ISSUE XII
CINEMA
As queer cinema goes mainstream, can it hold
onto its defiant roots?
The true magic of Christmas is the opportunity to open our minds and forgive old grudges.
As the absolute labels once needed for acceptance begin to peel off, a clear trend re-emerges: We are more bisexual than we think.
Inclusive Masculinity Theory sees gay acceptance as evidence that the patriarchy is fading. So why are we still so fixated on sticking it to The Man?
Studies tell us that people perceive men’s and women’s wellbeing very differently. What does that say about the discourse that currently dominates our culture?
Lesbian culture is disappearing beneath our noses, erased as part of a homophobic feedback loop — one I became painfully ensnared in.
In the years since the Russian invasion, the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine have seen a dramatic backslide in LGBT rights and tolerance.
Nearly a third of teen boys look up to Andrew Tate, but you don’t need to be a sleazeball to be a man.
Women have feared spinsterhood for centuries, but the stigma has always been grounded in a lie.
Derek Huffman moved his family to Russia to escape “LGBT propaganda.” Now he’s been sent to the front lines in Ukraine.
The Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values was nothing if not a monument to the homophobia raging across the continent.
The Trump administration tried to erase bisexuality from government websites, but they only awakened a sleeping giant.
Behind the sitcom shenanigans, Two and a Half Men captured the ethos of pre-Trump America — glamorizing excess, deception, and a performative masculinity that set the stage for the cultural chaos to come.
Left-wing LGBT activism has not only fallen flat with the public — it’s driving away LGBT moderates.
Until liberals rediscover the fundamental truths of their own tradition, right-wing populists will continue to eat their lunch.
The political right welcomed LGBT moderates with open arms. Once they took power, the mask came off.
Long before President Trump went to war with universities, academics were busy destroying their own reputations.
How radical politics, fringe views, social media, and dating taboos screwed a generation — though not literally.
Imperfect, often contradictory, and sometimes confusing, Pope Francis ushered in centuries worth of LGBT progress in just over a decade.
After decades of bitter oppression at the hands of Bashar al-Assad, LGBT Syrians now face a landscape of violent, anarchic vigilantism.
Sex researcher William Costello’s viral poll on Olly Murs’s fitness transformation reveals truths about our ancient past and modern culture.
Bi people are the sexual ambassadors the world needs right now. It’s time we better understood them.
“With the unlawful deportation of a gay makeup artist, I see in the US troubling flashbacks to the country I fled: Russia.”
Ewan Morrison’s sci-fi thriller, For Emma, takes AI and the crisis of meaning to their most horrifying logical conclusions.
Bree Mills had never made a porn film or even seen a penis. Now she’s one of the industry’s heaviest hitters.
LGBT refugees are among the most motivated, patriotic, and productive newcomers. Turning them away is self-sabotage.
New research suggests that more people aren’t just coming out as bi, they are becoming more bi.