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movie features

Why I Rewatch ‘The Family Stone’ Every Year

The Family Stone is many queer folks’ first introduction to warm, unconditional familial love.

Motti

Dec 24, 2024

movie features

Why I Rewatch ‘The Family Stone’ Every Year

The Family Stone is many queer folks’ first introduction to warm, unconditional familial love.

Motti —

Dec 24, 2024

horror

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In Search of a Queer Christmas Horror Classic

If one quality ties the Christmas horror subgenre together, it’s an oddball, camp sensibility that almost always feels at least a little bit queer.

Payton McCarty-Simas —

Dec 19, 2024

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epic

movie lists

37 Christmas Movies With Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Trans Characters

In a world once lacking Christmas movies with lesbian, bisexual, queer women and non-binary characters, the tides of the North Pole are shifting, and we’ve got a great list of…

Riese —

Dec 7, 2023

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How To Throw a Last Minute Extremely Gay Christmas Party

Christmas with your family? Boring. Christmas with the gays? A jolly good time!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 14, 2024

chappell roan

megan stalter

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‘A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter’ Makes the Yuletide Gay and Horny

Sabrina Carpenter gives the gays everything they want this Christmas.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 9, 2024

ali liebert

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movie reviews

Hallmark’s “Friends and Family Christmas” Is The Cheesy Holiday Romance Sapphics Deserve

“Friends and Family Christmas is everything that those of us who want an easy, cheesy Christmas romcom could ask for. Low stakes, lots of twinkly lights, and two openly queer…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Dec 24, 2023

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My Favorite Queer Christmas Movie Is “How To Blow Up a Pipeline”

Yes, it’s a Christmas movie actually. Let me explain.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 22, 2023

dessert

food lists

Power Ranking Italian (and Italian-American) Christmas Desserts

My ancestors really said “Ok, let’s make a dessert that looks like cured meat.”

Stef Rubino —

Dec 19, 2023

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37 Christmas Movies With Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Trans Characters

In a world once lacking Christmas movies with lesbian, bisexual, queer women and non-binary characters, the tides of the North Pole are shifting, and we've got a great list of LGBTQ+ Christmas movies for you!

Riese

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Holigays 2013 Gift Guide: 25 Sweaters With Cats On Them

This is a list of 25 sweaters with cats on them. Not to be confused with cats in sweaters.

Lizz —

Dec 4, 2013

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Listling Without Commentary: Responses From AS Writers to “What Was Your Best X-Mas Gift Ever?”

“A used, tag-less shopping bag from the ’80s wrapped in an empty used candy box wrapped in trash.”

Laneia —

Dec 27, 2011

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Listling Without Commentary: Sh*t Your Family Said Last Christmas

“What’s the next thing you’re gonna be telling us? That you’re a serial killer?”

Riese —

Dec 14, 2011

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