Today on the site I’m delighted to reveal the cover of Song of Spores by Bogi Takács, a nonbinary/genderfluid Space Opera releasing November 4, 2025 from Broken Eye Books! Here’s the story: Hugo Award winner Bogi Takács spins a tale of adventure, mystery, and political intrigue in space. Plus sentient fungus! ThreeContinue Reading
Let’s get one thing straight — or better yet, not straight: Rebecca Black is no longer the punchline of a viral YouTube moment. She’s a pop disruptor, a queer icon-in-the-making, and after her electric Outside Lands 2025 performance, it’s time we all gave her the flowers she absolutely deserves. TakingContinue Reading
Get in and buckle up, as it’s almost time to start your engines: the first trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season seven is here. The official Drag Race UK social media pages posted a seconds-long clip featuring some of the new cast of queens dolled up in an abundanceContinue Reading
As a psychiatrist, I thought I understood identity and development — until my daughter showed me who she was. I’ve spent years studying human development, trauma, mood disorders and anxiety. I trained at leading institutions, specialized in adult and women’s mental health, and supported individuals across the gender spectrum. ButContinue Reading
Doja Cat isn’t just kicking off a new musical era — she’s also squashing old beefs. During her highly anticipated return to the Outside Lands Music Festival on Friday night, the Scarlet star premiered her synth-soaked new single “Jealous Type” and embraced a bold ’80s aesthetic. But the moment thatContinue Reading
Big Freedia is taking the Outside Lands stage this weekend with more than just bounce music and bops — she’s bringing a message of hope, healing, and pure joy. Just ahead of her double-header at the festival — including a special main stage appearance with the San Francisco Gay Men’sContinue Reading
Shawn Mendes celebrated his 27th birthday the way only a pop heartthrob could: soulful and surrounded by sparkles. On Thursday, the Canadian singer took to Instagram with a birthday carousel that had fans swooning. The first slide? A misty, backlit shot of Mendes onstage mid-performance, curls damp, muscles flexing beneathContinue Reading
Just weeks after the internet dragged her for her cover of “Bette Davis Eyes,” 22-year-old JoJo Siwa is back with a new track titled “Raspy.” This time, instead of running from the headlines, she’s leaning into them. The song is a chaotic, self-aware response to her critics, her past, andContinue Reading
Going down on her, performing cunnilingus, eating her out, giving oral sex ― whatever you call it, this sex act has the potential to be intensely pleasurable for your partner, as long as you’re equipped with the right information. We asked sex educators and sex therapists to share their bestContinue Reading
Doja Cat set the tone for Outside Lands 2025 on Friday night with a glam-meets-grit performance that launched her new musical era, teased her upcoming album Vie, and paid tribute to a beloved San Francisco queer institution. Taking the main stage at Golden Gate Park, the Grammy-winning artist stunned theContinue Reading
RuPaul once claimed that there is “no such thing as monogamy”. Margaret Cho believes the prospect of only having sex with one person in life is “gross”. Angelina Jolie has said that fidelity isn’t “essential” to a happy relationship. Over the last decade in particular, the open relationship has nestledContinue Reading
He stood just inside my office. He’d pulled the door closed behind him. “I need to ask you a question,” he told me. It was 2015. I was a 44-year-old pastor. My desk was cluttered with set lists for the upcoming church series. That weekend, I was to sing “BeautifulContinue Reading
Claybourne Elder had a wealth of personal experience to draw from when he landed on the role of John Adams, the fictional grandson of former President John Quincy Adams, who is portrayed as a gay man in New York’s 19th-century elite on HBO’s “The Gilded Age.” “Growing up in UtahContinue Reading