On a muggy summer afternoon in 2023, I was standing beside a pond with five near-strangers in their 40s and 50s. Before I knew what was happening, they all gave each other a nod of agreement, stripped nude and cannonballed into the stagnant water. At that moment, I remembered theContinue Reading
A recent gender reveal event for a fictional character in the children’s television series Peppa Pig has ignited widespread controversy across the United Kingdom, highlighting deepening societal divisions. The event, held on April 25 at Battersea Power Station in London, featured a light display indicating the gender of Peppa Pig’sContinue Reading
Country pop firecracker Brooke Eden is hitting the dance floor—and the road—with her glittery, twang-filled new single “Giddy Up!,” set for release on May 2 via BMG. The bold and breezy anthem blends Eden’s Southern roots with a dance-floor-ready beat, delivering what she calls her “most authentic and unapologetic” releaseContinue Reading
Saturday is Lesbian Visibility Day, and we’re celebrating with lesbian fiction! For even more recs, check out last year’s post. Middle Grade Pasta Girls by Taylor Tracy (September 9, 2025) Hot-headed and energetic Romea Marino is starting ninth grade with a full plate. Between confusing social dynamics of high schoolContinue Reading
Protests will be held across the UK this weekend (26-27 April) following a controversial judgement by the UK’s Supreme Court that the legal definition of a woman in the country’s Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women. The ruling, on 16 April, excludes trans women from using single-sex female toilets,Continue Reading
Country pop firecracker Brooke Eden is hitting the dance floor—and the road—with her glittery, twang-filled new single “Giddy Up!,” set for release on May 2 via BMG. The bold and breezy anthem blends Eden’s Southern roots with a dance-floor-ready beat, delivering what she calls her “most authentic and unapologetic” releaseContinue Reading
Joseph Zada, the Australian actor acclaimed for his portrayal of Charlie Roth in the Stan Original Series Invisible Boys, has been cast as a young Haymitch Abernathy in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. This film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ latest novel is set to delve intoContinue Reading
It do take Nurve — and Onya Nurve has more than proven it. After a powerhouse run on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 17, Onya took home the crown and the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar on April 18, delivering a grand finale performance that had fans and judges alikeContinue Reading
After five seasons of obsession, murder, and internal monologues, Netflix’s You has finally come to an end—and no one’s more ready to talk about it than Joe Goldberg himself, Penn Badgley. SEASON FINALE SPOILERS AHEAD In an exclusive interview with Caitlynn McDaniel, Badgley reflected on the long, twisted journey ofContinue Reading
Rep. Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, isn’t afraid to call things as she sees them — and she’s not mincing words when it comes to how some Republicans are behaving on Capitol Hill. Speaking on the April 20 episode of Pod Save America, the Delaware DemocratContinue Reading
Independent Bookstore Day occurs on the last Saturday of April every year, and we love to celebrate here by highlighting some great indies and the opportunities and recommendations they give queer books! (Please note the below are only as guaranteed as they are by the store and are not guaranteedContinue Reading
Walton Goggins is breaking the internet—and not just with his killer performance in The White Lotus. The 53-year-old actor has everyone talking after posing in a revealing new photoshoot for Cultured magazine’s Cult100 list, which celebrates figures “shaping our culture in real time.” Known for playing intense, layered characters—from BoydContinue Reading
In Drive Back Home, Michael Clowater’s new period drama film, Alan Cumming and Charlie Creed-Miles retell the director’s family history. Growing up, the Canadian filmmaker learned that in the 1950s, his uncle Hedley had been arrested and that his grandfather Ernie, a scarcely educated plumber and townie from New Brunswick,Continue Reading