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Is it Gay?

Shows tend to debut with gay men who clearly identify as such and do incredibly slow burns for the self-discovery or reveal of gay women.

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Looks Like Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn Will Be Bisexual

Trace Lysette’s new feature film, three of the Elite Eight women’s coaches are gay, why queer cartoons are more important than ever, and more!

Heather Hogan March 27, 2023 6 Comments
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Book Features First Person

Send Me to Low Femme Paradise

The problem of having to have a body in the world again.

Zoe Whittall March 27, 2023 7 Comments
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Breakups First Person

Thank You, Ex: For (1) Set of Ghost Hands

I don’t like to think about the endings, which is probably why I’m always haunted, always clinging to things that return even when I should pretend I do not see them.

A. Tony Jerome March 27, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Can’t Define It, But Knows It When She Sees It

What did the big flower say to the little flower?

brooke March 27, 2023 7 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Survive These Increasingly Dramatic Soap Opera Plots, I’ll Tell You Which Shondaland Gay You Are

If there is one thing that Broader Shonda Rhimes Universe is gonna do, it’s throw someone through a plane.

Carmen Phillips March 26, 2023 36 Comments
Cover of Haggadah Min HaMeitzar. It includes the Yachatz silk painting with three vertical matzot where one looks like the earth split into two. It also includes the text "Haggadah Min HaMeitzar A Seder Journey to Liberation by Gabriella Spitzer."
Jewish Holidays

The Traditional and Radical Queer Haggadah I Wanted Didn’t Exist — So I Wrote It Myself

Nowadays, I ask, “how can my queerness deepen my Judaism, and how can my Judaism deepen my queerness?” Haggadah Min HaMeitzar is one answer to that question.

G March 26, 2023 13 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q

“L Word: Generation Q” Cast Reacts To Show’s Cancellation With Love, Gratitude, Cute Pics and Some Light Shade

Following yesterday’s announcement of the cancellation of The L Word: Generation Q, cast members are posting some pretty adorable tributes on instagram!

Riese March 26, 2023 11 Comments
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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Sweet 16

As usual, you’ve got 48 hours to cast your ballots in the Sweet 16. Remember, this year, you can vote four times over the voting period!

Natalie March 25, 2023 5 Comments
Out of drag, Mistress laughs with her new drag daughter, Ms. Ting. Ms. Ting is in a rainbow sweatshirt and has purple hair.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1513 Recap: Class In Session

The guest judge this week is Hayley Kiyoko, who shares the fun fact that she was in love with her first grade teacher Ms. Spear.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 25, 2023 8 Comments
In a two panel comic, in shades of twilight purple and yellow, Baopu — an Asian person with red hair — snuggles their cat in bed.
Webcomics

Baopu #110: Twilight Hours

A poetic feeling in the hour of the in-between.

Yao Xiao March 25, 2023 16 Comments
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A+ Crossword Has a Hair Appointment This Afternoon

Why do we put candles on top of birthday cakes?

brooke March 25, 2023 9 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Definitely Not Cannibals

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TV Show Recaps

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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Book Features

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Nico March 24, 2023 6 Comments
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Playlists

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Julie Gentile March 24, 2023 4 Comments
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Movie Reviews

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Drew Burnett Gregory March 24, 2023 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Yellowjackets” Episode 201 Recap: Lend Me Your Ears

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 24, 2023 169 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

TONIGHT! Watch the Yellowjackets Premiere With Us

Stingers up!

Nico March 24, 2023 2 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Must’ve Called a Thousand Times

We’ll, we’ll, we’ll…

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