Israel Is Courting Queer Influencers & Media Outlets With Free Trips Amid Gaza Devastation
Israel’s Foreign Ministry invited me on a fully funded LGBTQ+ delegation this November. I said no. Here’s how these campaigns work, because you’re the people they’re really trying to win over. An email landed in my inbox this week from the Embassy of Israel to the United States. Attached was an official invitation from the […]
Lesbian Friendly Cabo: The Best Resorts, Bars and Things to Do
Cabo has a reputation. Spring break. Tequila shots. Bros on boats. I get it. That’s not untrue – but it’s also not the whole picture. Cabo is the adventure you make of it. After dozens of trips to Los Cabos, I can tell you there’s a whole other Cabo. And it’s the perfect queer getaway. […]
Queer Women in the Director’s Chair: The Filmmakers Changing Hollywood Right Now
Every few years, somebody publishes a think piece asking whether women directors are finally “having a moment.” We’re not going to do that here, because moments end and this isn’t one. What’s happening right now, in the back half of 2026, is more like a cluster: a handful of queer keep circling back to the […]
A Queer Weekend in Saratoga Springs: LGBTQ-Owned Businesses, Pride, and Small-Town Charm
Before visiting, I knew Saratoga Springs for its horse racing history, mineral springs, and reputation as a classic Upstate New York getaway. What I didn’t expect was how visible the LGBTQ community would feel or how much the city’s arts, culture, and small-business scene would shape my experience there. Just a few hours from New […]
Before Stonewall, There Was Atlantic City
How a landmark legal victory turned America’s Playground into America’s Gay Capital Two years before the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruling changed everything, not just for the bars that fought the case, but for an entire city that would spend the next decade becoming one of the most vibrant queer […]
Climbing While Queer: Why the Outdoors Has Always Been Political
The outdoors has never been neutral for queer people. Long before Pride parades existed, before Stonewall, before the word “queer” was reclaimed, LGBTQ+ people were heading into the wilderness. They were camping in state parks, hiking remote trails, and finding each other in forests and on mountaintops in ways that the rest of the world […]
Mother Mary Is the Sapphic Film of the Year and Here’s Everything You Need to Know Before It Hits Theaters
Let’s be honest about what we’re dealing with here. Mother Mary, A24’s new psychological pop thriller directed by David Lowery, is not a film that buries its queerness in subtext. It is not a film where two women exchange a lingering glance and the audience is left to wonder. It is not another prestige drama […]
Dyke Queen Is Dressing Queer Femmes on Their Own Terms
For queer women, especially those who don’t see their identities, their bodies, or their desires reflected in mass-market intimates, shopping for lingerie has long been an exercise in invisibility. The brands that dominate the space have historically catered to a presumed male gaze, leaving our community to either settle for something that doesn’t quite fit […]
The Best Lesbian Ad We’ve Ever Seen Was Fake (And We Have Thoughts)
As I watched the latest Duolingo commercial circulating on my feed, I wasn’t met with a manic owl. Instead, I saw something so rare in the wild of mainstream marketing that I actually had to put down my iced coffee: A genuine, domestic, beautifully shot lesbian love story. The lighting was soft. The chemistry was […]
How Mainstream Coverage of the Gap Ad Fails Young Miko’s Intersectional Reality
GAP’s latest campaign featuring Young Miko is a genuine triumph. As the brand’s first-ever Spanish-language ad, it features a rhythmic reimagining of her hit track “Wassup” (re-titled “Sweats Like Us”) and a cast of 26 dancers. GAP is doing exactly what a global brand should: leaning into the “power of the peso” and acknowledging the […]