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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…

Noor Aldayeh

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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

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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…

Sally

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Apr 29, 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

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

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

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puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Also Canon Queer

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?

Rachel

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Jan 13, 2023

Michaela Cole as Aneka in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, she looks to the right of camera and her hair is shaved bald. She is wearing big gold earrings and has detailed eye makeup.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Here’s All the Gay Parts That Were Cut From “Wakanda Forever”

If you’re trying to keep friends as an adult (it’s hard!), start with an eight minute phone call. And guess what’s trending for 2023? Dystopian Fashion! Why? Who knows!

Carmen Phillips

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Jan 12, 2023

tv reviews

“Willow” Gives Us the Lesbian Disney Princess We’ve Been Waiting For

Kit and Jade kissed and smashed swords. They said, “I love you.” They lived!

Heather Hogan

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Jan 12, 2023

Students gathered on a lawn on a college campus

politics + activism

Ron DeSantis’s Fascist Overhaul of Florida’s Institutions Isn’t New but It Is Terrifying

If Desantis and his people are successful in accomplishing their goals, then this will mean further repercussions for the other public institutions in the state — and beyond.

Stef Rubino

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Jan 12, 2023

A stack of books with bows on them and a lit birthday candle.

literature

Rainbow Reading: Happy Birthgay!

Rainbow Reading kicked off as a biweekly LGBTQ+ lit news column one year ago!

Yashwina

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Jan 12, 2023

A white woman with red hair lies on her back on a bed with blue sheets. She's wearing a pink tank top, grey sweatpants with white stars, orange leopard print socks, and a white bandana tied around her head. She touches her chin, smiles, and looks at two sex toys on the bed to her right: a black "rabbit" vibrator and a pink dildo.

sex toys

How to Shop for Accessible Sex Toys When You Live With Chronic Pain

Living with chronic pain has taught me how to help myself and others achieve pleasure using accessible sex toys.

Carly S.

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Jan 12, 2023

The doll M3gan reads Lady, a little girl with long brown hair, a book in a sunlit bedroom

movie reviews

“M3gan” Invites Us to Hang Out for a While, or Forever, NBD

What we’ve got to remember is that girls from about age ten to about eighteen are simply the most terrifying beings to walk the planet.

A. Tony Jerome

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Jan 12, 2023

puzzles

Word Search: Cottagecore

You’re holding a steaming cup of tea. You’re bundled in a soft blanket. You’re listening to the birdsong outside your frosted window. Everything is fine.

Sally

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Jan 12, 2023