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NewFest 2021
New York City's Premier LGBTQ Film Festival
Everyone has been hit hard by the pandemic, but especially the LGBTQ community for whom a sense of connectedness is […]
What Dave Chappelle Got Wrong
A Conversation with a Stand-up Comedy Critic and Professor of Rhetoric and Communication
The audience at stand-up comedy performances do their best to avoid the hot seats, for fear of being an easy […]
Hey, I’m Honey Mahogany
POLITICIAN, ACTIVIST, DRAG PERFORMER & SINGER
P.S. Burn This Letter Please
A Q&A With the Directors of The Iconic Queer Film Set to Premier at The Delayed Tribeca Film Festival This Month That Gives a Never-Before-Seen View on 1950s Drag Culture.
Dear Freshfruits, In honor of the film that we feature in this article, we decided to write you a letter. […]
When Love Hurts
Online Dating Scams Are on the Rise with Criminals Using New Catfishing Techniques, Including Deepfakes, to Deceive and Defraud.
It has never been easy to find a mate. It’s especially difficult for those with a laundry list of wants […]
Should I be out at work?
@AskPeaches: I live in Boston. I just started my first job at a bank as a teller. I’ve been out […]
Zany Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas for the Stir-Crazed and the Shuttered-In
Can an algorithm find you your perfect match? A surge of dating questionnaires has swept over college campuses across the […]
Can I still get HIV if I’m on PrEP?
@AskPeaches: I read about someone who was on PrEP and took the drug as recommended but still contracted HIV. I […]
Is it safe to have sex with someone who is “undetectable”?
@AskPeaches: I’ve met a guy on Grindr who said he is undetectable. He said that there was nothing for me […]
Hey, I’m Staceyann Chin
WRITER, POET & ACTIVIST
How can I get PrEP without insurance?
@AskPeaches: I’m gay, in my twenties and work in retail. I work just above minimum wage and so I don’t […]
Hey, I’m Rob Woodcox
FINE ART & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER
Am I a top or a bottom?
@AskPeaches: I’m 21 years old, gay and don’t have a lot of sexual experience. How do I know if I’m […]
My family is traditional. How do I come out?
@AskPeaches: I grew up in the South. My mother and father are very traditional. I now live in New York, […]
When Google’s Artificial Intelligence Goes Homophobic
The Tech Giant’s Alleged Biased Algorithm and Evolving Advertising Policies May Unfairly Target and is at Risk of Censoring LGBTQ Media Companies and Content Creators
Arjan Dijk, Google’s former VP of marketing and global executive sponsor of Gayglers (Google’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group) said in […]
Hey, I’m Antonio Baldwin
ACTOR & INFLUENCER
How do I know if I’m gay or bi?
@AskPeaches: I feel silly asking the question, because I should just know. I only recently started seeing men. I’ve always […]
Hey, I’m Sander Jennings
TV PERSONALITY, INFLUENCER & ALLY
How can I overcome the fear of publicly displaying my sexuality?
@AskPeaches: I’m always worried about being clocked in public and put all my business out there. But sometimes I feel […]
Should I pursue my passion or follow the money?
@AskPeaches: As musicians go, I think I’m good. I’ve been singing before an audience practically since middle school. I’m a […]
Hey, I’m Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht
FLORIST & TV PERSONALITY
Hey, I’m Jenna Wadsworth
AGRICULTURAL POLICY MAKER & HOBBY FARMER
How do you introduce your significant other to your family for the first time over the holidays?
@AskPeaches: I’m a lesbian from Chattanooga, Tennessee, but live in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m going home for Thanksgiving and I plan […]
Breaking the “Lavender Ceiling”
Why Authenticity Matters in LGBTQ Politicking
The year 2020 has been a significant one in American political history. Not the least of which has been the […]
Hey, I’m Philip Camilleri
TECHNOLOGIST & SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR
Should I date multiple people at once or one person at a time?
@AskPeaches: I’m 26, female and live in LA. I just moved here a year ago, so I’m kind of newish. […]
Hey, I’m Nathan Hale Williams
FILMMAKER, WRITER & AUTHOR
How do I plan for the future financially while maintaining a social life?
@AskPeaches: I’m six years out of college and work as an urban planner. I make decent money but living in […]
Blood Work
One Man's Artistic Quest for Blood Equality
A virtual tour through Jordan Eagles’ paintings takes you on a journey into viscera. In a career spanning over 20 […]
You’re Fired!
With Multiple Battleground State Losses in the Final Count of Election Results, Americans Give President Trump the Heave-ho
American voters fired Donald Trump as President in a repudiation of his handling of the coronavirus disease pandemic and divisive […]
Lil Nas X Dresses Down His Haters About His Halloween Costume
Lil Nas X paid homage to Nicki Minaj’ Super Bass video in a Halloween Costume that left many in the […]
How do I tell my best friend that I like her?
@AskPeaches: I’ve been good friends with a girlfriend of mine for a little over three years. I’m lesbian and she’s […]
Hey, I’m Matthias Roberts
PSYCHOTHERAPIST, QUEEROLOGY HOST & AUTHOR
How do I tell my new partner that I have an STD?
