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  • Jackie in Love Lies Bleeding working out in the gym
    playlists

    The Ultimate Queer Workout Playlist To
    Get You Actually Excited About the Gym

    motti
    Dec 30, 2024
  • lips kissing in watercolor against a colorful background, depicting the concept of sapphic yearning
    playlists

    Sapphic Yearning, Explained
    by a Playlist

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Feb 4, 2024
  • A collage of women in hip hop, outlined in yellow, in front of a pile of mixtapes. Left to right: Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, Young M.A., Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj, Big Freeda, Missy Elliott, Megan thee Stallion, Chika, Roxane Shante, Da Brat, and Lil Kim
    playlists

    Playlist: We Run This, 50
    Years of Women in Hip-Hop

    Natalie
    Aug 17, 2023
  • A pop art cartoon of a woman with red hair and bangs cries with her mouth open
    playlists

    Playlist: The Saddest Songs
    Ever, According to Queer Cancers

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Jun 26, 2023
  • Jackie in Love Lies Bleeding working out in the gym
    playlists

    The Ultimate Queer Workout Playlist To
    Get You Actually Excited About the Gym

    motti
    Dec 30, 2024
  • lips kissing in watercolor against a colorful background, depicting the concept of sapphic yearning
    playlists

    Sapphic Yearning, Explained
    by a Playlist

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Feb 4, 2024
  • A collage of women in hip hop, outlined in yellow, in front of a pile of mixtapes. Left to right: Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, Young M.A., Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj, Big Freeda, Missy Elliott, Megan thee Stallion, Chika, Roxane Shante, Da Brat, and Lil Kim
    playlists

    Playlist: We Run This, 50
    Years of Women in Hip-Hop

    Natalie
    Aug 17, 2023
  • A pop art cartoon of a woman with red hair and bangs cries with her mouth open
    playlists

    Playlist: The Saddest Songs
    Ever, According to Queer Cancers

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Jun 26, 2023
strength training
Jackie in Love Lies Bleeding working out in the gym
playlists

The Ultimate Queer Workout Playlist To Get You Actually Excited About the Gym

If you’re anything like me, you’ve avoided The Gym because it’s a scary place.
motti —
Dec 30, 2024
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lips kissing in watercolor against a colorful background, depicting the concept of sapphic yearning
playlists

Sapphic Yearning, Explained by a Playlist

The true meaning of sapphic yearning, as explained by a very gay playlist.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Feb 4, 2024
hip-hop
A collage of women in hip hop, outlined in yellow, in front of a pile of mixtapes. Left to right: Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, Young M.A., Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj, Big Freeda, Missy Elliott, Megan thee Stallion, Chika, Roxane Shante, Da Brat, and Lil Kim
playlists

Playlist: We Run This, 50 Years of Women in Hip-Hop

Because what’s a celebration of women’s contributions to 50 years of hip-hop without a playlist?
Natalie —
Aug 17, 2023
A pop art cartoon of a woman with red hair and bangs cries with her mouth open
playlists

Playlist: The Saddest Songs Ever, According to Queer Cancers

“Happy” Cancer season! Here are some songs to cry to, selected by a group of Cancers.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Jun 26, 2023
countdown to pride
a statue wearing headphones with the words NINE DAYS 2 PRIDE and a set of lit matches
playlists

Countdown to Pride: 100 Songs To Get You Ready for Running Into All Your Exes Next Month

Get angry, get horny, get introspective!
Julie Gentile —
May 23, 2023
69.9 FM
two women on exercise bikes screaming. one has a ponytail and one has an undercut
playlists

Playlist: Welcome to My Dyke SoulCycle Class

Lifting weights half-naked in my apartment? That calls for 190 to 200 BPM house and pop music only.
Julie Gentile —
Mar 24, 2023
69.9 FM
a black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette in a robe on a couch
playlists

Playlist: Crying in a Caftan, Smoking a Virginia Slim

Disclaimer, no, I don’t own a caftan. Yes, I wish I did.
Julie Gentile —
Feb 24, 2023
69.9 FM
A black cat against a black ground is hissing. The image has been distorted and the colors edited to create a trippy tripling effect.
playlists

Playlist: Queer as in F*CK YOU

The feeling of wanting to book a rage room and smash a lot of shit, or journal so hard you conquer weeks of pent up emotions in one go? That’s…
Julie Gentile —
Jan 19, 2023
69.9 FM
Two women huddled for warmth on the steps of a cabin, draped in blankets and sipping out of mugs
playlists

Swaddle Yourself in This Queer Playlist for Cuffing Season

This playlist walks the line between the fun, playful crush energy that comes with any new relationship, and the contemplative mood that comes when conversations stop being about how cute…
Julie Gentile —
Dec 17, 2022
69.9 FM
A group of friends dine around a table for Thanksgiving
playlists

Playlist: Songs for Vibing with Your Found Family on Thanksgiving

Here’s about seven hours of songs to play behind conversations and to fill the comforting silence of breaking bread over a tofurkey, ham, or whatever you like to stuff your…
Julie Gentile —
Nov 24, 2022
69.9 FM
An Asian girl in white face pant and sparkles, dressed in pink velvet and a pink wig with unicorn ears gives peace signs and sticks her tongue out at the camera.
halloween

Let Me DJ Your Gay Halloween Party

If you’re planning on throwing a messy little gay Halloween party this month or need something to put on your speakers, allow me to present my gay little Halloween playlist.…
Julie Gentile —
Oct 19, 2022
69.9 FM
Two pink cassette tapes and pink rose petals against a blue background.
playlists

I’m Qualified To Make You a Love Songs Playlist Because I Was Mildly Famous on 8tracks

I’m not saying every playlist I make is everyone’s favorite, but I have been enjoying doing it since my days of repressed feelings, plaid skirts, and passive-aggressive after-school text posts.
Julie Gentile —
Oct 4, 2022
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