Queerness
Jay Boogie Wants You to Love Yourself
We spoke to the Brooklyn rapper about taking a message of self-acceptance to a spiritual level on his 'Jesus Loves Me Too' mixtape.
How the 'Life Is Strange' Prequel Is Giving Queer Fans More Choices
What was sometimes only hinted at in 'Life is Strange' is a much bigger part of this new story.
'Persona 5' Can't Champion Marginalized Underdogs Without Queer Characters
Atlus created a cast with outsider status and insider privileges.
These LGBTQ+ Films Put Diverse Queer Voices on the Big Screen
This year's Sheffield Doc|Fest highlighted diversity in cinematic storytelling with a number of films focused on LGBTQ+ content.
The Episode of Oprah I Wasn't Gay Enough to Appreciate Until Now
Kevyn Aucoin, the celebrity makeup artist, serves as a Rorscharch test for my life: He terrified me while I was in the closet. Now I see myself in him.
Are HMLTD Queerness Tourists or Guitar Music’s Greatest Hope?
The complications of being an art project/band of straight guys where gender-fluid makeup and clothes define your look.
Portraits of the Many, Many Ways to Be Queer
In 'Kings & Queens in Their Castles,' Tom Atwood reveals just how subtle the queer sensibility has become
Saying Goodbye to George Michael: A Queer Icon on His Own Terms
Often outrageous and always real, his music was a shield, a sanctuary, and a road map for outsiders.
Remembering Aaliyah, My Mentor Through Life
For the last 15 years, I’ve mourned the artist who helped me navigate friendship, gender, and queerness—three of the most important parts of my life today.
The Profound Act of Being Yourself: On Frank Ocean’s 'Blond(e)' and Sexual Fluidity
Ocean’s dialogue around his sexuality is the same as his approach to music: open and vulnerable, but equally unclassifiable.
How to Write a Young Adult Novel About a Gay Kid Without It Being a 'Gay Book'
Justin Sayre's "Husky" approaches adolescent queerness as not just a form of attraction, but as an aesthetic.