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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

No Filter: We Ride at Dawn for Meg

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

Apr 29, 2026

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

Film

Apr 29, 2026

‘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

A blonde person in a skin tight dress in snake print dances closely with a brunette who is facing away from the camera. Club lights stream behind them. The blonde looks directly into the camera seductively.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: BREAKING News! Lesbian Bars Are on the Come Back! Sweaty Days Are (Almost) Here Again

Queer elders on coming out as non-binary, the oral history of Madonna’s Truth or Dare, burn all the leggings, and no matter what the internet tells you — Liz Cheney…

Carmen Phillips

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May 6, 2021

A black and white photo of a pair of hands holding a rosary in a lap.

book lists

Read About the Real-Life Inspiration for “Benedetta” and More with these 5 Books on Queer & Trans Nuns

If you’d like more backstory on the real-life story of Sister Benedetta that inspired this film while you wait for its wide release, or just want more to read about…

Rachel

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May 6, 2021

Monica, Phoebe, and Ross look at Chandler in the middle of the Central Perk coffee shop

tv feature

I Still Can’t Believe “Friends” Was The First Time I Saw Myself On-Screen

Friends was the first time I saw my transness on TV, but it wasn’t Chandler’s dad — it was Chandler.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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May 6, 2021

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Cultivate Weirdness

Have you been to your re-opened local library yet? Plus, how to write faster, why to get weird, what book publishing stands for and more.

Ryan

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May 6, 2021

Kate McKinnon arriving for the UK premiere of "Yesterday" at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Like You, Kate McKinnon Makes Jokes to Deal With Her Own Anxiety

Boys are coming to The Wilds (BORING!), Hannah John-Kamen will play Joey Soloway’s Red Sonja, Tig Notaro’s next comedy special will be fully animated, and more!

Heather Hogan

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May 5, 2021

Dickens is in a green shirt against a purple background, they are pondering directly to the camera: "Some months I want to draw everything, and my confidence in my ability to draw it is through the roof. The pencil goes exactly where I want it to go. And other months…"

webcomics

Foolish Child #95: Muscle Memory Lapse

My PTSD brain has been evicting memories left and right, I just never thought that would include my muscle memory.

Dickens

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May 5, 2021

Supergirl episode 606: Young Kara and Young Alex Danvers sit in a truck together and look up at the meteor shower.

tv show recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 606 Recap: Raining (Meteors) On Prom Night

In Chyler Leigh’s directorial debut, we have a queer woman directing her own lesbian character when she was just a baby gay. You love to see it.

Valerie Anne

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May 5, 2021

A photo of Luna smiling on a purple and green background with the text How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time with Luna Matatas

af+

LIVE QUEER SEX 101 WORKSHOP: Register for How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time with Luna Matatas

This month we have pleasure coach and experienced workshop leader Luna Matatas to teach you everything you need to know about how to have great gay sex for the first…

The Editors

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May 5, 2021