Welcome back, Out readers! How was your Christmas?
We're back from the Christmas Holiday and ready to once again bring you all the best pop culture news there is!
As the year closes out, we've got some great wrap-ups and looks back for you, inlcuding ranking the top ten albums by queer artists in 2024, looking back at 20 LGBTQ+ shows that ended or were canceled this year, this list of celebs who passed away this year, and a roundup of some of our favorite queer photography of the year!
As we approach the New Year this week, be on the lookout for some previews of what we're looking forward to covering for you in 2025! It's going to be a great year for pop culture, and we're excited to keep being your number one source for queer culture news in the new year!
As always, thank you for holding space for us, and keep reading to see our Man Crush Monday and all the top news stories! Thanks for another great year together!
- Mey Rude
President Jimmy Carter dead at 100: Here's his history as an LGBTQ+ ally
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Parallels between Amber Heard's case & Blake Lively's 'smear campaign'
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Celebs who passed in 2024 that made our queer eyes weep
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Man Crush Monday
If you're looking for some new music to listen to, you've got to check out our extensive list of 85 albums by LGBTQ+ artists released in 2024! It's got all of our faves, from Doechii to Omar Apollo, to Billie Eilish, and Khalid. It also features one of our all-time man crushes, Adam Lambert, who released his album AFTERS this year!
