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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

10 Hours

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

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

10 Hours

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

Film

10 Hours

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

Apr 28, 2026

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I Wanna Know Who You Keep As Family

You know, I pull my family from everywhere. Tell me who makes up the family in your life, be it bio or chosen or something else entirely.

A. Tony Jerome

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Feb 15, 2019

literature

Things I Read That I Love #283: Wasted Again in the Dark Glow of Post-Breakup Tragic Freedom

Topics include stadium bathrooms, murder, “sportswriting’s filthiest fuck-up,” Heaven’s Gate fashion, handheld gaming, everyone else but you having money, the queer art of f*cking your friends and more!

Riese

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Feb 15, 2019

breakups

Getting in Bed With Kristin: Coming Out, Getting Over Your Ex, and How to Do Therapy

This week, Kristin is live from Pittsburgh!

Kristin

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Feb 15, 2019

Birthing Disruption Between the Ferns and the Moss

If the ferns in my garden have survived the last few thousand years, then they have witnessed genocide and forced removal, tornadoes, the filling in of wetlands. Our acts of…

Annelise BT

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Feb 15, 2019

travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Washington DC

Listen OK — the New York Times named Washington DC the Gayest City in America for a reason.

Queer Girl City Guides

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Feb 14, 2019

literature

Lez Liberty Lit Is Writing Honestly About The Body

“Why are we so quick to conclude that marginalized writers’ work is autobiographical?” Plus books about love triangles, a secret lesbian code, why you need to start writing letters to…

Ryan

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Feb 14, 2019

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Who Do You Love: @notallgeminis x Autostraddle Do Queer Valentine’s Day Memes

Happy Valentine’s Day! We heard you like astrology memes so we teamed up with @notallgeminis and made you this gift.

Courtney Perkins

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Feb 14, 2019

house & garden

13 Easy Houseplants for Seasonally Depressed Gays and Their Cats

Will these plants solve real mental health issues? Absolutely not, but they might make you feel more alive for the next few months, and also your cat can gnaw on…

Rachel

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Feb 14, 2019