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Rachel Maddow Bares Her Soul About Her Partner’s Terrifying Battle With COVID

It was a surreal experience watching Maddow open up like that. She is the voice of calm reason, the anchor of logic, the brilliant and articulate go-to liberal pundit who…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 20, 2020

constellations

kink

an illustration of woman in a pink sun dress lies suggestively on her side on a picnic blanket with an arm on her hip. she's sharing the blanket with a bottle of wine, a loaf of bread, a picnic basket and a peach.

af+

S L I C K: Constellations #5 A First Date Picnic With Bennett & Ella

Bennett raised their eyebrows, trying not to blush. They wanted it, they really, really wanted it. They’d made themself a promise because they didn’t want to get involved with someone…

Sinclair Sexsmith —

Nov 19, 2020

also.also.also

link roundup

A three-fold collage of an Ivy Park box from Beyonce, then two photos of Roxane Gay wearing the all black line.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Beyoncé Sent Roxane Gay an Ivy Park Box, Black Bisexual Nerds the Time Has Arrived!

How Much Bisexual Energy Do You Radiate? It’s time to find out! Also: searching for the “Ethereal Bisexual” woman in Barack Obama’s memoir, Cara Delevingne is now co-owner of a…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 19, 2020

the speakeasy

A still from the Netflix movie "A New York Christmas Wedding" where Jenny and her new-wife Gabrielle dance together at their reception. Jenny is an Afro-Latina in a sparkly red dress with her hair swept into a bun and Gabrielle is white, in a white pantsuit, and her dark hair down her back.

film

“A New York Christmas Wedding” Asks You to Believe in the Power of Love at Christmas

I love Christmas. I love having a guardian gayngel. And even when the movie is not great, I love a queer Afro-Latina in New York getting her very own Gay…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 19, 2020

hanukkah

holiday gift guide

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christmas

Heartwarming Gifts for Burning Down the System: Shopping for the Protestors in Your Life

This holiday season, show your favorite anti-fascist that you care with a gift they can take into the streets.

Ro White —

Nov 19, 2020

christmas movies

happiest season

film

“Happiest Season” Review: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis Are at Their Best in an Instant Holigay Classic

Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 19, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

two people with long hair about to kiss while one holds a book

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: A Cute Panopticon

Why literature is so self-aware, living like an artist, caring for others without destroying yourself and more.

Ryan Yates —

Nov 19, 2020

mental health

society + culture

Can You Scroll Your Way to Self-Healing? Navigating Social Media Therapy Influencers and Mental Health

Therapy influencers can point you in the right direction, certainly… but healing happens in relationships, intentionally and in an embodied way, over the course of our lives.

Christina Tesoro —

Nov 19, 2020