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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the…

Summer Tao

Aug 5, 2025

Both/And, Extinction Capital of the World, and The Midnight Shift

BOOK LISTS

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 5, 2025

POP CULTURE FIX

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl…

Valerie Anne

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Aug 4, 2025

BOOK FEATURES

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of…

Riese

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Aug 4, 2025

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more LGBTQ+ lit across all genres!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 5, 2025

pop culture fix

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend! Plus, more buried and unburied gays on TV, Doechii announces upcoming tour, Jinkx…

Valerie Anne —

Aug 4, 2025

book features

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of queer media since the first lesbian print magazine ever launched in 1947. Here are just…

Riese —

Aug 4, 2025

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straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Reading! To! Kittens!

“Time to start the ‘I Got Jenny’ support group!”

Darcy —

Apr 17, 2020

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Thank you! 16 Days, $103,871 raised, 328 new A+ members, and a $50,000 stretch goal?!?

straddleverse

You Are THE BEST and Raised $100k; Now We’re Shooting for $50k More!

You ALL came together to get us to $100,000 and we believe you can get us to $50,000 more. 79% of the donations that made $100,000 possible were $50 or…

Nico —

Apr 16, 2020

NSFW

Queer Erotica

two people engaged in a sexual act, a heart with xxx covering the action

af+

S L I C K: A Date To Remember

I watched the way Dee moved as she went to the bar for our drinks: the confident swagger was there but I also noticed a slight hesitation as she placed…

Anna Sansom —

Apr 16, 2020

NSFW

Queer Erotica

sex

Slip Into S L I C K, The A+ Erotica Series

Whether you’re alone or living in a poly pod orgy, you deserve X-rated entertainment. So in honor of the incredible A+ members from way back and our latest fundraiser, we’re…

The Editors —

Apr 16, 2020

also.also.also

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society + culture

Also.Also.Also: A Surprise “My So-Called Life” Reunion, Rayanne Graff and Ricky Vasquez Remain Perfect as Always

Fundraising for Black Trans Sex Worker Survival Kits, the WNBA draft and a short film quarantine love story about a non-binary sweet potato that you’ve got to see!

Carmen Phillips —

Apr 16, 2020

harley quinn

tv news & trailers

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are Finally Getting the On-Screen Romance They Deserve in DC Universe’s Animated Series

Your move, Birds of Prey 2!

Heather Hogan —

Apr 16, 2020

riverdale

Riverdale Recaps: Season 1-5

tv show recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 417 Recap: A Far Too Hetero “Hedwig”

Excuse ME, Cheryl and Toni should have sang “The Origin Of Love.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 16, 2020

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happy hour at home

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Happy Hour at Home: On Koselig, DIY Spa Days, and Boozy Spicy Hot Cocoa

Norwegians have this word — koselig — that imperfectly translates to “cozy” in English. To be koselig is to be connected, grounded, immersed, intimate. It’s a hard thing to accomplish right now,…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 16, 2020