Queer Vulturing
October 21, 2026
Queer Spanish epic revives interest in Federico Garcia Lorca’s colleague Rafael Rodríguez Rapún. Andrew Scott celebrates his queer friendships. What sports figure has the biggest bulge? George Santos wants to be Trump’s spokesman (really).
La Bola Negra puts Lorca’s lover back in the picture
Queerty | October 20
Behind Los Javis’ gay historical epic is Federico García Lorca’s relationship with theater colleague Rafael Rodríguez Rapún. Queerty separates the surviving history from the film’s inventions, tracing a romance that helped inspire its wartime story; the article contains minor spoilers.
Andrew Scott’s favorite gay achievement? The friends he’s made along the way
Queerty / Out | October 21 / October 20
“I’m just so grateful to have been born gay,” says Out100 honoree Andrew Scott, whose queer friendships span generations. Discussing Elsinore, he celebrates the connections between younger gay men and their elders—an inheritance rather more valuable than another hot-priest meme.
Billions star Asia Kate Dillon needs a service job as acting work dries up
Them | October 20
Asia Kate Dillon has posted their food-service résumé, saying acting opportunities have dwindled, particularly for trans and nonbinary performers. The actor who brought Taylor Mason to Billions is looking for work again—a sobering reminder that groundbreaking visibility doesn’t pay the rent indefinitely.
Cyndi Lauper’s wardrobe goes under the hammer—girls just want the clothes
The Guardian / W | October 21 / October 20
Lauper is auctioning costumes and personal treasures at Bonhams, including her True Colors newspaper skirt. With the live sale on October 22 and online bidding ending October 23, here’s a chance to raid a gay icon’s closet—assuming your bank balance shares your enthusiasm.
Orville Peck trades country crooning for a beautifully nasty Street Fighter villain
Them | October 15
Peck makes his feature-film acting debut as Vega, swapping his familiar mask for the fighter’s porcelain version. He tells Them about the training and the character’s vanity; apparently, dating gay men supplied some useful research.
Jude Bellingham’s bulge is on the ballot—and Grindr wants your vote
Outsports | October 20
Bellingham, Erling Haaland and Raphinha are competing for Bulge of the Year in Grindr’s Unwrapped voting, while Carlos Alcaraz earns recognition farther round the back. Finally, an election campaign in which scrutinizing the candidates’ assets is the whole point.
Stage Kiss gives Romeo and Juliet two boys and very short episodes
Instinct / CandyJar / Attitude | Series released October 2
A theater student and the lacrosse player he loathes are cast opposite each other in a gay Romeo and Juliet, and private rehearsals start blurring the line between performance and attraction. CandyJar’s 50-part romance serves its enemies-to-lovers plot in episodes as short as 30 seconds: Shakespeare for the scrolling thumb.
Celebrity Traitors packs the castle with queer players
Queerty | October 20
Sebastian Croft, Bella Ramsey, Myha’la and Joe Lycett are among the LGBTQ+ cast members in the British celebrity edition’s second season. Queerty takes stock of a conspicuously queer lineup: plenty of representation, with absolutely no guarantee that anyone is telling the truth.
London’s queer Latinx party meets Valencia’s hyperpop rave—in Berlin
Dazed | October 21
London’s 2CPerrea and Valencia’s Neowarras joined forces at Berlin’s Phantom for a night mixing reggaeton, salsa, trance and hyperpop. Dazed’s photo feature catches the resulting queer dance-floor collision; European cooperation appears to be proceeding nicely in the sweaty-basement department.
Gay bodybuilding drama Test muscles its way into a distribution deal
Variety via supplied republication | October 21
Dark Star Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Sam McConnell’s Test, with a theatrical release planned for 2027. Writer-star Brock Yurich plays a closeted Ohio bodybuilder juggling religious guilt, cam work and performance-enhancing drugs; Tammy Blanchard and Matthew Morrison join the cast.
Gay couple sues solar company over alleged harassment and retaliation in Maine
Bangor Daily News | October 20–21 | Subscription may be required
Married installers Wilmer Muchacho and Jose Cordero allege that coworkers subjected them to anti-gay harassment and that Centre Electric retaliated after they complained, eventually firing them. Their federal lawsuit seeks damages and civil-rights training; the company did not respond to the paper’s request for comment.
George Santos volunteers to explain the White House to America
LGBTQ Nation | October 20; updated October 21
The expelled former congressman says he would jump at the chance to serve as Trump’s press secretary after Katie Zacharia’s departure. Santos has offered his services, not landed the job, but a résumé featuring an invented biography certainly makes this an unusually on-brand application.
Trump returns to Jon Husted’s backside on the campaign trail
International Business Times UK via inkl | October 21 | inkl may require a subscription
At Tuesday’s Greenville rally, Trump again praised Senator Jon Husted’s physique, describing his backside as “a pile of muscle.” The repeated anatomical inventory has become its own campaign subplot; somewhere, a policy speech is still waiting for its turn.
GCN’s Halloween watchlist pairs vampire sapphics with gay exorcism horror
GCN | October 21
The Hunger, Knife + Heart and this year’s Leviticus are among GCN’s 23 queer horror picks, ranging from camp classics to religious terror. Catherine Deneuve, gay porn and a disastrous attempt to exorcise desire: the seasonal viewing menu understands its audience.
Detroit’s Scream Queens turn horror nights into queer community
Pride Source | October 21
Detroit Scream Queens has grown to 174 Facebook-group members and roughly 30 cinema outings in its first year. Started by Brandy Joe Plambeck and Jon Scarsella, the group offers LGBTQ+ horror fans a regular gathering—because being terrified is more fun with people who get you.