Community & Culture How to talk about spending and self-care before you commit
Practical strategies for addressing conflicts about a partner's spending on beauty and handling hostile roommates without sacrificing your values or autonomy
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Community & Culture Jonathan Groff joins Royal Shakespeare Company for an all-male As You Like It
Jonathan Groff returns to Stratford to take on Rosalind in an all-male staging of As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare…
Community & Culture Transgender comedian Lio Cundiff rescues baby from Lake Michigan
A Chicago comic waded into near‑freezing water at Belmont Harbor to keep an eight‑month‑old above the surface; he later recovered in hospital…
Community & Culture How reading events push back against book bans and uplift queer youth
Communities nationwide are staging readings of LGBTQ+ books to support young people, counter censorship, and reaffirm the value of representation
Community & Culture How a satirical profile exposed a homophobe with a fake m4m romance
A satirical profile engaged an anti-woke man, fed him increasingly homoerotic fiction about ICE agents, and posted the thread after the man…
Community & Culture How lesbians reclaimed the tie as a versatile fashion and community signal
A vivid exploration of how the tie transformed from a symbol of masculinity into a queer style tool, featuring first-person moments, historical…
Community & Culture Chicago hero who rescued baby from Lake Michigan is recovering at home
A 30-year-old transgender man leapt into freezing water on Feb 18 at Belmont Harbor to save an 8-month-old; he later left hospital…
Community & Culture Why ‘noguing’ on RuPaul’s Drag Race matters for voguing and ballroom culture
RuPaul’s use of the term noguing on February 27 revived debates about how voguing is practiced and credited in mainstream spaces
Community & Culture How Katseye’s hiatus and EPiC’s Elvis footage expose music’s cultural tensions
Two recent cultural flashpoints — a K-pop star’s disputed hiatus and a restored Elvis concert film — highlight how industry decisions and…
Community & Culture Queer weekly horoscope: Pisces season insights and cosmic shifts
A concise queer-oriented forecast for March 2–8, 2026: work with Mars in Pisces, the Virgo lunar eclipse, and Venus in Aries for…
Community & Culture How Amy Spalding brings closure to her Out in Hollywood sapphic romance series
Amy Spalding wraps her Out in Hollywood series with In Her Spotlight, following Tess Gardner’s intimate reckoning with identity, fame, and a…
Community & Culture Sniffies launches trucker-inspired collection blending workwear and playful messaging
Sniffies channels blue-collar aesthetics into a limited trucker collection that pairs durable workwear with bold, sex-positive graphics
Community & Culture How to preserve a friendship of twenty years when things get complicated
When a friendship spanning more than twenty years becomes strained, thoughtful boundaries, honest communication, and small rituals can help sustain the relationship
Community & Culture Essential Black queer TV characters who reshape representation
An exploration of Black queer characters on television who are messy, joyous, flawed, and wholly human across genres and generations
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Friendship concerns and LA book events to attend this week
A concise overview of an Autostraddle letter about preserving a 20-year friendship and a practical guide to Los Angeles literary events on…
Community & Culture Why some women prefer men who are a little gay with it
An accessible look at why straight women often prefer men who embrace softer masculinity, emotional openness, and occasional same-sex experimentation
Community & Culture Francine Beppu, reality star and LGBTQ+ advocate, dies in Honolulu
Francine Beppu, who appeared on The Real L Word and later led work with Hawaii LGBTQ+ organizations, died at 43; her family…
Community & Culture How Jacob Tierney balanced fantasy and realism in Heated Rivalry
Jacob Tierney discusses the choices behind Heated Rivalry: blending hockey and gay romance, prioritising joy, and responding to critics while respecting diverse…
Community & Culture How to protect your mental health in a long toxic friendship
A practical and empathetic road map for managing a decades-long friendship that has drifted into toxicity, offering steps to set limits while…
Community & Culture How St. Petersburg lit the sky with a rainbow laser after crosswalk removals
St. Petersburg lit a rainbow laser visible for more than 60 miles as a creative response to FDOT-mandated removal of pride crosswalks,…
Community & Culture Remembering Maxi Shield: Drag Race Down Under performer dies at 51
Maxi Shield, famed for her appearance on Drag Race Down Under and decades on the Sydney scene, has died aged 51, leaving…
Community & Culture Rediscovering Punks: a joyful take on Black queer friendship
Rediscover the film Punks, an early Patrik-Ian Polk story that celebrates Black queer friendship, found family, and the mix of joy and…
Community & Culture Pulse nightclub demolition begins to make way for permanent memorial in Orlando
Orlando prepares to dismantle the Pulse nightclub and remove its sign as part of a project to create a permanent memorial for…
Community & Culture Gay MAGA user claims discrimination after dating rejections and suggests class action
A post in a conservative Facebook dating group claimed political bias against gay Trump supporters and proposed legal action, prompting viral responses…
Community & Culture Top 10 queer culture picks: books, fashion, music and more
A roundup of standout queer culture moments—from a candid memoir and buzzy music to comfort fashion and a revealing reality TV docuseries.