The Straight TV Couples We Won’t Apologize For Loving
“Because I never want to be enemies with the love of my life, that’s why.”
Extra! Extra!: Where to Start, Trump’s Tax Avoidance or COVID Superspreading?
This week’s Extra! Extra! gives an update on the latest scandals from Trumpland, some reflections on what happened in Minneapolis this summer, another setback in the fight for Indigenous rights and sovereignty and news on some of the growing conflicts in the Western world.
We Really Can Flip the Senate! Here’s Top Five Races for Queer People To Watch
It’s hard to muster up any optimism in 2020, but we really CAN do this. Here’s a deep-dive breakdown of Top 5 Senate Races I believe could bring back a Democratic majority (and 6 key toss ups to keep an eye on)
The Comment Awards Are Dreaming Up A Better World
“As a thick butch, I love this thick butch content!”
How to Curate the Perfect Sex Toy Collection
Whether you’re a newbie or a sex toy savant, these tips will help you curate the sex toy collection of your dirty dreams.
Monica Roberts Remembered Us. Now We Remember Her.
Every time I crossed paths with Monica Roberts, I was always surprised by how tight she held me as we hugged — Now, so many young Black trans people can look to her as an ancestor. Every trans journalist is indebted to the space Monica has carved out for us. Every trans person owes her a great deal for forcing the world to see us in our unmistakable worth.
S L I C K: Duckling
First I became a cloud-woman. Min had always liked watching them as a child, one of her only good memories from that period. I lifted up my skirts, let her lap up my water. Her mouth was covered in dew when I kissed her.
Also.Also.Also: Giving All Our Flowers To Monica Roberts
May our trailblazer Monica Roberts rest in power. Also: To the young girls watching last night’s debate — “I’m speaking” is a complete sentence; looking back at Sue Bird’s historic basketball career; and you sure can celebrate Cardi B’s divorce.
Which Of Your Fave LGBT TV Shows Are Filming During the Pandemic and When Can You Watch Them?
Gay TV shows like Gentleman Jack, Euphoria, Pose The Handmaid’s Tale and The L Word: Generation Q had production suspended due to the pandemic, but filming is starting up again. We’ve got updates on 50+ of your faves.
The Vice Presidential Debate Offered More Civility, but Kept the Familiar Side of Misogyny
For a while last night, a small part of our politics seemed to return to normal. Two candidates, sitting across from each other, debated the issues of the day. And yet none of what happened last night was truly normal, and the fact that the debate was happening in the first place was perhaps the most profound display of abnormality.
Straight, No Chaser
In the U.S., mass graves have been uncovered as developers unearth land for future projects. People claim we are experiencing the pandemic collectively — but economically, politically, and geographically, we are not. Look where we get buried. Look at who gets buried.
A Scrutinized Body Becomes Art: How Makeup Helps Me Manage my Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Often, use of makeup, especially as a way to cover up perceived flaws, is seen as a symptom of body dysmorphic disorder. But for me, using makeup is not a way to hide what I look like. Instead, it’s a way for me to be seen.
Lez Liberty Lit: Allow For The Unexpected
Why private eyes are watching you, watching everything (jk) (probably); computers are machines; banned books to read by writers of color; Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is the first undocumented person to ever be nominated for a National Book Foundation Award; and more.
“Magical Girl Friendship Squad” Is a Queer Millennial “Sailor Moon” Meets “Broad City”
If that sounds odd, get a load of the premise: two best friends and roommates, Alex (Quinta Brunson) and Daisy (Anna Akana), are chosen by the creator of the universe, a red Panda named Nut (Ana Gasteyer), to protect her because she mistakes them for warriors when she overhears them describing the plot of John Wick.
Foolish Child #82: It’s the Imaginary Blue Dog for Me
“I know y’all not in here watching Blue’s Clues like it’s porn. Bunch of weirdos.”
Pop Culture Fix: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Smooch and Celebrate Bird’s Gazillionth Championship
Dolly Parton is a literal angel, Lumberjanes is getting an animated series, Betty Gilpin’s eulogy for GLOW, don’t DM Roberta Colindrez, Zoe Kravitz is here to show you what queer America looks like, and more!
Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try the XO Dating App So You Don’t Have to
Dating Download is a new ongoing series where Shelli, Dani and Drew try out the latest or most overlooked of dating apps so you don’t have to. Today they’re giving you the full download on XO.
No Filter: Welp! Niecy Nash Has Left Us Speechless.
Samira Wiley would like to professionally make your bed, SavageXFenty lingerie is the queer gift that keeps on giving and Quinn Wilson agrees, and while we’re here: just imagine going on socially distanced park date with Trace Lysette.
Letting Go of Latinidad
This Latinx Heritage Month, I’m calling for non-Black Latinxs to reflect on the ways in which we’re aiding white supremacy and how we can instead be accomplices for the liberation of Black people.
Also.Also.Also: Your Hot Queer Aunts Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman Are Spinning Stevie Nicks Too
Angelica Ross being interviewed by Crissle in a flurry of Black queer and trans brilliance, how to make serious sense of yesterday’s SCOTUS push to re-evaluate gay marriage, could the parents of LGBTQ+ kids decide the election? And more!