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LGBT History Movie Features

New DIY Documentary Honors AIDS Media Activism, Love, Loss, and Queer Community

Shot on a mix of consumer-grade recording devices — iPhone, Zoom, VHS camcorder, and Super-8 film — the documentary is an homage to grassroots AIDS mediamaking across decades and its ability to capture intimate, honest communication about hope and loss.

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 27, 2025 1 Comment
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Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to leave — they are dying because emergency systems are not built with them in mind.

Katie February 26, 2025 1 Comment
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Movie Features

Over Half a Century Before ‘Emilia Pérez’, the Story of a Gender-Fluid Gangster Was Done Right

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 25, 2025
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which ‘Wicked’ Character Are You?

DON’T text me unless it’s about holding space for Defying Gravity.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 8, 2024 8 Comments
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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 tree.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 7, 2024 9 Comments
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Movie Features Pets & Animals

Free Dog Name Ideas That Are Just the Names of Lesbian Movie Characters

4. Corky, for a dog with a tough exterior and a tender heart like Gina Gershon in Bound

Drew Burnett Gregory September 27, 2024 3 Comments
1 across / 3 letters / Lil ___ X
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Into Homo-Phones

See what we did there?

Emet Ozar September 14, 2024
4 down / 5 letters / In the style of "But I'm A Cheerleader"
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Checking if Mercury Is in Retrograde

Surely it must be, right?!

Emet Ozar September 13, 2024
10 across / 4 letters / K ___ (affectionate nickname for the star of "Love Lies Bleeding")
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Has Brunch Plans

Settle a debate for us: Is it still brunch if it happens before 10am, or is that just breakfast?

Kate Hawkins September 11, 2024
6 down / 4 letters / Musical that is a 1990s retelling of "La Bohème"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Needs a New Skincare Regimen

Maybe something between “splashing water on my face” and “buying forty serums”

Emet Ozar September 9, 2024 1 Comment
16 across / 5 letters / Princess central to games such as "Ocarina of Time" and "The Adventure of Link"
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Making Bad Decisions

But who among us has not been there?!

Kate Hawkins September 7, 2024
1 down / 5 letters / Item on the bottom of an ice skate, like those worn by rivals-to-lovers in a gay hockey romance novel
AF+ Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has a Book Recommendation

Particularly if you are into romance and/or ice hockey.

Kate Hawkins September 6, 2024
1 across / 4 letters / Place to purchase a stack of "Orange Cream" flapjacks
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Will Make You Pancakes

Maybe even the Orange Cream kind if you ask nicely.

Emet Ozar September 4, 2024
1 down / 5 letters / "The ___" (annual Palm Springs event)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Going Below Deck

Yes, that is a euphemism.

Kate Hawkins September 2, 2024
59 across / 4 letters / Caitlin Clark's former org.
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Full-Size (!!) Crossword Has Arrived

If you’ve been solving these puzzles and thinking, “Gee, I wish they were bigger,” then this is your lucky day!

Emet Ozar August 31, 2024 2 Comments
3 down / 5 letters / "Love Lies Bleeding" excerpt, perhaps
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Curating a Wedding Playlist

What is the queer equivalent of the “Cha Cha Slide”??

Darby Ratliff August 30, 2024

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YOU NEED HELP: a person looking distressed
Breakups

You Need Help: How Do I Learn To Trust Again After My Two-Month Situationship Ended Abruptly?

“I’m a cis queer woman in my mid-twenties, and I’m mourning yet another 2-3 month-long relationship that ended unexpectedly, and this time it’s messing with me in the way the others haven’t.”

Em Win April 23, 2024 9 Comments
18 across / 4 letters / hint: "___ It Like Beckham" (2002 movie that was totally more gay in the experience of it than in actuality)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Extra Tall (So Maybe Solve This One on a Computer)

My girlfriend dumped me because of my obsession with pasta.

Kate Hawkins April 20, 2024 1 Comment
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