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celebrities (vapid fluff)

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

“Now that I know that this book is coming out, and that I’ve chosen to share it with the world,…

Riese

May 6, 2026

Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, All Us Saints, and The Lesbian Bar Chronicles

BOOK FEATURES

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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May 6, 2026

THEATER

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

MOVIE FEATURES

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism…

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

book features

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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May 6, 2026

theater

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites its viewers to reflect on the complexities of the human experience, what it means to…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

movie features

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism and public transit to familial obligation and gender/sexuality.

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

The Latest

‘How Do I Trust Mental Health Professionals After My Therapist Failed Me’

Life

1 Hours

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

May 6, 2026

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Literature

May 6, 2026

No Filter: Tommy Dorfman Sat Next To a Transphobe on a Plane and Eviscerated Him

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

May 6, 2026

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Theater

May 5, 2026

"So after I edit my thesis, I'm finally going to read that research paper on gender and then I think I'll do my dishes." The friend asks, "Damn Taylor, do you do ANYTHING for fun?"

visual art

Grease Bats: Get A Hobby

“I haven’t relaxed since 2019. I’ve given up.”

Archie

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Mar 6, 2021

Grace Choi is prepared for a fight, she's disguised herself with red hair and green cat eyes and an inordinate black mask.

television

Boobs on Your Tube: After Four Years, Grace Choi Is Finally a Superhero, Welcome “Wylde” to Black Lightning!

Plus updates on 911, SWAT, All American,, and grown-ish!

The TV Team

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Mar 5, 2021

a hand with long, pointy red fingernails cups a long, colorful disembodied tentacle, the hint of a cord dangling between the fingers of the hand

love + sex

S L I C K: Plug and Play

“I picked up the tentacle attachment and clicked it into place. For a moment, nothing happened – then, the tip began to move, seeking out something to touch, and the…

unitywrites

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Mar 5, 2021

Sophie and Max from Ginny & Georgia walk down a high school hallway together, Sophie's arm is around Max's shoulder and holding Max's hand while they both look at something on Sophie's phone.

television

Ginny & Georgia’s Lesbian Gets a Refreshingly Typical Teen Dating Story

Ginny & Georgia has a very typical teenage dating story but made it queer, just for us.

Valerie Anne

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Mar 5, 2021

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

straddleverse

The Comment Awards Think They Might Be Kinda Gay

“We need a commercial with Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’ playing over the image of a queer teenager finding nothing but Good Housekeeping in their search results.”

Darcy

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Mar 5, 2021

two women in couples therapy and a therapist!

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #30: Lonely, Jealous, and Wrapped up in Pandemic Anxiety

Pandemic haircuts, changing your perception around friendships, do you want kids, do you need to know what you’re looking for when dating, feeling weird about not feeling New Relationship Energy,…

the team

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Mar 5, 2021

A collage of six queer directors and their selected movies or tv shows. Each photo is broken up on a diagonal line to create a diamond pattern.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Here’s 10 Queer Directors on the 9 Queer Romances They Believe Got the Story Right

This is now a Zaya Wade stan account, people are dressing up to get the vaccine, Broadway stars sing Whitney Houston, and some really smart reporting about the growing wave…

Carmen Phillips

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Mar 4, 2021