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community check

covid-19

Queens Center for Gay Seniors Creates Phone Check-In Project, Connecting LGBTQ Elders and Youths During the Pandemic and Beyond

This incredible showing of support and care across generations makes us hopeful for what the future of the New York queer community will look like moving forward.

Abbie LeWarn —

Jun 15, 2020

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

Juniper Moon Folk Arts: Crafters, Activists, and the Glories of Gas Station Food

During Pride month, rural queer owned Juniper Moon Folk Art is doing weekly giveaways to raise funds for black-led organizations and bail funds working in antiracism and prison abolition.

Lauren Parker —

Jun 14, 2020

lena waithe

link roundup

society + culture

Sunday Funday Says F*CK Them Cops, I’ll Hang With Lena Waithe and Jonica Gibbs Instead

Here’s some good news: me and all my friends hate the cops! Also, a FREE Be Steadwell concert, Hawa Hassan is making lamb burgers, and Utah is celebrating women’s suffrage.…

Ari —

Jun 14, 2020

link roundup

NSFW

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is A Pandemic Gloryhole

Protecting your sexual health as lockdown lifts, advice on sharing a very small space for a very long time and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jun 14, 2020

Reine

Saturday Morning Cartoons

webcomics

Reine #9: Take Care of Each Other

From a distance, or side by side in the streets, we take care of each other.

Ren Strapp —

Jun 13, 2020

2020 election

covid-19

politics + activism

Extra, Extra!: Police Violence Continues; the Argument About What “Defund Police” Means Begins

Overwhelmed by the news? So are we, but here’s our effort at highlighting some important stories and discussions. This week’s Extra! Extra! continues to look at police brutality, the protests…

the team —

Jun 12, 2020

amazon prime video

janelle monae

tv reviews

“Homecoming” Is a Homo-Coming, but It’s Not the Star Vehicle Janelle Monáe Deserved

I wanted “Homecoming” to be Janelle Monáe’s star vehicle and for her search to be as compelling as Julia Roberts’ during the first season, but sadly — it simply wasn’t.

Natalie —

Jun 12, 2020

Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

When a couple trans masc friends are into pup play, it’s a coincidence. When half of the trans men I know are into it, it’s a pattern. I began to mentally set up a bulletin board with red string to solve one question: why are so many trans mascs pups?