Natalie

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A black biracial, bisexual girl raised in the South, working hard to restore North Carolina’s good name. Lover of sports, politics, good TV and Sonia Sotomayor. You can follow her latest rants on Twitter.

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Napheesa Collier Came to Cathy Engelbert With Receipts, and the World Listened

“Napheesa Collier’s critique of Cathy Engelbert is less about what kind of businesswoman she is and more about what kind of leader she is.”

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Oct 3, 2025

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A Gay Recap of the 2025 WNBA Season

Relive the highs and lows of our gay WNBA faves from the 2025 regular season.

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Sep 12, 2025

Author photo of Dawn Staley (by Kareem Black) and Image of the "Uncommon Favor" book cover

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Dawn Staley’s Memoir Welcomes a New Generation of Women’s Basketball Fans Into Her Greatness

Uncommon Favor isn’t just a memoir about Dawn Staley; it’s a history lesson in the growth of women’s basketball.

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Jun 3, 2025

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2025 WNBA Western Conference Preview: Wings, Valkyries, Aces, Sparks, Lynx, Mercury and Storm

In-depth looks (with handy TL;DRs) for every team of the WNBA’s Western Conference going into the 2025 season: Dallas Wings, Golden State Valkyries, Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota…

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May 15, 2025

sports

2025 WNBA Eastern Conference Preview: Dream, Sun, Liberty, Fever and Mystics

Our guide to what to expect this 2025 WNBA season from the Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever.

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May 14, 2025

sports

The WNBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer Diana Taurasi Has Retired

Honestly, it’s hard to imagine the game without Taurasi.

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Mar 5, 2025

tv reviews

‘Clean Slate’ Is a Risk-Averse Star Vehicle for Laverne Cox

I watched ‘Clean Slate’ with hopes that it’d be the next ‘All in the Family’ but instead it’s a new version of ‘Will & Grace,’ shifting the conversation on trans…

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Feb 13, 2025

tv show recaps

‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Finale Confirms Our Gaydars With Main Character Coming Out Bisexual

After Renée Rapp’s exit, I worried ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ would focus less on the queer community at Essex, but the show found its footing by making the show…

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Jan 28, 2025

collage of basketball players in the Unrivaled league

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Your Complete Guide to Women’s Basketball League Unrivaled, Which Is 50% Gay

3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled launches tonight. Here’s your guide to the league, its teams, and which of your favorite gay players you’ll be seeing on the court.

Natalie

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Jan 17, 2025

XO, Kitty season two: The roomies share a night out! Juliana drapes her arm around Yuri as Kitty stands nearby, looking at something off-screen,

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Returns With More Very Sweet Bisexual Teen Drama

XO, Kitty is a saccharine sweet show, sometimes cloyingly so. Problems arise from misinterpretations and misunderstandings but, for the most part, there’s no malice there

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Jan 16, 2025

sports

10 Women’s Sports Moments of 2024 That Everybody Was Watching

In 2024, everybody watched women’s sports — and a lot of those watched athletes were queer women. These are my most memorable women’s sports moments from the past year.

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Dec 24, 2024

Renee Rapp smiles and leans her head against Alyah Chanelle Scott in The Sex Lives of College Girls season three

tv reviews

‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Season Three Struggles To Let Go of Reneé Rapp

While The Sex Lives of College Girls succeeds in ushering Rapp off the canvas, it’s less successful in navigating its third season without her.

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Nov 21, 2024

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