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book features

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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

1 Hours

THEATER

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

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

MOVIE FEATURES

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism…

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

collage of movies you can stream in the UK

MOVIE LISTS

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…

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

theater

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

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites its viewers to reflect on the complexities of the human experience, what it means to…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

movie features

‘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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May 4, 2026

movie lists

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!

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

The Latest

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Literature

1 Hours

No Filter: Tommy Dorfman Sat Next To a Transphobe on a Plane and Eviscerated Him

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

2 Hours

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

Theater

May 5, 2026

Lola Tung To Star in Kelley O’Hara’s Sapphic Soccer Film

News

May 4, 2026

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

Film

May 4, 2026

tv lists

December 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new queer movies, a non-binary warrior in Zac Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Hallmark’s first lesbian-centric Christmas movie, a British sitcom about a depressed queer weirdo, a doc about queers…

Riese

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Dec 1, 2023

Periodical documentary: a group of young people hold up signs, one says RIP Tampon Tax, and the person holding it speaks at a microphone

movie reviews

“Periodical” Is a Valuable, Inclusive Documentary About Menstruation

I am fully ready to admit that, yes, indeed, we needed an informational documentary about periods and I am glad this one exists.

Nico

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Dec 1, 2023

puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Ready for 6-Across Season

The price of candy at the movies is ridiculous.

Emet Ozar

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Dec 1, 2023

UNTETHERED VOL 10: a lit christmas tree with a green and red blob background

first person

Untethered: I Have To Stop Getting Engayged or Married on Holidays

My ex and I mutually proposed to each other on Christmas last year.

Nico

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Nov 30, 2023

Side by side images of Saltburn and The Bling Ring. Barry Keoghan rests his chin on one hand and holds a martini in the other wearing a tux. Emma Watson and Taissa Farmiga take a selfie together arms outstretched.

movie features

“Saltburn,” “The Bling Ring,” and the Pathetic Desperation of the Upper Middle Class

Upper middle class people are rich. But don’t try to tell them that.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Nov 30, 2023

a bunch of students rally outside of Monarch High School for trans rights

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Why Florida High School Students Walking Out Over Trans Sport Bans Matters

Educator and student dissent speaks to the Florida legislature’s failure to represent its people.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Nov 30, 2023

sports

My First Powerlifting Meet Confirmed It’s a Sport for Misfits Like Me

In my experiences in strength sports so far, I’ve seen nothing but kindness and compassion and enthusiasm for fellow competitors.

Stef Rubino

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Nov 30, 2023

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon Returning to SNL To Make the Yuletide Gay With Billie Eilish

Kate McKinnon is gonna host SNL’s Christmas episode, Netflix’s trailer for its doc about the U.S Women’s Soccer Team’s 2023 World Cup tournament journey is here, Bella Ramsey is stoked…

Riese

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Nov 29, 2023