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Who are the actors behind these sapphic XO, Kitty characters?

The bingeable XO, Kitty has returned to Netflix for season three, and if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably already raced through it. Here is everything you need to know about the women bringing to life the show’s most-loved lesbian and bisexual characters. 


Yuri and Juliana secretly date, but when Yuri’s mother discovers the truth, Juliana is forcibly sent away. Juliana returns to KISS with the possibility of being openly together. Their relationship quickly becomes strained as Kitty d...

Review: Sweat, sketches, and shared spaces in House Of Gloss

What is home? Is it the place that raised you, or the place where you can finally exhale and be most yourself?


Mark Lyken’s 2024 documentary House of Gloss comes to True Story on 10 April. In a way, it raises these questions, but most importantly, it lives through its subjects, Opal and Lana.


It follows a young trans femme couple at the heart of Dundee’s queer community, Opal a drag performer and Lana a DJ. Their relationship allows queerness to exist without overexplaining it or sensation...

These queer Latine celebs are making waves in 2026 

2026 is shaping up to be a year where queer and trans Latine artists are owning the spotlight. Whether they’re dropping chart-topping hits or speaking their truth online, these stars are making their mark. 


What began as a 2018 SoundCloud upload has catapulted Young Miko to international fame. Born María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano Cardona in Añasco, Puerto Rico, she has collaborated with heavyweights like Bad Bunny and Central C, and made waves with her steamy, queer-forward music video wit...

Did you know these 4 facts about Alex Consani? 

Is that the school bell ringing? A24 is bringing teen drama back to the big screen with its new film Peaked, and all eyes are on Alex Consani, who’s rumoured to be making her acting debut. 


Peaked follows two former high school “it girls” who are desperate to chase back those highs at a 10-year high school reunion, after hitting an all-time low. There aren’t many more details about the film, other than how Consani will be joined by a very queer, star-studded cast including Connor Storie from...

Why Barbara Hammer is the lesbian icon you need to know 

If Barbara Hammer isn’t already on your radar, I’m afraid her name is about to be plastered all over your Letterboxd account. A pioneer of lesbian filmmaking and an icon of queer experimental cinema, Hammer once said, “I was born when I became a lesbian”, The line captures both her personal awakening and the radical visibility she insisted on bringing to women’s bodies and desires onscreen.


Last week, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival screened Barbara Forever, fresh from its Teddy Awar...

Here’s why Francesca’s queerness has Bridgerton fans divided

Dearest gentle reader, the ton is once again abuzz. Season five of Bridgerton promises a new chapter of yearning, this time in the form of a lesbian romance. Widowed Francesca Bridgerton is set to fall for Michaela Stirling and, plot twist… they are both mourning the same man, Francesca’s late husband and cousin, Lord John Stirling.


The announcement has split the fandom like rival houses at a Bridgerton ball. There’s celebration that a major franchise is finally centring a sapphic romance, al...

How South Korea’s art scene is leading its queer renaissance

Queer visibility in South Korea is gaining momentum, but it isn’t coming through parliament or sweeping legal reform. Instead, art, media, and performance are carving out spaces, from streaming platforms to gallery walls, where queer lives are increasingly visible, even if they remain legally unrecognised.


In March 2026, as Seoul became a glittering, neon jungle of lightsticks for BTS’ comeback concert, another cultural milestone opened nearby. Spectrosynthesis Seoul, the country’s first larg...

Caster Semenya and Nikki Hiltz slam new Olympic sex testing rules 

The South African two-time Olympic 800m Champion, Caster Semenya, has blasted the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision mandating sex tests for female athletes to qualify for some categories. Semenya spoke at a press conference in Cape Town on 29 March, labelling the decision as “a disrespect for women.”


Last week, the IOC reinstated a ban on transgender athletes and a large number of intersex athletes who have experienced male puberty from competing in female events at the 2028 Su...