Sure, we all like scary movies and creepy cinematic creatures, but who doesn’t have a soft spot for heroic monsters, the ones who save the day in the end?
Author: Matt Baume
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Texas Republicans Attack Queer Citizens in an Absurdly Hostile Party Platform
Texas Republicans released their latest platform featuring 24 separate planks attacking LGBTQ people, as if we needed more proof the GOP is anti-LGBTQ
Happy Birthday to Alexander the Great, the Queer King of Ancient Greece
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The Incredible Career of Alexis Nicole Whitney, Drag Performer and Blind Trans Woman
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