How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time: A Workshop with Luna Matatas
From owning your erotic imagination to navigating your anatomy and someone else’s, here’s your intro to having gay sex for the first time.
Kehlani’s Virtual Concert Was My Queer Full Circle Moment
It wasn’t just a concert, but a gift for their younger self — wrapped in a melodic embodiment of empathy and present-day wiseness.
The 50 Lesbian and Bisexual TV and Film Characters With the Dyke-iest Swagger
Dykey swagger is something you either have or you don’t, it’s something you either know or you don’t. It’s not really definable; it just is.
I Still Can’t Believe a Sixty Second Scene from “The OC” is My Gay Root
When Marissa asks Alex if she ever misses her parents, Alex’s answer comes quickly: “Sometimes. But my friends are my family you know?”
S L I C K: Atelai
I lifted up your floral skirt / and with a smile, began to flirt / lightly ‘round your pussy lips / engaging with my fingertips / the outside of your dripping wet crevasse.
“Master of None” Roundtable: Sparks of Queer Black Brilliance in an Unsatisfying Story
“All around I wanted something sweeter. We so rarely see two BLACK women loving each other I was hoping it would be triumphant. I get that love and relationships are complicated but I feel like you can portray that in more interesting ways.”
You Deserve to Practice Elaborate Masturbation in Your Life; Here’s How
I once described a particularly elaborate session I’d had to a friend, and she seemed shocked and impressed. “You like, really love yourself, huh?” I do. I really do. And you can too!
Pop Culture Fix: Natalie Morales Is Phil and Lil’s Gay Mom in the New Rugrats
Finally, Betty is confirmed queer! Plus! The Legends of Tomorrow Christmas special, when your fave queer CW shows are returning, what’s next for Kat and Adena, Buttercup is gay in the new panned Powerpuff Girls script, and more!
The Birth and Death of a Name
This is the story of the birth and death of my name, which means that it is a story about transition, which means that it is necessarily a story about the border between two places and the force with which one rends it.
No Filter: Gillian Anderson, At This Point? Like, Madam Just Be My Wife Already!
Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are absolute perfection. Someone get me Samira Wiley’s ENTIRE outfit, post haste! And Generation Q is approaching! Are you prepared? Are you ready? Are you excited? Are you nervous! Are you all of the above?
MISSED CONNECTION: You Deleted Your Comment on my Instagram Post
You: Sophomore, bought me a beer the night Obama was re-elected
Me: Freshman, about to have my first relationship with somebody else
Also.Also.Also: Niecy Nash Won at the Game of Life, Facts on Facts on Facts
Patti Harrison apologizes to bisexual people who love Nilla Wafers, the Aughts seem both cooler and sadder in retrospect, and Tessa Thompson is certainly starting Horny Summer 2021 off with a bang.
Your Questions About Tig Notaro in “Army Of The Dead,” Answered
Everything you need to know about the heartthrob helicopter hunk (!!!) played by Tig Notaro in Zack Snyder’s zombie-heist mashup movie, Army of the Dead.
“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 604 Recap: Bombs Away
Ava and the Legends end up in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis in their Search for Sara, and a special guest star appears.
I’m Coming Out as an Anti-Zionist Jew
Going viral holding a sign that reads “My grandpa didn’t survive Auschwitz to bomb Gaza,” is not how I planned to start a conversation with my family condemning Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people. I’m not the only Jewish person who has long chosen to self-silence rather than stand with my values, but it’s not too late for other Jewish people to join me. The moment for Jewish-Palestinian solidarity is now.
“Pose” Episode 305 Recap: Abundance
I’m not sure I recognize the family I fell in love with on Pose anymore.
How to Masturbate Like a Champ
May is Masturbation Month! Here’s your guide to doing you as only you can.
Lena Waithe on “Master of None” and Making Messy Beautiful Black Lesbian Art
“I wasn’t afraid to make myself the villain. I wasn’t afraid to make Denise not likable at times, because even in doing that, my hope is that you will see yourself.”
Lena Waithe’s “Master of None” Could’ve Settled for Being Black and Beautiful, But It Chose Complicated Instead
The third season Master of None eschews any clean, simple picture. When a happy love story about Black lesbians in love would have been easier, instead it holds up a mirror of what we don’t like to see.
Pop Culture Fix: Laurel Holloman and Rosie Had a Hoot Filming The L Word: Generation Q
Also: That SNL Pride sketch, Patti Harrison’s bisexual Nilla Wafer apology, Angelina Jolie as Thena in Marvel’s Eternals, CW cans the Black Lightining spin-off, and more.