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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

10 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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18 Hours

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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18 Hours

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

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News

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

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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

An alligator in water filled with bright green runoff in River of Grass

movie features

Saving the Everglades Is a Queer Issue

Queer Floridian Juan Barquin talks to fellow queer Floridian Sasha Wortzel about her new documentary River of Grass and the beauty of the Everglades.

Juan Barquin

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Jul 2, 2025

14 across / 4 letters / Chappell who says "Hi, it's Chappell..." at the beginning of "Naked in Manhattan"

puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Naked in Manhattan

And we’ve both got a crush on Regina George.

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jul 2, 2025

Hot Girls With Balls by Benedict Nguyen, Lonely Crows by Stephanie Wambugu, and Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for July 2025

Pride month may be over, but we read queer all year, and these are our top picks for new LGBTQ+ books coming out July 2025.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Jul 1, 2025

tv lists

July 2025: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock and Apple TV

We’ve got new Megan Stalter comedy ‘Too Much’ stuffed with queer characters, sexy historical series Dope Girls, new seasons of Brave New Girls and Acapulco and so much more!

Riese

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Jul 1, 2025

dating

‘I’m a Thirty-Something Lesbian Worried I’ll Be Single Forever’

“And I’m a total catch! I have a great job, I own my house, I’m smart, cute, and don’t speak to any of my exes!”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 1, 2025

Bard Wordsmith Nikki Dawes from the game Daggerheart: a Black femme who uses a wheelchair holds a pen with gold words shooting out of it

geekery

‘Daggerheart’ Is a New, Even Queerer D&D From the Team Behind ‘Critical Role’

The new game Daggerheart is designed for explicit inclusion and metaphorical representation from the top to the bottom.

Rowan Zeoli

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Jul 1, 2025

pop culture fix

Alexandra Shipp Plays Reneé Rapp’s Girlfriend in New Music Video

Reneé Rapp’s sexy, gay new music video, where to spot Sepideh Moafi next, a new gay movie unfortunately called Hot Milk, and more!

Valerie Anne

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Jun 30, 2025

Janelle Monáe holds up a copy of Eraserhead in The Criterion Collection closet

movie lists

Every Queer Criterion Closet Video

It’s such a joy to watch people geek out about movies! And so I’ve gathered all the Criterion Closet videos from queer people with some thoughts on their selections.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jun 30, 2025