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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

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Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

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Tropical Park

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‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

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10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

From familiar classics to unfamiliar new discoveries, here’s what you could be watching on the…

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Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

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Noor Aldayeh

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Tropical Park

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‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism and public transit to familial obligation and gender/sexuality.

Juan Barquin

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10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

From familiar classics to unfamiliar new discoveries, here’s what you could be watching on the BBC, ITV or Channel 4 right this minute!

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Pop Culture Fix: Abbott Elementary Returns Tonight with a New Queer Actor!

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Pop Culture Fix: Abbott Elementary Returns Tonight with a New Queer Actor!

Abbott Elementary adds a queer actor Kimia Behpoornia as a recurring character, Disney adds The Marvels to streaming and announces Moana 2, a renewal for The Traitors, Florence Pugh and…

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Feb 7, 2024

Jodie Foster As Ellie Arroway In "Contact" Based On The Best -Seller By Carl Sagan. (Photo By Getty Images)

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They Should Have Sent A Poet

“I was around the same age as young Ellie when ‘Contact’ came out. The way she so clearly carries her childhood self with her made adulthood legible; it made time…

Gabrielle Korn

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Feb 7, 2024

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We Loved boygenius Because of How They Loved Each Other

“While many of boygenius’ songs detailing romantic relationships endure tragedy, their songs detailing platonic love are effulgent, radiant, and deeply compelling.”

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No Filter: It’s Janelle Monáe’s World, We’re Just Living In It

Also I did not think I could be MORE attracted to Kehlani but then she wore these glasses!!!!

Christina Tucker

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New Love Lies Bleeding trailer: Kristen Stewart leans her head on her hands looking dykey with a shag haircut.

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New “Love Lies Bleeding” Trailer Just Dropped and the Horny Lesbian Atmosphere Is Electric

Kristen Stewart is licking what is either blood or a protein shake up Katy O’Brian’s chest and I am EXCITED.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Feb 7, 2024

Nothing Ever Just Disappears by Diarmuid Hester

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Documenting and Honoring Queer History Requires Imagination

Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories, a new book by cultural historian Diarmuid Hester, shows us what is possible when we consider space in this way.

Stef Rubino

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Darby Ratliff

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Feb 7, 2024

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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.

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Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

Books that ask questions like: Is any of this really happening? What is possible, in this great big world of ours? And, of course, how do we survive each other?

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Apr 16, 2026

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Interacting with Queer Boricua art has always felt like coming home to a part of myself I didn’t always know how to name.

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Mar 20, 2026

Queer Books To Read if You’re Really Missing ‘Pluribus’

If you have struggled to adjust to a life without Pluribus, I’m right there with you.

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