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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the…

Summer Tao

Aug 5, 2025

Both/And, Extinction Capital of the World, and The Midnight Shift

BOOK LISTS

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 5, 2025

POP CULTURE FIX

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl…

Valerie Anne

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Aug 4, 2025

BOOK FEATURES

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of…

Riese

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Aug 4, 2025

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more LGBTQ+ lit across all genres!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 5, 2025

pop culture fix

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend! Plus, more buried and unburied gays on TV, Doechii announces upcoming tour, Jinkx…

Valerie Anne —

Aug 4, 2025

book features

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of queer media since the first lesbian print magazine ever launched in 1947. Here are just…

Riese —

Aug 4, 2025

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‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

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78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

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How To Choose Between Two Paths Using the Tarot

Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Aug 4, 2025

the owl house

Amity with newly purple hair kisses Luz, with her eyes closed, on the cheek

tv feature

Amity Smooches Luz as “The Owl House” Breaks More Disney Ground

OH MY MAGICAL BABY KITTENS, YOU’RE EACH OTHER’S FIRST GAY CRUSH.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 13, 2021

mental health

personal essay

A dramatically lit photo of a cup of coffee in a mug that reads "I woke up like this #tired" nestled into rumpled bedsheets along with an open hardcover book.

first person

Here’s What I Learned By Choosing to Step Away from Productivity For a Whole Day

I did nothing “productive” for a whole day: no email, no phone calls, no work, no cleaning, nothing that fuels my inherent Capricorn desire to win at Capitalism. Here’s what…

KaeLyn —

Jul 13, 2021

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dating

You Need Help: How Do I Find Nerdy Women to Date?

Queer people so often have to reimagine and carve out our own spaces, rejecting the dominant narratives hurled at us.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 13, 2021

The L Word Generation Q Season Two

the l word: generation q

The L Word: Generation Q: What Every Character Would Sing at Queer Karaoke Night

At the end of the evening, Finley definitely takes the stage one last time to sing “Closing Time.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 13, 2021

also.also.also

emmy awards

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news

Also.Also.Also: Finally, Emmy Noms for Mj Rodriguez and POSE in Our Lifetimes

“It’s astounding, and it’s not just for me. I’m winning for so many people out there, so many babies out there, the generation that comes after me — that’s who…

Natalie —

Jul 13, 2021

link roundup

pop culture fix

A screenshot of Disney's Ecnanto, with Stephanie Beatriz's Maribel in a white shirt and teal skirt in the grass of an enchanted village surrounded by little kids

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz Is a Non-Magical Disney Heroine In the Enchanted “Encanto”

Benedetta is lesbian nun camp melodrama, Ryan Murphy’s Pray Away is fucking harrowing, people are still watching the heck out of Legend of Korra, and more!

Heather Hogan —

Jul 12, 2021

Legends of Tomorrow – Lesbian & Queer Storylines

Legends of Tomorrow recap

Legends of Tomorrow Episode 609: Avalance, Sara and Ava, at a birthday party looking surprised and holding a baby alien

tv show recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 609: Laugh Tracks

Sara and Ava lead the team on a sitcom-themed adventure to prove that representation matters by way of saving Behrad’s favorite show.

Valerie Anne —

Jul 12, 2021

spaces & places

on the left, a white femme human holds some boxes, is smiling but mostly obscured by the large cardboard box. to the right, a more visible femme who is asian is holding two boxes stacked on top of each other and grinning. text over the image reads: Into the A+ Advice Box

af+

Submit Your Questions! Into the A+ Advice Box: Spaces & Places

A+ Members! Have a space you want to fix up, but aren’t sure how? Fighting over space with someone else? Struggling to find the kind of space you’ve always dreamed…

meg —

Jul 12, 2021