Queer Vulturing
September 18, 2026
See the hot locker room scene in Aussie pop star ANDY’s new video. Troye Sivan goes medieval. Meet the queer Traitors. And Britain is losing it over allegation that their King may have a queer bent..
Gay Pop Star Stunned When Two Former Pro Athletes Said Yes to “Raunchy” New Video
Source: Outsports
Australian singer ANDY recruited two trailblazing out former professional athletes, Mitch Brown and Ian Roberts, for the unabashedly homoerotic video for “Can’t Wait.” He tells Outsports he was surprised, and delighted, when both men agreed to join the project.
As Massachusetts Hospitals Bow to Trump, These Organizers Are Fighting to Protect Trans Futures
Source: Them
A youth-led Massachusetts coalition is pressing state officials to respond after several major health providers stopped offering gender-affirming care to minors. Them reports on the group’s direct-action campaign, its September occupation of the attorney general’s offices, and the dispute over what state law requires of providers.
Who Is Kali Reis, the Two-Spirit, Sexually Fluid Actress in Resident Evil?
Source: Them
Former professional boxer Kali Reis turns up in Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil, opening another chapter in a screen career that has already earned major acclaim. Them offers a primer on the Two-Spirit, sexually fluid actor, athlete and Seaconke Wampanoag advocate.
Republican Congressman Presses WNBA to Define “Women” in Eligibility Rules
Source: Them
Rep. Marlin Stutzman and several Republican colleagues have asked the WNBA to explain how it defines eligibility for its women’s league, citing transgender participation. The letter requests answers by October 16 but, according to Them, specifies no consequence if the league does not respond.
Christian Nationalist Law Firm Threatens to Sue School Over Trans Teacher
Source: PinkNews
The Thomas More Society has threatened legal action against North Carolina’s Wake County school system unless parents are permitted to opt children out of a class taught by a transgender teacher. Its demands also address pronouns, LGBTQ+ discussions and restroom access.
Texas Suburb Denies Permit for Pride Festival Despite Approving It Last Year
Source: PinkNews
Southlake, Texas, has rejected a permit for Pride Kel-So’s October festival after allowing the event in 2025. Organizers say the council offered no explanation during the vote, despite a planning commission recommendation to approve the gathering.
More Than 100 Detained While Protesting Turkey’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Arrests
Source: LGBTQ Nation
More than 100 demonstrators were reportedly detained in Turkey while protesting a recent series of arrests involving LGBTQ+ activists, journalists and people at queer spaces. The new detentions deepen concern over the a government’s widening campaign against LGBTQ+ organizing.
Troye Sivan Travels Back in Time for Hedonistic “Party” Video, With a Little Help From Madonna
Source: Queerty
Troye Sivan turns a Berkeley castle into a queer medieval bacchanal for “Party,” which samples Madonna’s “Music” and opens with narration from Ian McKellen. Sivan says the concept grew from the idea that nightlife can be a formative, liberating space for queer people.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur Releases Campaign Ads Emphasizing Opposition to Trans-Inclusive School Policies
Source: LGBTQ Nation / The Buckeye Flame
Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who previously voted for the Equality Act, has released two campaign ads highlighting votes and positions against what she calls “gender ideology” in schools. The Buckeye Flame, republished by LGBTQ Nation, reports that her campaign did not respond to its request for comment.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Bertil Nilsson’s debut feature Masc, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, centers a neurodivergent gay man played by Joshua Griffin. The Hollywood Reporter finds a distinctive new film in the character’s navigation of masculinity, desire and the world around him.
50 Years Ago, Pitt Won It All. I Never Knew One of Its Football Players Was Gay Like Me.
Source: Outsports
Outsports revisits Ed Gallagher, a member of the University of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national-championship football team who later came out as gay and became a disability advocate. The personal essay connects Gallagher’s story to the experience of finding queer history hiding in plain sight inside sports.
The Traitors: Meet the Celebrities Competing on Season 6
Source: Out
Peacock’s castle is getting even queerer. Out runs through the season-six cast of The Traitors, which includes Bianca Del Rio, Johnny Sibilly and Kristin Chenoweth, alongside other reality-TV veterans and celebrities headed for Scotland.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Maybe Should Have Axed Everything but the Gay Stuff
Source: Autostraddle
Autostraddle takes a queer scalpel to Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new Lizzie Borden season of Monster. Its verdict on the series is decidedly mixed, but the review finds the show’s lesbian material considerably more compelling than much of the true-crime machinery surrounding it.
Behind the Loud Sapphic Rock of Pig Milk
Source: Autostraddle
Autostraddle talks with Pig Milk about making loud sapphic rock in a landscape where lesbian rock musicians remain underrepresented. The piece digs into the band’s sound, queer audience and the particular pleasures of turning amplification into community.
Miley Cyrus Reveals Her Last Conversation With Dolly Parton
Source: PinkNews
Miley Cyrus says her final conversation with godmother Dolly Parton centered on Cyrus’s new music, performance and the complicated line between public persona and private self. Cyrus also recalls Parton’s characteristically practical advice about getting emotional onstage.
Source: OUTTAKE Online
NewFest has unveiled the lineup for its 38th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, with 144 films and 29 narrative features. The announcement offers an early map of the queer cinema headed to New York this fall.
Charlie Hunnam Looks Back on His “Beautiful” Gay Role in Queer as Folk
Source: Out
With Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story now streaming, Charlie Hunnam looks back on the role that launched him: teenage Nathan Maloney in the original British Queer as Folk. Hunnam tells Out he remains grateful for the groundbreaking series, while also discussing Monster’s speculative queer framing of Lizzie Borden and Bridget Sullivan.
Diana’s Brother Drops Eye-Popping Gay Love Claim About King
Source: The Daily Beast
In a new memoir, Charles Spencer says his sister Diana once told him that then-Prince Charles was “in love with his valet.” The Daily Beast reports the allegation as Spencer’s recollection; the claim concerns the King’s private life and should be treated as an unverified assertion rather than established fact.
9 Hunky Gay Singers Who Belong on the Cover of Playgirl
Source: Out
After Orville Peck became Playgirl’s first gay male singer cover star, Out imagines who might follow him. The wish list ranges from Troye Sivan and Lil Nas X to Olly Alexander, Omar Apollo, Ricky Martin and other queer music heartthrobs.
Minnesota Man Stabbed With Broken Bottle Because Attacker Thought He Was Gay
Source: LGBTQ Nation
A 25-year-old Minnesota man faces felony charges after allegedly attacking a stranger in a Duluth bar bathroom while shouting homophobic slurs. According to court documents cited by LGBTQ Nation, the victim was stabbed several times in the abdomen with a broken beer bottle.
Nebraska’s New Gay Diving Coach Sees “Something Special” Brewing With the Huskers
Source: Outsports
Ford McLiney has joined the University of Nebraska as head diving coach after successful stints as both a collegiate diver and coach. The out gay coach tells Outsports he wants to build a culture where athletes can compete fiercely while feeling free to own who they are.
New Gay Bathhouse in Thailand Bars Men Over 55
Source: Metro Weekly
A new Thai gay bathhouse called Wellmax is drawing attention for an age policy that excludes men over 55, directing older customers to a sister venue instead. Metro Weekly reports that the venue also incorporates an avatar-based system that lets guests vote for one another, giving the old bathhouse formula a distinctly app-era twist.