This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s 2021 Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. When Torrey Peters, 39, was writing her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, she imagined how “trans girls talk to each other” — about sex with bad men, jobs, babies — and used …
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Steven Canals, the co-creator of FX‘s award-winning drama Pose, has already changed lives. The groundbreaking series on New York City’s ballroom scene in the 1980s and Nineties has the largest LGBTQ cast in television history, earned Billy Porter an Emmy for best actor in a drama, and has trans and …
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Christmas movies — and holiday-centered rom-coms in particular — have become synonymous with the season. It’s a genre that’s an indelible part of the pop culture canon, and one that, until very recently, has been straight as the business end of a candy cane. But all that’s changing — and …
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Gearing up for the release of her new album Kick I, electronic artist Arca has dropped “KLK,” a shimmering new track featuring Rosalía. The song features the Spanish star singing with Arca over dizzying electronic beats; it was released alongside an instrumental version produced by Arca’s long-time collaborator Cardopusher. Arca …
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The Grammy Museum has partnered with Producer Entertainment Group’s Digital Drag Fest to host Writing With Pride, a day of panels in performances in celebration of LGBTQ+ songwriters and performers. RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All Stars winners Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon, and Trixie Mattel will participate alongside pop secret …
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A few years after they started their channel, Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers, also known as BriaAndChrissy, got the email saying they were verified. They remember that moment in 2014 well. It had been two years since they started their channels, where they posted LGBT-themed skits and music videos, and …
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Nearly four in 10 LGBTQ youth contemplated taking their own lives in the past year, according to a new report. A survey released on Tuesday by youth suicide prevention organization the Trevor Project found that 39% of LGBTQ respondents between the ages of 13 and 24 “seriously considered suicide” within …
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