Oh boy. We’ve been treated to some really fun queer content this Pride month! The pope is dropping f-bombs, Troye Sivan’s tour is giving us endless outfit inspo (dear god, I need assless chaps), and Tove Lo has just released an aptly titled song “Heat,” reminding me that a quick dance party is good for morale.
I haven’t been writing much this month because I’ve been offline filling my free time with gay stuff, but I wanted to sneak in a quick June newsletter with a list of my favorite queer things. Some are hyper-niche, some are enjoyed by many, and everything is stuff I’m absolutely obsessed with. Please please please read this stuff, listen to this stuff, look at it, think about it, do whatever you see fit. We’re in the golden age of gay media! Let’s consume the hell out of it.
*This list is not comprehensive and I’m probably forgetting lots of stuff! This is simply what comes to mind at the moment.
The Best Gay Articles
“Lesbian Chic Was for Everyone – Except Most Lesbians” by Corinne Bickel
“We’re Entering a Joyful New Era of Lesbian Fashion” by Colleen Hamilton
Read anything and everything by
. I highly recommend “Who’s Afraid of TERFs? Not Judith Butler” and “The New 'Mean Girls’ is Gayer Than The Original, But How Much?”“Why Is Gen Z So Obsessed With Fran Lebowitz?” by Nicolaia Rips (*Not specifically gay, but everything about Fran oozes queer sexuality.)
The Best Gay Books
Bluets, The Argonauts, anything by Maggie Nelson
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (*Free PDF version! You will cry!)
A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (*I know, I know, it’s a cliche but how many of you have actually read the book? And not just seen the movie? That’s what I thought…)
The Best Gay Music
Anything by Christine and the Queens! I recommend “iT,” “People, I’ve been sad,” and “True love” with 070 Shake which leads me to…
070 Shake. Listen to “Guilty Conscience” and “Invited.”
Everythingggggg by The Japanese House. We all know how I feel about “Boyhood.”
Troye Sivan’s new stuff is of course amazing, but the whole Blue Neighbourhood album is a soft spot for me.
The Best Gay Movies & Shows
The Handmaiden, directed by Park Chan-wook
Orlando, directed by Sally Potter (*Soundtrack goes crazy! Book’s great too.)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Passages, aka the hornier man’s Challengers, directed by Ira Sachs (*Bonus, stars Adéle Exarchopoulos of Blue is the Warmest Color fame.)
Do Revenge, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
The Birdcage, directed by Mike Nichols (*Same costume designer as The Talented Mr. Ripley.)
Irma Vep, a television show adapted from the 1996 movie of the same name. (*This film fulfills a lifelong dream of seeing Alicia Vikander be queer. Bonus points for a Kristen Stewart cameo.)
Killing Eve, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Best Gay Outfits
The Best Gay Photos
And finally…
The Best Gay Memes
That’s all folks!
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Love it!
thank you for the shoutout!