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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

59 Minutes

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

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Literature

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

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News

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

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Mal from The Ultimatum: Queer Love taking a mirror selfie

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: I Like Checking In on Queer Ultimatum’s Mal To Make Sure They’re Thriving

And they usually appear to be! Plus, more queer celeb IG posts from the week.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Dec 13, 2023

girl and hanukkah boyfriend "round and round"

movie reviews

We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie “Round and Round,” and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian

“Do you think we think everyone is gay because they are or because we are or because we are high or because of Jewish?”

Drew Burnett Gregory and Riese

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Dec 13, 2023

puzzles

Mini Crossword is Just a Bit Open

Where do spiders go for health advice?

Kate Hawkins

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Dec 13, 2023

The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet by Avery Dame-Griff

book features

Avery Dame-Griff Is Archiving the Trans Internet

“The history of trans life online is one of sedimentation, with each subsequent change leaving its remains behind to settle and eventually solidify into a mass of images, text, and…

Lauren Herold

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Dec 12, 2023

a small child — one's inner child, if you will — driving a toy car with a Christmas tree on top

holigays

How To Romanticize Being Solo for the Holidays

Going it solo for Christmas is turning out to be annoyingly emotional. However, what’s helped immensely has been romanticizing the whole affair.

Nico

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Dec 12, 2023

health

You Need Help: Can My Spouse and I Boil Our Menstrual Cups Together?

“Is there any sanitary reason NOT to?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Dec 12, 2023

Eight of the 65 best queer books of 2023: Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky, The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi, Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens, Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, The Fake by Zoe Whittall, Freedom House by KB Brookins, and Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni

book lists

65 of the Best Queer Books of 2023

Particularly impressive categories this year include memoir/biography, horror — queer and trans horror writers are appropriately giving us their all these days — and comics.

Casey

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Dec 12, 2023