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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 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

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

The Latest

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

22 Minutes

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

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

literature

COVER REVEAL: Check Out the Smokin’ Cover of Grace Lavery’s Much-Anticipated “Please Miss”

Carmen Maria Machado calls it “hilarious and sexy and terrifying in its brilliance,” while Michelle Tea says it’s a “daring, perverse, mind-blowing, intellectual, hilarious, outrageous, inspired work of art that…

Rachel

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Jun 8, 2021

At the THR Roundtable, Sarah Paulson, Mj Rodriguez, Gillian Anderson, and Cynthia Erivo all share one zoom call

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson, Gillian Anderson, Mj Rodriguez and Cynthia Erivo Want to Do a Road Trip Movie and We Also Want This

Also, the first 8 minutes of In the Heights, Clea Duvall created a not-for-kids cartoon, and more!

Valerie Anne

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Jun 7, 2021

Legends of Tomorrow episode 605: Cartoon Astra looks surprised she got turned into a Disney princess.

tv show recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 605 Recap: Once Upon a Legend

Astra struggles in the human world and ends up in an animated pickle. Also: Sara Lance becomes an Earper.

Valerie Anne

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Jun 7, 2021

Batwoman recap episode 215: Batwoman, lit up in blue, looks off to the distance

tv show recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 215 Recap: The Blame Game

“As Black people, we often don’t have the luxury of choosing our battles, because non-Black people sure as hell don’t choose which of us to attack. We’re not a monolith,…

Nic

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Jun 7, 2021

A composite of the cover of First, Become Ashes and a photo of the author, KM Szpara

literature

Cruising for Rivendell: What Draws Queer People to High Fantasy?

“I think people who are seekers can just really want something so badly to be real… but then you’re almost willing to do anything to make it real.”

Rachel

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Jun 7, 2021

Mae Martin lies on a roof with one hand on her chest and dead leaves around them

tv feature

Mae Martin on “Feel Good,” Labels, and Getting Kicked Off Hinge

“When I read the interviews I’m like this doesn’t sound funny at all. But I swear it is. Just watch the show.”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jun 7, 2021

A still from the movie Plan B, with Lupe and Sunny standing at pharmacy looking for Plan B.

movie reviews

“Plan B” Review: Natalie Morales Directs a High-Stakes Teen Sex Comedy with Humor and Horror

I can see how some viewers might be turned off by a character’s queerness being turned into a plot twist, but I can assure you it’s not intended as a…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jun 7, 2021