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On Music


Living In The Afterlove: Emily Blue Talks Loss, Love, & Creation
Softee Is Making The Queer Babe Soundtrack To Your Fall Feels
Becca Mancari Went Home Looking For Demons. Instead, She Let Go
Ezra Furman’s Songs Follow Tired People With Haunted Heads
Music & Memes, Divas & Dogs: Sir Babygirl Gets Real
I Was A Lesbian Before I Knew Girls Like Me Could Be
The Top 100 Lesbian, Bi, and Queer Moments of 2020
SOPHIE, Beloved Trans Avant-Gard Musician, Has Suddenly Passed Away
Tegan and Sara Albums Ranked By Lesbianism
Melissa Etheridge Albums Ranked by Lesbianism
No Cabaret Is Without Grief: InfraSound Ensemble Performs Lavender Nights
Shea Diamond Wrote ‘I Am Her’ As A Last Testament Behind Bars. Since Then, Her Voice Has Only Gotten Stronger


On Art

Today Was Good: Finding Chaos — And Hope — In Sonja Sekula’s ‘The Town of the Poor’
A Cop, A Junkie, A Woman, A Man: Artist & Activist Marla Anselona Changed As Rapidly As The City Around Her
I Escaped Quarantine for a Night by Losing Myself In this Feminist One-Act Play


On Film & Games

In The Last of Us Part II, Queerness Finds A Way to Survive
7 Queer Girl Horror Films That Fight The Patriarchy 
“In ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ There is No Guilt, Only Art
Actor Elliot Page Comes Out As Trans In Heartfelt Public Letter

Lifestyle

Looking At My Eyes, Lined and Primed by My Mother, I See Myself and I See Her.
Celebrate Transgender Day Of Visibility With These Trans Icons
Saying Good Bye to Jacob Riis Beach, Until Next Summer
I Talked To 5 Queer Elders And Learned An Important Lesson About My History
11 Dating Struggles Only Trans Lesbians Will Understand
LGBTQ Healthcare Is At Risk, Here’s Why
TDOR: I Will Not List The Names of Our Dead, I Will Honor Them
It’s true, the Gayborhood IS Changing
Pride is a Riot & a Celebration. So am I
Donald Trump Can’t Redefine by Trans Lesbian Existence


On Books & Literature

Scared to Say ‘I Love You’? Try These 7 Romantic Lesbian Poems
The Highline: Making Space for Trans Poetics
The Miraculous Mingles With The Horrifying In Natalie Wee’s ‘Beast At Every Threshold’
Lorem 5 Up-and-Coming Lesbian Poets to Swoon Over
Queer Poetry Books to Ignite Your Most Inspired Summer Ever
5 Reasons Why Queer Poeple Lose Their Minds Over Slam Poetry
Lumina Journal In Converation
Shira Erlichman’s ‘Odes to Lithium’ is a Beautiful, Complicated Look at Mental Illness


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