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Keke Palmer wears a long shiny red dress
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Keke Palmer’s Hair Hath Taken Me to a New Plane of Existence!

Also, okay, I’ll say it: I want to hang with Kehlani. She seems like a good damn hang!

Christina Tucker November 23, 2022 1 Comment
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Community Geekery

Why Queers Should Play Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Do you want to socialize without noise and too many strangers? Do you have a geeky streak? Then TTRPGs might be for you.

Summer Tao November 23, 2022 9 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Ready to Settle Down

In a gay way.

Rachel November 23, 2022 9 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Amy Schneider Wins “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions,” Honors Her Wife

Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer in matching Brittney Griner sweaters, that adorable corn kid keeps winning, Twitter’s blow to accessibility, and more.

Heather Hogan November 22, 2022 3 Comments
Michelle and Judy snuggle up in bed post-sex
TV Reviews

“Dead to Me” Season 3 Is a Bittersweet Goodbye

The third and final season of Dead To Me is an ode to the platonic love between a queer woman and her straight best friend.

Valerie Anne November 22, 2022 9 Comments
Colorado Springs Club Q victims: Raymond Green, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, Daniel Davis Aston and Kelly Loving
Politics + Activism

These Are the Five Victims of the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs

Four victims of the shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs have been named, including two Club Q bartenders, Derrick Rump and Daniel Davis Aston, as well as Kelly Loving, Raymond Green and Ashley Paugh, who had an 11-year-old daughter.

Riese November 22, 2022 10 Comments
a roasted turkey with cranberry and orange on a table.
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Will Always Be My Special Holiday — And Not Just Because It’s When I Proposed to My Partner

On October 1, 2020, I bought her an engagement ring.

Sa'iyda Shabazz November 22, 2022 2 Comments
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Geekery

My 15 Gayest Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Encounters (So Far)

From tired butches to agender pansexual jelly!

Heather Hogan November 22, 2022 4 Comments
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Life Relationships

You Need Help: What To Do With This Meaningless, Single Life?

I want to try to hold space here for both: for your (and my, really) pain and for the possibility that you may not feel this way forever.

himani November 22, 2022 68 Comments
Bouquets of flowers and a sign reading "Love Over Hate" are left near Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 20, 2022. - At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs, police said on November 20, 2022.
Politics + Activism

“I Can’t Stop Hearing the Shots,” Mass Shooting at Colorado Gay Club Leaves 5 Dead, 25 Wounded

Once again, a place that provides refuge to the LGBT community has been visited by violence and tragedy.

Natalie November 22, 2022 24 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Sagittarius Season 2022: What Are You Discovering?

After the intensity and transformation of Scorpio season, Sagittarius can feel like a warm, welcome invitation to movement, freedom, and expansion.

meg November 22, 2022 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism Thanksgiving

Immerse Yourself in the Work of Indigenous Writers With This Anti-Colonial Reading List for Thanksgiving

What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.

Stef Rubino November 22, 2022 11 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: The True Order of Things

Accept no substitutes!

Sally November 22, 2022 29 Comments
The women of Living Single
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Queen Latifah Says Loving “Living Single” Is For Every Generation

Julia Fox comes out as having a “gay bone,” the Christians are LIVID about Peppa Pig’s lesbian agenda, Debbie Millman reminds Winston Duke that Roxane Gay is her WIFE, and more!

Heather Hogan November 21, 2022 2 Comments
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First Person

Working Out at a Strength Gym Has Been Great, but These Exercises Make Me Want To Scream

Even though I believe in complete body liberation and fat freedom, I don’t like to talk about my “I’ve been fat my whole life” baggage.

Stef Rubino November 21, 2022 15 Comments
A brown sling pack, a gray patterned tie, a t-shirt that says SIR, a chain bracelet, a butch wearing a wool coat.
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: Gifts for Your Favorite Dapper, Transmasc Queer

Dapper, transmasc queers thrive year-round, but in my opinion, we shine brightest in the winter.

shea wesley martin November 21, 2022 6 Comments
To L and Back Generation Q feature image: Shane at the bar holding a shot, Generation Q logo, and Sophie sitting in the grass
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

“To L And Back: Generation Q Edition” Podcast Episode 301: Last Year

“I would follow Kehlani to Narnia, to a gambling ring. Really to anywhere.”

Analyssa November 21, 2022 15 Comments
Karamo Brown sits on a chair on stage for his show, wearing a white button down and black suit.
TV Reviews

The Karamo Show Is Mess With a Sprinkling of Healing

People love other people’s mess; it gives us the opportunity to not dwell on the dysfunction in our own lives. 

danijanae November 21, 2022 2 Comments
A woman wears glasses and a mask as well as a beanie and winter coat and is outside in the cold
Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, I’m Moving to Warmer Weather in an Attempt To Survive

As I write this, nearly 70,000 new cases were reported yesterday, and hospitalizations are increasing. Health officials have started to warn of a coming surge in the winter, just as we’ve seen the last two winters. 

Katie November 21, 2022 10 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has Hot Dogs for Fingers

And we’re cool with it, it’s fine.

brooke November 21, 2022 11 Comments
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