Fat activism, trans literature and Sam Smith

Plus more queer culture curations to get you through chilly times

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource

By Quinn Rhodes

TV & Film

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

REVIEW: The standout Sundance doc pays tribute to a musical icon who didn’t get his flowers

By Rendy Jones

TV & Film

I’m obsessed with whatever Drew Barrymore is doing on her talk show

OPINION: Noted bisexual Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show has become an unlikely space for delightfully naughty queerness

By Mel Woods

Books

Jamie Diaz, in prison for almost 30 years and an artist almost 50, at last publishes her first comic book

Jamie Diaz discovered her queerness and artistry at the same time—probably not a coincidence

By Kerry Manders

TV & Film

Everyone chill. ‘The Last of Us’ is not the best gay thing ever—or the worst

OPINION: Reaction to the “The Last of Us” episode about Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett’s couple shows we still haven’t figured out how to talk about queer storytelling

By Mel Woods

Monthly Tune-Up

Tracks from boygenius, Miss Grit, PVRIS and more to kick off your new year

Based on the new queer music of January, 2023 is off to a good start

By Jordan Currie

Media

When it comes to anti-trans bills, how much panic is too much panic?

ANALYSIS: Constant legislative attacks are damaging trans people’s mental health. How do reporters inform the public without telling them they’re doomed?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 5 power ranking: Either you’re in or you’re out

Our first design challenge of the season has solid results across the board, with some clear standouts

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 5 recap: Turn this haus into a home

A home decor design challenge recalls the very roots of “Drag Race”

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Gaming

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Originating in Japan, these games let you flirt, date, solve mysteries and more with a simple point and click

By V.S. Wells

History

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

A surge of proposed drag bans, which would bar “male or female impersonators” from appearing where children could see them, form part of a very contemporary moral panic—but the ideologies at their core are nothing new

By Kit Heyam