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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “Save Women’s Sports Act” Lacks Plan to Save Women’s Sports

Stop letting them hide behind “women’s sports” to terrorize trans kids. Also, a friend doesn’t have to be toxic to be bad for you and the midlife renaissance of women in Hollywood.

Carmen Phillips February 7, 2023 5 Comments
Super Bowl snack ideas: a bowl of pretzels, a plate of pigs in a blanket, a plate of wings and celery, and a plate of tortilla chips with a bowl of queso
Food Lists

30 Easy Super Bowl Snack Ideas To Make Even if You’re Not Watching the Game

I haven’t watched the Super Bowl in years, but I love scalable, shareable snacks.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 7, 2023 11 Comments
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Relationships

You Need Help: I Think My Partner Is Emotionally Cheating On Me

The idea that we must save our intimate, intense feelings only for our partners is a deeply heteronormative one, and I don’t want us to adhere to it.

KaeLyn February 7, 2023 28 Comments
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Crafts & DIY Projects Valentine's Day

How To Make Valentine’s Day Cards for Your Friends

We’ve been through shit, and sometimes we need to thank the people who got us through it.

Em Win February 7, 2023 3 Comments
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H features a person in a hijab against a sunset-like background
LGBT Book Reviews

Lamya H’s Debut Memoir Is a Testament to the Powers of Faith and Hope

We live in a society so oppressive to those of us who dare to imagine better that we have very little incentive to keep imagining.

Stef Rubino February 7, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Jigsaw Puzzle: In the Cloud

A puzzle for being free.

Yao Xiao February 7, 2023 8 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Pop Culture Fix: The Grammys Ruin Everyone’s Gay Fun by Stealing From Beyonce AGAIN

Jasmin Savoy Brown and Tatiana Maslany in a new horror movie together, a queer Black Jewish contestant on this season of Survivor, and more!

Heather Hogan February 6, 2023 15 Comments
a still from Knock at the Cabin: two white men hold onto a young east Asian girl in the door of a cabin, looking afraid.
Movie Reviews

“Knock at the Cabin” Understands the Limits of Queer Assimilation

Knock is equally about this one, queer family as it is about our relationships to everyone else, the connections we have through the fact of biology and culture, the fact of our shared humanity.

Stef Rubino February 6, 2023 10 Comments
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TV Reviews

Freeform’s “The Watchful Eye” Spies a Nonbinary Babe and Queer Fave Amy Acker

Mystery, intrigue, potential ghosts, lots of gossip, queer people, and Amy Acker. Who could ask for anything more?

Valerie Anne February 6, 2023 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 104 Recap: Hunters and Heroes

Joel and Ellie take to the road, but get sidetracked by a dangerous detour.

Valerie Anne and Nic
February 6, 2023 3 Comments
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Community

“And I Said to God, Isn’t Being Black Enough? Do I Have To Be Gay Too?”

“The truth of our history is that gay, lesbian, and gender-expansive people were normal and recognized in the Black community.”

shea wesley martin February 6, 2023 20 Comments
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Relationships

When One of Us Transitioned, Our Relationship Changed for the Better

By the time the lockdown lifted, she (Lucy) had kicked a life-long nail biting habit, and I (Summer) had come out as transgender.

Summer Tao and Lucy Aalto
February 6, 2023 14 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Having a No Bones Day

Guy walks into a bar and sees a horse serving drinks. The horse asks, “What? Haven’t you ever seen a horse tending bar before?” And the guy says…

Rachel February 6, 2023 5 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Who’s Your Mommi?

I will obviously follow this quiz up with a Who’s Your Daddy one but only if you are good!!!!!!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 5, 2023 31 Comments
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TV Feature

Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope

“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 5, 2023 7 Comments
Drag Race 1506 recap: All out of drag, Spice looks directly into the camera, Aura looks confused, Malaysia speaks calmly, and Sasha looks over with her arms crossed.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1506 Recap: Old School Drama

I do wish the producers would allow conversation about the current backlash toward trans people and drag, rather than only showing linear progress narratives.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 4, 2023 10 Comments
Burning Butch by R/B Mertz, Brown Neon by Raquel Guitierrez, When We Were Outlaws by Jeanne Cordova, and Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Book Lists

Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”

This is not an exhaustive list of butch memoirs, and I would love to hear about more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 4, 2023 6 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Has a Layover in Chicago

I recently went to the “World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine” exhibit.

Rachel February 4, 2023 16 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Kicks Off Season 2 With Queer Romance

Plus updates on All American, All American: Homecoming, Harlem, Truth Be Told, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Criminal Minds!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
February 3, 2023 7 Comments
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Geekery

8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them

There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!

Heather Hogan February 3, 2023 26 Comments
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