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Straddleverse

I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong

“I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”

Em Win November 7, 2022 7 Comments
LP and Kate pour drinks in the Netflix series Drink Masters
TV Reviews

Attention Cocktail Queers! Netflix’s New Mixology Competition Series “Drink Masters” Is the Show for Us

Mixology entails a lot more than just drink-mixing. There’s science, gastronomy, artistry, and even storytelling involved here.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 7, 2022 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: It’s Been Aubrey Plaza All Along in Wandavision Spin-Off Agatha: Coven of Chaos

ESPN is making a Candace Parker documentary, so many TV cancellations and renewals, the Sort Of season two trailer, and more!

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 1 Comment
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Relationships

How Chloe Caldwell’s “Women” Shaped My Queer Heartbreak

I couldn’t acknowledge that this was unsustainable, that my life wasn’t the novella I had convinced myself it was.

Mia Arias Tsang November 7, 2022 12 Comments
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Thanksgiving

10 Ways To Stay Connected to Your Disabled / Chronically Ill Friends This Thanksgiving

If the last few years have reiterated anything to us us, it’s that queer people are endlessly resourceful in their pursuit of staying connected with their community, and committed to keeping each other safe.

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword for Champions

Start the week right with this gorgeously symmetrical mini crossword!

brooke November 7, 2022 14 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cozy Sunday Activity Should You Do Today?

Every answer is a great way to spend a normal, cozy Sunday — but I’ve also included a little bit of optional spice, in parenthesis, in case you need an extra challenge.

Darcy November 6, 2022 24 Comments
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Sports TV Feature

25 Babes With Baseball Bats, Ranked by Lesbianism

“Color coordinating the bat to the suit is iconiccccc dyke behavior.”

the team and Heather Hogan
November 6, 2022 28 Comments
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Geekery

I Miss Film Cameras but I’m Lazy so I Use This Phone App Instead

I’m just one queer person who misses the effortless level up that comes with soft lighting, and I want to share it with my internet friends.

Carmen Phillips November 5, 2022 11 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #105: A Good Cry

As an act of healing together, a good cry allows for releasing of tensions in our bodies.

Yao Xiao November 5, 2022 9 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword for Forward-Thinking, Nostalgia

A larger crossword that’ll challenge you AND get a song stuck in your head for the rest of the day!

brooke November 5, 2022 37 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nova Just Wants to Dance With a Woman Who Loves Her on “Queen Sugar”

Plus updates on Survivor, The Rookie: Feds, American Horror Story, and Station 19.

Natalie November 4, 2022 2 Comments
A group of young women all cheers with champagne glasses on a boat in Paris as part of Real Girlfriends in Paris
TV Reviews

Like All the Best Reality Shows, “Real Girlfriends in Paris” Was Ultimately About F*cking Up in Friendships

The first season also had a healthy dose of bisexual chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 4, 2022 4 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Puzzling It Out

“My first attempt was actually cara-bi-ners, before I realized the dashes were there for a reason!”

Darcy November 4, 2022 5 Comments
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Straddleverse

Do You Love Queer Books?

I want fewer queer books slipping through the cracks.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 4, 2022 35 Comments
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Book Features

A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book

Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.

Stef Rubino November 4, 2022 6 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #71: So You Keep Falling For Your Friends

Feeling bad because of TikTok, boundary setting during sex, what your porn preferences mean, and more!

the team November 4, 2022 10 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Causeway” Is a Queer Military Story That Ignores the Cost of War

If we allow these wars to be reframed through a queer lens, through a hip A24 lens, we will see their errors repeated.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 4, 2022 17 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword To Slay

A Friday mini crossword that’s relevant to your interests!

Rachel November 4, 2022 19 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Send Brittney Griner A Letter Today, “Be Her Strength”

Also: lesbian vampires in pop culture, Dwyane Wade holds it down for his teen daughter Zaya as she moves to legally change her name and gender, and what the hell is Johnny Depp doing in the Fenty show??

Carmen Phillips November 3, 2022 17 Comments
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