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health

‘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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dessert

Femme Brûlée

recipes

Femme Brûlée: Flourless Chocolate Cake

The actual coffee added to the batter amplifies the mocha flavor and elevates this cake from “good” to exceptional, so please for the love of cocoa do not skip it.

Reneice Charles —

Sep 14, 2019

bachelor in paradise

bh90210

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: These “Bachelor in Paradise” Queers Will Not Be Outdone By “Are You The One?”

Plus updates on Why Women Kill, Grand Hotel, and BH 90210!

The TV Team —

Sep 13, 2019

2020 presidential campaign

debates

politics + activism

Democratic Debate 3: Maybe Civility Didn’t Win the Day, but Neither Did Biden

Let’s recap the highlights and lowlights for each candidate and talk about what we mean when we bring up “civility.”

Natalie —

Sep 13, 2019

longform journalism

Things I Read That I Love

literature

Things I Read I Love #297: Anyone Who Wears a Carabiner With a Certain Sprezzatura

Topics include BH90210, the cost of Amazon’s next-day delivery, Joe Exotic’s giant tiger zoo, Marianne Williamson, college admissions, lesbian bars, working at Trump Soho and more!

Riese —

Sep 13, 2019

a black lady sketch show

the speakeasy

tv lists

Top 10 “A Black Lady Sketch Show” Sketches to Send You Into the Weekend Laughing

Have you caught up on A Black Lady Sketch Show yet? If not, why are you robbing yourself of joy?

Natalie —

Sep 13, 2019

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are Your Back To School Impulse Buys?

When back to school season comes around, what can you not resist buying? What school supplies make your heart go aflutter? Come hang out in the Friday Open Thread and…

Ari —

Sep 13, 2019

orphan black

The Next Chapter