I've come out to my dad seven times – he still hasn't met my husband
At 30, I’m finally living as myself. But the man whose acceptance I wanted most still can’t say the word “gay.”
From Mothers to Mythbusting: This Month in Queer
Welcome to another issue where queer culture does what it does best: refuses to fit neatly into one genre. We’ve got a pop mother, bi discourse, butch rebellion, political myth-busting and a guide to the queer films that will dominate your 2026 watchlist. You know, balance!
Why the Supreme Court’s case on trans athletes has nothing to do with fairness in sport
A Supreme Court ruling in January could restrict the rights of trans youth, and impact cis girls in sports too.
Butch is not a dirty word, it’s an act of rebellion
Reclaiming a once-weaponised label, Butch is Not a Dirty Word is championing butch identity and protecting a decade of community history.
Are bi-girls with boyfriends hated more than ever?
Katie Baskerville checks in on bi-girls with boyfriends to see how the rampant biphobia of 2025 has impacted them.
Heartstopper Forever to The Devil Wears Prada 2: The most anticipated LGBTQIA+ films of 2026
A year of star-studded romances, blockbuster sequels and a feminist fantasy awaits LGBTQIA+ cinephiles in 2026.
The social psychology behind the trans terrorism panic
How Americans are manipulated by online misinformation and political rhetoric.
Why these queer Americans are seeking romantic connection through AI
One in five American adults have chatted with an AI companion romantically.
Khalid’s rebirth: How coming out inspired his most liberated album yet
Less than a year after publicly coming out, Khalid has never been so “f**king happy”. In his Gay Times cover story, he discusses his first album as an out pop-boy.
Do sapphics move too fast, or is it just sexism?
It's U-Haul season. And so, the best time of year to unpack this famed sapphic cliché once and for all…
For the queer community, rebirth is constant
Queer people know the story of rebirth all too well. Sometimes it’s gentle: a slow awakening, a long exhale after years of holding our breath. Other times it’s sudden: a shattering of what we thought we knew, followed by the quiet, deliberate work of piecing ourselves back together.
‘Surgery is the starting point, but salvation is not in the surgeon’s scalpel’
In her monthly column, P. Eldridge drags us into the aftermath of surgery in Paris: swollen, stitched, roses rotting in a turquoise vase, a lover’s hands washing her hair as she breaks. What survives when the body is torn open? Love, or nothing at all.
A look inside the lonely world of Republican lesbians
While the vast majority of queer women identify as Democrats, these NYC lesbians are proud Republicans. Here’s why.