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Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch
I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.
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From “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti Is One of Cinema’s Great Listeners
To understand the magnitude of Paul Giamatti’s warm, yet thorny performance in The Holdovers, you must go further back into his filmography where the seeds of his on-screen persona were sown.
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“The Matrix Resurrections” Takes the Franchise Past the Tipping Point
As the film reflects on the progress and lack thereof for trans people, it’s also a reminder of what we have to lose without inventive, intelligent big budget movies.
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Queer Tarotscopes for Cancer Season 2022: What Are You Holding Back?
Cancer is loyal, intuitive, and intensely compassionate. This is an energy that understands how to sink into heavy emotions.
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An Autistic Reading of Stranger Things’ Robin Buckley
To have someone so similar to me portrayed as likable and capable in a major show, is thrilling.
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New Polls Reveal Alarming Number of Americans Are Wrong About Trans People, I Wonder Why
Most Americans support bans on gender-affirming medical care for trans youth and participation in sports for trans women — an agenda heartily endorsed by the media they consume.
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TIFF 2022: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Isn’t Worthy of Janelle Monáe
Sometimes letting a person be hot and funny and wear great outfits is all the politics you need.
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“Your Place or Mine” Fails To Explicitly Acknowledge Bit Butch Lesbian Character
As much as I’d love for Tig Notaro to be in all romantic comedies, I don’t want “butch best friend” to become the latest watered down LGBT character trope.
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The Soft Butch That Couldn’t (Or: I Got COVID-19 in March 2020 and Never Got Better)
Is a soft butch a soft butch if she can barely hold even herself together? Is a soft butch a soft butch without her swagger?
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Hulu’s 30 Original TV Shows With Lesbian and Bisexual Women Characters
What TV shows could you watch on Hulu if you want to see some gay, lesbian or bisexual women characters? If you’re looking for an answer — boy have I got the post for you, my friend!
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“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.
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You Need Help: I’m a 16 Year-old Lesbian Asking ‘What Is Love?’
“How do I get myself to understand what love can really be, after the initial sparks fade?”
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Queer Tarotscopes for Aries Season 2023: What Makes You Feel Empowered?
This Aries season, allow your ambitions to burn brightly, and balance all of that passion with intentionality, focus, and self-control.
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“Good Trouble” Episode 416 Recap: Chosen Family Among Friends
Alice and Sumi end up in a sexual pleasure workshop, much to Alice’s chagrin and Sumi’s delight.
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Boobs on Your Tube: The Mamas Are in Town for Dinner on “Good Trouble”!
Stef and Lena all these years later, never change. Also updates on: Hightown, Death and Other Details, the season three finale of Raising Kanan, and the series finale of La Brea.
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Queer Tarotscopes for Leo Season 2022: What Would It Take For You To Shine?
It can be hard to learn how to take up space proudly, abundantly, unapologetically.
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Bless the “Couple to Throuple” Gods — A Hot Nonbinary Couple Has Arrived
My heart is racing. I am opening Feeld as I type this. SZA was right.
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New “Fire Island” Book Weaves Personal, Historical Narrative To Highlight Power of Community Solidarity
More a place-based memoir than a straightforward history, “Fire Island” provides unique insight on the history, present, and future of this almost mythical place.
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Good Trouble Series Finale Recap: It’s Not Where You Come From, It’s Where You Belong
Lots of shows have diverse casts, but very few shows bring that diversity to the fore on a consistent basis. Above all else, this is the thing I’ll take with me about Good Trouble — this is how diversity should look.