From Amaarae to Rosalía to Ezra Furman, here’s what we had on repeat this year
The cover of the Book of Luke; Lovell Holder
The queer themes in “The Book of Luke” texture the plot, but they don’t define it. It’s part of a welcome trend toward complex queer stories
Girlguiding patches
The U.K. Women’s Institute also announced it will ban trans women from membership
Why are cis women suddenly into taking testosterone?
An emerging trend in wellness has women seeking out T to improve their sex lives or energy levels

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Icesis Couture and Pythia behind podiums
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The cover of Casanova 20; Davey Davis
“Casanova 20” follows the chasms—and—connections between generations of queer people