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movie lists

10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

From familiar classics to unfamiliar new discoveries, here’s what you could be watching on the BBC, ITV or Channel 4…

Sally

Apr 29, 2026

LGBT BOOK REVIEWS

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 2026

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

lgbt book reviews

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

The Latest

Evil ‘SAVE America Act’ Fails on the Senate Floor

News

Apr 30, 2026

The Surprisingly Tender Trans Storyline in ‘Normal’

Film

Apr 30, 2026

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

Apr 29, 2026

10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

Film

Apr 29, 2026

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

A three-fold collage of an Ivy Park box from Beyonce, then two photos of Roxane Gay wearing the all black line.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Beyoncé Sent Roxane Gay an Ivy Park Box, Black Bisexual Nerds the Time Has Arrived!

How Much Bisexual Energy Do You Radiate? It’s time to find out! Also: searching for the “Ethereal Bisexual” woman in Barack Obama’s memoir, Cara Delevingne is now co-owner of a…

Carmen Phillips

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Nov 19, 2020

A still from the Netflix movie "A New York Christmas Wedding" where Jenny and her new-wife Gabrielle dance together at their reception. Jenny is an Afro-Latina in a sparkly red dress with her hair swept into a bun and Gabrielle is white, in a white pantsuit, and her dark hair down her back.

film

“A New York Christmas Wedding” Asks You to Believe in the Power of Love at Christmas

I love Christmas. I love having a guardian gayngel. And even when the movie is not great, I love a queer Afro-Latina in New York getting her very own Gay…

Carmen Phillips

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Nov 19, 2020

A collage of gift items including sharpies, a backpack, goggles and more

christmas

Heartwarming Gifts for Burning Down the System: Shopping for the Protestors in Your Life

This holiday season, show your favorite anti-fascist that you care with a gift they can take into the streets.

Ro White

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Nov 19, 2020

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season

film

“Happiest Season” Review: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis Are at Their Best in an Instant Holigay Classic

Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the…

Heather Hogan

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Nov 19, 2020

two people with long hair about to kiss while one holds a book

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: A Cute Panopticon

Why literature is so self-aware, living like an artist, caring for others without destroying yourself and more.

Ryan

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Nov 19, 2020

Three stylized quote graphics in shades of peach pink and lavender that read "Your mental health is a priority," "Your feelings are valid," and "You are enough."

society + culture

Can You Scroll Your Way to Self-Healing? Navigating Social Media Therapy Influencers and Mental Health

Therapy influencers can point you in the right direction, certainly… but healing happens in relationships, intentionally and in an embodied way, over the course of our lives.

Christina Tesoro

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Nov 19, 2020

A hand drawn panel of a bright blue sky, with queer people dancing in the street. One has a sign that says "Bye Don 202!" There's a rainbow above. One of Dickens' friends suggests that the group join the dancers. Dickens says, "If you can call that dancing."

geekery

Foolish Child #84: After the Storm

“I’m sorry. The last four years have just… destroyed my optimism.”

Dickens

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Nov 18, 2020

The cast of The Wilds stranded on the beach.

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Amazon Prime’s “The Wilds” Is a Lesbian Dystopic Slumber Party

Films with Black talent to watch this holiday season, new trans characters on Charmed and Saved By The Bell, Wonder Girl with a Latina lead is coming to the CW,…

Heather Hogan

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Nov 18, 2020