How To Make Valentine’s Day Cards for Your Friends
We’ve been through shit, and sometimes we need to thank the people who got us through it.
Lamya H’s Debut Memoir Is a Testament to the Powers of Faith and Hope
We live in a society so oppressive to those of us who dare to imagine better that we have very little incentive to keep imagining.
Jigsaw Puzzle: In the Cloud
A puzzle for being free.
Pop Culture Fix: The Grammys Ruin Everyone’s Gay Fun by Stealing From Beyonce AGAIN
Jasmin Savoy Brown and Tatiana Maslany in a new horror movie together, a queer Black Jewish contestant on this season of Survivor, and more!
“Knock at the Cabin” Understands the Limits of Queer Assimilation
Knock is equally about this one, queer family as it is about our relationships to everyone else, the connections we have through the fact of biology and culture, the fact of our shared humanity.
Freeform’s “The Watchful Eye” Spies a Nonbinary Babe and Queer Fave Amy Acker
Mystery, intrigue, potential ghosts, lots of gossip, queer people, and Amy Acker. Who could ask for anything more?
“The Last of Us” Episode 104 Recap: Hunters and Heroes
Joel and Ellie take to the road, but get sidetracked by a dangerous detour.
“And I Said to God, Isn’t Being Black Enough? Do I Have To Be Gay Too?”
“The truth of our history is that gay, lesbian, and gender-expansive people were normal and recognized in the Black community.”
When One of Us Transitioned, Our Relationship Changed for the Better
By the time the lockdown lifted, she (Lucy) had kicked a life-long nail biting habit, and I (Summer) had come out as transgender.
Mini Crossword Is Having a No Bones Day
Guy walks into a bar and sees a horse serving drinks. The horse asks, “What? Haven’t you ever seen a horse tending bar before?” And the guy says…
Quiz: Who’s Your Mommi?
I will obviously follow this quiz up with a Who’s Your Daddy one but only if you are good!!!!!!
Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope
“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”
“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.
Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”
This is not an exhaustive list of butch memoirs, and I would love to hear about more.
A+ Crossword Has a Layover in Chicago
I recently went to the “World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine” exhibit.
Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Kicks Off Season 2 With Queer Romance
Plus updates on All American, All American: Homecoming, Harlem, Truth Be Told, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Criminal Minds!
8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them
There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!
The Comment Awards Are Both Fascinating and Slightly Unhinged
“So proud that my wife Natasha Lyonne is fathering children with Drew Barrymore, who has been an agent of queer chaos since she turned Darlene Connor gay in Poison Ivy.”
New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids
The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.
Dystopian Commentary Bares Its Teeth and Heart in “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself”
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes to write a responsible dystopia.