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Find your zodiac root.We Asked 5 Queer Elders to Share Life Lessons About Love and Dating
These stories about compassion, heartbreak, and staying true to yourself will move you.How to Understand Your Venus Sign
Let the star of love and pleasure guide you in matters of the heart.The Best First Date for Every Sign of the Zodiac
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These alcohol-free brands bring all the fun with none of the regrets.Love, Us: Why Don't We Kiss Our Friends More?
We're queer. We get to write our own rules. Consensual intimacy among friends can be one of them.How to Set Healthy Intentions for the New Year
Skip the lofty resolutions and follow these affirming guidelines from LGBTQ+ experts instead.Our 2022 Queer Astrological Forecast Is Here. Brace Yourselves
It’s going to be a bumpy year but we can get through it together.The Best Sex Toys to Give to Friends and Lovers
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Transhealth Northampton wants to change primary care for its trans patients — and also for everyone else.How I Learned to Stop Yearning and Tell My Crushes How I Really Feel
Like so many queer people, I spent my formative years pining for lover after lover. That’s only natural — but breaking that cycle is easier said than done.How Breast Cancer Taught Me to Love My Body
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Sex therapists and erotica authors share their best tips for navigating gender dysphoria in the bedroom.I’m So Trans When I Turn On My Lamp
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Here are some tips on how to participate responsibly, whether or not you’re on the front line.Gender-Neutral Pronouns 101: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know
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From vibrators to BDSM gear, these are the best sex toys for LGBTQ+ people of all stripes.Expert Tips for Video Sex With a Partner or an Audience
From ring lights to privacy to consent, sex workers and a therapist explain how to make camming feel intimate, safe, and sexy.Your Questions About Sex and Coronavirus, Answered
Who is it safe to have sex with during the pandemic? How can I use camming, sex toys, and more to keep things interesting? And when will it be safe to resume a normal sex life?How LGBTQ+ People Can Get Help and Resources During Coronavirus
As LGBTQ+ health centers are shutting down nationwide, these virtual resource kits, phone hotlines, live streams, and webinars are vital for getting information and support.3 Sexperts on the Art of Queer Masturbation
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An inside look at the origins of the term "Two-Spirit," and the centuries of colonial violence and prejudice Two-Spirit people have faced.InQueery: What Does It Mean to Be Intersex?
In this episode of InQueery, intersex advocate and beloved them. video producer Maria Tridas breaks down the origins of the term "intersex."Pride 101: The First-Timer's Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride
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Legends, Twice the Snatch Game and Platinum Plungers: Welcome to Our Official Drag Race All Stars 7 Power Rankings
We may be only two episodes in, but the queens are coming in hot.In Hulu’s Conversations With Friends, Sasha Lane Finds Bobbi’s Depths
“Just because she seems like she can be rude and blunt and all those things does not mean that that’s the full picture.”The Trailer for Love, Victor Season 3 Promises Even More Gay Mess
The last outing of the Love, Simon spinoff hits Hulu and Disney+ in June.Heartstopper Renewed for Two More Adorable Seasons at Netflix
Time for Nick and Charlie to make out in (very) gay Paris.Is Hari Nef One of Three Barbies in Greta Gerwig’s Multiverse?
There may be many Barbie girls, from many Barbie worlds, in the forthcoming film.The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Trailer Is Here
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Shut up and take our money.Yes, My Chemical Romance Is Really Selling a Gay Tramp Stamp Shirt
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A new essay collection marks the 60th anniversary of Helen Gurley Brown’s Sex and the Single Girl.Why Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” Has Polarized the LGBTQ+ Community
While Lamar meant to illustrate a complicated journey of growth and acceptance, many have taken issue with his delivery.Read Me: The Third Person Tells a Story of Transition and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Emma Grove’s graphic memoir is an intimate portrait of a life in pieces made whole.Orville Peck’s Bronco Will Take You Behind the Mask
The secretive singer’s sophomore album is his most personal to date.John Waters’ First Novel Delights in the Thrill of Telling Lies
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In a new interview, the pop star pushed back against the public conjecture.Angel Olsen, THE BLSSM, and Fashion Club: April Queer Music Monthly
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A new book highlights stories of how dog adoption provided a sense of renewed hope for people recently diagnosed with HIV.Chika, Mitski, 100 gecs’ Laura Les: 8 Best New Songs by Queer Artists
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Located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the bookstore, activist center, and cafe is undergoing its most radical transformation in its 21-year history.Read Me: Zaina Arafat Occupies Liminal Spaces in You Exist Too Much
“That was a central goal in creating this character and in telling this story: to allow the in-betweens to exist, to interact with each other and to not feel an impulse to reconcile them, to present them in all their messiness.”Dua Saleh Is the Nonbinary Muslim Artist Who’s Breaking All the Rules
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Its author, Lil Miss Hot Mess, explains how drag can teach kids about critical, independent thinking (with a touch of glamor).Arca Announces New Album KiCk i Featuring Björk and Rosalía
The follow-up to 2017’s Arca is imminent.This Queer Author Probes How the Justice System Fails Sexual Assault Survivors
Édouard Louis talks living a politicized existence, and how the police use sexual assault survivors to perpetuate violence.This Queer Latina Author Is Expanding the Conversation Around Sexual Violence
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