7 Ways to Pride This Week

Queer Eye

Break out the tissues, the new Fab Five are back and winning hearts and minds as they administer feel-good body and soul makeovers throughout America's heartland in Queer Eye season 2. This time around, the eight-episode season has Antoni, Tan, Jonathan, Karamo, and Bobby breaking new ground for the series when they style a woman and a trans man. Expect plenty of fabulous food, hair, clothes, interior design, and most importantly, heart and laughs.

Pride in Louisville, Denver, and Chicago

Pride celebrations continue around the country/throughout June, whether you're on the banks of the Ohio, in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, or in a metropolis on the shores of Lake Michigan. Kentuckiana Pride takes place today and Saturday at Waterfront Park in Louisville, with a parade, a festival, and performances by Big Freedia, Lizzpo, CeCe Peniston, and more. Demver PrideFest, happening Saturday and Sunday, includes a parade with grand marshals Charlie Craig and David Mullins, the couple famously denied a wedding cake by Masterpiece Cakeshop, and entertainment by Crystal Waters, Kameron Michaels of RuPaul's Drag Race, amd DJ Barry Harris. The Chicago Pride Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday with drag shows, a pet parade, concerts, and more along several blocks of Halsted Street in the Windy City's Boystown neighborhood; featured entertainers include Mya and Belinda Carlisle. And Chicago will keep on celebrating the following weekend, with its Pride parade June 24.

Something New

In Something New, Ben Baur (Hunting Season) portrays a gay man trying to find love after a devastating breakup. Awkward (and hilarious) dating ensues. Something New, which was also written by Baur, recently won Best Short - Viewers' Choice at Reel Out Charlotte, and is available to watch in full below.

Something New from TJ Marchbank on Vimeo.

Unbound

In Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity, award-winning sociologist Arlene Stein follows the lives of four trans men -- Ben, Lucas, Parker, and Nadia -- over the course of a year as they go through their transition procedures. Written primarily to explain trans identities to a nontrans audience, the book is "a stellar exploration of the complexities and limitations of gender," says Kirkus Reviews. Order here or visit your local bookseller.

Father's Day

Sunday is Father's Day! Call your dad, or your favorite gay dad, or maybe a "daddy" you admire, and thank them for being awesome. Also check out "39 Famous Gay Dads for Father's Day," a list of prominent queer men who are showing the world what great parenthood looks like.

Christina Aguilera's Liberation

Christina Aguilera's Liberation has barely dropped and fans are already heralding it as a "masterpiece," according to Billboard. Featuring artists including Demi Lovato, Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz as well as production from Anderson, Paak, and Kanye West, Aguilera's 8th studio album is packed with her signature stratospheric vocals.

If a full album of new tunes is not enough, Aguilera will soon hit the road with her North American Liberation tour (her first tour since 2006).

Fagabonds

In Fagabonds, Matthew LeGrande, Johnny Mendiola, and Ben Simpkins star as a trio of queer men who are exploring "dating, sex and friendship while navigating the beautiful and dirty streets of Los Angeles." The web series is a fresh take on queer life in the City of Angels, which uses humor to spark honest conversations about sexuality and gay friendship. Watch the first episode below.