Two queer superfans, two very different journeys, and one island: Survivor 51 has arrived.
Devin Way discovered the show at a gay bar and now calls it “gay sports,” reflecting on the queer community and the freedom he found in stripping away the masks. After 26 years of applying, Kristin Flickinger finally made it to Fiji, opening up about the walls she built as a queer kid in Idaho and what representation on Survivor means to her. Read our interviews with Devin and Kristin to get to know the two LGBTQ+ castaways of Survivor 51.
Until next time.
-Alamin Yohannes, Audience Editor
Devin Way on being himself, the importance of community, and why 'Survivor' is 'gay sports'
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From discovering the show at a gay bar to joining the cast himself, 'Survivor 51' castaway Devin Way talks queer community, taking off the mask, and facing his biggest challenge yet: the water.
Kristin Flickinger on her 26-year journey to ‘Survivor’
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The season 51 castaway opens up about her decades-long journey, queer representation, and why she never stopped believing she’d get her shot.
Drama over Dolly Parton's estate as nephew denies making 'chilling' threats
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The country music icon's sister claims there is "no feud," but Parton's longtime manager has accused her nephew, Bryan Seaver, of extortion and intimidation.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is weirdly 'obsessed' with Alyssa Edwards
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The 'RuPaul Drag Race Global All Stars' winner is weighing-in after Paxton made her a centerpiece of his U.S Senate campaign.
Meet the gay chef who built a world-renowned restaurant in a tiny Virginia town
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In the latest Out & About, Patrick O'Connell, the Michelin-starred chef and founder of The Inn at Little Washington, talks about his debut memoir, 'Main, Middle & Gay,' and how the Virginia destination became his life’s work.
Nico Tortorella & Jake Lively tackle 'dom-sub' play in steamy vertical romance
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The spicy series features BDSM, a dangerous love triangle, and even sexy shower scenes.
I've been on Grindr for years. I'm also a straight woman
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Opinion: J'Net Nguyen never joined a gay app to date or hook up. Instead, an unlikely use changed how she thought about friendship, proximity and what happens after people find one another.
