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What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?
Books

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

By Isaac Würmann
Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum
London Calling

Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum

“There’s just as great a diversity of sexuality and gender identities and experiences in the past as there is today”

By Gordon Bowness
Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America
Books

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

By Dika Ofoma
Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene
London Calling

Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene

From seedy dives and lavishly decorated halls to twisted drag and acerbic social commentary, here are the venues and shows to check out this summer

By Toby Reynolds
Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories
Books

Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories

“My life was always dependent on my needs and also the network of people needing to depend on me”

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’
Drag

The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’

What happens when voguing and waacking migrate south of the border?

By Jonathan Bertucchi
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Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing

This month I’m serving up everything from the melancholic warmth of sunlight streaming through stained glass to a gay one-night-stand anthem for the ages

By Jordan Currie
Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive
Playlist Q

Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive

This queer Gen Z songbird has all the right ingredients to be the next big thing

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
Two hours from the Ukraine border, a group of Polish volunteers work to create a safe haven for LGBTQ+ refugees
Activism

Two hours from the Ukraine border, a group of Polish volunteers work to create a safe haven for LGBTQ+ refugees

Dance artist Filip Kijowski’s “Asylum Library” is an act of resistance and compassion for Ukrainian refugees

By Sarah Prager
These 10 must-see LGBTQ2S+ monuments celebrate our achievements and commemorate our struggles
Travel

These 10 must-see LGBTQ2S+ monuments celebrate our achievements and commemorate our struggles

From San Francisco and Santiago to Dublin and Berlin, these sites reflect our history, both good and bad, with creativity and heart

By Morgan Lightle
How to make Pap tests more comfortable for queer and trans patients
Reproductive Health

How to make Pap tests more comfortable for queer and trans patients

Too many queer and trans folks avoid regular Pap tests. Simple steps can make the process more welcoming

By Nayanika Guha
A writer for screen, stage and page, R. Eric Thomas uses comedy to recalibrate the American experience
Books

A writer for screen, stage and page, R. Eric Thomas uses comedy to recalibrate the American experience

“It’s important that we find love,” says R. Eric Thomas, “but it’s also important that we we queer people find community and a sense of belonging”

By S. Bear Bergman
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Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church
Music

Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church

Expelled from a religious community because of their queerness, Peterborough’s Cormac Culkeen is reinventing devotional traditions

By Jesse Locke
Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album
Music

Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album

The celebrated playwright, author and musician teams up with singer Patricia Cano in a loving act of reclamation

By Jesse Locke
The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word
TV & Film

The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word

Leiomy Maldonado, Keke Palmer and more take us behind the scenes of Season 3

By Cameron Scheetz
‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men
Queer View Mirror

‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men

Kevin Smith’s controversial straight movie about queer culture changed my life

By Lauren Parker
This stylist is revolutionizing Brazil’s art scene
Fashion

This stylist is revolutionizing Brazil’s art scene

Olavo Dias has worked with some of the country’s most iconic queer artists, including Pabllo Vittar, Luìsa Sonza and Urias

By Thomas Iglesias Trombetta
Just a three-minute walk from Stonewall, New York’s House of D was the site of an overlooked and turbulent queer history
Books

Just a three-minute walk from Stonewall, New York’s House of D was the site of an overlooked and turbulent queer history

Hugh Ryan’s new book “The Women’s House of Detention” spotlights a crossroads of Black, trans and gay liberation

By Ren Jender
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