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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 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

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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News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement protest and block access to Pennsylvania Ave. near the White House during a demonstration to support Gaza on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Signs read: NOT IN OUR NAME. END APARTHEID. STOP THE GENOCIDE. DE-ESCALATE / CEASEFIRE.

politics + activism

As a Jewish Anti-Zionist, Here’s What I’ve Been Reading This Week

A lack of expertise should not be an excuse to turn away — it should be an invitation to learn.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Oct 17, 2023

Tamerlane falling among glass shards in green light

tv show recaps

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Looks Into the Mirror

This is my favorite opening of the entire series.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Oct 17, 2023

a queer person lays on their bed, scrolling on their phone

breakups

You Need Help: How Do I Get Over the First Woman I Slept With?

Focusing your energy on moving on and healing rather than trying to reconnect is the best path forward — and not just for you, but for her, too.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Oct 17, 2023

the image features a collage of a woman going into kiss a man's neck. they are both Black. There is also an image of a laptop, all over a cloud of smoke, superimposed on the nighttime skyline of Johannesburg. Text in glowing white reads "anonymous sex diaries"

af+

Anonymous Sex Diary: I’m Putting My Career At Risk To Have Sex With My Boss

“But I’d risk it all for her.” A young trans man in Johannesburg is sleeping with his straight boss in secret, and falling more deeply for her every day.

Guest

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Oct 17, 2023

Doom Patrol: Jane leans in to kiss Shelley

tv reviews

Did You Know the Superheroes On “Doom Patrol” Are Queer as Hell?!

Doom Patrol has a beautiful spectrum of queerness displayed across a strange, wonderful land; amidst time travel and sex ghosts and horsehead oracles and zombie butts.

Valerie Anne

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Oct 17, 2023

HARRISON, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 15: Ali Krieger #11 of NJ/NY Gotham FC reacts during her tribute after her final home season National Women's Soccer League game against the Kansas City Current at Red Bull Arena on October 15, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images)

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Are in the Ali Krieger Fan Club

Big lesbian sports weekend as Ali Krieger’s fans and team paid tribute to Krieger in her final regular-season game for the Gotham FC and Jonquel Jones dominated in Sunday’s Liberty…

Riese

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Oct 16, 2023