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

What’s the right ratio between jokes and story in a show like Hacks? “Who’s Making Dinner?” contends with that question…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

May 1, 2026

collage of movies you can stream in the UK

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…

Sally

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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

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 right this minute!

Sally

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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

The Latest

Quiz: Which Lesbian Arts and Crafts Are You?

Games

11 Hours

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

My Girlfriend Won’t Give Me Her Money

Af+

May 1, 2026

love + sex

The Complicated Nature of Sex for Asian Women

Our trans subject editor Xoai Pham speaks to Jayda Shuavarnnasri, Thai-American sexuality educator and resident #SexPositiveAsianAuntie, about sexual violence, myths about polyamory, and what it means to take up space…

xoai pham

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May 13, 2021

Screenshot from Supergirl: Alex and Kelly look down at the spaceship's interface.

tv show recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 607 Recap: Nightmare Before Hiatus

In the mid-season finale, Lena and Kelly join Alex and the team and face their worst fears as they make one final push to save Kara.

Valerie Anne

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May 12, 2021

Ellen DeGeneres sits on the set of her talkshow in a white blazer, blue button-up, and jeans

tv feature

Ellen DeGeneres Is Ending Her Talk Show Amid Endless Backlash (But Reportedly Not Because of Backlash)

I’m grateful for Ellen. And I hope she does continue to try to do as much good as she can in the world. I also hope, along the way, she…

Heather Hogan

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May 12, 2021

A screenshot of a mother's day Instagram post in which Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris are cradling their baby on a sofa.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Well, I Was Unprepared for Ali Krieger’s Mom to Be Hot

Alright, let’s bring on the hot moms!

Christina Tucker

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May 12, 2021

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Margot Robbie Wants to Kiss on Poison Ivy in the Next Birds of Prey

Aubrey Plaza will play cartoon Satan’s mom, Laverne Cox will anchor E!’s red carpet, Mare of Easttown’s bad hair rule, Freeform’s queer summer shows have premiere dates, and more!

Heather Hogan

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May 12, 2021

Demi Lovato in a couch with a poster of The X-Files iconic "I Want to Believe" poster

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Demi Lovato’s Going UFO Hunting, Wants to Believe

Plus: The story behind Stacey Abrams fiction career, the WNBA’s 25 firsts on their 25th anniversary, Tumblr is trying to win back queers after driving them away, what does “cancel…

Heather Hogan

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May 11, 2021

Two women standing inside a doorframe in a dark space, turning to look at each other

love + sex

You Need Help: I Thought We Were Both Switches, but My Girlfriend Won’t Touch Me

It sounds like your idea of your sexual dynamic with your girlfriend isn’t lining up with the reality of it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 11, 2021

a collage of three textures - a green forest, a black night sky and a royal blue lipstick mark. there is a flock of birds flying above the composition, and in the far distance, you can see the thin sliver of a crescent moon

first person

When Love Is A Matter Of Desperation

Loneliness is an old bedfellow of mine; despair, my oldest friend. If I can come to embrace those parts of myself I’ve always tried to push away — perhaps, that…

himani

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May 11, 2021