The Gay & Lesbian Review https://glreview.org/ A Bimonthly Magazine of History, Culture, and Politics Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 The Queerness of Avatar: The Last Airbender https://glreview.org/the-queerness-of-avatar-the-last-airbender/ https://glreview.org/the-queerness-of-avatar-the-last-airbender/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:55:17 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68915 An image of Firebender Asami Sato and Avatar Korra in an embrace from the animated series “The Legend of Korra”By J. Barnes
The love between Avatar Korra and Firebender Asami Sato has been a groundbreaking romance in animation history. In 2014 the two at last made their relationship official.

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]]> https://glreview.org/the-queerness-of-avatar-the-last-airbender/feed/ 0 Welcome to The Steamworks https://glreview.org/welcome-to-the-steamworks/ https://glreview.org/welcome-to-the-steamworks/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:16:23 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68868 By Robert Leone
Fending off—and sometimes welcoming—sexual advances was a nightly sport. A quickie in the laundry room, with the washing machine sloshing in the background, was pretty standard.

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]]> https://glreview.org/welcome-to-the-steamworks/feed/ 0 Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens: Ecosexuals https://glreview.org/annie-sprinkle-beth-stephens-on-ecosexuality/ https://glreview.org/annie-sprinkle-beth-stephens-on-ecosexuality/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:45:03 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68739 A still photo of Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle in a scene from “Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency.”By Lauren Wissot
“We realized that humans are doing okay, but the earth is having a really hard time. So we decided we’d marry the earth to bestow those legal rights and privileges on it.”

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What impressed me from the start was Ed’s stalwart posture and handsome “manliness.” His stature perhaps reflected his years as a bomber pilot during World War II.

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]]> https://glreview.org/remembering-edward-field-1924-2026/feed/ 0 The Unkindness of Strangers https://glreview.org/the-unkindness-of-strangers/ https://glreview.org/the-unkindness-of-strangers/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:57:38 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68669 A black and white promotional photo of Johnny Galecki as Tennessee Williams and Jacob Moskovitz as Marlon Brando in the play "Kowalski."By Domenic DeSocio
From the start of their encounter, each man knows that he is, in some form, auditioning for the other: Brando for the role, Williams for male affection and approval.

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]]> https://glreview.org/the-unkindness-of-strangers/feed/ 0 Policing Public Sex in Palm Springs https://glreview.org/policing-public-sex-in-palm-springs/ https://glreview.org/policing-public-sex-in-palm-springs/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:10:45 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68633 A neon sign reading "Warm Sands" in that neighborhood in 2010.By Matthew Bamberg
Warm Sands’ nightly gatherings drew crowds of gay men cruising outside the clothing-optional resorts to attract partners. Any gap in the foliage could provide sufficient privacy.

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]]> https://glreview.org/policing-public-sex-in-palm-springs/feed/ 0 Drag Race Contestant Arrietty Spills the Tea https://glreview.org/drag-race-contestant-arrietty-spills-the-tea/ https://glreview.org/drag-race-contestant-arrietty-spills-the-tea/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:07:26 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68621 By Yesica Balderrama
“I don’t think I was prepared when it came to stress regulation. I went in there without the tools to control my emotions. It sucks that I did everything on TV.”

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]]> https://glreview.org/drag-race-contestant-arrietty-spills-the-tea/feed/ 0 The LGBTQ+ Students No One Warns https://glreview.org/the-lgbtq-students-no-one-warns/ https://glreview.org/the-lgbtq-students-no-one-warns/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:08:01 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68556 By Dimitrios Aletras Jr.
Every September, institutions tell their students that they take sexual violence seriously. For LGBTQ+ students, that promise has always arrived with an asterisk. We can remove it.

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]]> https://glreview.org/the-lgbtq-students-no-one-warns/feed/ 1 Remembering a Pioneer in LGBTQ+ Activism https://glreview.org/remembering-a-pioneer-in-lgbtq-activism/ https://glreview.org/remembering-a-pioneer-in-lgbtq-activism/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:38:15 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68551 A photograph of Michael Hendricks and dozens of other protesters at an ACT UP Montreal rally in the 1990s.By Matthew Hays
Michael Hendricks was a core member of ACT UP Montreal, which he co-founded in 1989. He went on to help form a crucial bridge between the LGBTQ+ community and Montreal police.

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]]> https://glreview.org/remembering-a-pioneer-in-lgbtq-activism/feed/ 0 Theater of Desire: Cruising Beyond Contact https://glreview.org/theater-of-desire-cruising-beyond-contact/ https://glreview.org/theater-of-desire-cruising-beyond-contact/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:37:40 +0000 https://glreview.org/?p=68531 A clearing in a wooded park at dusk.By Oleg Olizev
The gathering was organized around spectatorship more than physical contact. Most of the men never touched. What held them together was a shared silence and a language of glances.

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