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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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

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

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

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

movie features

Annapurna Sriram Wrote the Slutty, Liberated Brown Girl Ingenue She Wanted To Play Herself

“Fucktoys came out of wanting to write myself a job where a brown girl could be an ingénue, could be an object of desire, could be slutty, could be liberated.”

Juan Barquin

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Jan 22, 2026

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Top Me, Queen Charlotte!

Plus, in 2016, Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts were “just friends.”

Christina Tucker

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Jan 21, 2026

two people hooking up, one wearing a pearl necklace

sex

‘My Partner Wants To Sleep With a Cis Man Without Me’

Polyamory is a state of being, not an aspiration. You aren’t a worse person if you’re unwilling to engage in it.

Summer Tao

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Jan 20, 2026

ayesha harris in the pitt as one of the LGBTQ+ characters on the pitt

pop culture fix

‘The Pitt’ Just Keeps on Getting Gayer

Plus, some of the Wynonna Earp team reunites for a new movie, Dylan Mulvaney’s next Broadway gig, Tessa Thompson’s Broadway debut, and more!

Valerie Anne

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Jan 19, 2026

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for Aquarius Season 2026

The overall vibe? Transformation is non-negotiable this season, but we have cosmic support to make meaning amidst the chaos.

G Weaver

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Jan 19, 2026

quizzes

Quiz: Which Sapphic Character in an Apocalypse Show Are You?

Lesbians! Apparently we’re pretty good at the whole “end of the world” thing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 18, 2026

A Malaysian woman reads a tabloid newspaper at a news stand in Kuala Lumpur. Among the titles on display are Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and National Geographic. (Photo by © Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

literature

Things I Read That I Love #346: Bama Rush, Celebrity Memoirs, Laptop Boyfriends, Leaving LA and More

An elite rescue squad in the Great Smokey Mountains, the museum at the Pennhurst Asylum, a liberal journalist gets hired by ICE, how to cast a baby commercial and more…

Riese

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Jan 17, 2026