Culture

Gordi’s “Like Plasticine” Melds Vulnerability and Resilience

Entertainment

Elliot Page’s New Film “Close to You” Expands U.S. Release After Strong Summer Box Office and Festival Buzz

Elliot Page’s semi-autobiographical drama “Close to You” is expanding to more U.S. theaters this week following a steady summer run and renewed festival...

Aug 12

Sombr Steps Into the Spotlight: Queer-Affirming Debut Album “I Barely Know Her” Arrives This Month

Breakout artist Sombr has announced his debut album, “I Barely Know Her,” slated for an August 22, 2025 release, capping a year of viral singles and rapidly...

Aug 12

Social Media

YouTube to Begin Testing a New AI-Powered Age Verification System in the US

YouTube is ready to start testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. using artificial intelligence to distinguish between adults and minors based on...

by Michael Liedtke | Aug 12

Dan Benson’s Rope Moment Is a Whole Thing

With his bare skin exposed, cherry red knots crossing his chest, pecs beautifully framed, and his nipples centre-frame, OF star Daniel Benson is red hot and all...

by Andrea Marks Joseph | Aug 12

Lifestyle

'Life Is Strange: Double Exposure' Launches With Bisexual Lead and Explicit Asexual-Spectrum Route

Square Enix and Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure released within the past few weeks and foregrounds queer identities through returning protagonist...

Aug 12

Jockstraps Go Public: How a Queer Club Staple Became 2025’s Boldest Streetwear Flex

In 2025, the once-intimate jockstrap is showing up at Pride marches, nightlife, and even designer runways as outerwear—part protest, part play, and unmistakably...

Aug 12

Travel

The Seine in Paris Is Open for Swimming. Tourists and Residents Embrace It As Temperatures Soar

Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital, and a must-do for Parisians themselves

by Sylvie Corbet | Aug 12

Queer Culinary Star Coinneach MacLeod Brings Island Flavor to TV Debut: ‘Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands’

Best-selling gay cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, known as the Hebridean Baker, is set to make his television presenting debut this autumn with a four-part...

Aug 10