Community & Culture LGBTQ+ weekend roundup: celebrity news, politics and pop culture highlights
Get up to speed with the weekend's top LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment stories, plus politics, sports, and a few unexpected moments.
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Community & Culture How grooming trends changed in gay communities
Explore the cultural shifts, social pressures, and personal choices behind chest hair in gay communities
Community & Culture How to build a festive at-home bloody mary bar for a secular Easter
A candid reflection on leaving organized religion, reinventing Easter traditions, and assembling a homemade bloody mary bar for an intimate brunch
Community & Culture Viral Paris video unravels when an Italian’s twin appears
A rescue dog brought two Italians together in Paris, then a recent sighting and a viral video turned a cozy household moment…
Community & Culture How Joel Kim Booster balances workouts, looks and non-monogamy
Inside Joel Kim Booster's routines and reflections on fitness, relationships and cultural standards
Community & Culture A roundup of Brandi Carlile’s generosity, Broadway updates and queer celebrity highlights
A quick, affectionate look at Brandi Carlile's headline-making gift, Broadway developments and a clutch of charming celebrity snapshots
Community & Culture WNBA star Chelsea Gray writes to son about family life, identity, and success
Chelsea Gray pens a birthday letter to son Lennox reflecting on love, motherhood, and the changing face of the WNBA
Community & Culture LGBTQ+ entertainment roundup: merch, music, memes and more
A brisk guide to the week’s most talked-about queer headlines, products and viral moments in LGBTQ+ culture
Community & Culture Jaw Filler and the virtual commune mystery
A short, vivid teaser about disappearance, online community and a corporate offer that reframes care
Community & Culture Aaron Allen Marner: art, activism, and resilience
Artist Aaron Allen Marner blends creative practice and activism to confront healthcare cuts, queer erasure, and economic precarity
Community & Culture How Ethel Cain’s Instagram portraits challenged visibility and censorship
A raw Instagram carousel by Ethel Cain complicates what it means to be visible on platforms that offer exposure but not safety
Community & Culture How Ozzy, Rizo and Cirie turned exile island into a fan-favorite poly moment
After the Manulevu merge and the dramatic Blood Moon elimination, an exile island night between Ozzy and Rizo has ignited fan shipping…
Community & Culture Rise in same-sex households and the political push against marriage equality in the United States
New census numbers reveal a doubling of same-sex households since 2004, changing demographic and economic patterns, and an organized political effort seeking…
Community & Culture Why lesbians are drawn to straight women experimenting after watching Heated Rivalry
At a rewatch party in Los Angeles, fans of a popular gay hockey show reveal how attraction sometimes tracks toward the curious…
Community & Culture Misua of Drag Race Philippines dies at 27, production paused
Misua, stage name of Jason Elvie Ty, died in her sleep on April 2; production on season four of Drag Race Philippines…
Community & Culture Queer culture confessions: why we keep straight guilty pleasures
Editors and writers from a queer outlet reveal the mainstream films, series, books, and formats they privately adore despite being steeped in…
Community & Culture Reconciling faith and sexuality: hope and honesty for gay men
A candid response that reframes scripture, community, and self-worth for men wrestling with faith and desire
Community & Culture Teaching a son about men’s sports while celebrating women’s athletics
How one lesbian family balances a childhood steeped in women's sports with gentle lessons about men's athletics and fairness
Community & Culture How a lighthearted quiz drove sustained online discussion and reflection
How a small quiz about identity became a lively conversation starter for readers, sparking humor, reflection, and occasional spam
Community & Culture DNA reveal turns couple into sisters: a personal story
When a routine ancestry search turned a couple into sisters, they chose a new way to define family
Community & Culture How to handle jealousy when your partner stays friends with a former FWB
A candid guide to handling jealousy when your partner remains close with someone they used to sleep with
Community & Culture Queer weekly horoscope April 6-12, 2026: Mars in Aries and a rare Mars–Neptune moment
This brief queer weekly horoscope for April 6-12, 2026 highlights Mars entering Aries and a Mars–Neptune conjunction on April 12 as invitations…
Community & Culture How to welcome spring with rituals, community and dreamwork
Renew your space, interpret recurring dreams, and strengthen community with small, intentional practices
Community & Culture Comparing adoption pathways for LGBTQ+ families
A clear guide to the main adoption options for LGBTQ+ people so you can pick the path that fits your family
Community & Culture Why a clash over credit card points made Daniel Lefferts’s gay fiction so resonant
An author turned a petty dispute over credit card points into a sharp piece of gay fiction that readers call painfully accurate…