ISSUE XII

Cinema

As queer cinema goes mainstream, can it hold on to its defiant roots?

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Featured

The More the Merrier: Bi and Poly For the Holidays

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.

Faux Feminism: Denying Positive Masculinities

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?

Man Up and Take It: Do We Under-detect Men’s Suffering?

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?

For sex researcher Michael Bailey, nothing is sacred — except the truth.

Forbidden Fruit: Why We Want What We’re Told We Can’t Have

Everyone’s a lot naughtier than you think.

Latest

The Homophobic Conspiracies Fueling Russia’s War in Ukraine

How conspiracies about “Anglo-Saxons”, LGBT people, and Jews power the Russian war machine in Ukraine.

I Was Alberta’s First Gay Human Rights Chief, Then I Was Cancelled

How left-wing extremists, right-wing Muslims, and provincial conservatives teamed up to make a mockery of Canadian human rights advocacy.

For modern fathers, today's responsibilities plus yesterday’s expectations can be backbreaking. Is there a healthier balance?

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act has made it one of the most dangerous places on Earth to be LGBT. Can anything be done?

Guilt Bi Association: Why Gay Radicals Have a Beef With Bi Folks

Many gay separatists see bi people as holding queers back, but that’s just the victimhood mentality talking.

“What Rights Don’t You People Already Have?”

Securing LGBT rights is important, but so is protecting and spreading them.

Hell Bent for Leather: Heavy Metal’s Gay Rock God

Rob Halford rocked so hard he had straight guys lining up to be whipped with his leather riding crop.

Today’s witchy subcultures are queer as hell — but how queer was historical witchcraft really?

Every MAGA accusation of liberal resentment is a confession.

News

The Ripple Effect of Britain’s Far-Right Riots

"As a queer refugee from Ukraine, I take the UK’s Southport riots personally. So should all LGBT people."

Bi Fruitful and Multiply: The Genetics of Bisexuality

Some critics think that younger generations are more bi because it’s trendy. New research shows otherwise.

The Youth Sex Drought Is Not Evenly Distributed

The data shows that young straight people are having less sex than ever — but bi folks are doing better. What explains this divide?

Success! Men Now Face More Hiring Discrimination Than Women

Hiring biases against women have been all but eradicated, yet new research shows that people just don’t believe it.

The Moderate Chads and the Radical Virgins

As politics takes a role once filled by religion, research shows that no one wants to date radicals.

“Queers for Palestine” and the Death of Irony

Imposing Western identity politics onto the Middle East is a formula for moral insanity.

“Bi men may have the most ‘masculine’ voices — but we also face the most pressure to code-switch.”

New primate research shows the evolutionary benefits of swinging both ways.

Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey has been dead for generations, but he still lives rent-free in Republicans’ minds.

Trends

Karim: The Bisexual Cat Who Defied Putin

As state propaganda hijacked Russian LGBT activism, it took a special kind of mascot to claw through the noise.

“I’m Not Like Other Girls”: The Trope That Just Won’t Die

From Cool Girls to Girl Bosses to Bimbos, Tradwives, Brats, and Cat Ladies, the next “other girl” trope keeps reinventing itself.

Lying Bi Omission: Hollywood’s Retconned Bisexuals

Blockbusters have more bi characters than ever, but you’d never know it from watching the movies.

How radical feminists and gay separatists allied with the religious right against trans, bi, and queer rights.

LGBT Rights Are No Longer Radical, Opposition to Them Is

There is nothing “conservative” about yanking society back in time.

The Doomsayers Were Wrong About Same-Sex Marriage

20 years of data paint an unambiguous picture: when LGBT people win, everyone wins.

The LGBT community’s political diversity isn’t a weakness — it’s a superpower.

Dating Double Standards: The Biphobia Women Won't Admit

Women may say they don’t want to date bi men, but they already are — these bi guys are just in the closet.

I Blew Up the Internet by Wearing a Dress to a Gender Conference

The fury over a “man in a dress” shows that the “gender-critical“ movement has become just another authoritarian cult.