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‘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

movie news & trailers

Bound Joins the Criterion Collection, a Win for Sapphic Cinephiles

It will become the 9th film directed by and about queer women to join the collection. Listen, I know this is important for Cinema reasons, but it’s important for Horny…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 15, 2024

A vigil for Nex Benedict shows his photo next to candles

politics + activism

Nothing the Medical Examiner Can Report Will Change Nex Benedict’s Cause of Death

It feels safe to say that Nex died as a direct result of trauma from the physical altercation at the school. Maybe not just the one, maybe so many more.…

Riese and Carmen Phillips

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Mar 15, 2024

Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian lie in bed together in a close up in Love Lies Bleeding.

movie reviews

“Love Lies Bleeding” Is a Queer and Carnal Neo-Noir Western

Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian have explosive chemistry, gazing at each other with an intensity that feels both too soon and eternal.

Jourdain Searles

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Mar 15, 2024

Kyle Richards at the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion part three addressing the rumors of dating Morgan Wade.

tv show recaps

Kyle Richards Says She Was Curious To Kiss Morgan Wade in “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Reunion

Kyle Richards answers questions about whether she and Morgan Wade are dating in the season 13 reunion.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 15, 2024

a bright yellow background with multiple cut out mouths smiling and seeming to talk on it

af+

Help! My Friends Won’t Shut Up

Plus advice about leaving a controlling partner and getting second dates.

the team

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Mar 15, 2024

feature image collage of doodles about being single

dating

25 Things About Being Chronically Single

“I’m not sure that people who’ve spent most of their lives in relationships receive this same type of ‘Why?'”

swan huntley

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Mar 15, 2024

A collage that features a gloved hand of a medical professional with a BRCA test vial, more gloved medical hands, and a torn up insurance card.

health

What to Expect When You Feel a Lump

If I was going to consider the possibility of having cancer then I wanted to be sure all treatment options were on the table without anyone else’s view of what…

Katie

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Mar 15, 2024