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Andrea Gibson Kept Sincerity Alive

The loss of Andrea Gibson is not just one that rocks the poetry world, but…

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On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well, I said. Probably not all of them, right?

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13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

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13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

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Andrea Gibson Kept Sincerity Alive

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Writing Queer Ugandan Futures into the Present

The story of queerness in Uganda, bound as it has been to fictions about who we are and who we ought to be, is a story of resilience, love and…

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“Riverdale” Episode 407 Recap: Ice Ice Baby

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Pop Culture Fix: Kristen Stewart Truly Out-Gays Herself Eating Hot Sauce With the Other “Charlie’s Angels” IRL

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Basic Butch Style: Game Day!

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Foolish Child #59: Destiny

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Trans Radiance: Sharing Food As An Act Of Love

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Trans Radiance: Sharing Food As An Act Of Love

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The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema

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