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Queer Culture Catch-Up

Little Richard doc, Billy Porter tour, park sex, Liz Glazer comedy and music from SOFI TUKKER

Little Richard doc, Billy Porter tour, park sex, Liz Glazer comedy and music from SOFI TUKKER

“I have been singing and dancing and laughing along with so many things since last we met”

By S. Bear Bergman • May 11, 2023 at 1:53 pm EDT
Books

‘Boyslut’ offers enlightened smut that shakes up the queer memoir shelf

‘Boyslut’ offers enlightened smut that shakes up the queer memoir shelf

Bisexual sex columnist Zachary Zane’s memoir says “fuck you” to sexual shame and “fuck me” to just about everyone else

By Kevin Hurren • May 9, 2023 at 10:38 am EDT
Books

Daniel Allen Cox on letting desire lead the way

Daniel Allen Cox on letting desire lead the way

In his first memoir, novelist Daniel Allen Cox escapes the Jehovah’s Witnesses for a queer life of reimagining language

By Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore • May 8, 2023 at 12:52 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Sports cycling stands by trans winner, new queer advocacy org, Florida and Montana anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Yvie Oddly vs. Republicans and pro-gay Jesus angers EU officials

Sports cycling stands by trans winner, new queer advocacy org, Florida and Montana anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Yvie Oddly vs. Republicans and pro-gay Jesus angers EU officials

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 5

By Maddy Mahoney • May 5, 2023 at 1:40 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Unsyncable’ doc follows an impressive group of aging athletes as they make waves and smash stereotypes

‘Unsyncable’ doc follows an impressive group of aging athletes as they make waves and smash stereotypes

Director Megan Wennberg’s latest is a dive into the world of artistic swimming

By Michelle Kay • May 3, 2023 at 12:19 pm EDT
Culture

Jerry Springer’s legacy of discovery and disgust

Jerry Springer’s legacy of discovery and disgust

OPINION: “I used to have a recurring nightmare that if I tried to transition, I’d be met with braying, angry Springer crowds”

By Katelyn Burns • May 2, 2023 at 3:51 pm EDT
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Monthly Tune-Up

New music from Yaeji, ZORA, Blondshell, Michael Medrano and more

New music from Yaeji, ZORA, Blondshell, Michael Medrano and more

Behold spring’s bounteous harvest of infectious pop

By Jordan Currie • May 1, 2023 at 11:07 am EDT
Trans Health

Why we need to log off and look for trans joy

Why we need to log off and look for trans joy

OPINION: I question what consuming so much doomerism will do to us as a community over the long term—and I want us to make more space for celebration

By Katelyn Burns • April 28, 2023 at 1:54 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Sometimes I don’t feel attracted to my girlfriend. Should I leave her?

Sometimes I don’t feel attracted to my girlfriend. Should I leave her?

Kai advises a reader who is struggling with inconsistent desire

By Kai Cheng Thom • April 25, 2023 at 3:50 pm EDT
Identity

How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people

How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people

OPINION: “Adult” “Human” “Female” is a highly problematic way to identify

By Joseph Osmundson • April 24, 2023 at 3:30 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Tucker Carlson out at Fox, Scotland’s inclusive schools, Hungary vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ law, Tokyo Pride returns, queer books most targeted in U.S. and Los Angeles LGBT Center gala

Tucker Carlson out at Fox, Scotland’s inclusive schools, Hungary vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ law, Tokyo Pride returns, queer books most targeted in U.S. and Los Angeles LGBT Center gala

6 queer stories we’re watching: April 24

By Eve Cable • April 24, 2023 at 1:32 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Music by Lynnee Breedlove and Juba Kalamka, a Charlie Jane Anders trilogy, queer Brit hobby groups and Kit Yan, Melissa Li and Michael R. Jackson in NYC

Music by Lynnee Breedlove and Juba Kalamka, a Charlie Jane Anders trilogy, queer Brit hobby groups and Kit Yan, Melissa Li and Michael R. Jackson in NYC

This week’s gay enticements to engage in queer culture

By S. Bear Bergman • April 20, 2023 at 12:49 pm EDT
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Culture

Judy Blume showed what to do when you get got by the anti-trans machine

Judy Blume showed what to do when you get got by the anti-trans machine

ANALYSIS: A journalist seemingly baited Blume into agreeing with J.K. Rowling. Her response should be a model for learned allyship

By Mel Woods • April 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Billy Porter as James Baldwin, Florida travel advisory, book bans booming, Missouri trans nightmare and TIME’s notable queers

Billy Porter as James Baldwin, Florida travel advisory, book bans booming, Missouri trans nightmare and TIME’s notable queers

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: April 14

By Maddy Mahoney • April 14, 2023 at 2:16 pm EDT
TV & Film

HBO Max chose money over trans rights

HBO Max chose money over trans rights

OPINION: J.K. Rowling is executive producing a new “Harry Potter” series for the streamer and it feels like a slap in the face

By Mel Woods • April 13, 2023 at 12:38 pm EDT
Politics

Canada’s federal budget promises anti-hate action, but can the government actually do anything?

Canada’s federal budget promises anti-hate action, but can the government actually do anything?

OPINION: The new Action Plan to Combat Hate may just be another empty promise

By Dale Smith • April 13, 2023 at 11:23 am EDT
Sports

The rise of queer athletes in women’s college gymnastics 

The rise of queer athletes in women’s college gymnastics 

Once one of the most conservative women’s sports, NCAA gymnastics has gone all in on queer representation

By SF Boswell • April 12, 2023 at 9:28 am EDT
Power

Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms

Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms

OPINION: When queer and trans voices are suppressed, social media platforms become less safe

By Katelyn Burns • April 10, 2023 at 4:16 pm EDT
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