Queer Vulturing
September 23, 2026
Influencer Nick Pringle posed as an escort at GOP event & talks of the aftermath. Pro rugby’s Jack Dunne is bi-and-proud on Bisexual Visibility Day. Lady Gaga used surrogate during pregnancy. And The Disappearers tells an epic tale of brutal homophobia in Jamaica.
Influencer Who Posed as a Gay Escort at Republican Convention Says He Named Figures in Removed Video
Source: Attitude
Social media creator Nick Pringle says he identified people connected to his undercover stunt at an RNC convention, where he posed as a gay escort and used Grindr. Attitude reports that the follow-up video in which he said he would name names was later removed; his allegations are presented as claims, not independently verified findings.
17 Trailblazing Male Celebs Who Came Out as Bisexual
Source: PinkNews
For Bisexual Visibility Day, PinkNews looks at 17 famous men who have publicly identified as bisexual, putting the often-overlooked “B” in LGBTQ+ front and center.
Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Faces Backlash Over Mask-Policy Change
Source: PinkNews
The Last Ditch, a lesbian bar in Massachusetts, is facing boycott calls after making masks optional on Saturdays. The owner says the dispute has become serious enough to threaten the young venue’s survival.
La Bola Negra Turns Queer Spanish History Into a Maximalist Epic
Source: The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club praises Los Javis’ La Bola Negra as a celebratory, time-hopping queer epic that blurs history and fantasy. Inspired in part by Federico García Lorca’s unfinished work, the film links three eras of Spanish queer life through memory, repression, desire, and possibility.
Another Rave for La Bola Negra: Los Javis’ Queer Epic Called a “Masterpiece”
Source: Keith Loves Movies
A second fresh review of La Bola Negra calls the nearly three-hour film a triumph, singling out its three interwoven timelines, visual scale, performances, and emotional treatment of queer identity under repression. The review also notes the film’s strong festival and awards-season momentum.
It Took Kristin Flickinger 26 Years to Get on Survivor. Now She’s a Queer Fan Favorite
Source: Them
Survivor season 51 castaway Kristin Flickinger talks about the decades-long road to the show, queer representation, and why she kept chasing a place on the island.
Seattle Is Sending HIV Test Samples to Texas With Identifying Information, Raising Privacy Concerns
Source: LGBTQ Nation
A report on HIV testing data sent from Seattle to a Texas laboratory is raising questions about patient privacy, particularly as LGBTQ+ medical records have become a flashpoint in interstate legal and political battles.
Trans Pro Wrestling Star Gisele Shaw Signs With the NWA
Source: Outsports
Gisele Shaw has signed an exclusive contract with the National Wrestling Alliance. The trans wrestler has already made history in the promotion and now begins a new chapter with the company.
On Bi Visibility Day, Pro Rugby Player Jack Dunne Is Glad to Be Out
Source: Outsports
Jack Dunne, described by Outsports as the only publicly out active player in elite men’s rugby, reflects on bisexual visibility, his move from Ireland to Japan, and life as an out athlete.
Heated Rivalry Fans Are Making Hudson Williams’ Girlfriend Uncomfortable
Source: PinkNews
Katelyn Larson, girlfriend of Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams, is asking fans to stop booking appointments at her tattoo studio simply as a route to the actor. Another dispatch from the increasingly strange borderland between fandom and real life.
Trans Radio DJ Quits Live on Air and Blasts Employer
Source: LGBTQ Nation
Radio DJ Fievel Crane resigned during a live broadcast while sharply criticizing her employer and describing the job as an intensely difficult experience. Video of the departure quickly spread online.
Meta Restores Queer Nightclub Accounts After Months of Suspensions
Source: Out
Several queer nightlife businesses in Los Angeles and San Francisco have regained Facebook and Instagram accounts after unexplained suspensions. Meta restored the pages after press attention and intervention from public officials, but has not publicly explained why the accounts were removed.
Source: LGBTQ Nation
Players say some regional editions of Marvel’s Wolverine blur a wedding photo, alter written material, and mute dialogue referring to Mystique’s wife, Tyger. Sony and Insomniac had not publicly confirmed the reported regional edits at publication.
Gay Adult Star Alfonso Osnaya Says He Was Assaulted Outside a Castro Bar
Source: Out
Performer and model Alfonso Osnaya says he was knocked unconscious after a confrontation outside Beaux in San Francisco’s Castro District. He says the men involved had mocked him over his work in adult entertainment.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten Visits the Stonewall Inn During U.N. Trip
Source: 6abc / WABC
Rob Jetten, the Netherlands’ first openly gay prime minister, visited the Stonewall Inn while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. He spoke about the importance of preserving LGBTQ+ history and remaining vigilant about new threats to equality.
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart Make the 2026 Booker Prize Shortlist
Source: Publishers Weekly
Two previous Booker winners with major queer literary credentials are back in contention: Marlon James for The Disappearers and Douglas Stuart for John of John. James’s new novel centers on the aftermath of an attack on an all-queer theater group in 1988 Kingston.
WATCH: A Gay Autistic Man Finds Connection in the Code-Switching New Drama Masc
Source: Queerty
Queerty spotlights Masc, a new queer drama centered on Robin, a gay autistic man navigating masking, code-switching, masculinity, and the search for genuine connection. The film pointedly avoids the usual coming-out template in favor of the quieter work of finding a way to exist authentically.
The Disappearers: Marlon James Returns With a Queer Jamaican Epic
Source: Buzz Magazine
Buzz reviews Marlon James’s The Disappearers as a sweeping account of queer Caribbean life beginning in 1988 Kingston, where an attack on a group of gay men rehearsing a play changes their lives. The novel follows the survivors across decades as they reckon with violence, erasure, memory, and selfhood.
Lady Gaga Reportedly Used a Surrogate to Become a Mother
Source: LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ Nation reports that Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polansky used a surrogate for the birth of their daughter, Rose Bean Polansky, born in June. The piece looks at Gaga’s long-expressed hope of becoming a mother and the broader role of surrogacy for people who face barriers to pregnancy.
How to Cope With the Stress of Anti-LGBTQ+ Prejudice
Source: Psyche
Clinical psychologist Kiki Fehling offers practical strategies drawn from dialectical behavior therapy for managing the psychological strain of anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice. The guide focuses not only on coping with stigma but on preserving connection, agency, and joy.