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sports

For Cammie Woodman, Tennis and Transition Go Hand-in-Hand

A year after transition, Cammie Woodman watched Serena Williams play tennis. It changed everything.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Jul 24, 2025

FIRST PERSON

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well,…

Autumn Fourkiller

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Jul 23, 2025

SPORTS

13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

We love it when a current or former WNBA player dates another women’s basketball player!…

Riese

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Jul 20, 2025

FIRST PERSON

Andrea Gibson Kept Sincerity Alive

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

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Jul 18, 2025

first person

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?

Autumn Fourkiller —

Jul 23, 2025

sports

13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

We love it when a current or former WNBA player dates another women’s basketball player! Here are eleven couples still going strong and being tall.

Riese —

Jul 20, 2025

first person

Andrea Gibson Kept Sincerity Alive

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

Gabrielle Grace Hogan —

Jul 18, 2025

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GLAAD

trans media representation

tv news & trailers

LGBTQ Characters Are Thriving on TV While the World Burns, GLAAD Report Finds

GLAAD shows LGBTQ+ characters are at record highs across broadcast, streaming and cable, and for the first time ever, there are more QPOC than white LGBTQ+ characters on broadcast!

Riese —

Oct 25, 2018

2018 election

election

politics + activism

The 10 LGBT Congressional Candidates Most Likely to Help Democrats Take Back the House of Representatives

Which LGBTQ candidates have the best shot at making history in 2018 and, in doing so, help return Nancy Pelosi to the Speakership (however temporarily)?

Natalie —

Oct 25, 2018

riverdale

Riverdale Recaps: Season 1-5

tv show recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 303 Recap: Twisted Games

There are at least three shows happening at once right now.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 25, 2018

Cameron Esposito

podcasts

straddleverse

Riese and Cameron Esposito Warm Your Ears on This Week’s Queery

Find out who Riese ships with Baby-Sitter’s Club founder Kristy Thomas on this week’s Queery podcast!

Heather Hogan —

Oct 25, 2018

advice

getting in bed with kristin

celebrities (vapid fluff)

VIDEO! Getting in Bed With Kristin + Mary Lambert: Always Send the Book of Annotated Poetry

Mary and Kristin talked about a million different topics, giggled a lot, and almost made microwave popcorn. Mary also performed a brand new poem, gave a lot of advice, and…

Kristin —

Oct 25, 2018

lesbian sex toy reviews

sex toy shopping guide

sex toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The We-Vibe Ditto

The We-Vibe Ditto is a really fun anal toy, and the remote app makes it especially perfect for long-distance relationships — although the app also presents some challenges.

Guest —

Oct 25, 2018

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Madness, Witches, and Burned Queer Books

A literature of women’s madness, witchy books to read right now, why buying books won’t save independent bookstores and more.

Ryan Yates —

Oct 25, 2018

#lgbthistorymonth

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

The Riot Isn’t Over: 6 Movements and Organizations that Map Militancy in LGBT History

Regardless of whether you ultimately see the use of militant force as an admirable tactic, the truth is that any progress the queer community has made is at least in…

Raechel Anne Jolie —

Oct 25, 2018