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Community Health

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We can be more thoughtful about how we interact with others during these enduringly uncertain times.

himani February 23, 2023 76 Comments
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Comedy

19 Wizards Ranked by How Well They Match My Gender Feelings

Orko is the worst part of He-Man. Orko does, however, get points for simply refusing to have their body perceived.

Nico February 23, 2023 32 Comments
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Relationships

Dykes on Dates: Bowling Is the Epitome of Romance

You get to talk a bunch, like a dinner date but with an added activity — one almost insists you stare at your partner’s ass.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 23, 2023 14 Comments
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Literature

Rainbow Reading: This Upcoming Book Is a Queer Retelling of Robin Hood About DYKES ON BIKES

It sounds like Robin Hood meets Fast and the Furious and very GAY.

Yashwina February 23, 2023 4 Comments
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No Filter: Melissa King Is Giving Daddy — There, I Said It

Also, we must now dedicate a section to Janelle Monaé’s NBA All Star triumph!

Christina Tucker February 23, 2023 3 Comments
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Puzzles

Picdoku: You, Me, and Nine Different Pride Flags

Are you ready to play sudoku with Pride flags? Because that’s what’s about to happen.

Sally February 23, 2023 21 Comments
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It’s Honestly Upsetting How Good These Anchovies Are

I was skeptical about pricey anchovies, but I was wrong!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 22, 2023 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: This “Warrior Nun” Scene That Never Got Filmed Is Pretty Dang Queer & Cute

Javicia Leslie’s new show, BG is back MFers!!!, LGBTQ rep on reality TV, and more!

Heather Hogan February 22, 2023 6 Comments
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A+ Roundtable: The Weirdest Songs We’ve Fucked To

The vibes are So Off.

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Movie Reviews

Kiersey Clemons Is a Bisexual Bride in “Somebody I Used to Know”

Prime Video’s rom-com isn’t exactly My Best Friend’s Wedding — but there are plenty of familiar beats in Alison Brie and Kiersey Clemons’ new film.

Nic February 22, 2023 3 Comments
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We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year

OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture perfectly exemplifies the reasons why it’s so imperative to look back at history with the willingness to be impacted by whatever we learn.

Stef Rubino February 22, 2023 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Left the Car Running

How many paranoid people does it take to change a lightbulb?

Rachel February 22, 2023 7 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Historic Wave of 2023 Bills Sets a Political ‘War Against LGBTQ+ People,’ According to New Report

In a new report, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks LGBTQ+ policy, describes 2023 legislations as a “war against LGBTQ people in America and their very right and ability to openly exist.”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 5 Comments
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Da Brat Is Pregnant!!!

There’s so much happiness to be had! The Grammy-nominated rapper has surprised herself, “Everything makes me cry. If someone wins American Idol, I cry. I’m like, I’m tougher than that!”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 12 Comments
Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era
LGBT Book Reviews

In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.

Nico February 21, 2023 1 Comment
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Dating

You Need Help: How Do I Flirt When I’m Worried About Coming On Too Strong

I’m black and masculine so I’m worried that if I tried to make a move it would come off too strong, which I know I really shouldn’t but we live in a world.

Em Win and A. Tony Jerome
February 21, 2023 5 Comments
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Lesbian Sex

She/Her/Sir: Finding My Home in Kink as a Black, Queer, Masc of Center Dom

Kink can be a profound space of healing, which is something that Black people — and especially Black women — deeply deserve.

Black Queer Dom February 21, 2023 5 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“Big Swiss” Review: On the Queer Age Gap Novel Set in a House Full of Bees

Big Swiss veers from horny to humorous to macabre in zigs and zags.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 21, 2023 17 Comments
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Guessing Game: No Dyke Is an Island

Ah, but two of them…

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Culture

My Queer Return to Trinbagonian Carnival

Queerness exists in a paradoxical space in Carnival culture — ever-present but still hidden.

Amy Li Baksh February 20, 2023 11 Comments
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