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Why queer memory is not only vital in these troubled times–it's revolutionary

Opinion: In an era where queer identities face renewed threats, the lost histories of LGBTQ+ communities become beacons of resilience.

2024's best (and hottest) queer art & photography

An overview of the sexiest and most popular visual creations by queer artists published throughout 2024.

Art Exhibit Explores Code-Switching Through a Queer Modern Lens

Artist Don Hershman’s latest work examines the connection many share by using code-switching as a means of survival.

Queer Art Celebrates NYC Pride With Body Hack Extravaganza

The event also serves as a fundraiser for trans rights groups.

Number Crunch: Queer Art

It not a recent phenomenon that gay people have found themselves at the fore of artistic expression. From Michelangelo and Da Vinci onward, we've been on the cutting edge since long before we even had a name for ourselves.

BOOKS: Art & Queer Culture

If LGBT visibility is of prime importance for acceptance, then what could be more important than LGBT art?

Queer Fan Art: 'The Hobbit'

With the Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opening this weekend, we decided to take a look at some of the fan art from J.R.R. Tolkien's novels.  From the Hobbit to The Silmarillion to The Lord of the Rings, these beloved characters have sparked an extensive fandom and collection of gay art.

Queer Fan Art: The Hunger Games

A look at queer fan art inspired by The Hunger Games and other popular fantasy novels adapted to film.

How Lauren Ys Channels Queerness Through Their Art

The Los Angeles artist who is one of The Advocate's People of the Year uses public spaces to share their art and truth.

Queer Life in the '70s and '80s: Art, Activism, & AIDS

These decades were filled with joy and horror, and a disease that would test our existence.

Master Curation: How to Find Queer Hints in Art

A queer sensibility can be found in London's National Portrait Gallery. You just need to know where -- and how -- to look.

How Queers and Latinos Helped Make Miami an Art Capital

People unwelcome in other locales found solace among the Art Deco streets and, in effect, turned the city into a 21st-century metropolis.

Cheryl Dunye: This Is the Most Important Time to Make Queer Art

Cheryl Dunye, director of The Watermelon Woman, calls for a strong movement of queer artists of color.

Are you butch enough for Teddy Sandoval's queer Chicanx mustachioed art?

A new retrospective revisits the subversive artist who queered spaces, reimagined Chicano masculinity, and forged artistic connections across avant-garde networks.

Cynthia Nixon is leaning into queer joy, art, and family between protests

The Gilded Age and And Just Like That... star graces the cover of our annual Pride issue and opens up about balancing career, family, and fighting for equality.

Why Do Queer People Love Classic Movies?

Turner Classic Movies host Dave Karger talks about vintage films' appeal to the LGBTQ+ community and presents an evening of Pride programming.

New York Art Nonprofit Celebrates Queer Artists at Annual Celebration

"The tremendous scope of their contributions to queer culture, queer wellbeing, and uplifting Black queer community and excellence cannot be overstated."

How Activist Kamora Herrington is Helping Amplify Queer Black Voices

With Kamora's Cultural Corner, the activist and advocate is creating spaces that center queer Black artists and is doing necessary local work on a national level.