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Politics

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates threw their names on U.S. ballots this year

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates threw their names on U.S. ballots this year

Here’s why that matters and how it could impact the November election

By Diamond Yao • October 31, 2022 at 2:38 pm EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Tegan and Sara, Fever Ray and PVA highlight new October music

Tegan and Sara, Fever Ray and PVA highlight new October music

The best, spookiest and most daring new queer tracks from the past month

By Jordan Currie • October 28, 2022 at 12:54 pm EDT
Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage is finally legal throughout Mexico

Same-sex marriage is finally legal throughout Mexico

But LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination and violence in the country—the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality continues

By Rob Salerno • October 27, 2022 at 4:53 pm EDT
Books

What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)

What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)

EXCERPT: Kirsty Loehr’s playful new book, “A Short History of Queer Women,” introduces us to women across history who weren’t just friends

By Kirsty Loehr • October 27, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Power

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

“I still have nightmares to this day, and I’m terrified of being in public”

By Jackie Richardson • October 25, 2022 at 5:13 pm EDT
Music

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights,’ ranked by queer subtext

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights,’ ranked by queer subtext

“Midnights” may not be explicitly queer, but trust that the gays will mine our own meanings

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • October 25, 2022 at 4:55 pm EDT
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Politics

Change is on the horizon in Kenya as a new movement to legalize homosexuality begins  

Change is on the horizon in Kenya as a new movement to legalize homosexuality begins  

There is reason to be hopeful, despite the country’s history of homophobia 

By Gitonga Njeru • October 24, 2022 at 12:21 pm EDT
Politics

This could be America’s most ‘vicious’ anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation yet 

This could be America’s most ‘vicious’ anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation yet 

A federal “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill is on the table and advocates fear it’s a new blueprint for hate

By Dawn Ennis • October 21, 2022 at 4:26 pm EDT
Gaming

‘Splatoon 3’ lets queer chaos reign

‘Splatoon 3’ lets queer chaos reign

How did a game about snazzily dressed little squids gain such a devoted queer fan base?

By V.S. Wells • October 20, 2022 at 2:42 pm EDT
Books

Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?

Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?

In John Irving’s latest novel, “The Last Chairlift,” the straight cis protagonist feels like a minority amidst all the queerness

By Paul Gallant • October 19, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Identity

Development threatens to erase Riis Beach’s slice of queer heaven

Development threatens to erase Riis Beach’s slice of queer heaven

The state government has plans to tear down a long-abandoned hospital that’s kept the community out of the public gaze

By Elly Belle • October 17, 2022 at 2:38 pm EDT
Books

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

In “Running Down a Dream,” Candy Palmater recounts how dating the woman who was to be her wife felt different from dating men

By Candy Palmater • October 17, 2022 at 10:10 am EDT
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Politics

Why are LGBTQ+ voters being marginalized when it comes to the upcoming elections in Zimbabwe?

Why are LGBTQ+ voters being marginalized when it comes to the upcoming elections in Zimbabwe?

OPINION: To vote or note to vote? What LGBTQ+ voters in Zimbabwe need to consider

By Tanatswa M. • October 12, 2022 at 4:25 pm EDT
TV & Film

I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato

I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato

Is a “Negroni … sbagliato … with Prosecco in it” as iconic of a queer drink as iced coffee?

By Mel Woods • October 11, 2022 at 5:05 pm EDT
Activism

The Trevor Project ends partnership with surveillance software company, returns donation

The Trevor Project ends partnership with surveillance software company, returns donation

The decision came in the wake of outcry on Twitter 

By Oliver Haug • October 5, 2022 at 2:34 pm EDT
TV & Film

Twenty years after the live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ film, Velma’s finally out

Twenty years after the live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ film, Velma’s finally out

Director James Gunn fought for “Scooby-Doo”’s Velma to be queer in the 2002 live-action film. Twenty years later, she’s officially a lesbian

By Mel Woods • October 5, 2022 at 1:17 pm EDT
Books

What happens when a whole family comes out, one at a time?

What happens when a whole family comes out, one at a time?

In Jessi Hempel’s collaborative memoir, “The Family Outing,” the journalist is just the first to show her authentic self

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • October 5, 2022 at 9:22 am EDT
Activism

The Pussy Palace was more than the raid

The Pussy Palace was more than the raid

Over 20 years ago, police raided the Pussy Palace, but this is just a piece of the queer women’s bathhouse’s story

By Sid Drmay • October 3, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT
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