Wow. 🤯 Queer•Media is currently No. 35 in the Rising chart for Film & TV on Substack. Context: There are "Rising" and "Top Bestsellers" charts for each category, ranking 100 newsletters each. At this moment, Queer•Media is No. 35 in Rising Film & TV. Grateful. Excited. Grateful (yes, again).

Salon announced it will cease publication as of Thursday, November 5. For three decades, Salon helped shape digital journalism and covered queer culture as more than just a sidebar within mainstream media. 🔗 in replies.

Unsurprisingly, the Blue Wave didn't teach them anything.

Oh, so Texas Dems aren't just eeking out the state house. They are firmly controlling it. The margin is, if everything stands as is, going to be 83-67. That's a substantial margin.

Queer•Media has now reached its first two paid subscribers. 💟🥹 I didn't expect this response. 12 days, a growing list of free subscribers, thousands of views, & now paid subscribers, too! Keep going. Trust your work. Build your audience. Thank you, from the bottom of my queer heart. 🌈🚀

Catch up on the 2026 midterm elections, casting rumors of a gay X-Men hero, and M*ta allegations coming from LGBTQ+ businesses. Issue No. 1 of Queer.Media Selects! 🎖️

Catch up on the 2026 midterm elections, casting rumors of a gay X-Men hero, and M*ta allegations coming from LGBTQ+ businesses. Issue No. 1 of Queer.Media Selects! 🎖️

November 2026 is serving us TV shows with talent and characters across the LGBTQ+ community. These new and returning series take place in unique worlds, tackle specific storylines, and span different genres. Check them out! 🌈🚀

Beyoncé inspired the production company behind an indie series centered on Black queer romance. Recent @glaad.bsky.social reports show the decline of Black LGBTQ+ visibility on TV shows. Premiering Nov. 4, "Que Isso Fique Entre Nós" follows two Black queer men as romantic leads.

Brazil just gave the world a lesson in democracy, and everyone is paying attention. For @wearemitu.bsky.social, I wrote about Lula's victory, the wall of opposition he'll face, and how world leaders are reacting to this historic moment.

It's official: Lula has been reelected. A historic, unprecedented victory for Brazil, for Latin America, and for the world. ⭐️🇧🇷

Traditional platforms aren't on our side. Today, I'm launching @queer.media with one big goal: Create a space where queer audiences are connected to the stories that make them feel seen.

For my VMAN debut, I interviewed Jacob Tierney about his new book, "I'll Believe in Anything." 🤩 We discussed cruising, gaydars, sex, body language — and he gave me a vibe check on Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's return to film Heated Rivalry season 2. Read ⬇️

Hey Bluesky peeps! I'm looking for: - A person born/raised in Spain (perhaps still living there) - Preferably a 🌈 person It's for a story I'm currently working on. Thanks in advance!

Turned 35. I've lived a thousand lives: haircuts, goals, beards, languages, bodies, trips, friends, dreams. I know I could do it all over again. And I will. 📸: Parintins, Great Wall of China, Orlando, Rio de Janeiro.

Early screening of La Bola Negra in South Florida. Thank you Netflix and OUTshine. 🎬 A queer cinematic feat for the ages. Make sure to watch it when it opens in theaters on October 30. 🖤 @netflix.com

Every break you take. open.substack.com/pub/bernardo...

I figured I should put this in writing

Every break you take.

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I lived in Brazil for 18 years — born and raised in Manaus, Amazonas, the heart of the Amazon forest. Jair Bolsonaro's presidency decimated the Amazon. His son, a climate change denier, is now running for president. For mitú, I break down Brazil's 2026 elections. wearemitu.com/wearemitu/ne...

This Is Not a Drill: Brazil's Runoff Could Decide the Amazon's Future and Reshape South America for Decades

Presidential election in Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro's son leads Lula into the Oct. 25 runoff, with the Amazon and South America's future at stake.

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I wrote about the 2026 Brazil election for @wearemitu.bsky.social. 🗳️🇧🇷 The election that sent four Bolsonaros to Congress also elected: • Ana Elisa, the youngest Black woman in history • 35 out LGBTQ+ politicians • Erika Hilton, the most voted congresswoman in history with 1.5M votes

The threat to women’s sports has been from loser men all along

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Much as I hate to give Kanter the time, nobody here will support him anyway. Sky players kept Tasha away from him

In just four days as a guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rosie O’Donnell dazzled, zinged, popped, and reminded audiences why she is a talk show legend. My latest for The Bandwidth. 🤩 www.thebandwidth.co/p/rosie-o-do...

Rosie can do this in her sleep: A talk show icon reawakens

In just four days as a guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rosie O’Donnell dazzled, zinged, popped, and reminded audiences why she is a talk show legend.

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Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova have spent a decade turning drag, friendship, and internet chaos into an empire of their own. Our new cover queens are rewriting the rules of queer stardom on their terms!

My new cover story for Out Magazine is here. The cover girls? Trixie Mattel and Katya! 🤩 Fresh from a major SiriusXM deal, RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Trixie and Katya discuss creative freedom, life after UNHhhh, business, success, and friendship.

On my debut for PAPER Magazine, I discuss the mechanics, the goals, and the possibilities of fan-page culture. Welcome to the 24-Hour Stan Cycle! 🚨 www.papermag.com/stan-pages-i...

What Do Fan Page Creators Think About the 24 Hour Stan Cycle?

Post, post, post!

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Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Cloud Atlas) is a groundbreaking filmmaker of commercial and critical acclaim — but can’t fund a new film with a “wall-to-wall trans cast.” Shameful & upsetting, esp. after @glaad.bsky.social’s WWAIF reported 0 (zero) trans characters in all 225 films released in 2025.

‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance New Film With Trans Cast

Despite her funding obstacles, the filmmaker says 'The Hunted' script "was extremely important for me to write."

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“Chantal Waldorf, a Nicaraguan-American drag queen based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been detained by ICE.” 🔗 via @/Drag_Crave on X

For TheBandwidth.co, I break down how Salina EsTitties a.k.a. Jason's elimination on #BB28 fits into the queer Big Brother canon. From Marcellas Reynolds to Andy Herren to Frankie Grande to Audrey Middleton to Kaycee Clark, queer rep on BBUS is far from straightforward.

Just spotted Madonna lasers while searching on Google for related terms. To see the green lasers in action, spot MADONNA (uppercase, red) and click on the name. 🪩

Enough time has passed: Pride Month 2026… What. Was. That.

One of my favorite queer peers — a Madonna SUPERFAN — ranked Madge's albums ahead of this Confessions II release. 🪩 The vibes leading up to this new album have been amazing. Love to see Madonna being so celebrated again. Check out Jade's ranking ⬇️ www.out.com/gay-music/ra...

Madonna's 15 studio albums, lovingly and unapologetically ranked

In celebration of Confessions II's release, Out revisited and ranked all 15 of Madonna's studio albums that raised generations of fans.

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