LGBTQ Politicians Won’t Save Us
ACT UP NY replaced a flag honoring Ritchie Torres with a flag honoring Cecilia Gentili on Fire Island this weekend.
Kehlani’s ‘Next 2 U’ Music Video Is Queer and Pro-Palestine From Start to Finish
Kehlani uses images of Palestinian resistance throughout the music video.
Google AI Overviews Thinks We Were Serious About All Mario Kart Characters Being Gay (We Were)
It’s true about all the Mario Kart characters being queer. Also in today’s pop culture fix: Jodie Foster in an actors roundtable, Christen Press & Tobin Heath’s drop day, Cara Delevingne fronts Calvin Klein’s Pride line, and more.
Pride Is Still a Protest
Pride this year will take place during the eighth month of an ongoing genocide.
At Last, Dakota Johnson and Kiersey Clemons’ Lesbian Rom-Com Has Come Along
Max is debuting Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allyne’s rom-com “Am I Okay?”, in which Dakota Johnson plays a baby gay. Also: Emma Corin faced vitriol after coming out, Ayo Edebiri’s on the cover of Vanity Fair, and more pop culture news for your gay day!
Walkouts, Sit-Ins, and Merry Outlaws: A History of Student Protests, 1924-2024
We’re now over seven months into Israel’s escalated attacks on Gaza and a month into the nationwide campus protest movement against the genocide. Let’s take a look back at the history of student activism throughout the past century.
Pop Culture Fix: Clea DuVall To Direct “Female-Driven Adventure” Movie, Which We Hope Is Code For Gay
The studio that brought you Happiest Season is putting Clea DuVall back in the director’s chair. Also: Javicia Leslie’s back on TV, Billie Eilish’s Lunch joins Chappell Roan’s Casual on the short list of recent queer eating out anthems, and more!
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Were Simply Delighted To Shoot The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Together
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird had a great time being in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Also: Midori Francis is leaving Grey’s Anatomy, Olivia Cooke doesn’t like being known for the Negroni Spagliato, and Sarah Paulson explains her unconventional living arrangement with Holland Taylor.
ACT UP NY Calls on GLAAD To Oppose Genocide, Drop the ADL
On May 11, GLAAD hosted its annual awards ceremony, celebrating queer and trans media and celebrities. But outside the doors of the venue was where the real queer activism took place, an action organized by ACT UP NY taking shape.
‘I Kissed a Girl’ has Lover Girls and Fire Breathers, Buckle Up Britain
Meet the cast of BBC’s queer reality dating show “I Kissed a Girl,” The Legend of Vox Machina season three news, a batch of TV renewals, Ayo Edebiri’s The Bear returns on June 27th, a documentary about Cyndi Lauper, and more!
Inside Columbia’s Encampments for Palestine, Students Know Exactly What They’re Fighting For
This is possibly the most momentum the pro-Palestine movement in the United States has gained in decades, and the movement is being led by teenagers who cared not about suspension or arrest, but a cause larger than them.
Praise for Buck’s Bisexuality Keeps Erasing 9-1-1’s Black Lesbians (Who’ve Been There THE WHOLE TIME)
Everyone needs to stop erasing Hen when you talk about Buck on 9-1-1, Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual to star in a queerleading movie, SNL’s JoJo Siwa skit, Janelle Monáe joins a movie musical from Pharrell, and more!
Rich People Should Be Less Boring
Like many, my feelings about the Met Gala are complicated.
How To Get Mutual Aid and Bail Funds into the Hands of Student Protestors Now
What follows below is a living document, it is purposefully incomplete because the work is not done. We need everyone on deck. Go out there and tell me what you find, and I will update it accordingly. Here is a list of over 60 protests and encampments to start.
Trailer Drop: Gay Teen Comedy ‘Prom Dates’ Is the Child of ‘Booksmart’ and ‘Blockers’
New queer teen comedy “Prom Dates” drops Friday on Hulu, “NCIS: Hawaii” is #CancelYourGay’s latest victim, Keke Palmer and SZA will be starring in an Issa Rae comedy together, Billie Eilish announces her upcoming tour, and more!
The Spice Girls Reunite, Stop My Gay Heart in its Track
Be still my 90s kid heart, the Spice Girls reunited for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday. Also: a queer reading of “The Tortured Poet’s Department,” a Little Miss Perfect musical, Chappell Roan on breaking “gay famous” barriers, and more!
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Are Turning Our Favorite Lesbian Soccer Romance Novel Into a TV Show
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are adapting beloved lesbian sports romance novel “Cleat Cute” into a TV show and we want it now. Also in today’s pop culture fix: Hacks’ Season Three trailer, a new doc about queer comedy, Bridgerton’s lesbian romps and more!
‘Bluey’ Hinted That Lesbian Cartoon Dogs Could Theoretically Exist, Bigots are Mad
Homophobes are angry about a children’s cartoon being inclusive again, Maya Hawke’s Anxiety is a hit in Inside Out 2, there is a new lesbian musical on Broadway (this is not a drill!!), Station 19’s Danielle Savre and Stefania Spampinato talked with NBC about #Marina, and more!
Rio’s Runway, Reimagined: Transmasc and Nonbinary Performers Expand Brazil’s Ballroom Scene
Transmasc and nonbinary performers take the stage in Rio de Janeiro’s Ballroom scene, expanding interpretations of Ball culture and embodying new forms of gender play and expression. Serving as a global example, the ideals they perform are part of the struggle against transphobia.
Sue Bird Is Ready To Discuss Couples Therapy and Gay Sex
Sue Bird talks to Harper’s Bazaar about her new documentary, women’s sports and opening up. Also in today’s pop culture fix: Sophia Bush is “happier than ever” because of “all the great women in her life,” the nostalgic lesbian film trend, and um have you seen the Megan Thee Stallion photoshoot