Technology
Not Just Grindr: 9 Best Dating Apps for Gay & Bisexual Men in 2026
For gay and bisexual men, dating apps are often more than just a way to find...
Culture
Madonna is back with a sequel to her most successful album. We tell you how she built modern pop culture and why she is still feared
Culture
Madonna released a sequel to her main disco hit 20 years later. Did she manage to regain her former greatness (and what does Alla Pugacheva have to do with it)
Technology
European Union
Hope as a Strategy: What's Happening to Queer Rights in the World — and Why We Will Win Anyway
Every June, the world is painted in the colors of the rainbow. But in 2026, behind the bright parades and sequins...
Russia
"For the state, we are natural enemies." Elena Kostyuchenko and Yana Kuchina on love in the shadow of repression, "Days of Kisses" and finding a home with a cat in her arms
Journalist Elena Kostyuchenko and her wife, rehabilitation specialist and editor Yana Kuchina, became guests of the YouTube channel...
Opinion
Live openly while the world goes crazy. Manifesto on how to preserve yourself in the era of new anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Around the world (and especially in the United States), the number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws is growing, and the level of community support is falling....
Society
"I've rolled up to a lot of guys." Kevin Spacey told why he hid the fact that he is gay for years and how he feels about accusations of violence
Actor Kevin Spacey was a guest on Bill Maher's podcast Club Random. During a frank conversation, the two-time laureate of ...
Health
🍆 Men around the world have an enlarged penis - all because of the extreme heat
We talk about the phenomenon of the "summer penis" and why the heat temporarily increases manhood. Recently...
News
The Russian cosmetics brand CHA U KAO was fined 2.5 million rubles for "LGBT propaganda". Alexey Zhidkovsky is the ambassador of their line of lip glosses
A court in Moscow fined the NuoLab company, which created the Cha U Kao cosmetics brand, for 2.5 million rubles...
Russia
Seven years for the right to be yourself: The tragedy of the Orenburg bar Pose
Russian law enforcement practice in relation to the LGBTQ+ community has reached a new, frighteningly harsh level. June 29, 2026...
Persons
«Love Is»? Igor Sinyak and Yegor Creed: friends or couple? What really connects a blogger and a top artist
When in January 2026, Yegor Creed took to his social networks and said that at night ...
Culture
Saint Sebastian: How a Roman Martyr Became a Major Queer Icon in Art History
Usually, when we talk about "gay icons," Madonna, Cher, or Judy Garland come to mind. However, for a long time...
Society
"There are probably gay men among the top 15 UFC fighters." UFC head Dana White explained why the league will never support the LGBT community
UFC President Dana White said in an interview with Fox News that the promotion does not plan to participate in "propaganda ...
USA
What Miami allows itself and Moscow prohibits: a frank conversation with gay Russians
What is the difference between gay parties and sex clubs in Moscow and Miami? What are the main difficulties and joys of moving to...
History of LGBT
How one raid in a New York bar changed the world. We tell you how Stonewall forced doctors and politicians to reconsider their attitude towards homosexuality
On the night of June 28, 1969, an event took place that forever changed the course of the history of the struggle for...
European Union
Will men be able to walk without a shirt? In Europe, cities one after another impose bans against "naked torsos"
With the onset of the summer heat, it seems natural for many men to take off their excess clothes when strolling through the city streets....
History of LGBT
The Invention of "Tradition": A Brief History of Homophobia in Russia – From Freedom to Prohibitions
Modern state propaganda in Russia persistently builds a barrier between "us" and "them", opposing certain "traditional values"...
Power & Money
Grindr is no longer for sex? How Madonna and Artificial Intelligence Are Building a 'Digital State' for LGBTQ+
When Madonna made a surprise appearance in Times Square earlier this month to promote her new album, Confessions II,...
Power & Money
Betrayal in Rainbow Colors: Why Corporations Abandoned the LGBTQ Community in 2026
June has always been a time when corporate America painted its logos rainbow in a show of solidarity...
