Kim Petras is stepping into 2026 with a new role that blends pop stardom, queer culture and sexual health advocacy. The GRAMMY Award-winning artist has been named a 2026 ambassador for MISTR, the national telehealth platform that provides free access to PrEP, DoxyPEP and STI testing, the company announced. TheContinue Reading
For many queer millennials, the 2000 live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas wasn’t just a holiday movie. It was a formative experience. And no, it wasn’t Jim Carrey’s green furball sparking feelings. It was Martha May Whovier, the glamorous, sequined, feathered, and oh-so-saucy socialite of Whoville, played to perfection byContinue Reading
When Percy Jackson and the Olympians introduces Tyson this season, fans are finally getting one of the books’ most lovable characters. And according to Daniel Diemer, stepping into the role meant embracing the joy, awkwardness, and heart of being an outcast. Before Tyson, though, Diemer was just another Percy Jackson fan.Continue Reading
It’s impossible to say how many firsts were had within the walls of G-A-Y Bar on Old Compton Street. An innumerable number of LGBTQ+ people, young and old, will have flocked there from far and wide over the years to have perhaps their first experience of a gay bar, maybeContinue Reading
For those who are grieving, the holidays are hardly “the most wonderful time of the year.” Not only are they navigating their pain, they’re doing it during a time that’s supposed to be joyous. Loved ones often try to alleviate some of the grief a person may be feeling byContinue Reading
Bowen Yang is set to depart Saturday Night Live , marking the end of a groundbreaking run for one of the show’s most influential and visible queer cast members. Yang’s final appearance as a cast member will air Saturday, with Wicked star Ariana Grande hosting and Cher serving as musicalContinue Reading
Every holiday season, one artist’s voice dominates the airwaves and the bottom line. Mariah Carey, hailed as the undisputed Queen of Christmas, continues to rake in impressive earnings from her perennial blockbuster, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” From royalties to streaming windfalls, her yuletide smash has become oneContinue Reading
Tan France is officially closing a defining chapter of his career. After nearly a decade as one of the Fab Five on Netflix’s Queer Eye , the fashion expert and style icon has wrapped filming on the show’s final season, a shorter, five-episode farewell set in Washington, D.C. Speaking shortlyContinue Reading
It’s the question that has plagued humanity for as long as we’ve had legs and the necessary muscles to temporarily propel ourselves upward; are trans women able to double-jump? For millennia, philosophers, academics, and intellectuals have tried and failed to uncover the elusive answer to a question as old asContinue Reading
The inaugural TikTok Awards officially arrived in the U.S. last night, transforming the Hollywood Palladium into something that felt less like a traditional awards show and more like a real-life For You Page. Amid razz-colored carpet glam, surprise collabs, and a high-voltage Ciara performance, viral creator Jools Lebron took aContinue Reading
It is quite something to see so many Americans go crazy over a gay hockey show with numerous sex scenes in 2025. “Heated Rivalry,” the hit new series from HBO Max and Canadian streamer Crave, follows a yearslong romance between hockey players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (ConnorContinue Reading
There’s something undeniably queer about houseplants. They’re beautiful, temperamental, dramatic, and needy in just the right ways. In short: they’re just like us. But let’s not pretend your plant choice is an accident, it’s tied directly to your zodiac sign, your coping mechanisms, and that unhinged part of you thatContinue Reading
The holidays are the perfect time to deck the halls, and the tree, with a little extra pizazz. For LGBTQ+ shoppers or anyone looking to add a playful, colorful twist to their décor, Etsy has become a treasure trove of gay Christmas ornaments. From glittery rainbows to cheeky slogans, theseContinue Reading