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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

5 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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14 Hours

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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14 Hours

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

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News

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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

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Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

Cristin Milioti as Hazel in Made For Love realizes she has a surveillance chip in her head

television

Made For Love’s Dystopian Dating Tech Is Absurdist and Too F*cking Real

Finally, feminist sci-fi that doesn’t shy away from exploring the abuse and lasting trauma of coercive control.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 20, 2021

A Black femme with a pink Versailles wig and hot pink thigh high stockings posing on a flowered chaise.

love + sex

Mondo Fetiche Doesn’t See Why Queer Porn Can’t Also Be Arthouse Cinema

Billed as artcore fetish film and “a creative love affair between modern kink and vintage cult cinema,” Mondo Fetiche’s popping color palettes and self-aware cultural pastiches add a fascinating new…

Rachel

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Apr 20, 2021

A distraught-looking teen girl sits on a couch, looking at her phone screen with concern as she runs her hands through her long hair.

parenting & family

You Need Help: How Do I Get Through Living With My Homophobic Parents?

You do not need to feel guilty about the ways you’re hurting.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 20, 2021

Batwoman recap: Ryan and Sophie share a moment

tv show recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 211 Recap: 2 Bat 2 Furious

In this week’s Batwoman recap, Ryan and Sophie’s inevitable journey from frenemies to lovers continues!

Nic

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Apr 19, 2021

A composite photo of author A.E. Osworth and the cover of their book, WE ARE WATCHING ELIZA BRIGHT.

lgbt book reviews

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” Is a Smart, Feminist Thriller – and Also a Very Cool F*cking Book

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright” is a direct response to GamerGate… and a searing indictment of the political nightmare it foreshadowed.

Kate Gorton

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Apr 19, 2021

Dozens of colorful tarot cards scattered all over a wooden surface

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Taurus Season 2021: What’s the Lesson to Pay Attention to for Your Sign?

The Hierophant urges us to let the things that we are sure of settle into our blood and our bones, even as we dream of the stars and the secrets…

meg

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Apr 19, 2021

A drawing of Helena Wells and Myka Bering inside a pair of flip glasses with the caption The Bering and Wells Show

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: “The Bering and Wells Show” Is Righting The Queer Wrongs of “Warehouse 13”

Welcome to the show where you write the show! Also, Ma Rainey racks up at the Dorian Awards, the best Korrasami episodes of The Legend of Korra, In The Heights is…

Heather Hogan

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Apr 19, 2021

A photo of moving boxes, a small lamp and small potted plant stacked up against a wall.

love + sex

After a Crash Course in Cohabitation, My Pandemic Relationship Will Have to Weather Outside Socialization

“I usually have an anxious attachment style, and it has moved toward becoming more secure during the pandemic, but that could shift again as we start to spend more time…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 19, 2021