Style Thief: Dress Like Josie and PJ From “Bottoms”
It’s your turn to look like our favorite untalented gays and Little Dutch Boys.
TIFF 2023: “Orlando, My Political Biography” Casts Trans People in the Virginia Woolf Classic
Preciado is bold in his assertion that Woolf herself might consider herself nonbinary if she had that language.
Representation Matters but I Didn’t Expect Bottoms To Take It So Far for Me
On discovering a doppelgänger in an unlikely place.
I Asked a Top About “Bottoms”
In which Kristen Arnett answers important questions, such as: Who were the biggest bottoms in Bottoms?
Rejected Headlines for My “Bottoms” Review
Bottoms Understands What Teen Lesbians Desire: Being Punched By Girls in the Face
Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television
In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.
“Bottoms” Punched Me in the Face (and I Liked It)
Bottoms is the gory gross gay comedy of my fever dreams.
September 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
We’ve got new seasons of Sex Education, Wheel of Time and The Morning Show, a Dutch rom-com centered on a life-changing threesome, a Neighbours reboot, a betrayed wife thriller and so much more!
Watchlist: “House of Psychotic Women” Pushed Me Out of My Horror Comfort Zone
Watchlist is a new series where I invite you to sample the hidden treasures of my personal viewing projects.
Watch an Exclusive Clip From Kinky Trans Horse Movie, “Piaffe”
Ann Oren’s completely original debut feature Piaffe is a unique take on gender and queer siblinghood.
“Piaffe” Is for the Kinky Arthouse Horse Girls — And Not Girls
From Cronenberg to Titane, trans audiences have long responded to work that pushes the boundaries of human bodies in lieu of traditional trans storytelling.
Stewart Thorndike on “Bad Things,” Motherhood, and Her Childhood Nightmares
“The world is a frightening, frightening place, so I don’t really understand why every film isn’t a horror film.”
20 Years Later, “Thirteen” (2003) Should Be In the Queer Girl Coming-of-Age Canon
Some movies are so powerful, you don’t even have to see them. It’s enough to steal a furtive glance at two older girls with pierced tongues on a DVD cover at your local Blockbuster.
A Queer Syllabus for the Writers and Actors Strike
As Hot Strike Summer rapidly turns into Hot Strike Fall — I’ve become deeply interested in the trend where the forefront of labor movements are vocally and visibly, well, gay as hell.
“Bad Things” Queers “The Shining” With Delicious Results
It’s noteworthy that Bad Things features two relationships with trans people, including a relationship between a cis woman and a trans woman. More noteworthy is how authentic their various experiences feel.
How Many Times Did I See Black Swan in Theaters While Closeted? An Investigation
This task has sent me down a strange spiral of doubling and fractured memory underscored by a homoerotic hum MUCH LIKE THE MOVIE ITSELF.
After We Watched Barbie
Transitioning to a man in a predominately white world makes me resentful. Genders are floating worlds, and I am doing gender somewhere I do not belong.
“Red, White & Royal Blue” Is a Perfect Gay Rom-Com (With Bonus Rachel Maddow and Sarah Shahi)
Prime Video’s adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s beloved book is a sweet and sexy delight.
In the Symbolic World of the Deeply Gendered Barbieland, Allan Is Nonbinary
Allan’s discomfort creates an identification point for viewers who are also uncomfortable identifying with either the Barbies or the Kens, a third option in an otherwise binary Barbieland.
Can You Feel the Kenergy?
There’s a specific kind of trans masc quality to the way that Ken dresses and takes up space if I’m being honest. That’s the siren call, the Kenergy,