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Stories for the LBGTQ+ community and their allies. 

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Are You My Conversion Therapist?

Cosmo’s features director takes an untamed gay foray into a discredited, mutating realm…and has way too much fun.

all things pride

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150 Pride-Perfect Instagram Captions
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Today's Lesson: All the LGBTQ+ Flags in the Book
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30 LGBTQ+ Charities That Need Your Support
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These Are the Most Thoughtful Pride Gifts in 2024
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representation matters
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An Exhaustive Explanation of Everything in Pop Culture That Is Undeniably Lesbian
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14 LGBTQ+ Podcasts That You Won't Want To Pause
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The Best LGBTQ+ Characters On Television
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25 Must-Watch Lesbian Movies Streaming on Netflix
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The Best LGBTQ+ Songs About Loving Yourself
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How Your Favorite Queer Creators Use Fashion and Beauty to Tell the World Who They Are

gender 101

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Trans Feminine
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Trans Masculine
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AFAB/AMAB
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Here’s What It Means to Be Non-Binary
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Why Won’t the Lesbian Bed Death Myth Just Die?

Thanks to a swirling combination of queer stereotypes and outdated beliefs about women’s sexuality, lesbians have fallen prey to the idea that once they couple up, their sex lives are doomed. In reality, that’s unhelpful—and untrue.

activism

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Drag Queens Sound Off on Those Hateful Bans
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How to Support Trans Youth in Texas Right Now
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How to Get Actually Good LGBTQ+ Health Care
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LGBTQ+ Americans *Still* Don’t Have Basic Freedoms
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made you a reading list
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I Didn’t Have “Commitment Issues”—I Had a Valid Sexual Identity I Didn’t Know Existed
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Your TBR List Is Missing These 17 New Queer Books
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Hi, You Need to Read These LGBTQ+ Books
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Add These LGBTQ+ Tarot Books to Your Bookshelf
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All the Best LGBTQ+ Books From 2022 (So Far!)
IRL queer sexperiences
You Haven’t Had Breakup Sex Till You’ve Had It on Shrooms
My Secret Gay Hookup at a Frat Bro Holiday Party
My Sugar Mama Flew Me to Sapphic Sexland
A Rim Job Helped Me Realize I’m Trans
A Tinder Match Ate Me Out While I Was on the Phone
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figuring it out

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11 Popular Lesbian Dating Apps to Download Rn
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What Does It Mean to Be Asexual?
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45 Must-Know Gender- and Sexuality-Related Terms
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I’m Still Bisexual Despite Being Engaged to a Man
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Mourning Club Q as a Newly Out Queer Person
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Am I Non-Binary? Here's How 19 People Knew
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No, I’ll Never Stop Being “All Butchy”
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My Husband Helps Me Explore My Queer Fantasies
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The Party’s on BiTok and You’re All Invited
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4 Gay Sex Positions to Try ASAP (as in, Tonight…)
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The Best Websites for Reading Lesbian Erotica
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First-Time Lesbian Hookup Tips You Need to Know
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All the Best Lesbian Sex Toys to Add to Your Cart
more LGBTQ stories
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Stop Calling It a “Lesbian Renaissance.”
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The "Last Supper" Olympics Controversy, Explained
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Julia Fox Comes Out As a Lesbian on TikTok
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What’s Going On in the Fab Five’s Love Lives?
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A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Fisting
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A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Scissoring
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Presenting: The 57 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
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Jinkx Monsoon Doesn’t Give an F About Transphobes
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Press Play on These Amazing Lesbian Shows
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How Trans Athletes Defeated a Bullsh*t Sports Ban
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45 Lesbian Movies You'll Want to Watch on Repeat
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45 Great LGBTQ+ Holiday Movies to Stream This Szn