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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

12 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)

12 Hours

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

Film

12 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

A green and purple graphic featuring a black and white photo of Ro wearing a party hat, and the text "everything you need to know about strap-on sex"

af+

LIVE Queer Sex Workshop: Register for Everything You Need to Know About Strap-On Sex

How do you shop for a harness and strap-on? Do you need a partner to get one? How do you, uh, actually use it? Learn about these questions and more…

The Editors

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Jun 14, 2021

A young woman wearing a sleep shirt and shorts sits slouched on the edge of her bed, looking into a full-length mirror with a dissatisfied expression on her face

love + sex

Unlearning Shame, Relearning Pleasure: Resources on Healing From Purity Culture

Reflect on the ways in which you’ve internalized purity culture’s messages about sex, love, and what is “good” and what is “bad” or shameful in your own life

Christina Tesoro

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Jun 14, 2021

A collage of images of the 8 books featured in the post.

book lists

8 Books about Queer People Dealing with Cancer

From classics such as Audre Lorde’s Cancer Journals published in the 1980s to brand new graphic memoirs, here are eight queer authored books about cancer.

Casey

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Jun 14, 2021

Feature image collage showing all possible quiz results

quizzes

Which Queer Woman Filmmaker Are You?

Think of this as a personality quiz that comes with film recs.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jun 13, 2021

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lexbosexy Sunday Welcomes You to Hot Divorcée Summer

You don’t need to be divorced to have a hot divorcée summer, but it helps. Also: block your exes on Tinder. Don’t think just do it.

Ryan

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Jun 13, 2021

In a two panel comic drawn in pastel colors, a doctor explains to their patient that their new digital patient intake system is so inclusive! It has multiple choice options.

webcomics

Reine #22: Try To Keep Up, Doc

Inclusivity is a journey not a destination.

Ren Strapp

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Jun 12, 2021

Adena's mother invites Kat to join her and her daughter for afternoon tea, this week on "The Bold Type."

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Kadena Are Finally Falling Back Together over Art and Activism on “The Bold Type”

Plus an episode of Top Chef that will leave you ugly crying (we mean it!), updates on New Amsterdam, Legacies, and the very first OutFronts from OutFest.

The TV Team

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Jun 11, 2021

Honoring the Pulse Nightclub shooting on its anniversary: A home photograph of an altar built in a living room with a collection of white table cloth, candles, and Puerto Rican flags.

first person

Building An Altar to Honor Pulse on Its Fifth Anniversary

“Building ofrendas unite the living and the dead; they give space for our stories to be held. I light candles and kneel before them to say prayers because doing so…

Carmen Phillips

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Jun 11, 2021