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celebrities (vapid fluff)

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

“Now that I know that this book is coming out, and that I’ve chosen to share it with the world,…

Riese

9 Hours

Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, All Us Saints, and The Lesbian Bar Chronicles

BOOK FEATURES

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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12 Hours

THEATER

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

MOVIE FEATURES

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism…

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

book features

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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12 Hours

theater

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites its viewers to reflect on the complexities of the human experience, what it means to…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

movie features

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism and public transit to familial obligation and gender/sexuality.

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

The Latest

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

9 Hours

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Literature

12 Hours

No Filter: Tommy Dorfman Sat Next To a Transphobe on a Plane and Eviscerated Him

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

12 Hours

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Theater

May 5, 2026

Lola Tung To Star in Kelley O’Hara’s Sapphic Soccer Film

News

May 4, 2026

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Virgo Season 2020: Are You Ready to Do the Hard Work with Yourself?

If Strength and Leo season was about finding fiery confidence in the face that we show to the world, Virgo and the Hermit ask us to shine that brilliant light…

meg

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Aug 22, 2020

Two panels of the Grease Bat comic. Panel 1: Ari and Gwen are both wearing masks. Gwen is midsentence: "...the birds, flowers, you and all our friends, champagne, W.A.P. and my magic wand!" Panel 2: Gwen: "And THAT concludes my gratitude list!"

visual art

Grease Bats: Gratitude

“What’s the point of podding if I can’t fix your unhappiness?”

Archie

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Aug 22, 2020

A photo of Meg Elison holding up her book, the cover of the book is not clear to read but it has an aqua blue cover.

society + culture

Chatting With Meg Elison About Investigating Rural Poverty in “Find Layla”

Elison’s latest novel, Find Layla, looks at the realities of poverty and neglect for teens in the age of social media.

Lauren Parker

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Aug 22, 2020

A person with a megaphone in the foreground addresses a group of protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ policies.

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: If Trump’s Administration Is So Incompetent, Why Is It So Efficient at Enacting Anti-LGBTQ Policies?

This week’s Extra! Extra! reports another bit of news that flew under the radar, this time regarding gun control (it’s not good, you guys). We also cover the heinous violence…

the team

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Aug 21, 2020

literature

Things I Read That I Loved #312: The Key Word is “Oneself,” Which Is Irresistible To 20-Year-Olds

Topics include YouTuber adoptions, romance novels, moldy jam, Sarah Schulman, the future of the fashion business is sweatpants, supermarket sweep and so much more!

Riese

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Aug 21, 2020

health

Shocking Revelation: WNBA Players Don’t Exist to Earn the Approval of Men

This is a column dedicated to all gay WNBA content all the time — and yes, that includes queer thirst. And boy, is there a lot of thirst to be…

Frankie de la Cretaz

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Aug 21, 2020

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

community

The Comment Awards Are 69% Secure

“Oh, and the sex, obviously.”

Darcy

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Aug 21, 2020

text reads: Into the A+ Advice Inbox. The image is of the main character from fleabag receiving therapy and looking not exactly pleased about it!

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #17: Tense Workplace Dynamics on a Remote Island Homestead and More!

Dating and inexperience and some really positive advice about this, grieving while starting graduate school, coping with feelings of jealousy and more!

the team

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Aug 21, 2020