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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

sex

Needle Play Brings Me Back into My Body Over and Over Again

Editor’s Note: This essay includes descriptions of piercings with hypodermic needles and blood in a BDSM context and brief references to self-harm. Needles are an edge. They encompass many spheres…

kittenvalentine

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Jun 11, 2022

Margaret Cho stars in Fire Island, here she is in a red knit crop top showing off her tattoos while standing with her castmates (all of whom are gay men, also dressed for summer) on a boardwalk on Fire Island.

movie reviews

“Fire Island” Is a Perfect Summer Reminder of How We Find Our Families

The Bechdel test has always been dangerously limited when implemented carte blanche, especially when talking about people of color.

Carmen Phillips

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Jun 10, 2022

Roswell New Mexico: Isobel kisses Anatsa

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Roswell, New Mexico” Proves Multiple Queer Couples Can Co-Exist!

Plus updates on Charmed, Legacies, and All Rise!

Natalie and Valerie Anne

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Jun 10, 2022

Shot from Freeform's "The Deep End" surrounded by geometric signs

health

Obsessed: Spiritual Guru and Alleged Arcturian Alien Teal Swan

Culty spiritual leader and self-proclaimed genius healer Teal Swan is the subject of Hulu’s “The Deep End,” Gizmodo’s “The Gateway,” and also my nightmares

Riese

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Jun 10, 2022

A box filled with the book Cinderella Is Dead, the album Dirty Computer, the album Montero, and the book Against Heaven: Poems

lgbt pride

Grab Your Backpack (No the Other One): Here’s a Pride Survival Pack!

Here are eight books, seven poems, six people to follow, five ways to support black trans people, four places to donate, three shows, two albums, two games, and one tool…

A. Tony Jerome

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Jun 10, 2022

Christen Press and Tobin Heath wearing shirts that say "GAY VIBES" and "a day without lesbians is like a day without sunshine"

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Tobin Heath Says “Gay Vibes,” Christen Press Says “No Days Without Lesbians”

Just a couple of BEST FRIENDS in matching clothes. :)

Heather Hogan

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Jun 10, 2022

Queer Swimwear 2022: Photo 1: A Black woman wears a green and white asymmetrical swimsuit with cutouts on the side. Photo 2: A pair of flamingo patterned swim trunks. Photo 3: A white masculine of center person wears a white and red striped swim tank with red swim shorts. Photo 4: A Black woman wears a rainbow patterned bikini.

queer fashion

So You Want To Wear a Bathing Suit

Behold a bunch of suits that have the structural integrity to stand up to some serious wave action and that are absolutely gonna keep you looking fresh and stylish!

Christina Tucker

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Jun 10, 2022