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The Buzz

‘Encanto’ star Jessica Darrow is your new favourite queer icon

‘Encanto’ star Jessica Darrow is your new favourite queer icon

Jessica Darrow spoke this week about the signifiance of soft butches like her character Luisa

By Mel Woods • February 1, 2022 at 11:21 am EDT
Books

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

A bisexual writer and editor who was ahead of her time, Kay Dick’s prescient oeuvre deserves reappraisal

By Eli Cugini • January 31, 2022 at 9:30 am EDT
TV & Film

Is this the queer dating game you’ve been waiting for?

Is this the queer dating game you’ve been waiting for?

“Dating Unlocked” and everything else LGBTQ2S+ coming to streaming platforms in February 

By Sarah Taher • January 28, 2022 at 10:32 am EDT
History

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

The museum seeks to expand knowledge of queer history and culture

By Ursula Muñoz S. • January 27, 2022 at 3:16 pm EDT
Culture

Can TV stop burying our gays already?

Can TV stop burying our gays already?

Queer women die on the small screen so often it’s become a trope. It’s time to give gay and bisexual characters a shot at happiness—and life

By Emily Monaco • January 21, 2022 at 10:24 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My girlfriend won’t take COVID-19 seriously. What should I do?

My girlfriend won’t take COVID-19 seriously. What should I do?

Kai weighs in on what to do when your partner is willing to take far more risks than you are

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 18, 2022 at 12:01 pm EDT
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Politics

Germany appoints first LGBTQ+ commissioner amid historic gains for representation

Germany appoints first LGBTQ+ commissioner amid historic gains for representation

Sven Lehmann vows to “pursue progressive queer policy” in his new role

By Nico Lang • January 11, 2022 at 2:06 pm EDT
Justice

Christian bakery that refused gay marriage cake wins lawsuit in major setback for LGBTQ+ rights

Christian bakery that refused gay marriage cake wins lawsuit in major setback for LGBTQ+ rights

The European Court of Human Rights handed victory to a bakery in Northern Ireland

By Nico Lang • January 10, 2022 at 3:38 pm EDT
Books

Bisexuality is a superpower to author Jen Winston

Bisexuality is a superpower to author Jen Winston

Their new collection of essays, “Greedy,” reimagines the bisexual identy as a force for radical change 

By Molly Sprayregen • January 10, 2022 at 10:13 am EDT
Parenting

Israel lifts surrogacy ban for same-sex couples, trans people and single men

Israel lifts surrogacy ban for same-sex couples, trans people and single men

“Everyone has the right to parenthood”

By Paula Tran • January 7, 2022 at 12:55 pm EDT
Identity

The transmasculine community searching for a place in Bangladesh

The transmasculine community searching for a place in Bangladesh

The possibility of being Bangladeshi and transmasculine without any models to look up to frightened writer Mikail Khan. What they say trans folks need in the country to thrive

By Mikail Khan • January 7, 2022 at 10:32 am EDT
Politics

Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex

Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex

The legislation would have increased sentences for same-sex intercourse from five to 10 years in prison

By Nico Lang • January 6, 2022 at 4:22 pm EDT
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Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m genuinely falling for my new girlfriend—so why can’t I enjoy having sex with her?

I’m genuinely falling for my new girlfriend—so why can’t I enjoy having sex with her?

A newly-out lesbian questions why she freezes whenever things heat up between her and her partner

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 6, 2022 at 11:35 am EDT
Politics

Donald Trump backs Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ leader in re-election fight

Donald Trump backs Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ leader in re-election fight

Trump claimed Viktor Orbán “truly loves his country and wants safety for his people”

By Nico Lang • January 5, 2022 at 3:11 pm EDT
The Buzz

22 predictions for 2022

22 predictions for 2022

Lil Nas X NFTs to a Kristen Stewart Oscar, here are our queer and trans pop culture predictions for the year ahead

By Mel Woods • January 5, 2022 at 3:10 pm EDT
Justice

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

U.K.’s anti-gay laws, which date back to colonial times, remain on the books in dozens of countries

By Oliver Haug • January 5, 2022 at 2:06 pm EDT
Culture

The husband stays in the book

The husband stays in the book

How queer authors who write about non-queer subjects are forced to be closeted, and why one author has had enough

By Michael Harris • January 5, 2022 at 10:30 am EDT
TV & Film

Our sparkly guide to magical girl shows, anime’s queerest genre

Our sparkly guide to magical girl shows, anime’s queerest genre

Revivals of “Sailor Moon” and “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” demonstrate the enduring appeal of high femme adventures 

By V.S. Wells • January 4, 2022 at 8:03 am EDT
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