Welcome to the first issue of Queer.Media Selects: a roundup of feature stories, news reports, and commentary pieces from LGBTQ+ publications and/or about queer culture. Plus, general coverage about the state of the world, with some fun social media posts sprinkled in between.
Informative, chaotic, thought-provoking, and gay. Hope you enjoy it.
2026 Midterm Elections
The Advocate
By Christopher Wiggins
Out Magazine
Rainbow Wave 2026: See all the LGBTQ+ midterm election winners
By Dawn Ennis
Charlotte’s Web Thoughts
When Haley Stevens Betrayed Us
By Charlotte Clymer
Erin In The Morning
El-Sayed Refused To Hedge On Trans People Again In Hostile 60 Minutes Interview
By Erin Reed
Culture & Beyond
Deadline
Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role In Marvel’s ‘X-Men’
By Matt Grobar
Autostraddle
‘Scream 4’ Predicted the Surveillance Hell We Live In
By Stef Rubino
The Hollywood Reporter
A Recent White House Press Secretary Has a New Job: Film Producer (Exclusive)
By Steven Zeitchik
Queerty
Gay, undocumented Filipino couple fights for their future in stirring doc We Had A Plan
By Cameron Scheetz
Xtra Magazine
In Jane Schoenbrun’s world, television is spiritually evil
By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
W Magazine
Glenn Close Walks the Red Carpet With This Season’s Hottest Accessory: Another Glenn Close
By Kyle Munzenrieder
Outsports
Jess Fishlock gets emotional Seattle Reign send-off after 14 seasons of soccer and LGBTQ advocacy
By Jon Holmes
LOOKOUT
Consider What You Think a Cowboy Is. Now, Change It.
By Maxton Henley
Them
J.K. Rowling, Who Writes About Werewolves and Animagi, Directs Her Ire at People Who Do Pup Play
By Mathew Rodriguez
Attitude
Bash Croft shares his theory on why gay people keep winning The Traitors
By Callum Wells
LGBTQ Nation
“No explanation”: Meta suspended over a dozen LGBTQ+ businesses’s accounts
By John Russell
TENz Magazine
Dummy Behavior: Top 15 Killer Dolls, Dummies & Toys in Horror
By TENz Magazine Editors