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Gay for Play: The Best Queer Sports Movies of All Time

This list has queer women testing their physical limits, queer men confronting their toxic masculinity, and even a few cute and sporty gay romances.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 3, 2023

fitness

community

These Queer-Friendly Gyms Provide Safe and Welcoming Places To Move Your Body

Body positivity, respect for pronouns, gender-neutral restrooms, a sense of community, and more: that’s what you’ll find at these gyms.

Kate Antoniades —

Apr 11, 2023

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comics/graphic novels

book features

Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”

“My bookish exterior perhaps belies it,” write Alison Bechdel in The Secret to Superhuman Strength, “but I’m a bit of an exercise freak.” That is, it turns out, an understatement.…

Alyssa Favreau —

May 10, 2021

exercise

fitness

health

Zumba Sisterhood of the Traveling Hips

In short, Zumba is a dance fitness class set to popular Latin music but honestly, for me, Zumba is more than just that, it’s given me life.

Yvonne —

Sep 14, 2018

exercise

fitness

health

Attention, Los Angeles: EVERYBODY is the Radically Inclusive Gym You’ve Been Waiting For

“I always felt better after exercising, but also always felt it came at a cost, whether that was a really dirty locker room, an overly fluorescent space playing terrible music,…

Carrie —

Apr 14, 2017

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 15: Taking A Hike

Hiking amidst fears of spiders the size of fists and also, separately, golf clubs.

Crystal —

Oct 6, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 14: Easy As Falling Off A Paddle Board

Fruit, blogilates, and paddleboarding, oh my!

Crystal —

Sep 29, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 13: Leaving It All Out on the Ice

In which ice skating is attempted and sugar is avoided.

Crystal —

Sep 22, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 12: There’s No Crying In Baseball

Batting cages, aquarobics and yoga, oh my!

Crystal —

Sep 15, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 11: This is Our Workout Playlist

The genre mix is definitely diverse but that’s expected, we did real good.

Crystal —

Sep 8, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 10: Getting Off My Ass At Work

This week I thought we’d talk about the best ways to stay active if you spend most of your day sitting, whether it be because you’re studying or working a…

Crystal —

Sep 1, 2015

exercise

fitness

health

Working On It, Week 9: And Then I Broke My Toe

How do you workout with an injury?

Crystal —

Aug 25, 2015