Technology
An advertisement for the Russian messenger MAX appeared on Hornet
Hornet users noticed an ad for the Russian service MAX in the largest international dating app among gays and...
Culture
Romeo Beckham, son of David Beckham, is making his debut in a queer drama about tennis. It will star Catherine Deneuve
We tell you the main things about the film "Forty Love", where Romeo will play a charismatic opponent on the court and in life....
Analytics
"We need to be louder." Why Queer Media Is Going Through One of the Worst Crises in Recent Years
It seems that the times when LGBTQ+ media grew steadily, hired new employees and launched ambitious projects are behind us....
Analytics
Pornhub found out that gay men watch on Pride Month. In Russia and Belarus, "twinkies" are popular, and in Ukraine "gangbang"
Every June, Pornhub publishes Pride Insights – statistics on what viewers of gay content are watching and searching for...
Opinion
Why are gays again to blame for all the troubles? History knows this scenario by heart
LGBT+ people rarely become the target of persecution by accident. History shows a rather unpleasant pattern: when society becomes scared,...
Activism
"This love cannot be outlawed." How LGBT couples from Russia are trying to legalize same-sex marriage in Latvia
"This love cannot be outlawed": Russian journalist Nadezhda Yurova and art critic Alexander Semenov together...
Power & Money
Staples instead of gasoline. While Putin was at war with gays, Russia ran out of fuel
On the morning of June 21, Sergey Aksyonov announced that the sale of fuel in cash had been stopped at all gas stations in Crimea,...
USA
Rainbow vs. Bible: A gay scandal erupts in American baseball
Last Friday, the San Francisco Giants stadium was painted in the colors of the rainbow. Pride Night is an event held by...
Culture
The feature film "Leviticus" has been released: the queer horror we need now more than ever
Director and screenwriter Adrian Chiarella's debut feature film Leviticus is not just another representative of...
Belarus
Fine for childlessness and arrest for "rainbow": today Belarus officially declared war on "non-traditional values"
Since June 19, 2026, the information space of Belarus has changed forever: a high-profile law has come into force, introducing...
History of LGBT
"He prefers sodomy to his wife." What "traditional values" really looked like in Russia — and why they were freer than European ones
The history of LGBT people in Russia demonstrates that the traditional values of the past were much more flexible and free than...
Psychology
"Gays are prone to betrayal, denunciation, and at a critical moment they will "set you up". Veronika Stepanova spoke about the "underside" of the gay community - we analyze her theses
Popular psychologist Veronika Stepanova (3.16 million subscribers) in her new analysis dedicated to blogger Igor Sinyak presented...
News
The EU has introduced an accelerated asylum procedure for Russians. Now there are fewer chances to get protection, especially for LGBTQ+ people and activists. Let's figure out what has changed
On June 12, 2026, new rules for considering asylum applications came into force in the European Union....
Lifestyle
Is Vietnam a new hub for LGBT tourism? Why Ho Chi Minh City Can Be More Comfortable Than New York
Vietnam has long been overshadowed by more popular Southeast Asian destinations such as Thailand. However, today...
Persons
"Justice is in court, not on Twitter." How Kevin Spacey survived the "cancellation", proved his innocence and what Elton John thinks about it
Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, who became one of the main targets of cancel culture in 2017, sums up...
Opinion
Why do the closest people reject us after coming out?
When a person comes out, he often hopes for support. We don't tell random people about ourselves,...
News of the magazine
Doberman – 2 years. Two years that shouldn't have happened
Today Doberman.media turned 2 years old 🎉🥳🎊, Doberman was not planned. It is important to say this right away – honestly, without...
Emigration
Gay emigration did not save us. We left Russia, but Russia did not leave us
When in February 2022 thousands of queers from Russia began to pack their bags, one unspoken thing hung in the air...
