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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

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

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

Evil ‘SAVE America Act’ Fails on the Senate Floor

News

11 Hours

The Surprisingly Tender Trans Storyline in ‘Normal’

Film

15 Hours

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

Apr 29, 2026

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

Film

Apr 29, 2026

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

Picture of pro-abortion activists holding signs outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C.

politics + activism

The Fall of Roe Is For All Of Us

There’s a lot of confusion going around about what this all means and as someone who worked in repro and/or civil liberties work for over fifteen years, I’m here to…

KaeLyn

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May 5, 2022

style

Puberty, Gym Class & Aeropostale — Fat Femmes On Their Childhood Style

“It sounds like we were all told by others that we were too big as children — rather than actually feeling that way ourselves?”

danijanae, Valerie Anne, and Vanessa

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May 5, 2022

Alice gets back on stage after her harrowing encounter on tour. She's holding a mic in her left hand and wearing a striped shirt and varsity jacket.

tv show recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 409 Recap: That Was Just A Dream

Alice finds the courage to face her fears, take the stage, and begin to heal.

Natalie

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May 5, 2022

Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) in the Fast & Furious franchise hold hands while looking into each other's eyes.

movie features

Slow Takes: “F9: The Fast Saga” and the Danger of Queer Assimilation

I will always believe that homoerotic criminals are far queerer than explicitly gay cops.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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May 5, 2022

Two mothers hold and laugh with their child. The mother on the left is Black and wearing a cap, glasses and black shirt with hair in long locs. The mother on the right is white with dyed strawberry hair. The child is a mixed-race toddler with curly dark brown hair.

af+

A+ Roundtable: Do We Have Kids? Do We Want to Have Kids?

“I don’t know, y’all, being a parent is so scary, and sweet and weird and hilarious and exhausting and ugly and lonely and suffocating and perfect.”

the team

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May 5, 2022

A cartoon woman holds a stack of books so big that it covers her face.

literature

Rainbow Reading: A Fictional Happy-Ever-After Doesn’t Always Satisfy When It’s a Real Life Happy-Ever-After That I Want

Check out the latest updates in LGBTQ+ literature, including an upcoming virtual reading to raise funds for queer and trans youth in Florida and Texas!

Yashwina

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May 5, 2022