Culture
Midwest: Sergey Davydov wrote an autofiction about the life of a gay migrant in Germany
This book is about violence in refugee camps, the search for a new identity, and the unwillingness to be a "professional victim"...
Lifestyle
Almost a paradise in the middle of the ocean. Cape Verde has become the freest country in Africa for LGBT people – it is even ahead of the United States
USA
The Panopticon on 34th Street. Madison Square Garden was accused of spying on LGBT guests: the company compiled detailed dossiers on them
Culture
Opinion
A ring that suffocates. How I found the truth about male lies in a actor and a Bulgarian video
I have known Alex Ink for a long time. True, not in the way you may be thinking now. First —...
Germany
Home. Security. Freedom. Why DANA ART FEST is more than a festival
DANA ART FEST is the first international queer art festival that brings together artists, activists and audiences around the central...
News
"I come from a generation where gays were beaten": Paraguayan senator explained racism against Mbappe by her upbringing
Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla, who was at the center of an international scandal after insulting the captain of the national team...
Russia
"Men's gossip has reached a new level": two journalists discussed the state of Russian social and cultural life
Journalist and media manager Renat Davletgildeev, in an interview with Ilya Varlamov, dissected the current state of the Russian secular and cultural...
Russia
"I decided to return to Russia after all." Scandalous gay blogger and makeup artist who left for the United States announced his return to Moscow
Celebrity stylist and blogger Robert Minasyan, who lives in the United States, announced plans to return to Russia in...
USA
Folsom Street East: What Freedom Looks Like at New York's Most Leathery Festival (Photo Report)
On Sunday, June 21, the Folsom Street East (FSE) festival was held in New York. This is the largest in the Eastern...
Power & Money
The rich will no longer be the same as before. According to UBS, the "Great Redistribution of Wealth" will make women, zoomers and gays rich
The world is on the verge of the largest transit of capital in history. In the next 20-30 years, representatives of the baby boomer generation...
Sex
Anal sex without illusions: passive notes after a year in Spain
There are topics that are constantly joked about in the gay environment, but few people want to discuss them seriously. This...
Power & Money
"Sex is ruining Russia." How the Kremlin turned the private life of citizens into a tool for political survival
In recent years, the Russian state has become increasingly interested in what happens in the bedrooms of its citizens. From...
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
On July 3, 2026, Madonna will release a new studio album, Confessions 2, which will be a direct sequel to...
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)
On July 3, Madonna released her 15th studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II.
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...
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...
