Douching is optional. You do not owe a partner a perfectly rinsed body, and anal sex can involve a little stool even after careful preparation. If you choose to rinse, the goal is a small, gentle clean-out of the rectum. Trying to flush your whole bowel can turn a quickContinue Reading
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo Stone and Steel by Eboni Dunbar Bonus: For novella series, check out The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo and Sworn Soldier byContinue Reading
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 19 is coming to MTV. As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, there’s still no premiere date, and MTV hasn’t named a single new queen. “Season 19 premiere and streaming details have not yet been announced,” Paramount+ wrote on its Sneak Peak blog in August. MTV renewedContinue Reading
NBC bills “The Traitors: New Blood” as its “all-new civilian version” of the show. The 22 players include astrophysicist Abby Lee, Staten Island ironworker Shane Beatty and former major leaguer Xavier Scruggs. TheWrap counts this as Season 5. Peacock calls its celebrity lineup Season 6. Those 23 players include BiancaContinue Reading
“Heated Rivalry” Season 2 premieres in spring 2027, according to Crave’s latest casting announcement. Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie are back as Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. In the U.S., you’ll find them on HBO Max. Neither streamer has announced a premiere date. The cast now includes 11 returning actorsContinue Reading
Author Casey McQuiston has celebrated Texas turning blue, after many said it was the most unrealistic part of their novel Red, White and Royal Blue . In the book (2019) and movie (2023), main character Alex Claremont-Diaz (played by Taylor Zakhar Perez) is the son of the President of theContinue Reading
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek won a second term, beating Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan for the second time in four years. The Associated Press called the race for the Democrat early Wednesday. Kotek declared victory before the AP call, at the Democratic Party of Oregon’s election night watch party atContinue Reading
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 3 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to an Associated Press race call reported by NPR. The defeat preserves the abortion-rights amendment voters approved in 2024. It also blocks a proposed constitutional ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. The vote does not repeal Missouri’s existing restrictionsContinue Reading
Vermont Proposal 4 passed Tuesday, Nov. 3, adding explicit LGBTQ+ equality protections to the state constitution. The Associated Press called the result just after 11 p.m. Eastern, Vermont Public reported. The amendment bars the state from denying equal treatment based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. It buildsContinue Reading
Democrat J.D. Ford unseated Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, the Associated Press declared. The two-term state senator from Indianapolis will become Indiana’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress, according to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. He defeated a three-term Republican in a district that favored the GOP headingContinue Reading
The hanky code is a system of colored bandanas worn in a back pocket to signal sexual interests. The color names the activity, and the pocket names the role: left usually means top or active, right usually means bottom or passive. It took off in 1970s gay leather bars andContinue Reading
Glenn Close walked the New York premiere of “All’s Fair” season 2 on Monday, Nov. 2, with her own drag double. Alexis Stone, the British drag artist, came in full prosthetic makeup as Close. The two wore the same frayed-hem skirt suit from Matières Fécales’ spring 2027 collection, with blackContinue Reading
People in “multi-partner domestic relationships” in West Hollywood have just been granted extra protections. The move, which has been in the works for months, was officially adopted at a 2 November, 2026 City Council meeting, after a 5-0 vote. It will go into effect 30 days after it was adopted.Continue Reading