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bisexuality

christianity

How Breaking Bread with Queer Christians Helped Me Rediscover Radical Love

“I put “they/she” on a pronoun button for the first time and countless people — moms, older gay and lesbian folks, and my peers — asked me to share what…

Adrian —

Jan 12, 2016

carol

Cate Blanchett

movie features

The Seven Stages of Watching “Carol”

“Also known as ‘spiraling,’ this is the emotional comedown. Like drugs, your serotonin levels have been depleted and possibly you’re dehydrated. You’ve witnessed for maybe the first time in your…

Erin —

Jan 12, 2016

gal pals

greatest hits

friendship

The Gay Community Recalls The Word “Girlfriend” To Describe Platonic Friendships

“Gays exposed to the word ‘girlfriend’ to describe an innocent friendship often experience paranoia, heart palpitations, dizziness, an inadvertent rolling back of the eyes, and mental exhaustion related to figuring…

Erin —

Jan 7, 2016

family

greatest hits

first person

If I’m Queer But I’m A Preacher, Maybe He’ll Love Me

“My father has very few admirable qualities when it comes to our relationship: he doesn’t follow through on his promises, he doesn’t compromise, and he has a God complex. ”

Ari —

Jan 4, 2016

american horror story

bold and the beautiful

tv feature

Violence and Visibility: Transgender Women on TV in 2015

“We wrote more obituaries for murdered trans women in 2015 than TV recaps for any single show we cover.”

Heather Hogan —

Dec 31, 2015

#longreads

curated

literature

215 Of The Best Longreads Of 2015 — All Written By Women

This should keep your brain busy for quite some time.

Riese —

Dec 29, 2015

alcohol

beer

food and drink

A Muggle’s Quest For The Perfect Mug Of (Alcoholic) Butterbeer

I’m not interested in the kiddie theme park variety made of cream soda and syrup from a squeeze bottle; I want hot, alcoholic, grown-ass woman butterbeer.

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 21, 2015

end-of-year-list

greatest hits

tv feature

The Best and Worst LGBT TV Characters of 2015

We’ve finally arrived at a place where we have enough queer characters on TV to fight about them. What a time to be alive!

the team —

Dec 14, 2015

Adventure Time

end-of-year-list

pop culture fix

Top 11 Times This Year Pop Culture Reminded Us Kids Are Queer and Trans Too

As long as queer kids are taking their own lives, as long as young lesbians are told that their crushes on other girls are just fleeting feelings that all straight…

Mey —

Dec 14, 2015

greatest hits

jill soloway

tv feature

My Day On The Set Of “Transparent,” Where Trans Voices Actually Get Heard

“Being one of the cool kids is a privilege I never had growing up, especially in school. I was one of the outcasts because I was different. So on Transparent,…

Mey —

Dec 13, 2015

baby-making

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