Queer Vulturing
October 8, 2026
Tom Daley and Plastique Tiara dive into drag. Jonathan Groff on his hit all-male Shakespeare. Are we having an Andrew Scott Moment? Jake Bain makes the connections. And catch the steamy Yaga scene with Hudson Williams and Noah Reid.
Tom Daley and Plastique Tiara bring diving and drag together
Source: Outsports
Olympic diving celebrity meets drag-world spectacle in a crossover featuring Daley and Plastique Tiara.
Suzi Ruffell reveals Kate Winslet was her Titanic awakening
Source: PinkNews
The comedian recalls discovering that Rose, not Jack, was the object of her adolescent fascination. She also reflects on growing comfortable with being openly lesbian.
Jonathan Groff embraces Shakespeare’s As You Like It
Source: PinkNews
Groff discusses an all-male Royal Shakespeare Company production and the freedom he finds returning to the stage.
KATSEYE fans celebrate news of a member’s return
Source: PinkNews
The pop group’s fanbase is buzzing over a confirmed return following a well-being hiatus.
Chris Colfer weighs in on a possible Glee reboot
Source: PinkNews
As Ryan Murphy works on a script, Colfer addresses the prospect of revisiting the series that made Kurt Hummel a landmark television character.
Andrew Scott’s Elsinore sparks early Oscar talk
Source: PinkNews
Critics are singling out Scott’s portrayal of actor Ian Charleson in the AIDS-era drama after its London Film Festival screening. A standing ovation and rapturous reviews have put the performance in the awards conversation.
Andrew Scott says the AIDS crisis still needs to be told
Source: Soap Central
Scott pushes back against shame and silence around gay history, arguing that the AIDS era remains an essential subject for storytellers.
Andrew Scott reflects on queer joy and AIDS stigma
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The actor discusses the relationship between contemporary queer storytelling, joy and the enduring shadow of the epidemic.
Russell T Davies revisits Doctor Who and Queer as Folk
Source: The Independent
The writer looks back on the television worlds that helped define his career and his approach to queer representation.
Jake Bain’s journey from football to LGBTQ advocacy
Source: Outsports
The former college football player’s story connects coming out, athletic identity and community advocacy.
Mike Flanagan’s Carrie has queer fingerprints all over it
Source: Autostraddle
A queer reading of Flanagan’s new take on Stephen King’s Carrie considers the adaptation’s creative DNA and cultural possibilities.
Queer performance refuses to surrender its ritual joy
Source: Hyperallergic
An arts essay considers performance as a place for queer community, resistance and celebration.
Israeli film Tell Me Everything faces festival boycott controversy
Source: Variety
A film-festival dispute over the Israeli production raises questions about cultural boycotts and the international film circuit.
Hudson Williams and Noah Reid join Yaga conversation
Source: Out
The actors are at the center of a new television story involving Yaga, adding another queer-culture talking point to the entertainment calendar.
Was gay life better in the 1990s and 2000s?
Source: Queerty
An online debate weighs nostalgia for pre-app queer life against the freedoms and visibility of the present.
Trans Big Brother star Zelah Glasson announces engagement
Source: PinkNews
Glasson and partner Francesca are engaged following a proposal in Canada.
Héctor Bellerín homophobic-comments dispute reaches prosecutors
Source: Outsports
The dispute involving commentator Iñaki Angulo and footballer Héctor Bellerín has reportedly reached prosecutors, putting anti-gay rhetoric in sports media under scrutiny.
Gay man deported to a country not his own
Source: Yahoo News
A report examines a deportation involving a gay man sent to a different country, raising questions about safety and immigration policy.
Scott Bessent and Trump’s gay jokes draw scrutiny
Source: The Advocate
The report examines remarks involving the openly gay Treasury secretary and the president’s approach to sexuality as political humor.
Report examines decline in teens identifying as gay or bisexual
Source: The Washington Post (archive link)
A paywalled report examines changing figures for teenage sexual identity. The headline’s framing merits attention to the underlying survey methods and definitions.
Michael Johnston teases an “incredible” queer project
Source: Deadline
The actor is hinting at a new queer-themed project, inviting speculation about what may be next.
Costa Rica to welcome a new clothing-optional gay resort
Source: PR Newswire via Morningstar
Royal Grand Resorts announces a November opening in Manuel Antonio, expanding the area’s LGBTQ travel offerings.
How queer is the animal world? More than researchers have measured
Source: IFLScience
Scientists have not studied the full range of same-sex behavior and sexual diversity in animals, leaving much of nature’s complexity undocumented.
AI can make a face look stereotypically “gay”
Source: The Conversation
Researchers examine image models that alter faces according to stereotypes about sexuality and criminality, exposing troubling biases in generative AI.
One Nation’s AI advertisement imagines minorities coming out as conservative
Source: Star Observer
An Australian political ad uses AI-generated imagery and the language of coming out, prompting questions about appropriation and political messaging.