Community & Culture

A canceled interview became a public lesson about responsibility, religious conditioning, and why visibility matters for queer women in midlife

A concise guide to pillow princess identity, compatible partners, and respectful communication

A blistering heatwave plus a parade of sweaty celebrity posts have combined to make feeds feel like a midweek rush — here’s who’s turning up the temperature

This guide explains why Taurus season asks for an inner definition of security, how Uranus shifting out of Taurus changes the landscape, and what to do during the Full Moon on May 1 and the New Moon on May 16

Read an insider’s portrait of Melissa King and a guide to tasting the food or seeing the work of Top Chef’s queer alumni

A repeated pattern of on-stream run-ins, a legal incident and tense interviews have kept Clavicular in the spotlight

The National Gallery invited Ming Wong to restage Saint Sebastian inside its galleries, producing a film that weaves medieval paintings, Derek Jarman’s filmic legacy and contemporary performance

Readers share candid takes on chest hair, grooming and what feels sexy to them

A personal look at how the Hays Code’s restrictions made space for ace subtext and emotional connection, first published on Autostraddle.

Discover how old Hollywood’s coded moments, background players, and studio constraints created a sense of found family and offered ace viewers unexpected mirrors

Ira Sachs returns to the Cannes competition with The Man I Love, a New York story tied to the AIDS crisis that has prompted debate over language, casting, and how media frames queer history

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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Stephen Fry answers probing questions from a neurodivergent panel, deflects a sexual query and defends his relationship

A preview of the queer films at the 79th Cannes Film Festival running May 12 – 23, spotlighting directors, premieres, and the race for the Queer Palm

Philz Coffee says it will remove Pride flags to standardize store appearance after a private equity acquisition, prompting staff petitions and customer backlash

Discover how two neighbors turned paddle-board curiosity into a queer-led conservation movement documented in the film Neon Reef

Don Lemon and Tim Malone mark two years of marriage with shared images and a reminder of their public legal battle

Discover why certain straight celebrities are widely recognized as gay icons and what it means to be culturally gay without changing sexual orientation.

A queer therapist and sex expert explores how stigma against bottoms survives history, health scares, and modern hookup culture and what empathy and accountability can change

An exploration of language, memory, and intergenerational queerness in Pretend You’re Dead And I Carry You

Explore the long arc of gay men’s relationship with body hair and join the conversation about what it means now

Find the top us destinations for drag culture, how researchers scored cities, and practical tips for attending shows and supporting performers

This week puts a spotlight on Aries: spiritual reframing, direct speech, and a New Moon that asks you to claim who you want to be.

A queer autofictional novel asks what happens when a polyamorous narrator closes other relationships to try monogamy