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Italian brooch depicting Hadrian and Antinous, 18th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Buttigieg Named Transportation Secretary

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Plus books and movies, gay bar to be designated a landmark, a favorable SCOTUS ruling, religious leaders petition for gay rights, and a brooch of Hadrian and Antinous... >> Read More >>

Sir Thomas Lawrence, "George Agar-Ellis," 1823-1824 (Yale Center for British Art)

Gay News, Drag Race #13, Tom of Finland

December 21, 2020December 15, 2020

Plus Biden struggles to keep LGBTQ cabinet promises, a gay teen petitions to wear nail polish, the latest on Bert and Ernie, and more gay news and noteworthy articles... >> Read More >>

"Male couples," illustration by Gay·F·fect based on works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Friends or Lovers?

December 12, 2020

A new collection of antique photographs highlights poignant and affectionate images of men together, from 1850s through 1950s. >> Read More >>

American Library Association, World War I poster, 1918

Holiday Book List · 2020

February 18, 2021December 7, 2020

Twelve must-have gay titles for the book lovers on your holiday shopping list... >> Read More >>

Bronzino, "Young Man," 1530s (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Politics, Polar Pride, and Chopin’s Gay Letters

December 10, 2020December 3, 2020

Election postmortem continues, anti-LGBTQ MEP caught at all-male sex party, Chopin’s homoerotic letters—plus, is Princess Margaret a gay icon? >> Read More >>

Piero di Cosimo, "A Hunting Scene," ca. 1494-1500 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Hate Crimes, SCOTUS—and John Waters

November 20, 2020November 18, 2020

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes against have increased under Trump, plus SCOTUS news, John Waters art donation, and new Andy Warhol book... >> Read More >>

“Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no matter who they are or whom they love.” —Joe Biden (2021)

Noteworthy

John Waters learns his history on Finding Your Roots · Biography · and shares his wisdom in Mr. Know-It-All · Essays
Dr. Martens x Keith Haring Oxfords are fab, but scarce · Style
David Hockney: Drawing from Life on view at the Morgan · Art
Eclectic queer collection edited by Wolbergs & Klos · Photography
Karsten Thormaehlen moves with sensitive portraits of gay seniors · Photography
James Baldwin’s fab record collection now on Spotify · Music
Remember Will Self’s gender-bending Cock & Bull? · Fiction
Tom of Finland erotic art contest winners named (NSFW) · Art
Ocean Vuong’s acclaimed novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous to be a movie · Fiction
Stagy colorful queer portraits by Magnus Hastings · Photography
RuPaul talks Drag Race 13 with Stephen Colbert · Pop Culture
John D’Emilio chronicles Chicago’s Queer Legacies · History
“Le Cockachief” is a bandanna, in case you wondered · Style
David Bowie’s “Lazarus” is pandemically prescient · Music
“Straight males of Reddit, what’s the gayest thing you’ve ever done?” (NSFW) · Pop Culture
The Prophet is a love story about two enslaved gay men in the antebellum South · Fiction
New Cary Grant bio rehashes Randolph Scott “friendship” · Biography
Keith Haring’s life retold in WGBH documentary · Film
The Pink Line offers a global take on LGBTQ issues · History
Eric Rhein’s Lifelines documents AIDS in photos & sculpture · Art
It’s a Sin: New drama about the AIDS years in London · Interview
James Beard retold in The Man Who Ate Too Much · Biography
New Orleans’ Up Stairs Lounge fire remembered · History
Canandian queer life documented in Out North · History
Was Dennis Cooper a modern Genet or Rimbaud? · Biography
Garth Greenwell’s Cleanness is “incandescent” · Fiction
Bert & Ernie—“friends” or “roommates”? · Pop Culture
William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock’n’Roll · Biography
Princess Margaret: Is she a gay icon? · Pop Culture
Andy Warhol drew male beauty like none other · Art
Loving shows vintage images of men in love · Photography
Bryan Washington’s Memorial hits the shelves · Fiction

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News & Politics

Biden orders federal agencies to enforce Bostock v. Clayton · Read
Biden ends ban on transgender military service · Read
U.S. embassies again permitted to fly rainbow flag · Read
Randy Rainbow presents “Seasons of Trump” · Watch
Cicellene to serve as House impeachement manager · Read
Magician Siegfried dead at 81; Roy died last year · Read
Ghanaian vigilantes hunt gays with machetes · Read
Malaysia wants stiffer penalties for LGBTQ “crimes” · Read
Hungary orders “disclaimers for books with gay themes” · Read
LGBTQ rights groups back Trump impeachment · Read
Freemuse documents How LGBTI Freedom of Artistic Expression Is Denied worldwide · Read
Gay literature and censorship in Russia · Read
“When Dakar was the ‘gay capital’ of West Africa” · Listen
Gay partygoers sidestep COVID restrictions in Mexico; party boat sinks · Read
Pierre Cardin dead at 98 · Read
Record 334 LGBTQ candidates elected to office in 2020 · Read
SCOTUS says Indiana must list both same-sex parents on birth certificates · Read
Archbishop Tutu and 400+ religious leaders sign letter in favor of LGBTQ equality · Read
Gay teen suspended for wearing nail polish to school · Read
39 U.S. states still allow “gay panic” defense · Read
Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes surged under Trump · Read
SCOTUS could expand religious right to discriminate · Read
EU unveils new plan to combat homophobia & transphobia · Read
61% of U.S. Catholics support same-sex marriage · Read
69% of U.S. LGBTQ students experience harrassment · Read
Thomas & Alito invite challenges to marriage equality ruling · Read
Pope says God loves gay children “as they are” · Read

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