My intention was always to go back to my binders as soon as I was done nursing my son. But the longer I waited, and the longer they sat there in my drawer, tucked in with my socks and underwear, the more they became less a sense of self that waited to be reclaimed and more a lurking, almost ominous presence that filled me with anxiety every time I thought about going to put one on.
“The bisexual couch looks like a threat.”
“Gone is Ayesha’s confidence. Gone is her swagger. All that’s left is a girl with a crush.”
We bring you for the first time the first time the A+ Community Bookshelf: a crowdsourced project where A+ members can share the LGBTQ book recs that they want the rest of the A+ community to know about.
How do you talk about the multiple (almost) coming outs of a celebrity who’s never really been “in” to begin with? Sunday night felt like whatever was opposite of death by a thousand cuts — freedom by a thousand small breaks.
Part of this job is making peace with the fact that I will, in fact, never get everything done that I want to.
Celebrate Black Music Month and Pride Month with these Black queer artists who deserve all the attention.
The Legends head back to the Not-So-Wild West to confront an alien, Ava and Sara figure out how Sara’s new alien-ness will affect their relationship.
Also: That Batwoman finale, Loki is (finally, canonically) bisexual, close out Pride with some happy lesbian movies, and never enough Buffy.
In the Batwoman season 2 finale, Ryan embraces her power, Luke embraces his legacy, and Kate embraces Sophie.
“I was guilty and heartbroken and I wasn’t ready to let go of her: my first kiss, my first time, my first girlfriend, my first love, my first everything and before that, my best friend.”
Carmen suggested once that we become the “Gay Strategist” and I love this idea for us.
Taking B(l)ack Pride Seattle is an event that centers Black and Brown trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people (TLGBQ+). For the second year in a row, event organizers have asked white attendees to honor the Black-centered space by paying reparations via an attendance fee.
In the absence of reparations for African descendants of slaves and other survivors of white-supremacist and colonial violence — Taking B(l)ack Pride is giving us another model for grassroots reparations that should be embraced — not condemned.
Obviously we can’t all get your premium corporate sponsors – your stainless steel sex toys, your high-end sustainable apparel, perhaps some luxury skincare – but I don’t think that should stop us; pride sponsors for all! The only limit to what a Pride sponsor can be is your imagination. Read on to find out yours!
Be bad, be greedy, be unscrupulous. But most importantly, do it all at 2.5mph while topless gay men gyrate around you! It’s an A+ member drive, and if you join for just $4 a month, you get to support independent queer media (which is something these corporations are really not doing) AND enjoy this bonus quiz. What a deal!
How to have good sex even when you’re feeling dysphoric, how to tell a partner about trauma, how to tell if your argument style is healthy and more.
“The advice helped me so much and also was so caring it made me cry? But in a good way.”
A pets channel, a Booksmart watch-a-long, the *dating* channel, and more! Join us for the pop-up A+ Discord Server this weekend June 26 9am PST – June 28 3pm PST!
Frida battles a new breed of procrastination in quarantine and then, in the new year, sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
As a disabled person, I knew participating in LGBTQ Zoom events wouldn’t magically cure me of my loneliness. Even so, it was amazing to be a part of something larger than myself. I don’t want to lose this access.