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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…

Sally

8 Hours

LGBT BOOK REVIEWS

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 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

lgbt book reviews

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 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

The Latest

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

8 Hours

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

Film

8 Hours

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

Apr 28, 2026

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

three line drawings of carmen done in an MS paint style. Carmen is a Black woman with medium short curly hair parted in the center and large glasses who is shown here wearing hoops. the illustrations are smiling and celebratory. money rains down from above.

straddleverse

The Little Things Matter

It’s complicated (or at least, it’s by design) that underneath structures of capitalism, queer independent media is never intended to survive.

Carmen Phillips

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Mar 17, 2023

Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, in Moving On

movie reviews

“Moving On” Is a Traumatic Farce Elevated By Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda

Watching Fonda and Tomlin perform is like watching an Olympic athlete or a world-renowned ballerina. They are masters of their craft and it’s awe-inspiring to witness.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Mar 17, 2023

an abstract photo of an androgynous person with a flower balanced on their head. over it in text reads "into the a+ advice inbox"

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #80: GENDER FEELINGS

We have 26 whole questions on all things gender! From parenting to transition to clothing to inclusion and exclusion in queer spaces, and more!

the team

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Mar 17, 2023

Matricide by Carola Tomaso. A badge reads LOST LESBIAN LIT.

book features

Lost Lesbian Lit: Mommy Issues! At the Women’s Writers Retreat

Lost Lesbian Lit is a series of essays about lesbian literature from before 2010 with fewer than 25 ratings on Goodreads.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Mar 17, 2023

kayla kumari upadhyaya at age 23 wears a backwards hat and an unbutton baseeball jersey and a black sports bra and black high-waisted pleather leggings

first person

I’ve Done This 500 Times

But there are still days when I feel like I’m bad at it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 17, 2023

puzzles

Mini Crossword Put Two and Two Together

Okay, but when does a joke actually become a “dad joke” ??

brooke

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Mar 17, 2023

Two older black lesbians with short grey hair stare at each other lovingly.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Please Let Queer People Grow Old

A stunning photo essay of queer elders that will make your day. Also: Zaya Wade’s first magazine cover is here, crossword puzzles for abortion funds, and how far-right movements die.

Carmen Phillips

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Mar 16, 2023