Sapphics on television had a disappointing year
2024 was a great year for queer women on TV. But from ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ 2025’s Sapphic storytelling slid backward
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The best queer and trans books of 2025
Our picks for the year’s best fiction and non-fiction, from Alison Bechdel to Ocean Vuong
The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books
Twenty-five years after the Vancouver bookstore’s win against Canada Customs, the struggle for the freedom to read isn’t over
2025 was about finding solace in the human-made slop
AI’s got nothing on good quality dumb entertainment—and only people can make that
The best queer and trans movies of 2025
Films like “Sorry, Baby” and “The Wedding Banquet” made the year worth watching
This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come
The queer themes in “The Book of Luke” texture the plot, but they don’t define it. It’s part of a welcome trend toward complex queer stories
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I’m sick of writing about dead trans people
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help
The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises
Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats
Queers are getting swole for a good cause at Pride deadlift parties
With deadlifts and drag acts, queer powerlifting fundraisers are reclaiming fitness culture and raising money for LGBTQ2S+ causes
The history of queer kiss-in protests
Kiss-ins have been used as a nonviolent form of activism since the 1970s
This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant
“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event
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Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry?
From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ era shows it’s time to leave Gaylors alone
Swift fans who have built a community around queer readings of the singer’s work are being bullied into submission. Why are they so misunderstood?
Lana Lin’s new book channels—and challenges—Gertrude Stein
“The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam” is an intimate and experimental love story
Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights
Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons
Among the archives, you can find love, community and history
Queer and trans archives preserve our past—they also offer community space that is essential to our future
Rose Dommu is bringing back messy rom-coms
The viral writer talks trans shenanigans, the power of contradiction and her debut novel “Best Woman”
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