Briefs for your mind

yeah, we’re doing this.

REVEL, READ: Jane’s Walks in Montreal this past weekend.

BE APPALLED: George Rekers, an anti-gay activist and executive in an ex-gay Christian organization, was caught hiring a male sex worker to accompany him on a trip to Europe.

READ: Add Gay Spirit to Taste, Then Stir: Leslie Jordan’s new play on NYTIMES

SURVEY: There’s no sch thing as overshare! Fellow queer writer Andrea Zanin wants your thoughts on oral sex, or cunning linguist seeks words…

EAT ME: Orange Aioli With Grains and Roasted Beets

REJOICE, READ: The newest No More Potlucks is out, free and online for a limted time. Also, Elisha Lim’s The Illustrated Gentleman.

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A yellow background with side-by-side images of the cover of the novel Hot Girls with Balls and author Benedict Nguyễn. Nguyễn has long dark hair and wears neon; the book cover has green and white text on a lilac background, two volleyballs and a net.

‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online

Benedict Nguyễn’s debut novel is both tender and ruthless about the frictions of being internet famous
A turquoise background with three images side-by-side: Trauma Plot; Sorry, Baby; and John Proctor is the Villain covers/promotional images.

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

 “Sorry, Baby,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Trauma Plot” are changing the narrative about rape stories by reflecting how it hasn’t changed
Google marching in the Toronto Pride parade in 2024. A crowd holds rainbow umbrellas and fans, a Google banner and a placard with a Google logo

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

ANALYSIS: One of Canada’s largest Prides has scrambled to cover sponsor losses, and some wonder if that was inevitable
Black & white photos of JoJo Siwa and Fletcher on a two-toned pink background

Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong?

The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly