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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

LGBTQ+ NYC Artists Archive Project: Side by side images shot by Richard Avedon of The Ridiculous Theatrical Company out of costume and in costume

theater

The LGBTQ+ NYC Artists Archive Project Aims to Preserve the Unpreservable

“Archiving performance is a theoretical notion. How can you archive something ephemeral that happened in the past?”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Mar 26, 2024

Anjali Chakra and Sufi Malik with their faces scratched out and kissing lips around them

first person

I Want My Queer Representation To Be Messy — Even When it Comes to Real People

To believe in love means to believe in its failures and missteps, too.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 26, 2024

Marsha Warfield collaged as Roz in Night Court, both from the 1980s and in 2024 for the show's reboot.

tv feature

Marsha Warfield Takes Her Place in the Parthenon of Black Queer Women on Television

“When you’re standing on the mountain, and been climbing it as long as I have, you can look back and say, ‘no baby, we’ve come a long way.'” I had…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Mar 26, 2024

sex

You Need Help: How Do I Get More Comfortable With Dirty Talk?

We learn so much about how people act during sex from TV and movies, and those people always seem to know exactly when to moan or how to say the…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Mar 26, 2024

a group of friends playing roleplaying games with multi-sided dice, pen, and paper

geekery

Jump Into Pen-and-Paper Roleplaying With These Free and Simple Systems

Here’s a bunch of easy-to-learn roleplaying systems that are still packed with love and detail. They’re also better than cheap. They’re free.

Summer Tao

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Mar 26, 2024

A collage of Archie Panjabi and Lily Gladstone in their new series "Under the Bridge"

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lily Gladstone and Archie Panjabi to Star in Murder Mystery “Under the Bridge,” Gays Rejoice

Lily Gladstone and Archie Panjabi will star in a new show by the creators of Little Fires Everywhere, Reneé Rapp is going to Sesame Street, Fletcher is still being messy…

Valerie Anne

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Mar 25, 2024

lgbt book reviews

“At Her Service” Is a Sweet Sapphic Romance With Crucial Lesbian Kickball Representation

Amy Spalding’s second book in the “Out in Hollywood” series centers on Max, a wee masc lesbian in Hollywood roped into a self-actualization scheme by her influencer roommate and most…

Riese

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Mar 25, 2024