Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history
From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.
October 13, 2025
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Get Personal with Spy's Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham
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Kate McKinnon Is Your Lesbian BFF in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'
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New Thriller 'B&B' Asks: Is He Gay or a Russian Spy?
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Women Who Paved the Way: Model, Spy, Arts Patron Toto Koopman
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Where is the Former UK Spy Who Wrote that Salacious Trump Dossier?
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Report Ties Antigay Group VP to Pentagon Spy Ring
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