The Dinah Stays in Queer Hands as a New Chapter Begins
The Dinah the world’s most iconic and longest-running music festival and party for queer women has been sold to longtime Dinah insiders Bella Barkow and Rose Garcia, ensuring the legendary Palm Springs institution remains independently owned, community-led, and deeply rooted in LGBTQ+ culture. At a moment when so many queer spaces and businesses are being […]
Hayley Kiyoko Is Turning Girls Like Girls Into a Feature Film
Nine years ago, a song changed everything. When Hayley Kiyoko released Girls Like Girls, it was not just a viral hit. It was a lifeline. A soft, electric, unmistakably queer love story that found its way into bedrooms, car stereos, and teenage headphones around the world. For so many of us, it was the first […]
The LGBTQ Olympians You’ll Want to Follow Before, During, and After the Games
Every four years, we all become experts in sports we never watch. Suddenly we care deeply about edge control in figure skating, the difference between moguls and slopestyle, and how, exactly, skeleton athletes steer a sled with their chin. The Winter Olympics have a way of pulling us in like that. Group chats light up. […]
The “Gay Tax” Is Over: Aetna Settlement Levels the Playing Field for LGBTQ+ Parents
For years, many LGBTQ+ individuals seeking to start families faced a hidden, discriminatory barrier often referred to as the “Gay Tax.” While straight couples could often access fertility benefits by simply stating they had been trying to conceive naturally for six to twelve months, queer couples were frequently forced to prove “infertility” by paying for […]
Masc Valentine’s Gifts They’ll Actually Love
Let’s normalize this: mascs deserve Valentine’s gifts that feel romantic and affirming. Not “here’s a generic guy gift” energy. Not “let’s force flowers and lace” energy either. Just thoughtful things that match their style, their softness, their confidence, their comfort — whatever version of masc they’re living in right now. Every single thing on this […]
Sapphic Fantasy Done Right Of Flesh and Fable by Emily M. Syn is Pure Magic
Okay, listen up, my little bookworms. You know I love a high-stakes, emotionally charged fantasy, especially when the main characters are women who know how to wield a blade, or a curse, and definitely know how to break your heart in the best way possible. And darling, Of Flesh and Fable? Emily M. Syn’s debut […]
What Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr’s Wedding Says About Queer Visibility Right Now
Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr’s wedding didn’t just make headlines. It took over queer timelines. The photos were everywhere. The outfits. The joy. The familiar faces of queer athletes, friends, and chosen family are showing up fully and fabulously. It was one of those moments that didn’t need context to resonate. You saw it, and […]
Whistleblower Allison Gill Turns Her Veteran’s Pay into Direct Action at the Stonewall Inn Brick Awards
The landscape of LGBTQ+ advocacy is driven by the courage of individuals who translate their personal resilience into powerful public action. Veteran and dedicated justice advocate Alison Gill has pledged to donate her annual veterans benefits pay to LGBTQ+ nonprofits. This is not a singular moment of generosity, but a lifelong, structural commitment to the […]
Two Anti-LGBTQ Nations. One World Cup Pride Match. A Global Conversation Begins.
Against the backdrop of Pride Weekend, this unexpected pairing transforms a single match into a statement about visibility, safety, and the right to exist. Seattle’s World Cup organizers always envisioned the city’s Pride Match as a celebration. A moment where the world’s biggest sporting event meets a city with a long standing history of LGBTQ+ […]
Cameron Esposito and Wife Katy Nishimoto Welcome Their First Baby and Queer Fans Are Overjoyed
Congratulations are pouring in for queer comedian and actor Cameron Esposito and their wife, Katy Nishimoto, who have welcomed their first child. Esposito announced on Instagram that they gave birth to Yumi Young Esposito Nishimoto on November 27. The couple shared a series of tender hospital photos and wrote that they are over the moon. […]