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…
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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…
Community & Culture Queer conservation and Miami’s Neon Reef revealed
Discover how two neighbors turned paddle-board curiosity into a queer-led conservation movement documented in the film Neon Reef
Community & Culture Don Lemon and Tim Malone celebrate two years of marriage amid public scrutiny
Don Lemon and Tim Malone mark two years of marriage with shared images and a reminder of their public legal battle
Community & Culture Why some straight celebrities are embraced as gay icons
Discover why certain straight celebrities are widely recognized as gay icons and what it means to be culturally gay without changing sexual…
Community & Culture How bottom shaming and double standards persist in queer communities
A queer therapist and sex expert explores how stigma against bottoms survives history, health scares, and modern hookup culture and what empathy…
Community & Culture How Julián Delgado Lopera uses Spanglish and ancestry to reframe queerness
An exploration of language, memory, and intergenerational queerness in Pretend You’re Dead And I Carry You
Community & Culture Chest hair and gay identity: is it making a comeback?
Explore the long arc of gay men's relationship with body hair and join the conversation about what it means now
Community & Culture Top us cities for drag culture and LGBTQ+ nightlife
Find the top us destinations for drag culture, how researchers scored cities, and practical tips for attending shows and supporting performers
Community & Culture Aries-centered weekly horoscope: what queer readers should expect
This week puts a spotlight on Aries: spiritual reframing, direct speech, and a New Moon that asks you to claim who you…
Community & Culture How Vernal Thaw reframes polyamory and queer intimacy
A queer autofictional novel asks what happens when a polyamorous narrator closes other relationships to try monogamy
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.
Community & Culture How grooming trends changed in gay communities
Explore the cultural shifts, social pressures, and personal choices behind chest hair in gay communities