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Culture

The New Women's Pro Baseball League Debuts This Summer — and It's Wonderfully Queer

For the first time in 52 years, women are playing professional baseball in the US. Nearly a third of the inaugural roster is openly LGBTQ+, and that's not a footnote — it's the culture of the sport.

Jul 16, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Film

LGBTQ+ Characters in Hollywood Films Hit a Three-Year Low — and There Wasn't a Single Trans Character

GLAAD's newly rebranded 'Where We Are in Film' study finds queer representation in major studio releases falling for the third straight year, dropping to 20.4% of films. The trans erasure is total.

Jul 14, 2026 By TrueQueer
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TV

'Heartstopper Forever' Lands July 17 — and With It, the End of a Quietly Radical Love Story

Netflix wraps its gentle queer teen phenomenon with a feature-length finale this Friday, arriving days after Alice Oseman published the sixth and final graphic novel. Here's why the low-drama ending is the point.

Jul 14, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Music

Madonna Opened Pride Month Dangling Over Times Square, Because Of Course She Did

At a surprise Grindr-hosted Pride concert in Times Square, Madonna previewed her upcoming album Confessions II — and gave fans a collective heart attack by swinging a leg over the stage barrier.

Jun 5, 2026 By TrueQueer
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TV

Apple TV's 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' Premieres Today — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn Anchor a Cam-Boy Thriller With Real Queer Bones

The Tatiana Maslany–led dark comedy from David J. Rosen drops its first two episodes on Apple TV today, May 20. Two openly queer leading men — Murray Bartlett and Brandon Flynn — are doing some of the most interesting work in their careers, and the show is treating sex work like a job rather than a punchline.

May 20, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Culture

Bulgaria Just Won Eurovision. Now Sofia Hosts in 2027 — and That's Complicated for Queer Fans

Dara's 'Bangaranga' gave Bulgaria its first-ever Eurovision win on Saturday in Vienna. The 2027 contest will head to Sofia — a city in a country ranked 40th of 49 on Europe's Rainbow Map and where an anti-LGBT 'propaganda' law is still on the books.

May 18, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Culture

Eurovision 2026: Finland Wins in Vienna as the Flag Policy Gets Its First Real Test

Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen took the trophy with Liekinheitin. The EBU's controversial flag rule — performers limited to the national flag, audiences allowed Pride and Palestinian flags — survived the night, but the optics tell a more complicated story.

May 16, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Film

Cannes 2026 Has More Queer Films Than Any Festival in Its History

Twenty-one feature films are competing for the 16th Queer Palm, and seven of the 22 films in the Official Competition feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Almodóvar, Lukas Dhont, Ira Sachs, and Jane Schoenbrun all bring new work to the Croisette.

May 6, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Culture

Eurovision 2026 in Vienna: Performers Still Can't Bring a Pride Flag On Stage

The European Broadcasting Union's contested 2025 ban on Pride flags for performers and delegations carries into Vienna's Eurovision week. Spectators get a more permissive list — and a fire-safety asterisk. Here's what to expect when the contest opens May 12.

May 4, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Books

10 Queer Books to Read This Spring That Aren't Just Romance Novels

From a trans neo-noir to a fat queer story collection to a lesbian gothic set in a 1928 boarding school — spring 2026 is stacked with queer literature that defies easy categorization.

Apr 11, 2026 By TrueQueer
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Culture

The Best LGBTQ+ Film and TV of 2025 — and What's Coming in 2026

From a queer Marine drama to an Apple TV+ queer comedy with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 2025 delivered remarkable queer storytelling. Here's our roundup, plus the GLAAD Award winners and what's ahead in 2026.

Mar 8, 2026 By TrueQueer
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