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Robin Wright as a Ruthless Monster-in-Law in ‘The Girlfriend’ Gave Me Flashbacks

Did this miniseries steal from my memories?

Nico

Oct 10, 2025

Lena Waithe in a blue suit and glasses, with a gold grill in her mouth

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Lena Waithe on “Twenties” and the Highs and Lows of Being Black, Queer, and Masc in Hollywood

“And the truth is, this is what I’ll say, if people don’t show up for Twenties, it will go away.”

Carmen Phillips

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Nov 25, 2021

JoJo and Jenna stand beside each other in the DWTS finale

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JoJo Siwa Didn’t Win DWTS, But She Remains the Housedyke’s Favorite

I do wonder if it was all a bit too gay too soon for JoJo to win. It’s pretty incredible that despite knowing how many people would be up in…

Sally

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Nov 23, 2021

Image shows Frankie sitting at her computer wearing a black tank top and resting one of her hands under her chin.

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There’s Something About a Vulnerable Bad Boi With a Troubled Past

Would I make the mistake of falling for a Shane-type? Sadly yes.

Casey

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Nov 23, 2021

Image shows Khadijah, standing in a kitchen wearing an oversized jersey with her hair pulled back into a tight bun

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There’s Something About a Commanding But Goofy Tomboy

Someone who stands up to meanies and also had a silly side has always done it for me.

Analyssa

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Nov 18, 2021

Darshana Avilaust instructs Shandra and Camille in Sex, Love & Goop

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I Can’t Believe Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Sex Show Actually Self-Helped Me

The Goop sex therapists’ techniques range from having the couples crawl around sniffing each other’s butts to exploring a handcrafted vulva model to that thing Bette Porter did with Candace…

Heather Hogan

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Nov 16, 2021

A collage of the black characters from Generation Q, left-to-right: Angie, Bette and Pippa, Sophie. Bottom row, left-to-right: Kayla, Maribel, Eddie

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On Blackness and “The L Word: Generation Q”

Black queer people are in this community. Trans queer people are in this community. And we deserve to get lost in a good time, too. We deserve fun, messy, sexy…

The Speakeasy

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Oct 14, 2021

The Squid Game enforcers in red Hazmat suits

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4 Autostraddle Writers Play a Non-Lethal Version of “Squid Game” — Kind Of

I have eaten a lot of squid! But I think batter can hide a multitude of sins. And also the real body shape of a squid.

Heather Hogan

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Oct 7, 2021

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“The Circle” Season 3: If Your Quarantine Life Was Suddenly a Game Show

“Sometimes everybody is so stupid I just want to scream!”

the team

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Sep 21, 2021

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