Community & Culture

Inside two recent controversies that question how personal relationships and past roles intersect with political allegiance

Spankie Jackzon faces a sudden lockout from Meta services in a wave of suspensions affecting queer artists and venues

A Dallas resident repainted rainbow crosswalks removed under a state directive and was detained the same night; his actions and words highlight tensions over public symbols

Join Parrtjima for ten free nights on Arrernte country where installations, workshops and music celebrate language as living knowledge

A sex and intimacy coach turned a 365-day experiment into a practical path for self-love, grief and bodily reclamation

A grassroots group in Las Vegas launched Tennis with Friends to provide an inclusive space for transgender women who were excluded by recent policy updates

Leigh Ryswyk has revealed his sexual identity in a radio interview, describing a long private process and urging change in men’s sport

A young Pride supporter in Naples, Florida, found song and solidarity at her bedside following complex brain surgery

A candid reflection on the emotional and physical price paid by those who reveal their sexual identity in midlife

Celebrate World Bear Day with profiles of Mr Bear titleholders, conservation info and reflections on fame and fan boundaries

A personal account and community response to the long-term health effects of living closeted and the need for spaces that value late-life disclosure

Rayyan Aboobaker shares how Eid can be reimagined so that faith and queerness coexist, offering practical and emotional insight

The Sportsman Hotel hosted a packed memorial for Glenn Price, also known as DJ Merlin, where patrons, performers and family shared memories and paid tribute to his decades of service to the venue and drag scene

An interconnected look at how Eid exposed exclusion at al-Aqsa, the humanitarian strain in Gaza and the quiet work of queerness within religious and heritage spaces

A concise cultural dispatch on a dark Brazilian film about secrecy and desire, a stage project centering female poets at Book Pride, and why the memory of Umberto Bossi still matters

Support Tropical Fruits as it rebuilds a resilient community space for the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Region

Adiba Jaigirdar talks about crafting joyful queer tropey romances and the publication of The Perfect Match

A personal and community-focused look at how Eid can be both joyful and complicated for queer Muslims, and how mosques and queer organizations respond

A rediscovered tape, the 1989 final broadcast of Fréquence Gaie’s Lune de Fiel and a stage production that navigates laughter, crude talk and the fear of HIV/AIDS

Rainbow Families Queensland stages a free Family Pride Day in Victoria Point featuring drag storytime, children’s readings, music and support services

Ariane Mnouchkine stages a sweeping inquiry into Russia’s past with Ici sont les dragons, keeping the theatre political while responding to accusations and a judicial inquiry

Adiba Jaigirdar reimagines familiar romance formulas, placing queer Bengali characters at the heart of light, joyful stories that resist the expectation of trauma

A judicial inquiry into the sale of the children’s title “From the River to the Sea” at the Violette and Co bookstore in Paris was closed after the contested book was not located during a January 7, 2026 perquisition

How local performances and viral campaigns converted empathy into practical support for three people across very different circumstances

A veteran’s story of being pushed out of the British Army and a Disney writer’s admission about a stereotyped character together trace how fear and prejudice shaped lives and entertainment