55 LGBTQ+ Women Athletes Won Medals In the 2024 Paris Olympics
Over out LGBTQ+ women won medals in the 2024 Olympics — we ran, we hooped, we kicked, we swam, we rowed, we rugbied, we boxed, we fenced, we cycled, we WON.
The Queer Chess Club Saying Checkmate to Imperialism
NYC-based chess group Queer’s Gambit has always made organizing for queer, trans, and anti-imperial causes a core aspect of the club.
Mini Crossword Is Still Mad About Jack
And mostly not in the “in love with” send of the word.
Quiz: Which Lesbian Shoe Are You?
Are you a sturdy, practical Birkenstock? A classy Blundstone boot? Maybe you’re more of a rebellious Doc Marten. The first step to finding out who you really are is finding out which shoe you really are. (Get it, “the first step”!!!???)
‘Cuckoo’ Isn’t As Good as Its Final Girl
The scariest part of ‘Cuckoo’ is how it wastes Hunter Schafer’s performance.
AF+ Crossword Is Into Show Tunes
This puzzle is for you, musical theater lovers.
How Much Does Injectable Testosterone Hurt?
For over a year, I swore shots were too scary for me. Now, three months into them, I only wish I’d started sooner.
India Donaldson Made a Movie for Every Queer Girl Who Has Ever Gone on a Hike With Her Dad
“This dad is okay with his daughter being queer. He doesn’t care. Whatever. It’s not this huge source of tension in their lives. But there are just so many ways in which he cannot understand her experience in the world — who she is and her sexuality and the body she’s in.”
I Thought The Breakup Would Make Me Feel Better — But I’ve Never Felt Worse
Just wondering if anyone else has an ex who is a good and wonderful person who they feel crazy for breaking up with? And also what kinds of plants should a curious cat owner buy?
I Have Yet To Meet a Masc Black Lesbian Who Doesn’t Love Whitney Houston
Raised by an army of colorful black women, I couldn’t escape awe of her talent, radiance, and undeniable star-power.
AF+ Mini Crossword Just Loves TV So Much
Specifically, Mini Crossword is currently on a Buffy kick. This is not a spoiler, it’s just a confession.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Has a Teen Detective and a Queer Best Friend
There are no big reveals, no hoopla, no conflict regarding any of the queerness on the show. It’s just simply a fact, presented with the same weight as the fact that Pippa has a younger brother.
A Queer History of Blue Eyeshadow, Pop Culture’s Time-Honored Symbolic Hue
The line from Elizabeth Taylor to Chappell Roan’s iconic blue eyeshadow is actually pretty direct.
Nothing Is Gayer Than My Love for Women’s Basketball
In some moments, I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find fandom in women’s sports. All the years I missed! But my passion has found me at the right time.
No Filter: Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion, Victoria Monét, and Reneé Rapp Made Lollapalooza Very Gay
Plus, we can’t get enough of Sha’Carri Richardson — and more queer celeb news from IG!
Hot Queers at Bat: 47 Years Later, Big Apple Softball League Is Still Swinging
“To have a space that is completely your own, that you can show up as you are — if you want to show up in drag, if you want to show up and show off your scars, nobody is going to say anything outside of celebrating you — I think that’s very powerful.”
AF+ Mini Crossword Knows the Italian Word for ‘Handsome’
Bet you weren’t expecting a pop quiz on Italian vocabulary!
Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Takes Risks in Her Stunning New Collection
It’s thrilling to read an artist like Jennifer experiment and play.
Was Ozempic Right For Me?
Fat people have long been stigmatized and harshly judged as not “doing enough” to take care of themselves, disregarding the impact of socioeconomic factors on people’s access to healthy food or even having time to exercise. Now, when all that can be fixed with just a simple drug, we’ll be judged for not taking it, disregarding the socioeconomic reality that not all of us can afford it.
‘Quarantine Was Great for My Relationship’
“How do we get back to where we were without literally going back to where we were during lockdown?”