Articles Chappell Roan Culture Dodie Hayley Kiyoko Just Like Us Long Reads Music News Originals Reneé Rapp

‘The queer female artists who make me feel seen, from Reneé Rapp to Chappell Roan’

Just Like Us ambassador Ione Gildroy reveals how queer female artists made it easier for her to come out as a lesbian. Words by Ione Gildroy Header by Anisa Cleaver I don’t remember the first time I listened to YouTube singer/songwriter Dodie’s song ‘she‘, but what I do remember is the hundreds of times I listened to the song throughout my teenage years. As I’m writing this, I’m listening to ‘she’ for the first time in years. Almost immediately, the familiar chords and voice make me tear up. Thinking about…

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Amplify Articles Baby Queen Billie Eilish Cassyette Lesbian LGBTQ+ Music Artist Music New Music News Olivia Rodrigo Originals Reneé Rapp Sapphic TikTok Towa Bird

Towa Bird is a new kind of American hero

The British-Filipino musician on making the ultimate sapphic sex song, touring with Reneé Rapp and getting matching tattoos with Deb Never in East Hollywood.  WORDS: ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN: YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY: MIKAYLA LOBASSO LIGHTING: ZACH ARQUILEVICH PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANTS: VIN STRATTON, SIYOON KIM, NELE MOENS   Towa Bird wants to be the lesbian Paul McCartney. On pop rock lead single ‘Drain Me!’, she mixes distorted guitars and pitchy synth-like sounds to pull off a hedonistic head rush anthem about lesbian sex – a song she grimaces at, thinking about how…

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Reneé Rapp reveals which Sex Lives of College Girls co-star inspired her song ‘I Do’

Reneé Rapp has opened up about the love song she wrote for one of her The Sex Lives of College Girls (SLOCG) co-stars.  Back in August 2023, the Mean Girls talent treated music listeners to her highly anticipated debut album, Snow Angel.  Upon its release, the immersive 12-track project received rave reviews from fans and critics – with many praising the album’s queer-inclusive storytelling, Rapp’s stunning vocals and her emotional vulnerability.  In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the beloved talent opened up about the creative process for Snow Angel, and what inspired some…

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Articles Culture Jacob Elordi LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ TV News Reneé Rapp Saturday Night Live SNL Television

“They ate this”: Fans react to SNL’s deliciously queer episode

The latest Saturday Night Live! episode was filled with LGBTQIA+ moments and steamy makeout sessions. On 20 January, Euphoria star Jacob Elordi made his highly anticipated debut as the guest host of the long-running sketch comedy show.  Wasting no time to charm viewers, everyone’s favourite “babygirl” started his opening monologue with a cheeky shoutout to his hit film Saltburn.  “So, uh, you might know me from Saltburn, not from seeing the film, just from seeing the TikToks. Like this scene,” he joked before a clip from Barry Keoghan’s erotic grave…

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Articles Culture Lindsay Lohan Mean Girls News Reneé Rapp Tina Fey

Mean Girls: Lindsay Lohan’s team issues statement on ‘hurtful’ reference

Mean Girls OG Lindsay Lohan has announced she is “very hurt” by the inclusion of a “fire crotch” reference in the new musical film. This follows after Lohan, who originally played Cady Heron in the 2004 cult classic, attended the Mean Girls musical premiere on 8 January. Although – spoiler alert – Lohan makes a cameo in the film as the moderator of the mathematics competition, the star seemed unaware that a “fire crotch” reference had made it into the final edit. In an infamous paparazzi video dating back to…

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Angourie Rice Articles Auli'i Cravalho Avantika Bebe Wood Burn Book Christopher Briney Culture Films Jaquel Spivey LGBTQ+ Films Mean Girls News Originals Reneé Rapp Tina Fey

“I punched him!”: Mean Girls stars reveal who’s in their Burn Book

From students in kindergarten to… vegan gum, the cast of Mean Girls have revealed who – and what – is in their Burn Book. In an interview with GAY TIMES, Reneé Rapp reminisced on her disdain for a boy in kindergarten who “cut in front” of her friend in line to wash her hands. “My immediate reaction? I punched him in the face” she fondly remembered. “It was the first time I ever got in trouble for physical violence in school. But I was like, ‘This is justice.’” Although her…

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Mean Girls: Avantika says Karen is a ‘pansexual queen’

Reneé Rapp isn’t the only Mean Girls star who’s claiming their character as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. In an interview with GAY TIMES, Avantika says she considers Karen Shetty, a member of Regina George’s clique The Plastics, to be pansexual. “If you tell me Karen is anything but pansexual, I have beef with you,” she laughs, before playfully hailing her character as “a pan queen!” When we spoke to Rapp, the musician and The Sex Lives of College Girls star said Regina “absolutely is [queer]” and reminisced on when she…

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“Be mad!”: Reneé Rapp says Mean Girls character Regina George is queer

Renee Rapp says her reimagining of Regina George is “absolutely” part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The singer and The Sex Lives of College Girls star reprises her Broadway role as the iconic Mean Girls villain in the new film adaptation, which is based on the aforementioned Broadway musical of the same name. Additional cast members include Angourie Rice as Cady Haron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron,…

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Amanda Seyfried Articles Culture Films Lacey Chabert Lindsay Lohan Mean Girls Mean Girls: The Musical News Rachel McAdams Reneé Rapp Tina Fey

Rachel McAdams breaks silence on why she wasn’t in the Mean Girls reunion

Rachel McAdams has revealed why she did not appear as Regina George in the Mean Girls-inspired commercial by Walmart. It would have been so fetch if McAdams had reunited with her castmates, alas it was not meant to be. Last month, Mean Girls fans got their first glimpse of the cast all together since the original movie was released in 2004 when Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert reprised their roles from the cult comedy in a new Black Friday ad for Walmart. Much speculation swirled as to why…

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