Welcome to the Out Newsletter, dear readers!
It's the end of another week, and I hope you're all hanging in there. It's been a tough one politically, so I wanted to toss some queer joy your way!
In celebration of Pride month, we have some very beautiful slideshows that show exactly why being queer is so wonderful.
For east coasters, check out this slideshow of NYC Pride 2024. These pictures prove that even when the world is stacked against us, no one knows how to put on a party or celebrate family like the queer community.
Over on the west coast, we checked out San Francisco Pride, another one of the biggest and best parties in the world. Our community keeps shining and is getting bigger and braver every year, and Pride events like this can only give us hope for the future.
Now, if those Pride events are a little too tame for you, we've also got a slideshow of sexy throwback pics from Folsom Street Fairs in the past! If you don't know, Folsom Street East already happened this year, but the big one is still coming.
It may be hard to feel pride and joy right now, but these slideshows are here to remind us that we've always been fighting to feel them, and we're not about to give up any time soon.
Now, onto the news.
Trinity The Tuck responds to & clarifies those transphobia accusations from Farrah Moan
Instagram (@trinitythetuck); VH1
10 of our fave Black queer content creators that you should be following
X (@hoodopulence; @SharSaysSo; @Creat1ve)
5 slurs that are being reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community
andersphoto/Shutterstock; SibRapid/Shutterstock
Meet the 2 hotties 'Sparks Camp' just added to the season 2 cast
Instagram (@francis.laurel; @sei_mitchell)
Who the heck is Hawk Tuah girl? An explainer for the gays confused by str8 culture
TikTok (@timanddeetv)
Meet the 10 queer Filipino cuties looking for love in 'Sparks Camp' season 2
Instagram (@ejay; @francis.laurel; @kyleculatorr)
Gayest Song of the Week
Kesha is back, baby! In her first release as an independent artist, Kesha brings in fun polka horns and hilariously horny and boastful lyrics in the song "Joyride." She sings "I've earned the right to be like this, Oh you say you love me? That's funny. Well, so do I" and "keep it kinky, but I come first," and we can't help but dance.
If you haven't already, you've got to check out our incredible Out100 Vault, where we look back at all the Out100 covers of the past, going back 30 years. In 1995, musician k.d. lang covered our magazine, and as Speck Nelson masterfully wrote on Facebook, "I mean, there are not enough hours in the day to talk about the brilliance that is k.d. lang."
