Community & Culture How to meet and date older gay and bi men: practical tips
Discover why older men are appealing in queer spaces and learn clear steps to meet and build healthy relationships across generations
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Community & Culture Queer books for feeling haunted and hopeful
A reading guide for queer readers who prefer uncanny, questioning stories that probe reality, possibility, and community
Community & Culture Inside Autostraddle issue 02: a tapestry of food, love and literature
A curated tour of Autostraddle's second print magazine issue, from intimate interviews and food essays to poetry and fiction
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Community & Culture Best queer books for when you feel haunted
A short guide to queer reads that pair ghosts, trauma, and odd narrators to unsettle and console
Community & Culture How travel reshapes desirability for queer men of color on Grindr
Travel can recalibrate online attention and ease exclusion for queer men of color
Community & Culture Jacob Tierney discusses HIV diagnosis, recovery and queer storytelling
Jacob Tierney candidly recounts his HIV diagnosis, near-fatal health complications and why he prioritizes openness in his work
Community & Culture Celebrating Quentin Lee: Ethan Mao, Margin Films, and CinemASIANamerica
A fresh take on Quentin Lee’s Ethan Mao and the filmmaker’s CinemASIANamerica series that revisits bold queer Asian-American stories
Community & Culture Why a Happiest Season sequel would harm queer storytelling
A candid plea against a Happiest Season sequel from inside the queer community
Community & Culture Why a last-minute podcast cancellation matters for queer people of faith
A canceled interview became a public lesson about responsibility, religious conditioning, and why visibility matters for queer women in midlife
Community & Culture Pillow princess explained: touch me not, service top and compatibility
A concise guide to pillow princess identity, compatible partners, and respectful communication
Community & Culture How a heatwave and celebrity gym moments are heating up social media
A blistering heatwave plus a parade of sweaty celebrity posts have combined to make feeds feel like a midweek rush — here’s…
Community & Culture Taurus season 2026: redefine security and follow two core values
This guide explains why Taurus season asks for an inner definition of security, how Uranus shifting out of Taurus changes the landscape,…
Community & Culture How Top Chef shaped a visible lineage of queer chefs
Read an insider’s portrait of Melissa King and a guide to tasting the food or seeing the work of Top Chef’s queer…
Community & Culture Why Clavicular’s recent streams keep colliding with trans women and looksmaxxing culture
A repeated pattern of on-stream run-ins, a legal incident and tense interviews have kept Clavicular in the spotlight
Community & Culture Ming Wong’s reinterpretation of Saint Sebastian at the National Gallery
The National Gallery invited Ming Wong to restage Saint Sebastian inside its galleries, producing a film that weaves medieval paintings, Derek Jarman’s…
Community & Culture Why many gay men prefer natural body hair
Readers share candid takes on chest hair, grooming and what feels sexy to them
Community & Culture How Hays Code Hollywood reveals ace subtext and chosen family
A personal look at how the Hays Code's restrictions made space for ace subtext and emotional connection, first published on Autostraddle.
Community & Culture How Hays Code Hollywood hides queer kinship and ace cues
Discover how old Hollywood’s coded moments, background players, and studio constraints created a sense of found family and offered ace viewers unexpected…
Community & Culture Ira Sachs’ The Man I Love at Cannes: why the reporting hesitates
Ira Sachs returns to the Cannes competition with The Man I Love, a New York story tied to the AIDS crisis that…
Community & Culture Top queer books to read in April 2026
A concise guide to the queer books generating buzz for April 2026, from debut fiction to critical nonfiction and children’s titles
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Community & Culture Stephen Fry on The Assembly: addressing age-gap critics and a cheeky bedroom question
Stephen Fry answers probing questions from a neurodivergent panel, deflects a sexual query and defends his relationship
Community & Culture What to watch at Cannes: the queer films and filmmakers to know
A preview of the queer films at the 79th Cannes Film Festival running May 12 – 23, spotlighting directors, premieres, and the…
Community & Culture Philz Coffee drops Pride decor and faces backlash from employees and customers
Philz Coffee says it will remove Pride flags to standardize store appearance after a private equity acquisition, prompting staff petitions and customer…