@AskPeaches: I was diagnosed with HSV-2 three years ago. I would describe myself more as pansexual. Since my diagnosis it […]
Hey, I’m Noah Stewart
TENOR
Sukihana Is Unapologetic
In an interview on The Salon, a new podcast by Instagram-famous comedienne and actress Lala Milan, rapper and social media […]
Kris Jenner Announces End of Keeping Up With the Kardashians
In a special edition of Women’s Wear Daily magazine, Kris Jenner, the eponymous creative force and “momager” of the Kardashian […]
Hey, I’m Jamie Margolin
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVIST & AUTHOR
NewFest
New York City's Premier LGBTQ Film Festival
For the first time in 32 years, NewFest, New York City’s preeminent LGBTQ Film Festival, presented by WarnerMedia, is going […]
How should I prepare for bottoming for the first time?
@AskPeaches: I’m 22 years old and I’ve never bottomed before. I’ve been talking to this guy who I want to […]
Why am I straight but enjoy gay porn?
@AskPeaches: I’m a 31-year-old, straight, cis-gender woman, but I enjoy looking at gay male porn. I watched the first video […]
Should I be worried about Covid-19 if I’m HIV-positive?
@AskPeaches: I’m a 35 year old trans woman and HIV-positive living in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m currently on ART and undetectable. […]
How do you know when it’s time to break up with someone?
@AskPeaches: I’m a 26-y-o female who has been seeing someone for about 7 months now. My boyfriend and I have had […]
Carole Baskin Comes Out as Bisexual
Carole Baskin, 59, of Tiger King fame and recent star on Dancing With the Stars has come out publicly as […]
Baby Barb on Board!
Boy, oh, boy! In a Facebook post, Carol Maraj, Nicki Minaj’s mom, hinted at the arrival of Minaj’s first child […]
Travel &Beyond
A Luxurious, Boutique, Virtual Travel Experience
To travel nearly anywhere in the world right now is a feat. Between the gymnastics of getting tested for Covid-19, […]
Designer Masks
Three Designers Bringing Style and Personality to the Face Mask and Saving Lives One Stitch at a Time
At the height of the coronavirus disease pandemic, many may remember nurses at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, fashioning protective […]
Drinking for a Cause
As Various New York City Restaurants and Watering Holes Have Shuttered, One Harlem LGBTQ Bar, Born at the Height of the Pandemic, is Fighting to Remain Open, Serving and Lifting Spirits
There’s a sight to behold at the corner of Harlem, New York’s Adam Clayton Powell and 133rd Street. Not simply […]
Love and Sex in the Time of Corona
It was inevitable: a virus, born from the body of a bat, would defy borders and common decency to come […]
Verzuz
Next-Level in Couch-Side Digital Entertainment, Giving Old Songs a New Beat
I can see it already. The kids on Instagram, young and young at heart, are going to lose their minds! […]
A Passage to Nowhere
The Cruise Industry Reels From Its Five-Month Journey on Patchy Seas
For many, the lure of cruising in the large abyss of the world’s oceans is a drug. Few experiences match […]
Ready to Lose Your “Covid 19”?
A Look at Measures Gyms and Fitness Studios are Taking to Reopen After Lockdown
Let’s face it, the coronavirus disease pandemic has ruined our summer bodies. You may as easily insert “plans,” “way of […]
The Miseducation and Misinformation of J.K. Rowling
On June 10, 2020, J.K. Rowling, the literary genius behind the fantastical Harry Potter series, the Cormoran Strike crime fiction […]
A Guide for the LGBTQ Digital Nomad
What You Need to Know as an LGBTQ Remote Worker
A friend of mine recently sent me a meme of Rainn Wilson’s character, Dwight Schrute, from The Office, peering through […]
On Becoming a Parent
A Starter Kit
One of the best things that has happened since the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage a right in 2015 is […]
Dirty Sex
Why COVID-19 Hasn’t Been the New ‘Gay Pneumonia’
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, left the bowels of a bat in Wuhan, China, and has become the collective […]
Your Trusted Guide to Virtual Pride
Watch from your couch, watch on the go—just watch!
For the first time in its 50-year history, New York City (ground zero for the fight for LGBTQ equality) and […]
Bond Parade Floats
Grounded by the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic, the Hull of the New York City’s Pride Parade Awaits an Opportunity to Float Again
Fifth Avenue this time of year is raucous. Between the boom of loudspeakers and the chorus of two million, gyrating […]
The Other Pride That Got Canceled
Pride is Typically a Time for Celebration Until It Isn’t and Becomes an International Disgrace
“If you attack LGBT people, it must feel like you’re stepping on a porcupine.” This barb is that of Maurice […]
“I Can’t Breathe”: From a Cry for Help to Battle Cry
As Police Brutality and Covid-19 Converge to Choke the Life Out of African Americans, Hearts Fuse and Tempers Alight with Uneven Fervor
On May 25th, 2020, many Americans and countless across the globe lost their collective breath at the brutal and cruel […]