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Playing for Freedom: Welcome to the Queer Gaming Revolution
The queer games avant-garde is a rising tide of indie games being developed by, about, and often for LGBTQ people.
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“I Am Not Okay with This” Turns Queer Angst into Physical Power
Syd’s burgeoning queerness, in particular, becomes verbalized via her superpowers.
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The Final Frontier: With “Sex Education,” Netflix Expands the Pleasure Discourse
The centralizing of pleasure is what makes Sex Education shine.
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Badass Broad with a PhD: In “Birds of Prey,” Harley Quinn Is Free of Joker and Sexist Branding
Birds of Prey sets the bar for nuanced depictions of female comic-book characters on the big screen.
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Galentine’s Day Is a Loving Space for Queer People
Showing how much you love your friends seems even more important for queer people.
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“Boys & Sex” is Groundbreaking, But Leaves Gaps for Queer Boys
Boys & Sex is a timely and relevant read in our current political and cultural context.
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The Role of Disgust in Contemporary Queer Female Films
Lesbian films focusing on “grossness” is a misguided attempt to combat hypersexualization.
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In 2019, Here’s How Queer People Do the Holidays
“We are learning to intentionally carve out joyful spaces for ourselves.”
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Just a Fan: With “Cheap Queen,” King Princess Finds Her Power
A satisfying album that centers on the complexities and changeability of identity, let alone queer identity, is a tough task.
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The Lasting Impact of the “Fleabag” Jumpsuit
The iconography of clothing in film and television has transcended time and gender over the years.
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