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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for January 2026

New year, new queer books!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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SPORTS

Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Eight women’s basketball clubs will be battling it out in Florida this winter — here’s…

Natalie

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Jan 5, 2026

LGBT HISTORY

Are Birds Gay?

The world is not kind to queer folks. And in many ways, it isn’t kind…

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Jan 5, 2026

Stranger Things Will and Robin bonding in the tunnels

TV SHOW RECAPS

In ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Being Gay Saves the Day

This final season was its gayest yet.

Valerie Anne

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Jan 1, 2026

sports

Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Eight women’s basketball clubs will be battling it out in Florida this winter — here’s what to expect and who all is gay.

Natalie

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Jan 5, 2026

lgbt history

Are Birds Gay?

The world is not kind to queer folks. And in many ways, it isn’t kind to birds either

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Jan 5, 2026

tv show recaps

In ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Being Gay Saves the Day

This final season was its gayest yet.

Valerie Anne

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Jan 1, 2026

The Latest

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for January 2026

Literature

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‘I Desperately Want To Be Person Who Journals™ But Keep Failing. Help!’

Life

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Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr Show “Good Sportsmanship” by Getting Married

News

Jan 5, 2026

Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Sports

Jan 5, 2026

Are Birds Gay?

Lgbt History

Jan 5, 2026

triptych of three of the sun/moon/rising pairings - nikki stephens sagittarius sun, micah pisces moon, and shane scorpio rising

the l word: generation q

Your “The L Word” Sun / Moon / Rising Character Matches

You’ve seen the memes on Twitter and now Drew Gregory and Meg Jones Wall have brought the meme to your front door — and made it The L Word.

meg and Drew Burnett Gregory

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Aug 10, 2021

Four photo collage: Raven Saunders Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Image Chelsea Gray Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Yulimar Rojas Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Image Quinn Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images

sports

Celebrate The 52 LGBTQ Women and Non-Binary Athletes Who Medaled at the Tokyo Olympics

These were the most openly gay Olympics by far, and so they were also the Olympics where the most gay people medaled!

Heather Hogan

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Aug 10, 2021

Two women sit far apart together on a beach

breakups

You Need Help: My First Girlfriend Broke Up With Me — Can We Be Friends?

Not every relationship is meant to last, and just because it ended doesn’t mean you didn’t learn and grow from it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 10, 2021

Legends of Tomorrow Episode 611: avalance; Ava in a crazy wedding dress, Sara looking determined

tv show recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 611 Recap: Let’s Bowl

Ava and Sara are separated yet again when Sara gets stuck at a bowling alley in the sky while Ava gets lost in a sea of wedding dresses.

Valerie Anne

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Aug 9, 2021

Sue Bird #6 of Team United States kisses Megan Rapinoe in celebration after the United States' win over Japan in the Women's Basketball final game on day sixteen of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games at Saitama Super Arena on August 08, 2021

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Wow, That Sue Bird / Megan Rapinoe Gold Medal Kiss Made Straight People Go Berserk

Elliot Page will be honored at OutFest, The L Word The L Word The L Word, Ashley Nicole Black’s NYT profile, Beanie Feldstein and the trailer for American Crime Story:…

Heather Hogan

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Aug 9, 2021

the l word: generation q

“To L and Back” Generation Q Podcast Episode 201: Late to the Party

“If I was accidentally on a date with Gigi, it would be the best day of my life.”

Analyssa

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Aug 9, 2021

A black woman with curly hair has an inquisitive looks off to the right while pondering what does the word sapphic mean underneath a rainbow umbrella.

identity

Why “Sapphic” Is Back In Style

It’s not every day that you get to witness this particular kind of linguistic phenomenon occurring: an established, even antiquated word gaining new versatility in a different context. (Fair warning,…

Chandra

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Aug 9, 2021