Can a cuckolding fetish be queer? This NSFW film thinks so
There’s about a 99% chance you’ve heard about cuckolding: a genre of porn that typically involves a straight guy being mocked for his lack of…
The return of queer classic ‘High Art,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The AFI Fest is already underway,…
From apps to alphabet potatoes: A queer love story
76% of LGBTQIA+ Hinge daters wish they had seen more examples of healthy LGBTQIA+ relationships in the media growing up – which is why it’s…
Trans people find sexiness and absurdity on the wrestling mat
“Dale!” drag king Mauro Cuchi shouts into the mic. “Eso!” the crowd roars back. A spotlight shines on two glistening bodies facing off on the…
Leaning on queer family history during uncertain political times
As the country is trying to keep up with this year's election shifts, an artist leans on queer family history to pay homage to the…
‘I’m the proudest bisexual you’ve ever met, so why do I still doubt that I’m queer enough?’
Unfortunately, most of the biphobia and bi-erasure that I have witnessed has come from within the LGBTQIA+ community itself. The rhetoric that surrounding bisexuality can…
‘Thanks to Chappell Roan, hyper-feminine queer women can finally take up space’
At 14-years-old I knew who I was. I had been raised near Manchester on a diet of old Hollywood films and Project Runway re-runs, and…
Granderson: Tim Walz took a stand when queer kids needed an advocate
Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs player whose “Me Tarzan/You Jane” commencement speech caused an uproar last spring, was back in the news recently after…
Doug Emhoff surprises call of 2,000 Black gay and queer supporters of his wife
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff shocked a couple thousand gay and queer Black men backing his wife, Kamala Harris, for president when he made a guest…
Levan Akin makes queer films in a hostile country he loves
Back in 2013, a group of young people in Georgia, the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus region, attempted to hold a pro-gay demonstration to…
Mozart, ‘Twisters,’ ‘Queer Rhapsody’ and the best L.A. culture this week
Porfirio Gutierrez rubs cochineal on his hand. (Liz Fish) Welcome to another edition of Essential Arts, bringing you L.A.‘s finest culture, must-watch film openings, stunning…
‘Year of the lesbian’: How queer women are breaking San Francisco’s doom loop
SAN FRANCISCO — It was Queer Prom night at Mother, a lesbian and femme queer bar in the Mission district, and the dance floor was crowded,…
‘We need to make sure queer minorities are given a seat at the table’
Every year Pride falls in June, but across the summer there are over 150 Pride events taking place in the UK. It was great chatting…
RED FLAGGED launches new mental health platform for queer East & Southeast Asian people
A new mental health platform created by and for queer East & Southeast Asian people has launched in the UK. RED FLAGGED is a community…
How queer people of color make U.S. democracy more just
When I was 33 years old, I realized I was a coward. It came all at once, like a punch to the gut, the first…
Here are 10 L.A. spots to queer your weekend during Pride month
There’s a reason why Ruby Fruit co-owner Mara Herbkersman refers to her business — one of L.A.’s two lesbian bars — as “the planet.”It’s a…
A harm reduction guide to Ozempic and the queer community
Beware of Ozempic and unexpected chemsex interactions Stomach disturbance isn’t the only way Ozempic could affect queer sex. It also has a profound impact on…
Attempts to criminalise chemsex users are making the queer scene less safe than ever
Gayle draws a line between the clubbing’s decline and a boost in chemsex harms: “20 years ago, there was this incredible symbiosis between clubs and…
For lesbians and queer folks, IVF access is about more than fertility
How to pay for IVF “If there’s any advice I would give to anyone who’s starting IVF whether you’re gay, straight, having fertility issues, you’re…
How the sleepy borough of Calderdale became a queer capital
Adriana Szczerpa, 27 and Ellis Greenwood, 26 Adriana Szczerpa, 27 and Ellis Greenwood, 26 have been in a relationship for two years. Adriana was born…