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Ana Valens

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. She is a former Daily Dot staff writer, current contributing reporter. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

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‘That’s why I be on mute’: Woman starts new WFH job and goes to orientation. Then she realizes she’s talking to someone unexpected

‘Hi guys! I know I’ve introduced myself as something else…’

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‘Thankfully on Disney you don’t have to do this’: Carnival Cruise passenger realizes everyone is bringing this one thing on board

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‘They were OK with letting this person come to my house’: Instacart tells woman to ignore her driver’s shocking red flags

‘That’s against the rules.’

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‘Yea this is how my Ford Fusion is and I don’t like it’: Man calls out gas tanks on new cars over this one surprising new problem

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‘You all have been in an intense karmic cycle’: Astrologer says these 4 signs are about to undergo a major change after 16-year cycle. Here’s what to expect

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A side by side comparison of the Steam logo and Zoe from Monster Prom, a popular LGBTQ game.

Steam criticized after pulling LGBTQ+ and female protagonist categories

The change could be detrimental to queer developers.

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A blonde woman uses a smartphone in bed.

There’s a better way to be on social media in the pandemic

Logging off is good, but balance is better.

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Among Us is even more addicting with this voice app

What happens when you can play Among Us by chatting with your fellow players?

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This controversial bracelet lets bosses track employees’ moods with the push of a button

It’s surveillance tech for your well-being.

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A logo for Kitsune Tails from Kitsune Games

Kitsune Tails is an explicitly queer throwback to classic platform games

The game is a sapphic love letter to Japanese mythology.

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A side-by-side comparison of the Cyberpunk 2077 cover and the controversial 'Chromanticore' in-game trans model.

Cyberpunk 2077 looms. How am I supposed to deal with it as a trans woman?

There’s no script for this.

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Target Transphobia

Target restocked a transphobic book because of money—not ‘censorship’

Target is transphobic only cares about the most expensive voice in the room.

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Fall Guys Untitled Goose Game Skin

How to get the new Fall Guys Untitled Goose Game skins

Honk Honk.

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Bari Weiss Transphobic

Conservatives freak out after Target pulls transphobic book (updated)

They’re crying ‘censorship.’

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Donald Trump Exit Polls White Women

Trump did better with white women in 2020’s exit polls. Why?

You guessed it: racism.

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