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This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone

A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.

Abbie Jones —

Jun 24, 2022

af+ sex diary

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A+ Sex Diary: So This Is What It’s Like To Live With Your Girlfriend

“When we get home I beg to go down on her — I know you’re tired, I say, I know it’s a work night, but please…”

Guest —

Jun 24, 2022

interview

kristen kish

tv feature

Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self

“The storytelling of food is getting, literally and figuratively, more colorful.“

Heather Hogan —

Jun 24, 2022

also.also.also

link roundup

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society + culture

Also.Also.Also: The Perfect Black T-Shirt, Because It’s 90% Of What You’ll Wear This Summer

How to be a good person without annoying everyone, a recession might end the work-from-home revolution, and all of today’s scary Supreme Court decisions in one place — just like…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 23, 2022

beanie feldstein

love is sometimes not a lie

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Happy Pride to Beanie Feldstein, Who Just Got Engaged!

In an interview last year, Beanie Feldstein said she hoped to one day be married to her girlfriend with babies and puppies running around. She’s well on her way!!! I…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 23, 2022

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 —

Jun 23, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

literary fiction

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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 —

Jun 23, 2022

twitter

$Flowers are collaged in the background behind a Tweet from AS writer Stef Rubino: "As a gay teenager, I never felt like I had the support I needed, especially given the fact that my home life was fractured & very off balance. That's why, for this pride month, I've partnered with Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit Orthotics,"$

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