ArtArt, transgender, trans, News, News & Opinion, Commentary Out writer Saskia Maxwell Keller takes a look at the Lensa app through a trans lens. transgendertransNewsNews & OpinionCommentarySaskia Maxwell Keller “Sold my soul for the gender euphoria,” writes J.J. Maley, co-producer of A Strange Loop, in a recent Instagram post. Accompanying it, a black-and-white, soft-focus image of Maley as an astronaut. Lensa, an app by Prism Labs that uses artificial intelligence to create custom portraits of users, has taken the internet by storm. But something about the app seems to especially ..read more

News & OpinionNews & Opinion, thanksgiving, 2016 Election, Politics, Family Researchers have identified four steps to engaging with people who don't see eye-to-eye with you. Shutterstock thanksgiving2016 ElectionPoliticsFamilyMatt Baume Remember the days when Thanksgiving was a fun time to eat, watch a parade, and maybe flip through some toy catalogs? Those simpler times now seem like a collective dream. You might feel exhausted and frustrated after all that mayhem that is going on in the political world, but here's some good news: this upcoming holiday is your first opportunity to ..read more

A handful of LGBTQ+ victories happened during this year's midterms — including the election of the United States' first out lesbian governor! lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections5.jpg lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections4.jpg lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections3.jpg lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections2.jpg lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections1.jpg lgbtq-2022-midterm-elections0.jpg A handful of LGBTQ+ victories happened during this year's midterms — including the election of the United States' first out lesbian governor! NewsPoliticspoliticianjared polisActivismNews & OpinionRaffy ErmacRaffy Ermac ..read more

FilmFilm, Movies, billy eichner, News & Opinion, Entertainment, Reviews, Commentary Hitting a ton of the classic romantic-comedy beats, Bros is heartfelt, emotional, and downright hilarious. So why isn't it doing better at the box office?  Moviesbilly eichnerNews & OpinionEntertainmentReviewsCommentaryMey Rude Billy Eichner’s Bros is so much better than it has any right to be. While it was marketed as a “groundbreaking” film, and the “first of its kind,” Bros is actually better marketed as one of the best romantic comedies of the past decade. Starring Eichner, who co-wrote the ..read more

TelevisionEntertainment, Television, News & Opinion, HBO, netflix, Commentary, Entertainment, Reviews Compared to a recent death on HBO's House of the Dragon, the Netflix series is showing audiences a better way to handle the death of an LGBTQ+ character, one Out staffer writes.  News & OpinionHBOnetflixCommentaryEntertainmentReviewsMey Rude After a recent episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, when one of the show’s two confirmed queer characters (Laenor Velaryon’s lover, Joffrey) was brutally murdered, we wrote that the death fit ..read more

CommentaryCommentary, News & Opinion, Celebs, Film, Entertainment By painting Stenberg as an aggressive homophobe, Wilson is playing into unfair stereotypes about Black women. News & OpinionCelebsFilmEntertainmentMey Rude Amandla Stenberg and Lena Wilson have set Film Twitter on fire. Wilson, a lesbian film critic who writes reviews for the New York Times, revealed that the Bodies, Bodies, Bodies star had direct messaged her privately on Instagram, criticizing her review of the film and saying that “maybe if you had gotten ur eyes off my tits you coul’dve watched the movie.” Wilson ..read more

Print, Music, Entertainment, grammy awards, Grammys, Awards Show, News & OpinionPrint The first out officer of the Recording Academy lifts the curtain on the movement toward LGBTQ+ inclusivity in music. MusicEntertainmentgrammy awardsGrammysAwards ShowNews & OpinionTammy Hurt As far as “humble musical beginnings” stories go, I consider myself pretty lucky. It was the early ’90s, and at 20 years old, I had just come out when I jumped headfirst into my very first band, the Fabulous Scallion Sisters — later renamed Paper Dolls. I joined four other gay women who had already developed a ..read more

TelevisionEntertainment, Television, trans, Commentary, TV, Entertainment, News & Opinion In a year when 34 trans people have been murdered, do we need a show where all trans women are killed off? transCommentaryTVEntertainmentNews & OpinionMey Rude With Y: The Last Man premiering next month on FX, fans are wondering how the show will update the transphobia of the original, acclaimed comic series it’s based on. Showrunner Eliza Clark and FX chairman John Landgraf talked to The Hollywood Reporter about the book series’ problems with transphobia and how that will be different in the ..read more

CelebsCelebs, Music, Entertainment, bisexual, Bisexuality, News & Opinion, Commentary Is it time to adjust how we use the phrase "queerbaiting?" MusicEntertainmentbisexualBisexualityNews & OpinionCommentaryMey Rude Rapper Cardi B is clapping back at Rolling Stone, saying that the magazine’s claims of queerbaiting put pressure on artists like her. On Friday, the music magazine posted an article online about queerbaiting, i.e. the practice of implying non-heterosexual relationships or attraction (in a TV show, for example) in order to engage or attract an LGBTQ+ audience wi ..read more

News, News & OpinionNews Artavia is the former editor in chief of The Advocate, and previously helmed Plus and Chill magazines.  News & OpinionOut.com Editors Out magazine’s parent company, Pride Media, has announced David Artavia as the magazine's new editor in chief. Artavia is an award-winning Latinx journalist who most recently served as editor in chief of The Advocate, where he oversaw several milestones, including a digital cover with presidential candidate Joe Biden, a successful partnership with Snapchat, several Pride365 initiatives like Pride Live’s Stonewall Da ..read more