Some Answers to Some Things You Were Asking Us # 35
Why are there so many TV shows about high school kids who don’t act like high school kids at all?
You Need Help: My Partner Says I’m Awkward in Bed
“Sex requires a negotiation of boundaries that’s more explicit than it is in other contexts, so it can be easier to see it when those boundaries are broken. But if people communicate poorly during sex, they probably communicate poorly in other contexts, too.”
When I Got COVID, My Wife and I Went Through It Together; How Will Things Change When She Returns to the Office?
“We probably won’t be together this much again until we’re both retired, and even though it has been, at times, harder than anything either of us could have imagined when the pandemic started, it’s also been some of our sweetest, most intimate, silliest, funnest times we’ve ever had as a couple.”
Gay TikTok Investigates: Is Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” About Sara Ramirez and/or Rutina Wesley?
Walking one hundred miles on a treadmill in an air conditioned room seems straight; walking one thousand miles through a mystical timeless void so you have more time to pine? That’s gay. Grace Baldridge has cracked the code!
Pop Culture Fix: Women of Color Made Oscars History, Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Were Robbed
Master of None’s third season will focus on Lena Waithe’s Denise, celebrating lesbian athletes for Lesbian Visibility Day, Whoopi Goldberg is writing a superhero movie about an older Black woman, why Jasika Nicole won’t do cop shows anymore, and more.
“To L and Back” Episode 607: Last Couple Standing with Willam Belli!
Willam: They said, “Mia, go get a piece of the stage, and just really gnaw at it. No, chew harder, honey. You can chew harder. No, this is the last season. We don’t even need these sets anymore. Chew it up, baby. Chew it.”
Carly: Yeah, who cares? “Chew it up. Spit it out.”
Willam: And Mia chewed the fuck out of it.
How the War on Porn Distracts Us From the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse
A former sex worker explains why new anti-porn legislation won’t stop images of child sexual abuse from proliferating on the internet.
Oscars 2021: Two Queers Discuss The Very Pandemic 93rd Academy Awards
Drew and Riese discuss this years slate of Oscar films, except FYI Drew did NOT watch “Mank,” and Riese did watch “Mank,” and it wasn’t fun, so!
Which Lesbian Pulp Book Cover Are You?
Find out what mid-20th century gay stereotype you’d be!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Training for Butt Sex
A small victory for sex work, how to anal train, how to date if you’re not sexually experienced, and more.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1316 Recap: You’re a Winner, Baby
Symone was my favorite because she’s a Capricorn. Now she’s my favorite for so much more.
Baopu #85: Portrait Through Immigration
Recounting what’s ignored and lost through the modern process of immigration, at the same time recognizing the power of building back the lost sense of self.
Boobs on Your Tube: Can We Call 9-1-1 to Heal Hen’s Heartbreak?
Plus updates on Younger, All American, Ackley Bridge, Top Chef and Charmed.
Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV
This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the latest criminal justice news in the wake of more police brutality and the Chauvin ruling, more perspectives on capitalist exploitations after the failed Bessemer union vote, LGBTQ+ news and, of course, the pandemic.
The Comment Awards Are Dancing In Anne Lister’s Boots
“I took the quiz twice and got Mr. Rogers’s sneakers and Anne Lister’s boots, which is the best (most aspirational) compliment I’ve ever gotten.”
“Together Together” Review: Patti Harrison Can Do Anything — Even Give Birth
Ultimately, the film shows that the differences between cis people and trans people aren’t as vast as we usually think. There are many ways to make a family and the more expansive our imaginations the more everyone will benefit.
Also.Also.Also: It Turns Out “Josie and the Pussycats” Were Right about Everything
Kehlani really is a lesbian, just to be EXTRA CLEAR, queer Asians making their own community spaces for to love and protection, and meet the Instagram account dedicated to queer Arab history and pop culture.
“Good Trouble” Episode 310 Recap: She’s Back
Margaret Cho joins Good Trouble for the season 3A finale, as Alice faces down her dreams and fears and makes the hardest decision she’s ever faced.
I Still Can’t Believe Pretty Little Liars Thought Ankle Rubbing Was Lesbian Sex
The one image that stands out to me after all this time — the one that I still, to this day, cannot believe — is during the series finale when all the straight couples were having sex, and, instead of doing that, Emily Fields and Alison DiLaurentis rubbed their bare ankles together.
I Spent All of Quarantine Craving a Crush – Post-Vaccination, I’ll Have to Discover What I Really Want
Am I excited for the backdrops of my stories to vary? To have more sex? To meet people in real life? To fuck a couple and leave? To fly to a new place and stay? Of course. But do I think my emotional behavior is going to be changed by my second vaccine? Unlikely.