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‘Southern Hospitality’ Provides a Nuanced Look at What It’s Like To Be Queer in the South

From young queer love to complicated coming outs to gay guy x sapphic friendship, Southern Hospitality is peak queer reality TV.

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 22, 2025 4 Comments
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Last night’s Severance episode may have just confirmed what we’ve been anticipating: This show is gayer than we thought!

Motti February 21, 2025 3 Comments
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Well that was a wild final 10 minutes!!!!

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1707 Recap: Is Snatch Game Dead?

More and more the queens on the show only seem to be able to reference the show itself.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 15, 2025 7 Comments
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Yellowjackets Episode 302 Recap: Hold Up, Did This Show Just Get GAYER?

THERE’S SO MUCH TO DISCUSS BUT ALL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT [REDACTED]!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 92 Comments
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Yellowjackets is BACK for season three, and that means our super gay recaps are back, too! Get in here!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 103 Comments
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There’s drama in the work room this week, but also the guest judge is Hunter Schafer and she’s joined by new mainstay Law Roach!

Drew Burnett Gregory February 8, 2025 2 Comments
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Overall, I’d say this RDR Live! was still less painful than the one SNL episode I’ve watched in recent years.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 1, 2025 8 Comments
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‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Finale Confirms Our Gaydars With Main Character Coming Out Bisexual

After Renée Rapp’s exit, I worried ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ would focus less on the queer community at Essex, but the show found its footing by making the show even queerer. Too queer? There’s no such thing.

Natalie January 28, 2025 1 Comment
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1704 Recap: Once Upon a Mattress

The runway theme this week is quilted for your pleasure and turns out it’s tough to lean into the quilt theme and still look chic.

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Southern Hospitality’s new cast member Lake casually comes out, broadening the show’s LGBTQ representation.

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Drew Burnett Gregory January 18, 2025 3 Comments
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Two episodes in and the girls are already FLIRTING.

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The world’s campiest, most dramatic show that is essentially a grown-up version of the children’s game Mafia is back for a third season!

Anya Richkind January 10, 2025 1 Comment
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Racquel and Mel are bringing queerness to RHONY beyond the visibility of their relationship.

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