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Lesbian Poet Staceyann Chin Will Not Be Silent

In an interview with Autostraddle, Staceyann Chin describes the wild journey of trying to procure sperm in the early aughts…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

Oct 17, 2025

FIRST PERSON

I’ve Been Into the Further and Back

In Insidious, both father and eldest son possess the ability to project their consciousness elsewhere.…

Autumn Fourkiller

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Oct 15, 2025

tv shows streaming in the united kingdom bbc,channel 4, channel 5, itv

TV LISTS

58 Gay TV Shows To Stream In The UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5)

We present: everything TV show streaming on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5…

Sally

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Oct 14, 2025

a person putting together a letter for an ex

BREAKUPS

Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

The concept of the Breakup Apology Letter is a controversial one! Where do you land?

the team

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Oct 13, 2025

first person

I’ve Been Into the Further and Back

In Insidious, both father and eldest son possess the ability to project their consciousness elsewhere. The father does not remember this. Is it a gift if you want to forget…

Autumn Fourkiller —

Oct 15, 2025

tv lists

58 Gay TV Shows To Stream In The UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5)

We present: everything TV show streaming on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5 with lesbian or queer or trans characters, ranked by gayness.

Sally —

Oct 14, 2025

breakups

Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

The concept of the Breakup Apology Letter is a controversial one! Where do you land?

the team —

Oct 13, 2025

Latest Articles

What You Should Know About the Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing on Trans Athletes

News

Oct 20, 2025

Quiz: What’s Your Job on the Lesbian Commune?

Games

Oct 19, 2025

16 Pretty Good Lesbian Shows We’re Pretty Sure You Haven’t Seen Yet

Television

Oct 18, 2025

Was I A Fool To Think They’d Kiss Me Back?

Af+

Oct 17, 2025

How I Learned To Touch Again After Trauma

First Person

Oct 17, 2025

Top row: Cheetah Girls, Bring It On, Coyote Ugly and Ghost World. Bottom row: Bring it On, Blue Crush, Thirteen, Charlie's Angels

quizzes

Quiz: Which Early ’00s Movie Made You Gay?

In the early 2000s, the silver screen was awash in groups of ostensibly straight girls in low-rise pants fighting crime, dancing on the bar and writing burn books! Along the…

Riese —

Apr 23, 2023

A collage of two side-by-side photos of the leads of Muna and Boygenius dancing incredibly close together at Coachella 2023 onstage.

music

boygenius Joins MUNA to Play “Silk Chiffon” at Coachella and Dance Close in a Gay Way

We are here today because we are gay.

Carmen Phillips —

Apr 23, 2023

Four Pink Ladies from "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies", looking over the shoulder of the jacket, are cut out in front of a pixelated pink high school hallway.

tv reviews

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” Can’t Go Both Ways

Rise of the Pink Ladies wants the privilege of deciding when and how questions of race matter, but that’s not how it works — not on a fictional television show where…

Carmen Phillips —

Apr 23, 2023

a blue travel accessory bag, a brown leather pouch, a pink laptop case, a clear pouch, a pink pouch, and a purse organizer

shopping

Spring Edit: You Know What Your Main Bag Needs? A Smaller Bag Inside It

In which I gently boss you into cleaning out your bag and putting in things you’ll actually use.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 22, 2023

Two panel comic in shades of pink and blue show Baopu, an Asian person with red hair, wondering about "perpetual depth and mystery... automatic alienation??"

webcomics

Baopu 111: Life In Third Person

Only occasionally letting people in.

Yao Xiao —

Apr 22, 2023

af+

A+ Crossword Will Try to Use Today’s 1-A Clue in Casual Conversation

What’s the difference between a casually dressed dyke on a unicycle and a formally dressed dyke on a bicycle?

Amanda Rafkin —

Apr 22, 2023

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Maya and Carina Pull a Callie and Arizona on “Station 19”

Plus updates on Fantasy Island, Good Trouble, The Power, A Million Little Things, All American, and the Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Wife Show!

Natalie —

Apr 21, 2023

tv reviews

“Dead Ringers” Review: Rachel Weisz Playing Dysfunctional Twins in This Gory, Glorious Queer Nightmare Has Ruined Me

This series is the gold standard for how gender-swapping adaptations should function; it should feel intentional and be an additive and expansive choice, not mere surface-level detail.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 21, 2023