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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…

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Oct 17, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Oct 13, 2025

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The Mitchells vs. The Machines: Abbi Jacobson Is The Queer All-Ages Hero We’ve Been Waiting For

The Mitchells vs. The Machines is genuinely hilarious and actually for really real gay.

Heather Hogan

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May 18, 2021

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“We Are Watching Eliza Bright'”s Sixsterhood Is a Collective Narrator of Queer Possibility: An Interview with A.E. Osworth

When queer voices — especially those of trans people, and Black and brown people — are so frequently ignored or actively silenced, centering a narrator made up of them turned…

Lindsay Lee Wallace

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May 18, 2021

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Pop Culture Fix: Sue Bird Grapples With Being Hot Mom Age

The WNBA is back! Owl House is back! Janelle Monáe joins Knives Out 2! Good news abounds!

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May 17, 2021

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“Batwoman” Episode 214 Recap: And Justice for Some

I believe in loving loud and hard, but also holding the things you love accountable, especially when you know they’re capable of being Great. This show has given us greatness…

Nic

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May 17, 2021

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“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 603 Recap: Zari’s Got Talent

Ava and the Legends end up entering a reality competition singing show on their quest to save Sara, who is poisoned on a mystery planet.

Valerie Anne

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May 17, 2021

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“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 608: Last Word

“You can trust someone not to kill you with a knife, but still not trust them with your feelings.”

Riese

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May 17, 2021

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movie reviews

“The Retreat” Is a New Kind of Lesbian Horror, Full of Catharsis and Dykey Swagger

Despite the real-life horrors queer women face, horror cinema has largely shown queer women as predators. The Retreat attempts to change that.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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May 17, 2021

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How Tam Found Empowerment in the Closet

What are you to do when you are a Vietnamese asexual and aromantic woman who grew up in white, cishet, francophone-dominated Montreal in the 1980s and 1990s?

Diamond Yao

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May 17, 2021