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The Ultimatum: Queer Love’s Bridget Matloff on What the Cameras Didn’t Show You

Bridget Matloff speaks on friendship with Gabby Windey, pressures of reality TV, thoughts on marriage, gender roles, and yes, haircare.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

Sep 8, 2025

FIRST PERSON

I Was Already Afraid of My Inbox. Then a Death Threat Came

The deadline for my compliance with the “blackmail” had already passed. It was supposed to…

Nico

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Aug 13, 2025

FIRST PERSON

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well,…

Autumn Fourkiller

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Jul 23, 2025

PARENTING & FAMILY

A Breastfeeding Journey Of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Baby Step

“I woke up feeling like someone had run me over with a truck and I…

Riese

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Jul 10, 2025

first person

I Was Already Afraid of My Inbox. Then a Death Threat Came

The deadline for my compliance with the “blackmail” had already passed. It was supposed to be noon.

Nico

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Aug 13, 2025

first person

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well, I said. Probably not all of them, right?

Autumn Fourkiller

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Jul 23, 2025

parenting & family

A Breastfeeding Journey Of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Baby Step

“I woke up feeling like someone had run me over with a truck and I thought, “I guess this is motherhood.” And probably would’ve died thinking that.”

Riese

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Jul 10, 2025

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A Fertility Ritual for Queer People on a Pregnancy Journey

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Sep 29, 2025

parenting & family

I Regret To Inform You That Our Baby Will Be Throwing Up On Your Shirt

At first you don’t really know which of the baby’s behaviors are going to be a Thing and which are just the music playing in the lobby before you sit…

Riese

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May 1, 2025

Lilith astrology: Chappell Roan does a backbend in the My Kink is Karma video

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Black Moon Lilith 101: The Astrology That Defines Your Queer Villain Era

Learn all about Black Moon Lilith, the part of your birth chart that chooses freedom over conformity.

G Weaver

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Apr 30, 2025

A classical painting shows a black woman in a peach dress swinging high on a tree swing

love + sex

The Married LA Parents Who Are Getting Off Up to 7 Times

These two started out as strictly hooking up for the sex, and now they’re finishing each other’s sentences. This is how they f*ck.

Sex/Life

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Apr 29, 2025

a dream doorway into a dream about alien abduction

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

What Does It Mean To Dream About Alien Abduction?

I’d like to start off by saying that I’m certain I dreamt of my ex at least once before I ever met or knew of them.

Autumn Fourkiller

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Apr 28, 2025

One image shows people at a conference table working on a project, the other shows someone circling want ads in a newspaper.

relationships

Capitalism Is a B*tch, but I Can’t Help My Friends Anymore

Should you keep recommending your friends for jobs, when they keep dropping the ball? Also, we help a reader whose younger friend isn’t taking their dating advice.

the team

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Apr 25, 2025

movie features

Out the Movies: Times I’ve Been Wrong

I’ve been publishing my thoughts on film and television since 2018 and it’s inevitable my perspectives have shifted.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Apr 24, 2025

Drew amid a lounging seating area and fireplace

first person

A Lifetime of Needles

I got my first trans surgery a couple months ago, and I went into FFS with as much curiosity about the experience as I had excitement for the results.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Apr 23, 2025

af+

WHY Do I Keep Dreaming of My Ex Who I No Longer Speak To?

Cowboy Clairvoyant quit their federal job (in real life! not a dream!) and now they’re here to tell you what it means to dream about a no-contact ex, defeating a…

Autumn Fourkiller

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Apr 21, 2025