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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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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

tv show recaps

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 directly and fittingly then actually serves up that right ratio.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 1, 2026

a sign that reads: 13 States Have Agreed To Turn Over Their Voter Rolls To The Feds

politics + activism

Evil ‘SAVE America Act’ Fails on the Senate Floor

Plus, more news that impacts trans communities from around the country and abroad.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 30, 2026

movie reviews

The Surprisingly Tender Trans Storyline in ‘Normal’

Who knew the latest Bob Odenkirk-starring neo-Western would be one of the year’s most unexpectedly non-binary narratives?

Rendy Jones

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Apr 30, 2026

lgbt book reviews

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

A.

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Apr 28, 2026

Trans Cinema: Remaking Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Laura Jorakand Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression by Jacob Engelberg

lgbt book reviews

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Trans Cinema: Remaking Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Laura Horak and Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression by Jacob Engelberg center trans and bisexual films and figures in their analysis to expand…

Lauren Herold

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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 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

A woman holding a placard which reads 'I Enjoy Being a Dyke' during an LGBT parade through New York City on Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day 1971. (Photo by Yigal Mann/Pix/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

community

Lesbian Visibility Week Remains So Very Important

“No matter my age, I am always struck with recognition, solidarity, and beauty when I catch sight — however minor — of another lesbian.”

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Apr 21, 2026

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