Queer Vulturing
September 22, 2026
A look inside Crush House. Gottmik says drag kings could shake up a scene. Brazil’s volleyball team makes the Olympics with four queer players. And are there queer movies and television shows that you can’t stand
Michigan Porn Star Dom King Talks Crush House, Mencrush’s New Gay Reality Show
Source: Pride Source
Dearborn native Dom King talks about being blindsided by the premise of Mencrush’s new reality competition Crush House, which puts 10 adult creators in a Baja California villa to compete for a $20,000 prize. King also discusses sex-work stigma, his Michigan roots and how adult entertainment changed his life and finances.
L.A. Times Essay Uses Lindsey Graham Rumors to Examine the Persistence of the Closet
Source: Los Angeles Times — Opinion (paywalled; Archive.is link)
Law professor Darren Rosenblum uses the longstanding, unverified speculation about the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sexuality to argue that barriers to openly LGBTQ+ leadership persist even after major gains in legal equality. The essay acknowledges that Graham denied being gay and that no verified public evidence established otherwise, shifting its focus to the pressures surrounding sexuality, ambition and political power.
U.N. Human Rights Chief Warns of a ‘Comprehensive Onslaught’ on LGBTQ+ Rights
Source: Washington Blade
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that persecution of LGBTQ+ and intersex people is escalating worldwide, pointing to recent crackdowns and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in election campaigns. He also linked the backlash to efforts to erase queer people from schools, books, film and public life.
UK Liberal Democrats Reject Contested Trans Guidance as ‘Discriminatory and Unworkable’
Source: PinkNews
Liberal Democrat members voted at their Brighton conference to reject Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance issued after the UK Supreme Court’s 2025 ruling on sex-based definitions. Party leader Ed Davey backed the motion, which calls for a revised approach and a cross-party parliamentary review.
Jonathan Bailey Debuts a Shaggy New Look at London Fashion Week
Source: PinkNews
Jonathan Bailey turned up at Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2027 show with shaggy curls, black leather trousers and round pink sunglasses, promptly setting queer social media aflutter. Joe Locke and Fiona Shaw were also among the front-row guests.
Jack Haven Makes an Emergency Plea for Work to Keep SAG Health Insurance
Source: PinkNews
Actor Jack Haven publicly appealed for acting work while trying to meet the earnings threshold needed to maintain SAG-AFTRA health coverage. The post puts a recognizable queer performer’s face on the increasingly precarious economics of working actors.
Gottmik Says Drag Kings Are the Future of Drag
Source: PinkNews
Gottmik says drag kings could shake up a scene some critics consider overexposed, praising the performers on Revry’s King of Drag for bringing fresh storytelling, fashion and art to the form. Season two, hosted by Cameron Esposito, is now airing on Sundays.
Two Teenagers Go on Trial in Dublin After Man Was Allegedly Targeted on Grindr
Source: PinkNews
Two teenagers are on trial in Dublin in connection with the killing and robbery of a man prosecutors say was targeted through Grindr. The case is another reminder of the safety risks that can accompany location-based dating apps.
Dustin Lance Black’s New Docuseries Unearths Queer Rock and Punk History
Source: Queerty
Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black says his late gay brother Marcus inspired Rock Out, a four-part Revry series tracing queer influence in rock, punk and metal. Black says he wanted to uncover the history his brother never knew existed.
Brazil’s Four Out Gay Volleyball Stars Punch Their Ticket to the 2028 Olympics
Source: Outsports
Brazil won the South American Volleyball Championship and qualified for the Los Angeles Olympics with four publicly out gay players on its roster. Adriano Xavier spoke afterward about the homophobic abuse he and teammates faced following a difficult summer.
Players Say Marvel’s Wolverine Censors Mystique’s Lesbian Marriage in Some Middle East Releases
Source: Them
Screenshots and video circulating online appear to show regional versions of Marvel’s Wolverine removing references to Mystique’s marriage to Tyger Tiger, including a wedding image and dialogue using the word “wife.” The reports revive questions about how global entertainment companies alter LGBTQ+ representation for restrictive markets.
100 Groups Warn Australia Against Rewriting ‘Sex’ in Anti-Discrimination Law
Source: PinkNews
A coalition of women’s, LGBTQ+, disability, union and human-rights organizations is urging Australian lawmakers to reject efforts to redefine sex in the federal Sex Discrimination Act. The groups argue that the proposed changes could weaken legal protections for trans and intersex Australians.
ANDY’s ‘Can’t Wait’ Reimagines Australian Contact Sport as a Queer Space
Source: LBBOnline
Emerging pop artist ANDY turns the rugby locker room into a charged queer landscape in the new video for Can’t Wait, directed by Harry Welsh and featuring out Australian sports figures Ian Roberts and Mitch Brown. The film plays with the uneasy border between macho sports culture, homoeroticism and suppressed desire.
Manhunt Underway After Three Men Stabbed Outside Liverpool LGBTQ+ Venue
Source: PinkNews
Police launched a search after three men were stabbed outside an LGBTQ+ venue in Liverpool. The attack has renewed concern about violence around queer nightlife spaces in Britain.
Wellington Museum Prepares Exhibition Honoring Queer Māori Icon Carmen Rupe
Source: YOUR EX
Leilani Sio and curator Dr. Jamie Metzger are preparing an October exhibition on Carmen Rupe, the Māori transgender entertainer, entrepreneur and activist who became a Wellington institution. The project looks beyond Rupe’s flamboyant public image to her role as a community builder.
Bangladesh Activists Launch Petition After Students Are Punished for Alleged LGBTQ+ Identities
Source: Erasing 76 Crimes
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France has launched a petition calling for an end to anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination after reports of students being expelled, detained or jailed over alleged homosexuality. The campaign also calls for repeal of the country’s colonial-era Section 377.
Them Argues Queer Journalism Must Report What Other Media Leave Out
Source: Them
In a media-criticism essay, Mathew Rodriguez argues that reporting on powerful anti-LGBTQ+ figures is not the same as “platforming” them and that queer journalists have a duty to create a record mainstream outlets may not. The piece raises larger questions about what queer media are for.
The Truth Behind Lizzie Borden’s Infamous ‘Gay Note’
Source: The Tab / Film Shrine
Netflix’s Monster leans heavily into theories about Lizzie Borden’s sexuality, but a much-cited 1897 letter offers far less certainty than legend suggests. The so-called “gay note” was written to Borden’s friend and dressmaker, and its suggestive language does not establish a romantic or sexual relationship.
Say It Ain’t So: Queer Viewers Name the LGBTQ+ Movies and TV Shows They Just Can’t Get Into
Source: Queerty
Queerty readers confess their heresies, naming beloved queer touchstones that simply don’t work for them. The resulting list takes shots at everything from The Golden Girls and Queer as Folk to Brokeback Mountain, Drag Race, and Heated Rivalry, proving there is no mandatory gay canon.
The Pass Looks at Friendship, Queer Identity and the Closet in Professional Sports
Source: The Ticker
A review of John Donnelly’s The Pass, now at La MaMa, examines the play’s collision of football, friendship, desire and the pressure to remain closeted. Following two young British players across three acts, the drama asks what ambition and professional sports can demand from queer athletes.