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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

4 Hours

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

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

4 Hours

10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

Film

4 Hours

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

Apr 28, 2026

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

Apr 28, 2026

matt rogers and benito skinner in overcompensating

sex

A Master’s in Psychology Explains Clicker Training a Submissive in a Kink Context

Clicker training keys into the mental side of kink using benign tools.

Summer Tao

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Jun 12, 2025

sex

8 Queer Sexting Experts on How We Digitally Do It

Voice memos, FaceTime, short videos, live photos, nudes, role-playing, classic texting — sexting can look like a lot of different things.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and the team

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Jun 12, 2025

Emira poses for a photoshoot on Bravo's Next Gen NYC

tv reviews

We Watched Bravo’s New Show About Gen Z Nepo Babies in NYC and Wow Turns Out There’s One Thing We All Have in Common (Mommy Issues)

A queer critic who loves Bravo and a queer critic who went to NYU are truly the perfect duo to review this television program.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jun 11, 2025

breakups

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

We broke up on a Wednesday at 10 p.m. Any other Wednesday, and we might have been watching a show, taking a bath together, or sitting at our desks in…

ashni

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Jun 11, 2025

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Doechii Brought the Swamp To DC Pride

Pride is a MARATHON and we’re only at the beginning.

Christina Tucker

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Jun 11, 2025

politics + activism

Thailand’s First Out Trans Diplomat Is Changing the Perception of What Thai Trans Women Can Do

When 23-year-old Dew Siratan Sittitanyawat reached the third round of her application to become a diplomat in Thailand, she was faced with a decision: attend her in-person interview as herself…

Audrey Black

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Jun 11, 2025

1 down / 4 letters / Dorothy's last name, appropriately, in "The Wizard of Oz"

puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Watching the ‘Night Shift’ Music Video Again

How does one get invited to a ‘Wizard of Oz’ fan convention, anyway?

Emet Ozar and Rachel

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Jun 11, 2025

music

65 Gay Pop Icons and Rising Stars

Gay pop is a dynamic, enormous genre of music that has defined our community’s parties and culture for years. Here are just some of our favorite, most iconic, and exciting…

Riese and The Editors

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Jun 10, 2025