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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

‘Saturn Returning’ Explores Loves More Complex Than Romance

Literature

2 Hours

Quiz: Which Lesbian Arts and Crafts Are You?

Games

May 3, 2026

Things I Read That I Love #351: Girl Interrupted, The Best Free Bread, Small Pets

Literature

May 2, 2026

I Can’t Believe ‘Hacks’ Has Me This Emotional About a Fictional 1970s Sitcom

Television

May 1, 2026

May 2026: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+ and HBO Max

Film

May 1, 2026

the l word: generation q

The L Word: Generation Q: What Every Character Would Sing at Queer Karaoke Night

At the end of the evening, Finley definitely takes the stage one last time to sing “Closing Time.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 13, 2021

A close-up photo of MJ Rodriguez beautifully made up and dressed for a red carpet event

news

Also.Also.Also: Finally, Emmy Noms for Mj Rodriguez and POSE in Our Lifetimes

“It’s astounding, and it’s not just for me. I’m winning for so many people out there, so many babies out there, the generation that comes after me — that’s who…

Natalie

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Jul 13, 2021

A screenshot of Disney's Ecnanto, with Stephanie Beatriz's Maribel in a white shirt and teal skirt in the grass of an enchanted village surrounded by little kids

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz Is a Non-Magical Disney Heroine In the Enchanted “Encanto”

Benedetta is lesbian nun camp melodrama, Ryan Murphy’s Pray Away is fucking harrowing, people are still watching the heck out of Legend of Korra, and more!

Heather Hogan

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Jul 12, 2021

Legends of Tomorrow Episode 609: Avalance, Sara and Ava, at a birthday party looking surprised and holding a baby alien

tv show recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 609: Laugh Tracks

Sara and Ava lead the team on a sitcom-themed adventure to prove that representation matters by way of saving Behrad’s favorite show.

Valerie Anne

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Jul 12, 2021

on the left, a white femme human holds some boxes, is smiling but mostly obscured by the large cardboard box. to the right, a more visible femme who is asian is holding two boxes stacked on top of each other and grinning. text over the image reads: Into the A+ Advice Box

af+

Submit Your Questions! Into the A+ Advice Box: Spaces & Places

A+ Members! Have a space you want to fix up, but aren’t sure how? Fighting over space with someone else? Struggling to find the kind of space you’ve always dreamed…

meg

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Jul 12, 2021

Fear Street's gay characters look alarmed in the foreground as a late 70s summer camp looms in the background

movie reviews

“Fear Street: 1978” Plays it Too Straight for a Queer Slasher

Fear Street Part Two riffs on the original Friday The 13th movie with its summer camp setting, and we trade in the 90s nostalgia of the first Fear Street for…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 12, 2021

Title- Testosterone and Fertility. Images of three faces, labeled, “Me, hoping to be pregnant soon,” “Kayden X Coleman, Black trans advocate was pregnant and birthed his two daughters,” “Roman Ruddick, started the Transgender Cancer Patient Project.

gender

Myths About Testosterone and Fertility, Told Through Three Perspectives

Many who have taken testosterone have become pregnant and birthed babies, and there is no evidence that testosterone impacts fertility long-term. But the myths about testosterone continue swirling.

Will Betke-Brunswick

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Jul 12, 2021

Photos representing eight of the possible answers from the quiz: Jane the Virgin, Bend It Like Beckham, Pose, The 100, True Blood, Queer as Folk, Lost Girl

quizzes

Quiz: Which LGBT TV Trope Are You?

Would you prefer to Hide Your Lesbians or to Bury Your Gays? This quiz will let you know where you’d end up in the wonderful world of Lesbian and Bisexual…

Riese

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Jul 11, 2021