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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

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

‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

Apr 28, 2026

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

literature

Things I Read That I Love #281: I Google Myself Every Day to Find Out If I’m Gay Or Not

Topics include what happened to Lindsay Lohan, free giveaways, precocious puberty, sober creativity, The Art of the Pan, The Cauldron, being lost at sea for 51 days, toxic shock syndrome,…

Riese

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Jan 18, 2019

straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Crushing On Gillian Anderson

“Dana Scully and the XXX Files? I’m into that.”

Darcy

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Jan 18, 2019

music

Pansexual Iraqi-Syrian Musician Wafia Doesn’t Have to Explain Herself

Wafia and I chatted about being brown, queer, Muslim, and how those things influence her as an artist.

Ari

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Jan 18, 2019

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: If You Could Write A Letter To Who You Were 10 Years Ago, What Would You Say?

Don’t be shy! We’re all family here and we’re all in this together.

Reneice Charles

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Jan 18, 2019

geekery

Queering D&D: How “Critical Role” Helped Me Find My Way

Critical Role helped me realized that D&D is about storytelling, and that there’s plenty of room for queer people in stories.

Valerie Anne

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Jan 18, 2019

tv show recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 309 Recap: Toni and Cheryl Prove Stealing From the Rich is an Incredible Aphrodisiac

Riverdale’s return to television after its winter break starts the way more episodes of Riverdale should start: with lesbian sex.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 17, 2019

tv feature

A Brief History of Lesbian Sex on TV: From Late Night Hair-Brushing to Primetime Scissoring

With Gillian Anderson’s Sex Education landing on Netflix, it feels like the perfect time to gather our TV Team and talk about sex on TV, specifically queer sex on TV, and its evolution…

The TV Team

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Jan 17, 2019