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Gatlin Releases the Ultimate Album for Queer Eldest Daughters

On her new album The Eldest Daughter, Gatlin yearns for the love of family members who haven’t accepted her queerness…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

Oct 6, 2025

Which Chappell Roan song are you? A black and white cut out of Chappell singing against a colorful backdrop.

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Quiz: Which Chappell Roan Song Are You?

Maybe you’re filled with gay longing, maybe you just want to party, or maybe both. Find out which Chappell Roan song captures your vibe!

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 21, 2024

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Mark My Words, Billie Eilish’s New Queer Sex Song Is Gonna Be the Song of the Summer

“I could eat that girl for lunch / Yeah, she dances on my tongue.” I know it’s a little premature to declare an early contender for song of the summer…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 16, 2024

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10 Gayest Joni Mitchell Songs Ranked by Lesbian Longing

Is there a Joni Mitchell album that wasn’t born from some heartbreaking or devastating experience?

Stef Rubino —

Apr 16, 2024

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Reneé Rapp Transports Coachella Crowd to 2004 With Original ‘L Word’ Cast Introduction

Reneé Rapp had her fans talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, f*cking, crying, drinking, riding, winning, losing, cheating, kissing, thinking, dreaming at Coachella.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 15, 2024

Gossip Real Power: A vinyl copy of the album against a grey backdrop.

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Gossip Returns to the Queer Music World They Helped Create With ‘Real Power’

When Gossip announced their new album at the end of last year, it felt as if the creative universe was realigning itself and letting some of our original heroes come…

Stef Rubino —

Apr 7, 2024

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JoJo Siwa Warned Us About This

Siwa’s not the first young celebrity to make a clumsy but determined transition from cherubic child star to serious grown-up, but few others have hit that precise combination of being…

Riese —

Apr 5, 2024

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JoJo Siwa’s ‘Karma’ Music Video Recap: Lesbian Lothario Lost at Sea

JoJo Siwa is going on a deep sea adventure with Karma, who is a bitch, in her very lesbian music video full of sea life and rhinestone-centric eye makeuP!

Riese —

Apr 5, 2024

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Fletcher’s ‘In Search of the Antidote’ Is a Sticky, Syrupy Gossip Fest

Fletcher has the capacity to crack her world wide open. We see it in her lyrics, and we see it in the way she’s setting up the rest of her…

Aamina Inayat Khan —

Apr 4, 2024

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Liberation Weekend Was a Battlecry

Welcome to Liberation Weekend, a two-day trans punk music festival.

Charlie Girard

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65 Gay Pop Icons and Rising Stars

Gay pop is a dynamic, enormous genre of music that has defined our community’s parties and culture for years. Here are just some of our favorite, most iconic, and exciting…

Riese —

Jun 10, 2025

This Trans Band Is Possessed by a Being Named Jennifer

Eli, a New School dropout with a background in jazz drumming, has played in various bands and currently tours with others. Fig, a former musical theater kid, has been playing…

Motti —

Apr 22, 2025

The Best Chappell Roan Shows Are in the Midwest and South

For her queer fans in the Midwest and South, Chappell Roan’s rise is about so much more than her music.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jun 25, 2024

Sapphic Yearning, Explained by a Playlist

The true meaning of sapphic yearning, as explained by a very gay playlist.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 4, 2024

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Gatlin Releases the Ultimate Album for Queer Eldest Daughters

Quiz: Which Chappell Roan Song Are You?

Mark My Words, Billie Eilish’s New Queer Sex Song Is Gonna Be the Song of the Summer

10 Gayest Joni Mitchell Songs Ranked by Lesbian Longing

Reneé Rapp Transports Coachella Crowd to 2004 With Original ‘L Word’ Cast Introduction

Gossip Returns to the Queer Music World They Helped Create With ‘Real Power’

JoJo Siwa Warned Us About This

JoJo Siwa’s ‘Karma’ Music Video Recap: Lesbian Lothario Lost at Sea

Fletcher’s ‘In Search of the Antidote’ Is a Sticky, Syrupy Gossip Fest

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