Chris Azzopardi
What the Future of Queer News Looks Like — and Why We Need to Hear from You
I just got back from the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists national annual convention in Atlanta, and my head is still spinning — in the best way. If you've ever been in a room full of journalists who care deeply about queer stories [...]
Big Freedia on Queer Faith, Why She's Grateful to Beyoncé and Going Back to Church With ‘Pressing Onward’
Big Freedia’s voice has always been a force — loud, joyful, defiant — but on her new album, “Pressing Onward,” it becomes something even more powerful: a vessel for healing. The Queen of Bounce returns to her gospel [...]
Winter Pride Fests Keep the Party Going Year-Round
The party doesn't have to stop when the last Pride float rolls away in late summer. From Florida's winter paradise to New York's frozen lakes, queer communities are claiming new territory on the calendar, creating Winter Pride celebrations that feel [...]
‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski’s New Boyfriend Is a Michigan Man — and They’re Making It Official
Looks like “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski has a new reason to love the Midwest — and it’s not just the cherry pie, though let’s be honest, he’d probably whip up a rustic, locally sourced version in no [...]
'Twinless' Stars Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on Queer Grief — and That Leaked Sex Scene
By the time my conversation with Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney wrapped, I was still trying to figure out how to categorize “Twinless” — and whether I even wanted to. The film, out Sept. 5 after premiering to buzzy acclaim at [...]
How Taylor Swift’s Music Gave a Trans Scholar Her Girlhood
When Harvard professor and celebrated poet Stephanie Burt listens to Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen,” she doesn't just hear a bittersweet teenage memory wrapped in twangy chords and locker-lined hallways. She hears the sound of a girlhood [...]
When Queens Clash, Culture Wins: Gottmik and Violet Chachki on Creative Tension and Turning Chaos into Queer Defiance
What do you get when two of drag’s boldest rule-breakers turn their creative tension into a pop anthem? A total knockout, literally. With their debut musical collaboration, “RuPaul's Drag Race” stars and “No Gorge” [...]
Drag Icon Murray Hill on His Fight to Put Drag Kings Center Stage
If you’ve spent any time around queer performance, alt-cabaret or downtown New York City nightlife over the past few decades, chances are you’ve come across Murray Hill — the iconic drag king, comedian, actor, emcee and now TV host, [...]
Staying Safe on Queer Dating Apps: What to Know When Law Enforcement Enters the Chat
In light of a controversial Michigan case now under appeal — where a gay man was convicted after engaging with a decoy profile on Grindr — the alarm has been raised: What does safety look like on dating apps when the risks aren’t [...]
Maren Morris Talks Coming Out as Bisexual, Country Music and Her ‘Ceremonial’ WeHo Pride Debut
When Maren Morris headlined OutLoud Music Festival during West Hollywood Pride in May, she reveled in the “very ceremonial” moment. It had been a year since she came out publicly as bisexual, and taking the stage — this time as [...]
‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally
“M3GAN 2.0” serves corporate faux-ally realness — eager to cash in on the queer fandom that crowned the original a camp icon, only to retreat into something far more generic once it secured that title. Sure, there are some petty [...]
The Beloved Straight Couple in Detroit Going Viral for Their Online LGBTQ+ Advocacy
On a quiet, tree‑lined street in Detroit’s Indian Village, pops of rainbow colors burst from one front yard like a joyful exhale. Even just passing by, it’s impossible to miss the hand‑cut foam flowers in every hue of the [...]