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Opinion

Movies Opinion 

One obese gay man’s take on Brendan Fraser film, The Whale

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 John Hernandez 6 min read

Congrats to Brendan Fraser’s Best Actor win at last night’s Oscars! In honor of his triumph we have republished this

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Front Cover Opinion 

How social media revived the bitchy queen stereotype

March 6, 2023March 7, 2023 David Toussaint 5 min read

The ‘bitchy queen’ is back. This homophobic and scathing but self-loathing stereotype has risen from the dead thanks to cancel

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Opinion 

Gay men and the eternal search for the next better thing

February 6, 2023March 6, 2023 David Toussaint 6 min read

When it comes to picking a partner, are gay men too superficial or too picky? With Valentine’s Day around the

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Entertainment Movies Opinion 

Here are the pros and cons of Daniel Craig’s gay Benoit Blanc

January 11, 2023January 10, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

Daniel Craig’s Knives Out: Glass Onion character Benoit Blanc is gay. A fact that’s hard to really ignore when the

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Opinion 

This New Year, I’m taking the media out of the social

January 3, 2023February 6, 2023 David Toussaint 9 min read

Social media has all but killed gay social life. You may disagree, but if you’re over 40 you’ll want to

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Health & Happiness Opinion 

On becoming a widow: A love story

December 7, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria A. Brownworth 18 min read

What happens when your longterm partner dies just days before the Holidays? Here is my story. 1.  We were supposed

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Entertainment Interviews 

Have yourself a filthy little Christmas with John Waters

December 5, 2022January 3, 2023 John Hernandez 9 min read

We couldn’t think of a better way to say Happy Holi-gays and farewell to 2022 than sitting down with the

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Opinion 

Here’s what happened for older gay men in 2022

December 5, 2022January 3, 2023 David Toussaint 8 min read

Looking back on all that happened in the wider culture in 2022, where did things land for gay men of

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Entertainment Holidays Opinion 

Mariah Carey loses trademark bid for “Queen of Christmas”

November 18, 2022November 17, 2022 John Hernandez 3 min read

If you were to ask a random sampling of gays just who the ‘Queen of Christmas’ is, most of them

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Opinion 

My hot take on the gay male beauty myth

November 6, 2022December 5, 2022 David Toussaint 9 min read

This morning started out not much different from the other days of my adult life. I woke up, greeted my

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Books Documentary Interviews 

How Esther Newton made everyone gay

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 Richard Jones 7 min read

When you find Esther Newton’s page on Wikipedia, she is billed as an anthropologist. Instead of heading off to study

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Opinion 

What’s up with sex for gay men over forty?

October 4, 2022November 7, 2022 David Toussaint 8 min read

With more apps, and more awareness than ever before, dating for gay men has not exactly evolved. With all the

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News Opinion 

What the passing of Queen Elizabeth means for LGBTQ folks

September 8, 2022September 16, 2022 Merryn Johns 7 min read

As shockwaves go around the world after the passing of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96,

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Opinion 

Is Uncoupled unwatchable? It’s complicated…

September 2, 2022September 6, 2022 David Toussaint 4 min read

If you’ve read any of my previous work, you probably know that I’ve been pretty much screaming from the rooftops

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Community Opinion 

Gay may finally be in, but queer and trans safe spaces are out

August 23, 2022August 19, 2022 Kyle Jackson 8 min read

Gay is IN, and seems to have gone mainstream. But what does that mean for queer and trans safe spaces?

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Opinion 

When did gays stop having fun?

August 1, 2022September 6, 2022 David Toussaint 6 min read

If you’ve watched the new Queer As Folk, the third incarnation of the uber-gay TV series, you know there’s a

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Opinion 

Unpacking toxic masculinity in leather and queer spaces

July 7, 2022June 30, 2022 Kyle Jackson 6 min read

Is there a dark side to marginal queer identity and its cultural spaces? Go to any leather bar in New

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Opinion 

The gay male abandonment issue—mine, that is

July 5, 2022August 1, 2022 David Toussaint 11 min read

The mental and emotional issues gay men deal with go beyond homophobia. Here’s one. I’ve never forgotten the time I

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Opinion Pride 

Pride in the name of less love

June 1, 2022July 5, 2022 David Toussaint 10 min read

Pride season is here and the question has shifted from Do we need Pride to something far more serious. It

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Opinion Pride 

Hey big brand, don’t rainbow wash us this Pride season

May 10, 2022May 4, 2022 Mister Domestic 7 min read

For brands looking to form partnerships with LGBTQIA+ creators during Pride month, the difference between a truly authentic and mutually beneficial

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