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We Hosted a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health!

Last week, we partnered with Rainbow Health to host a virtual workshop on COVID-19 and queer sexual health. Here’s a complete transcript of what went down!

Anya Richkind June 23, 2022 1 Comment
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LGBT Book Reviews

“Yerba Buena” Is the Perfect Book To Bask in This Summer

Yerba Buena accomplishes in one novel what Sally Rooney attempted in three. And I say this as an on-the-record devoted Rooney Tune!

Yashwina June 23, 2022 11 Comments
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I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets

As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,

Anya Richkind June 23, 2022 3 Comments
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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month

In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.

danijanae June 23, 2022 2 Comments
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Seeing Bikini Kill Made Me Feel Like I Was 16 Again

Bikini Kill opened a door for me, a door that has stayed open ever since.

Stef Rubino June 23, 2022 4 Comments
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TV Reviews

Uncle Clifford Remains a Nonbinary Revelation in “P-Valley” Season Two

There are some concerning moments in P-Valley’s second season, but Uncle Clifford remains center stage. She is strutting around her club in a bustier and cape and getting her whole life… and not giving a shit about what anyone else thinks.

Natalie June 22, 2022 8 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews LGBT Pride

Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later

I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.

Lily Alvarado June 22, 2022 4 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 301 Recap: We’re Back, Witches!

Motherland: Fort Salem is back for its third and final season with Raylla kisses, near misses, and our favorite trio of chosen…sisses.

Valerie Anne June 22, 2022 6 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: How Queen Latifah and Kate Moennig Made Jordan Hull Feel at Home on “Hustle”

TV lesbians and their himbo friends, Yellowjackets and the complexity of teenage girls, Bachelor in Paradise star Demi Burnett on being autistic, and more!

Heather Hogan June 22, 2022 7 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

With Characters From Middle School to Middle Age, This LGBTQ Short Fiction Collection Has the Range

In resisting the tidiness of a happy ending, Conklin demonstrates something profound and important that made me cry at several of these stories.

Yashwina June 22, 2022 3 Comments
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No Filter: BRB Gotta Watch This Video of Janelle Monáe…for the Next Six Calendar Days???

Okay wait are the famous people just like, on summer vacation right now??

Christina Tucker June 22, 2022 1 Comment
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A+ Roundtable: Dealing With Our Enemies

“Is it even possible to be from New Jersey and not have enemies?”

the team June 22, 2022 6 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Megan Rapinoe Says Advocates for Trans Sports Bans Need to “Get a Grip on Reality”

Give older drag queens their flowers, the cringe of the Juneteenth gold rush, and Lynda Carter looked up the internet meaning of “mommy” — she says we’re all grounded.

Carmen Phillips June 21, 2022 1 Comment
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Book Features LGBT Pride

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”

Ro White June 21, 2022 8 Comments
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Life

You Need Help: How Will I Know When My “Real Life” Has Started?

However you end up deciding to live your life is up to you. As long as you create your own path toward happiness and fulfillment, none of the other stuff matters!

Abbie Jones June 21, 2022
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Cancer Season 2022: What Are You Holding Back?

Cancer is loyal, intuitive, and intensely compassionate. This is an energy that understands how to sink into heavy emotions.

meg June 21, 2022 10 Comments
Cherelle Griner and Brittney Griner kiss after a WNBA basketball game. Cherelle Griner is in a green tank top and denim jacket, Brittney is in her Phoenix Mercury uniform.
Sports

Brittney Griner’s Wife Says Their Scheduled Call Never Happened Because the US Embassy Was Unstaffed

After more than four months, Cherelle Griner was finally supposed to hear her wife’s voice on Saturday. Instead Brittney called eleven times, and no one at the embassy was there to pick up the phone.

Carmen Phillips June 20, 2022 18 Comments
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TV Reviews

An Ode to Kristen Kish’s “Iron Chef” Suits

I can’t decide what I like best, the The Daddy (Not Dad) Plaid or The PYNK Pinstripe.

Heather Hogan June 20, 2022 4 Comments
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First Person

How To Leave a Life

Leaving always compels you to look back, a final glimpse, a glance at what exactly you are leaving before you make the jump to part.

danijanae June 20, 2022 11 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lightyear’s Lesbian Kiss Had Ted Cruz Checking Out Doll Genitals

Maya Rudolph was almost the star of Killing Eve, Megan Rapinoe comes out swinging for trans athletes, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin looks familiar, and more!

Heather Hogan June 20, 2022 8 Comments
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