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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

The Latest

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

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

gender

You Need Help: I Feel Disconnected From Gender As a Concept

“Identifying as a woman doesn’t feel right, but affirmatively identifying as ‘not a woman’ also doesn’t feel right.”

Riese

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Aug 15, 2023

A multi-layered collage of corduroy fabric, in dark brown, then red, and finally pink. On top of the pink fabric is the outline of a person's body with buttons outlining reproductive organs.

health

Endometriosis No Longer Keeps Me From My Best Queer Sex

For the first time I was able to experience, without pain, the feeling of having my partner’s fingers inside of me and we found a new level of intimacy and…

Guest

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Aug 15, 2023

2023 inductee Becky Hammon attends the 2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction at Symphony Hall on August 12, 2023 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

sports

WNBA Week 11: Becky Hammon’s Hall of Fame Induction + Commissioner’s Cup Week

And, as always, Carmen’s fits of the week!

Natalie, Heather Hogan, and Carmen Phillips

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Aug 14, 2023

An illustration of two women's soccer players facing each other in their purple uniforms on the cover of Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute

lgbt book reviews

Cleat Cute’s Sapphic Soccer Romance Will Fill the World Cup-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

It can’t be good for your body to cut off lesbian soccer drama cold turkey.

Heather Hogan

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Aug 14, 2023

Aubrey Plaza in a black suit and sunglasses / the mini-horse who plays Lil Sebastian

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aubrey Plaza Brought Lil Sebastian to the Strikes

Plus also in today’s Pop Culture Fix: Archie comics’ first solo trans character, the lesbians of Heartstopper, what’s NOT next for Jodi Balfour and more!

Heather Hogan

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Aug 14, 2023

Nina Sayers in Black Swan looks into a mirror and has many reflections looking back

first person

How Many Times Did I See Black Swan in Theaters While Closeted? An Investigation

This task has sent me down a strange spiral of doubling and fractured memory underscored by a homoerotic hum MUCH LIKE THE MOVIE ITSELF.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 14, 2023

puzzles

Mini Crossword Wants To Light Your Candle

How do you keep someone from stealing your bagel?

Kate Hawkins

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Aug 14, 2023

The eight possible results for this villains quiz: Harley Quinn Poison Ivy Catwoman Ursula Hades Captain Hook Lefou Catra

quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Cartoon “Villain” Are You?

I took some liberties with some of the Disney villains, but if they’re gonna queer code all their baddies, that means we get to do what we want with them!

Heather Hogan

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Aug 13, 2023