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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

2 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

collage of movies you can stream in the UK

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…

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

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

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 right this minute!

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

The Latest

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Literature

2 Hours

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

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

3 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

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

Film

May 4, 2026

first person

I Kissed a Girl and Somehow Everyone Is Involved

Notes on stan culture, representation, consent and parasocial relationships from a star of the Dutch production of ‘I Kissed a Girl.’

Tessel ten Zweege

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Feb 5, 2026

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Are All the Gays Doing Woodworking Now?

And more questions and musings about this week in queerlebrity news.

Christina Tucker

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Feb 4, 2026

Ponies: Ivanna and Twila stare lustily at each other ,Twila's thumb on Ivanna's lip

tv reviews

‘Ponies’ Delivers Sapphic Spies and Female Friendship

It’s nice to have a queer story that is about two adult women who aren’t tortured by their attraction to another woman.

Valerie Anne

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Feb 4, 2026

Heap Earth Upon It, A Body Made Home, and Citizenship — three of Autostraddle's most anticipated books for February 2026

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for February 2026

Here are our most anticipated LGBTQ+ book picks for February! There’s a little bit of something for everyone!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Feb 3, 2026

sex

‘How Can We Navigate My Girlfriend’s Sensitive Nipples?’

Sensory issues are also boundary issues.

Summer Tao

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Feb 3, 2026

tv reviews

‘School Spirits’ Season 3 Scares Up a Non-Binary Ghost

I knew the actor who plays Quinn, Ci Hang Ma, was non-binary so I was wondering if Quinn would be too, and I’m really glad they’re making it a specific…

Valerie Anne

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Feb 3, 2026

pop culture fix

Sports Gays, Check Out This Lesbian Basketball Romance Novel ‘Rooting Interest’

Plus Brittney Griner’s documentary, Kristen Stewarts “Emily in Paris in Hell” movie, Samira Wiley’s divorce, and more queer pop culture news.

Valerie Anne

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Feb 2, 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