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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

15 Hours

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)

15 Hours

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

Film

15 Hours

‘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

The words "Editor's Note" shine in a bright purple against a dark starry sky that is covered in a loop of dark, shimmering oval of a purple galaxy and purple roses that growing like vines on the edges.

af+

Editor’s Notes: On Black History Month 2021

I am unapologetically, over the moon, absolutely just cheesy cornball, would probably make you roll your eyes levels, proud of being Black, especially during this — the 28 Blackest days…

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 27, 2021

Carmen's Aunt Lorna smokes a cigar. She's a light skin Black woman in her late 60s. She is cut out against a black starry sky and there are purple rose petals growing out of the side of the image like a vine.

first person

Everything That Matters Is Stuck in the Back of My Throat

All I have is an ellipsis. Grief is a flat circle. And I never imagined I would have to live through grieving her.

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 27, 2021

In a drawing that's in greyscale, costumers shop in a grocery store. Bao (who has red hair that stands out against the grey background) buys bananas (in yellow) and carrots (in orange). Everyone is bundled up for the winter and wearing masks.

visual art

Baopu #83: You and Me, Me and You

A ballad of companionship in the times of COVID.

Yao Xiao

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Feb 27, 2021

Anissa Pierce holds Grace Choi's face in her hands and kisses her, long and hard. They are in Grace's hospital room, which has pale purple walls and blue cabinets. Anissa's hair is in long braids and she wears a white blouse, Grace's hair is pulled back into a bun and she wears a hospital gown.

television

Boobs on Your Tube: Even a Superqueero Sized Coma Couldn’t Keep Grace Choi Away on “Black Lightning”

Plus, an All-American episode that gives Bre-Z some of the best work of her career, biphobia rears its ugly head once again on grown-ish, and a hilarious and spooky episode…

The TV Team

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Feb 26, 2021

Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore and Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder in Batwoman

television

“Batwoman” Exclusive Clip: Ryan and Sophie Sitting in a Bar, P-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-N-G

Sophie and Ryan go toe-to-toe in “Do Not Resuscitate.”

Heather Hogan

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Feb 26, 2021

A government building photographed from afar, with the corner of a rainbow flag fluttering in the foreground.

news

Extra! Extra!: What Does It Mean That the House Passed the Equality Act?

In this week’s Extra! Extra! Natalie weighs in on the significance of this moment and also gives us a grounded perspective on whether or not the 117th Congress will succeed…

the team

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Feb 26, 2021

The contestants and judges of The Great Pottery Throwdown

television

The Great Pottery Throw Down Is Better Than Bake Off, There I Said It

What finally swung it for me was at the end of a recent episode when, out of nowhere, Dolly Parton appeared.

Sally

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Feb 26, 2021

community

How Do You Scale a Personality Cult?

We do lose something when dedicated queer spaces like Into, Girlfriends and SheWired shutter or AfterEllen goes full TERF, but we also lose something when The Awl, The Hairpin and…

Riese

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Feb 26, 2021