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holiday gift guide

holigays

“Gifts” for the Chaos Friend Who’s Always Getting Into Predicaments Big and Small

Embrace chaos, embrace inevitability, embrace the fact that being able to locate one’s own keys quickly and easily will be life-changing for someone continuously misplacing them.

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Dec 16, 2024

regular

you need help

lesbian dating apps

‘I Want To Sext a Stranger for Self-Discovery’

“Last year, in my 30s, I started a self-discovery process that has included getting on dating apps after not dating since I was a teenager.”

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Dec 3, 2024

donald trump

mutual aid

politics + activism

Here’s How We Can Help Each Other in Trump’s America (and Beyond)

These are things to care for yourself, to feel better, to look out for others, to continue to fight against fascism and for a better world for everyone.

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Nov 7, 2024

Horror Is So Gay

issues

Evil Mothers Everywhere

Our latest horror movies depict mothers spiraling when left alone.

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Oct 29, 2024

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astrology, tarot & witchcraft

16 Tarot Decks for Queer and Trans Tarot Readers That Embrace LGBTQ Identities

Tis the season for lighting a few candles, spreading out a decorative cloth on the table, and divining with some gorgeous new cards.

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Oct 23, 2024

you need help

breakups

‘I Can’t Stop Thinking About the What-Ifs With Someone I Dated for Two Months’

While using knowledge about one’s attachment style to build lines of communication with a partner and to manage conflict can be super helpful, letting yourself hang onto false hope because…

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Sep 24, 2024

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featured

book features

Anarchist Author Margaret Killjoy Crafts Trans Worlds in the Woods

Margaret Killjoy is a master world-builder. Her first young adult book, The Sapling Cage, comes out next month.

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Aug 29, 2024

chappell roan

beauty

A Queer History of Blue Eyeshadow, Pop Culture’s Time-Honored Symbolic Hue

The line from Elizabeth Taylor to Chappell Roan’s iconic blue eyeshadow is actually pretty direct.

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Aug 8, 2024

politics + activism

Trans Teen Pauly Likens’ Murder Haunts Her Rural Pennsylvania Community

Pauly Likens was a 14-year-old trans girl. She had a core group of close friends, and she was seen by them, and loved by them and by her family.

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Jul 23, 2024

novel

first person

Growing Up Queer With a Narcissistic Mother Was Its Own Special Hell

The twisted protagonist’s mommy issues in Elle Nash’s ‘Deliver Me’ were far too relatable for comfort.

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Jul 11, 2024

featured

politics + activism

Sue Kerr Is Keeping Lesbian Blogging Alive

In 2013, Sue Kerr published her first memorial post for a lost trans life to her blog Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, which has been running since 2005. More than a decade…

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Jun 27, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: Between the Mobile Dungeon and the Infamous Adult Store, Longing for a Safe Third Space

“The way someone takes responsibility for or shares a space can say a lot about them.”

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May 30, 2024