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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

11 Hours

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

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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

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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

A collage featuring a stack of chocolate chip cookies, a stack of books, sourdough starter next to a loaf of sourdough, and a pile of clothes

holigays

Free, Last Minute Gifts You Can Find in Your Home Because You’re Poor, the Supply Chain Is Broken and Capitalism Will Inevitably Crumble

Need last minute gifts? You probably have stuff you can give away without making a dent in your bank account.

Ro White

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Dec 22, 2021

Colored envelopes fly in the air while the words "love letters to trans people" are in the foreground.

community

Love Letters to Trans People: Part 3

If what greets you this holiday is loneliness, understand that you haven’t been left with nothing. You have been left with yourself, and that is a whole lot more than…

Chinelo Anyadiegwu

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Dec 22, 2021

Bridget Regan as Poison Ivy pokes her head out of a lake

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Bridget Regan’s Poison Ivy Blooms in Batwoman’s Gotham City

Jojo Siwa has a message for homophobic parents, Rue’s got a new fave in the Euphoria season two trailer, and trans Jeopardy superstar Amy Schneider snagged her 14th win broke…

Heather Hogan

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Dec 22, 2021

Wait Is This a Date in purple bubble letters against a lime green background with various emojis strewn about, in the upper right hand corner a photo of Christina Tucker and Drew Gregory together

dating

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Special Episode: 2021 Mailbag

Happy holidays! And by “happy” I mean, things sure feel really bad right now?? But luckily our gift to you is a virtual one AKA our long-awaited mailbag episode!

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Dec 22, 2021

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Capricorn Season 2021: What Are You Learning About Control?

With Capricorn, we rely on ourselves to get shit done.

meg

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Dec 22, 2021

Sally Ride, America's first woman astronaut, communicates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the Challenger mission, June 21, 1983.

af+

Back To The Queer Future #8: One Giant Leap For Queerkind

Can you fix the circuit so Sally Ride can make it into space?

Sally

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Dec 22, 2021

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Kate Moennig and Her Dog Is Just Top Tier Content to Me

Plus, Stacy London has been hot as long as I have been a person who understands what “hot” is and for that I am so so thankful.

Christina Tucker

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Dec 22, 2021

A woman in pink hair rollers makes a surprised face at her laptop screen

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: If You’re Online Reading This, You’re a Part of the Gossip Mill and Can’t Escape It

Navigating what’s the “right” level of panic for Omicron, Kristen Stewart fluff for your holigay break, and… has anyone else noticed that Biden rarely ever uses the word abortion?

Carmen Phillips

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Dec 21, 2021