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The Song Remains the Same: Lavender Country’s 50 Years of LGBTQ Legacy

We create the future to exorcize the past. Demons chase us through the timeline of history as we scream them away, dance them back, and pound our own drum simply to survive. This...

No Gay, No Play: Russian Gamers Won’t Get the Full Sims 4 Experience

As mom always said, “You can’t have your dessert if you don’t eat your veggies.” And now we’re going to apply this life lesson to queer content. Indulge us! Back in...

Pro-Tip: F*** Florida and here’s why… Spoiler it involves Ron DeSantis

Do you enjoy meth-induced nightmares set in an unrelenting hellscape that smells vaguely like a hobo’s taint? Come to Florida! JK, don’t visit the Sunshine State. Seriously,...

One Million Morons Protest Gay Toast

There are very few acceptable human reactions to a video of two grown men eating peanut butter toast: 1) Yummy! 2) No thanks, I have a peanut allergy. End of list. And yet, the...

This is the world’s oldest Tortoise and he just happens to be gay…what’s his secret to longevity

He has broken records, he has broken hearts, and now he’s breaking barriers. Jonathan is Earth’s oldest land-dwelling animal. At a sprightly 190 years young, he also just...

Gay plus-size representation has suddenly diminished and this model is showing us the proof

January is a time for weight watching, dry drinking and fitness overload. Thank gawd it’s February! Some of us are simply large and in charge, no matter how diligently we...

The Men of West Hollywood are Heating Up The Southland

Model Murray Swanby is no stranger to being in front of the camera. He appeared in the solo season of E!’s What Happens at The Abbey and MTV’s Ex on the Beach, featuring all...

You Can’t Spell Equality without M&M

Are you fed up with heteronormative candy? It invades your dentistry and sticks around like it owns the place. Before you know it, your teeth are wearing socks and sandals while...

Biden Administration Denounces Homophobic Legacy of Donation Restrictions

People need to grow the hell up. When COVID punched us in the collective crotches, everyone whined. But I don’t wanna wear a mask. But I feel fine right now, so why should I...

Singer Songwriter Chris Garneau releases “Stranger”

Shifting gears from his poignant, ethereal album The Kind (2021), Chris Garneau joins forces once again with producer Patrick Higgins (Zs, Nicolas Jaar) to make new sultry single...

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Inclusion

Horror flicks are hella gay. They celebrate the broken psyches lurking within our darkest impulses, they flirt with certain death at every (knife) twist and bloody turn, and they...

Growl Your Insecurities Away with Power Bear

Confession time: you follow several exhibitionist accounts on social media. In fact, your feed is so thirsty, it’s positively dehydrated. But who are the sensitive souls beneath...