geekery

Fae Farm Is Your New Stardew Valley — Including, Yes, Gay Marriage!

If you like growing crops, fighting magical monsters, collecting stuff, and making a whole town fall in love with you, I’ve got some great news.

Heather Hogan —

Sep 23, 2023

gay marriage

lesbian weddings

Some Things I Didn’t Expect When Planning My Lesbian Wedding

2. I’m in not infrequent contact with a woman named Daphne who is renting me a Fancy Portable Toilet Trailer with air conditioning.

Vanessa —

Jan 3, 2023

gay marriage

lesbian weddings

I’m a Queer Bride on a Budget — And I Went to a Bridal Expo

Have you ever heard of a Bridal Expo? I sure hadn’t! And did you know there are wedding-themed porta potties?!

Vanessa —

Dec 12, 2022

Nerd Culture

sci-fi

geekery

Gay Me Up, Scotty: How Star Trek Failed To Boldly Go There

In addition to perhaps the most egregious split infinitive in the history of the written word, Star Trek, which celebrates its 44th anniversary this week, also committed crimes against its…

Boylio —

Sep 6, 2010

you need help

friendship

You Need Help: I’m Too ‘Old’ for This New Generation of Queers

I’m so sorry the people you’re around have made you feel unwelcome because you don’t follow their narrow definition of what being a queer woman looks like.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 30, 2024

#affiliatemarketing

lgbt book reviews

Kristin Cashore’s “Seasparrow” Continues The Great Graceling Gaying

Like all the Graceling books, Seasparrow allows the woman at its center to be angry, and hurt, and confused, and scared and messy and even downright unlikable sometimes. That’s what…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 11, 2023

Queer Mom Chronicles

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: When You’re the Only Lesbian Mom on the Playground

There’s a certain amount of risk calculation you have to do when you’re the only queer mom in a group of parents.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

May 8, 2023

also.also.also

judith butler

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” Is Relevant in New Ways During the Rise of Ron DeSantis

Also, let’s play a game: UFO or Christmas lights? Plus updates on Megan thee Stallion’s trial against Tory Lanez, getting high on mushrooms with your mom, and how to donate…

Carmen Phillips —

Dec 22, 2022

Glee

grey's anatomy

tv feature

Lesbian Weddings on TV: From Carol and Susan to Bette and Tina

The history of lesbian weddings on TV: parents refusing to attend, wild ’90s hats, untimely deaths, a weed brownie rave on the Eiffel Tower, an impromptu prison wedding, the union…

Riese —

Jan 20, 2023

#affiliatemarketing

book bans

politics + activism

How To Fight Back Against Book Bans

However you choose to engage with Banned Books Week, I hope you’ll think about the books that have led you to the person you are today.

Daven McQueen —

Oct 5, 2023

bisexuality

interview

movie features

Maryam Keshavarz on “The Persian Version,” Translating the Iranian American Experience On-Screen, and Cyndi Lauper

“I was always bisexual. Even in college, I dated a man and a woman at the same time, and they knew about each other.”

Caroline Darya Framke —

Nov 3, 2023

into the af+ advice box

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #91: Why Do Your Dates Always Turn Into “Just Friends”?

How social media is a lie, how to dress for a Catholic wedding, and is that girl who’s currently in a relationship into you?

The Editors —

Oct 27, 2023