Viral Tweet Sparks Debate Over the ‘Gay Best Friend’ Stereotype
When Stereotypes Hit Turbulence at 30,000 Feet The internet loves a good “main character moment.” Unfortunately, real life doesn’t always cooperate. A viral tweet has sparked renewed conversation about the “gay best friend” stereotype, emotional entitlement, and how people sometimes project expectations onto LGBTQ+ workers in public-facing roles whether they asked for it or not. […]
Why The Poseidon Adventure Is the Ultimate Queer Survival Film for the End of 2025
A Gay Old Time: Queer Cinema, Survival, and Making It to the Next Level As we finally say bon voyage to the sinking ship that was 2025, there’s something oddly comforting about revisiting a disaster movie where everything quite literally goes upside down. Welcome back to A Gay Old Time, our ongoing queer film retrospective […]
“Your life is a bad wig”: this Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey standoff suddenly has new meaning
Mariah Carey isn’t just the Queen of Christmas she’s a cultural constant. A diva who has remained firmly in the good graces of the LGBTQ+ community since day one, not by accident, but by action. She shows up. She says the right things. And crucially, she knows when to clock nonsense with precision and grace. […]
Gays Reveal the Fashion Trends They Desperately Want to See Again
Fashion may evolve, but queer taste? Immaculate, eternal, and usually ahead of the curve. LGBTQ+ people have long been cultural tastemakers shaping fashion, music, art, nightlife, and aesthetics that the mainstream eventually copies, waters down, and sells back to us at a markup. But even icons get nostalgic. And lately, many gays are looking at […]
A Fellow Travelers Reunion (Sort Of) Is Happening
We may have finally accepted that Fellow Travelers won’t continue as an anthology hopping across decades and doomed queer love stories (a loss we’ll never fully recover from), but Matt Bomer fans are still getting something nearly as good. The out heartthrob is officially reuniting with Fellow Travelers executive producer Robbie Rogers and director Daniel […]
The Queer Chaos Netflix Didn’t Know We Needed
very December, Netflix floods the algorithm with saccharine, logic-optional Christmas movies clearly engineered to play in the background while you scroll. This year, however, the streaming giant accidentally gifted the LGBTQ+ community something far more powerful: pure queer chaos wrapped in a Santa suit. Enter My Secret Santa a holiday film that takes the basic […]
Heated Rivalry Episode 4 Delivers Its Most Emotional Episode Yet
Spoilers ahead for Heated Rivalry Episode 4, “Rose.” Proceed with caution and maybe a snack. If Heated Rivalry has proven anything so far, it’s that no one does romantic masochism quite like Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander. Episode 4, aptly titled “Rose,” may be the show’s most emotionally chaotic installment yet delivering intimacy, avoidance, jealousy, […]
Valencia Welcomes Its First Queer Hotel as Axel Expands Its International Empire
Spain’s coastal gem of Valencia just got a whole lot queerer: the city has officially welcomed its first Axel Hotel, marking the latest expansion of the world’s most iconic LGBTQ-focused hotel brand. Axel Hotels famous for its “hetero-friendly” motto and status as the go-to destination for queer travelers continues its global takeover with the grand […]
THE HOT SHEET: Tig Notaro’s surprise action era, Zane Phillips’ “rub-in” moment, & all the LGBTQ+ pop culture you can’t miss this week
⭐ What To Watch This Week Griffin In Summer Now Streaming (Hulu) A tender, theater-kid coming-of-age gem that feels like a love letter to awkward creativity. Everett Blunck shines as Griffin, a wannabe playwright determined to stage his own masterpiece even if it takes down everyone’s sanity in the process. Oh. What. Fun. Now Streaming […]
I Married My Father”: Viral Video Shows Husband–Dad Similarities
Most people joke that we subconsciously date people who resemble our parents. But for one gay couple on Instagram, the resemblance is… shockingly undeniable and absolutely adorable. Patrick “PK” Creedon, a content creator and online marketer, didn’t just go viral for a cute vacation video. He went viral because the entire internet collectively realized: He […]