationship I’ve reflected on how I got into it, why I stayed, and my own part in the failure of it.

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Dec 26, 2022

ranked by lesbianism

christmas

Christmas Traditions, Ranked by Lesbianism

Caroling is gay.

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Dec 24, 2022

end-of-year-list

music

23 of the Best Songs by Queer Artists in 2022

Some of these are technically not lead singles from the albums they came from, but songs that I felt were just as good as those that got more shine.

danijanae —

Dec 16, 2022

you need help

dating

You Need Help: After a Bad Date I’m Worried I’m Unlovable

We live in a world that doesn’t value people of color or women over thirty, so I understand why you feel like this. But you are lovable.

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Dec 13, 2022

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Five Outfits

queer fashion

Five Outfits for Being a Kitchen Top This Holiday Season

Practical and stylish, all you’ll have to do is take off your apron and reveal your fit for the evening.

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Nov 28, 2022