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Creator and star Benito Skinner has confirmed that his hit show Overcompensating will return early next year and revealed it’s going to be even gayer and sexier than the first season. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Skinner announced that Overcompensating season 2 will premiere on February 17, 2027, and will focus on Benny

It’s a new America, and nothing proves it better than the tale of the Heated Rivalry popcorn bucket backlash. As we all doubtless know by now, the universe has gifted us with big-screen Heated Rivalry in AMC theaters across the country—the perfect way to celebrate the news that HR seasons 2 and 3 are being

Image Credit: ‘Bound,’ Olive Films Welcome back to our queer film retrospective,“A Gay Old Time.”In this week’s column, we’re revisiting the Wachowskis’ sapphic crime thriller, Bound, which marks its 30th anniversary this fall. Last month, the groundbreaking lesbian thriller Bound, the directorial debut of the Wachowskis, turned thirty years old. To celebrate this milestone anniversary,

(Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images) I want to thank the guy next to me, my amazing husband Van. Alright, the wrong person was on the ballot, apparently. But he’s always been by my side. And look, tonight win, lose or draw, I’m the luckiest guy because I’m married to a man that I love. And despite all

As the Republican Party faces the reality that it suffered historic losses in the midterm elections, the Missouri state House is set to name a new majority leader who is related to Chappell Roan. Roan’s conservative uncle, Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell, was selected Wednesday to lead the chamber’s Republican majority. Chappell is a GOP

Left to right: Screenshot; Photos provided This just in: Mister Kansas is preparing to reveal even more of his chiseled, mustache’d self. John Ahlstedt, who rose to gay viral fame this year with his eye-popping run in Mister USA, is starting his own OF page. Naturally, he recorded a cheeky message to announce his new

This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler and Brooke Migdon of The 19th. Meet Orion and Brooke and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have never elected a trans person into their legislature before.

ViDI Studio (Shutterstock) Are you a pit fiend? Does the salty smell of a man’s armpit reduce you to a puddle of wax? If so, you are far from alone. Men who love pits are no strangers to this community, for several reasons. “From the vigorous personal trainer to the oh-so-helpful handyman, to even the

Hudson Williams said he was ready for anything as he sat before a roomful of curious autistic and neurodivergent interviewers, who were invited by Canada’s national English-language public broadcast television network to ask him about his roles in Heated Rivalry and Yaga. “I’m strapped in,” the actor said. “My knees are bent.” The show, broadcast

It’s officially Gay Halloween, and the gays are doing what they do best: turning obscure pop culture references, iconic movie moments, and completely unhinged ideas into costumes that deserve their own standing ovations. While some people are content throwing on a pair of cat ears and calling it a night, queer celebrities and creators are

Spoilers ahead for the S.W.A.T.: Exiles episode “Hate Crime.” If you’ve been watching Jude Callan closely on S.W.A.T.: Exiles, you knew he was carrying something. He’s been secretive about his past undercover work and now we know the truth: before he joined the squad, Jude spent two years undercover inside a white supremacist organization to

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The LGBTQ+ stories you actually want to read. Politics. Pop culture. The Queerty Interview. The Goods. Topics that matter to you, covered with Queerty’s fearless voice. That’s why Queerty is reader-funded and always free. A monthly membership keeps it that way. Join 300+ members today. We accept all major credit cards, PayPal, ApplePay, andGooglePay. View

Image Credit: ‘It Gets Worse,’ Paramount+ / Channel 4 Remember last month when the gay internet was going wild for a clip of Andrew Scott domming comedian Leo Reich and spitting in his mouth? Well, that wasn’t something you fantasized: it’s real, and it’s just a small part of It Gets Worse, Reich’s new British

When Heated Rivalry premiered on HBO, it quickly became a pop culture juggernaut, gaining a huge fanbase almost overnight. That meteoric trajectory has not only meant that people can’t stop talking about the steamy gay hockey romance, but that the stars have been living under a microscope, with both paparazzi and fans following them everywhere

This story originally appeared on Out. Here’s a twist just in time for Halloween. HBO Max has cast a cisgender male actor who made waves for playing a 14-year-old trans athlete in its new Harry Potter television series. The irony is that since 2020, the creator of the upcoming series and its books, films and

Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) By now, it’s a familiar story: you swipe right on an appealing Grindr profile, start chatting, and finally make plans to meet up… only to find that the person you’ve been chatting with looks nothing like his photos. Or at least, doesn’t look that way anymore. Call it gauche, call it rude,

Political scientists decided to test the conservative claim that kicking transgender women out of women’s sports is primarily motivated by a desire to protect cisgender women. Their findings? Not quite true. As the researchers wrote for The Conversation, “individuals with the most negative views of women and gender equality are the most likely to support

An employee of the recently shuttered video game company BioWare say they were asked to remove a flag from the now-canceled Mass Effect Universe game for looking too similar to an LGBTQ+ Pride flag. In a new report by French outlet BFM TV, relayed in English language press by the video game outlet Polygon, a

Comedian Adam Conover shared that his dating app bio says “bisexual” in response to a question from Nicole Byer about whether he is “queer-identified.” While not a formal coming out, the actor — known for Adam Ruins Everything and his own podcast Factually! —has been increasingly opening up about his sexuality after the end of

Pride season is still going strong! Although 2026 may be coming to a close, one of the most popular LGBTQ+ cities is ready to wrap up the year with a bang. Taking place Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8, the 40th Anniversary Greater Palm Springs Pride will bring the stunts, shenanigans, and queer joy

This story originally appeared on The Advocate. Lane Rasberry likes to wear the color blue. Only blue. Years ago, a fortune teller said another color would play a role in his death, and Rasberry hasn’t taken chances since. The habit has inspired a cheeky online username, Bluerasberry, that appears in the edit logs of thousands

In light of a growing number of actors who are having trouble meeting the yearly minimum wage requirement to qualify for the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, actor Cheyenne Jackson has launched a series called One Job Away to help actors who need help meeting the requirement of $28,933. Jackson, known for roles on shows like American

“I will say one thing, because I just think it’s fun and it’s coming, and I can’t hold things anymore,” Skinner said. “But Benny does hook up with Miles in season two. You will see that, is what I’m gonna say, because I get asked that every day.” The 32-year-old creator also revealed that Thiele’s

This story originally appeared on Out. Boo! The Boulet Brothers are bringing the horror at a truly terrifying time in history with the seventh mainline season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. Premiering just before Halloween, the horror duo is also celebrating 10 years of the popular reality competition show. Long-term romantic and business partners, Dracmorda

This story originally appeared on The Advocate. The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached an llinois printing company. The discovery offers a new lead in a campaign that has triggered threats against LGBTQ+ advocates and a criminal investigation. CBS News Texas reports that the U.S. Postal Service identified Three

Erika Hilton, one of the first trans people in Brazil elected to the country’s National Congress, is celebrating the reelection of President Luiz Inácio da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, in the face of a challenge from far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro. Hilton had played a prominent role in Lula’s campaign against the younger Bolsonaro, son

Image Credit: ‘Perro Perro,’ Dark Star Pictures / Dekkoo They say dogs are man’s best friend, but the provocative film Perro Perro will have you thinking about that special bond in all sorts of new ways… Out Argentine director Marco Berger is know for making films that blur lines between genres, gender & sexuality. From

One week after once again delighting Heated Rivalry fans by baring his butt in Yaga, his new mysterious witch series on AMC+ and Crave, actor Hudson Williams is now baring his tortured writer’s soul. Before his Canadian queer hockey romance became a hit, it turns out Williams wrote and directed several short films, including Soakers,