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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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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

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 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

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

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Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley laugh on the ground with their two dogs between them, Sundance Film Festival 2025 is on the side

movie reviews

Sundance 2025: ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Is More Than Andrea Gibson’s Cancer Story — It’s Their Love Story

This film isn’t a straight-forward artist portrait. It’s a portrait of Gibson and their partner, fellow poet Megan Falley, as they navigate Gibson’s incurable cancer diagnosis. It’s a tender look…

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Feb 1, 2025

A group of drag queens pose for a picture who have been featured in Life Is Drag by Rachel Rampleman interview

visual art

How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman

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Jan 31, 2025

One image shows a person at work looking to the side, another shows a hand on a mouse

af+

Why Won’t My Gay Coworker Hang Out With Me and My Gay Friends?

Why does your queer coworker not want to hang out with you?? Also, a reader is given a Sophie’s choice between their husband or their would-be paramour.

the team

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Jan 31, 2025

A trans woman leans against a wall in a doctor's office in the new documentary GEN_, Sundance Film Festival 2025 is written on the side

movie features

Sundance 2025: New Documentary ‘GEN_’ Normalizes Fertility Care and Trans Healthcare

The best compliment I can give GEN_ is that it’s kind of boring.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jan 31, 2025

New men, one cis and one trans, embrace in Mathias Broe's Sauna with Sundance Film Festival 2025 on the side

movie reviews

Sundance 2025: ‘Sauna’ Tells a New Trans Story the Same Old Way

It’s technically true that I cannot think of another feature film about a cis gay man grappling with his feelings about dating a trans man for the first time. So…

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jan 31, 2025

characters on The L Word Generation Q making out

first person

A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

Partying as a teenager is hard in New York City, where very few people have houses and almost everyone has nosy neighbors.

Pallas Gutierrez

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Jan 30, 2025

Quintessa Swindell interview: Swindell on their knees in a boxing ring with their eyes closed

movie features

Quintessa Swindell Can Punch You In the Face

The ‘Trinkets’ and ‘Prime Target’ actor discusses their directorial debut where they play a Muay Thai fighter facing off against their childhood best friend.

Rendy Jones

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Jan 30, 2025