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lgbt book reviews

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

2 Hours

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

The Latest

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

music

Amid Mostly Politically Apathetic Awards Shows, Artists at the Grammys Actually Stood for Something

I don’t want these people to speak out because they’re celebrities but rather just because they’re human. Every opportunity to demand for an end to ICE should be taken right…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 2, 2026

tv lists

What’s New Gay and Streaming in February 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock and Tubi

New seasons of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer,’ a Japanese film about a trans icon, a new Keke Palmer sitcom wherein lesbian Paula Pell plays a lesbian,…

Riese

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Feb 1, 2026

quizzes

Quiz: Which Lesbian Hand Accessory Are You?

Your hands are looking very lesbian today.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 1, 2026

Actress Goldie Hawn Reading a Newspaper (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

literature

Things I Read That I Love #347: Portlandia, The New Yorker Story, Vegans, The Great Movie Ride and More

Looking back on Portlandia, the “New Yorker story,” the most anticipated books lists, the Great Movie Ride, our friends in Minneapolis, the downfall of Veganism and more longform for your…

Riese

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Jan 31, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 24: Protesters clash with law enforcement after a federal agent shot and killed a man on Jan. 24 â" the second federal-involved shooting in the city this month, deepening tensions over enforcement operations in Minneapolis, United States, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by Arthur Maiorella/Anadolu via Getty Images)

politics + activism

How To Do Something For ICE-Occupied Minneapolis

No matter where you are, there’s something you can do.

Riese

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Jan 30, 2026

(Original Caption) 8/25/1964-Atlantic City, NJ- Convention Hall. Mrs. Fannie Hamer, member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, was one of the exciting highlights of the National Democratic Convention. Here, she walks firmly toward the convention hall entrance, to which she and other members of her group were finally admitted.

politics + activism

Mutual Aid Has a Black American Blueprint

“Carrying a long range vision for collective care, sustainability, and survival can feel heavy and lonely at times.”

Zedé Harut

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Jan 30, 2026

tv feature

Why Has ‘Heated Rivalry’ Launched So Much Heated Discourse?

Fanfiction, erotica, and romance allow fans and creators to escape reality and enter into fantasy, to hope for a version of a better world. Perhaps Heated Rivalry generates so much…

Lauren Herold

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Jan 29, 2026

Screenshot from I Love Boosters trailer featuring the "Velvet Gang" which includes Keke Palmer and Poppy Lui dressed in colorful outfits and wigs

pop culture fix

Keke Palmer and Poppy Liu Star in Crime Comedy ‘I Love Boosters’

Plus, new pics from the upcoming season of Ted Lasso, Billie Eilish calling in her fellow celebrities, Chappell Roan inspiring a mental health hotline for musicians and more!

Valerie Anne

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Jan 28, 2026