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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

puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Hosting Game Night

What’s a vampire’s favorite ship?

Rachel

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Feb 15, 2023

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Goodbye to Beloved Digital Magazine Catapult, Being Weird and Indie on the Internet Keeps Getting Harder

Also, exploring the history of trans witches. And Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina’s love story is the focus of a new Fenty ad.

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 14, 2023

A collage of torn paper in neutral tones of grey, beige, brown, and black. There are creases, tears, warps and paste layers like posters worn down on a brick wall. Some parts of the papers are aging brown and peeling out of the canvas. There are spray paint gestures in orange and pink as well. On top of the paper detritus is a ruby red ceramic tile that has been shattered into shards and then reconstructed into a heart shape. Some ceramic shards are also scattered around the canvas. Laid diagonal in the bottom right corner is a clear plastic ballpoint pen with a black plastic cap.

first person

I Don’t Want To Write Beautiful Things

I am in the business of writing honestly, especially about the things that hurt — heartbreak, disappointment, shame, poverty.

Leah Johnson

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Feb 14, 2023

Two white wooden chairs sit on a deck that's attached to a white house on the left. The chairs face pink and orange sunset and a large body of water.

relationships

Heart Whisperer: How I Found My Way to a Love That’s Lasted 45 Years

In the autumn of 1977, I met the partner of my dreams, and we’ve been sailing through life together ever since.

Ellen Ziegler

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Feb 14, 2023

Photo 1: Kristen kisses Kayla with her hand on her throat. Photo 2: Kayla kisses Kristen's cheek in front of the castle at Disney World. Photo 3: Kristen and Kayla make out in an elevator

af+

Interview With My Fiancé: Kristen

In which we talk for a weirdly long time about who does laundry but also Yellowjackets, why a punk cover of “Mambo Italiano” is “our song,” and our sex drives.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 14, 2023

two women looking at one another not too happily. one is leaning against a brick wall.

relationships

You Need Help: My Partner Keeps Saying We’re Going to Break Up!

The fact that you feel affected by what your partner tells you, even when they’re not their best self, is not inappropriate or bad. It’s human.

Darcy

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Feb 14, 2023

A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, edited by Erin Sharkey, featuring a Black girl in an open field holding a plate in outstretched arms

lgbt book reviews

“A Darker Wilderness” Carves a Space for Blackness in Nature

I held these words close as I walked through my neighborhood in a town named after perhaps the most famous colonizer in the Americas.

shea wesley martin

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Feb 14, 2023

A kaleidoscope esque mirrored image of Sadie and Nico in N 95 masks and backwards hats, with wide eyes standing on ladders beneath a ceiling full of holes exposing the lathe behind the plaster. the vibe is chaotic.

house & garden

Homo Reno: 13 Tips for Keeping Your 5 Year Queer Relationship Intact While Renovating the House You Live In

Sometimes you are going to have to undertake a project during which it will be inevitable that you will scream at each other. My advice is to just kind of…

Nico

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Feb 14, 2023