Glitches in the Gaydar

Glitches in the Gaydar

A gay millennial’s guide to feelings, fandom, and the pop culture that accidentally outed us. New drops every Wednesday and Sunday.

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The Queerest Song Isn’t About Being Gay — It Just Sounds Like Longing

The Queerest Song Isn’t About Being Gay — It Just Sounds Like Longing

A breakdown of the songs that cracked our hearts open before we even knew why

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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The Queerbait Industrial Complex

The Queerbait Industrial Complex

Or how networks turned queer longing into free marketing — and why I don’t buy it anymore

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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Static on the Line: The Gay Panic Sitcom Episode

Static on the Line: The Gay Panic Sitcom Episode

How the 90s taught us queerness was fine... as long as it was the punchline.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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Redhead Chaos Rankings: Fictional vs. Real Edition

Redhead Chaos Rankings: Fictional vs. Real Edition

Because sometimes the arson is metaphorical, and sometimes it’s just a Tuesday.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
The Animals: How Poussey’s Death Broke Us — and Why It Mattered

The Animals: How Poussey’s Death Broke Us — and Why It Mattered

Grief, protest, and the moment when OITNB became something bigger than television.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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The Short Shelf Life of Whimsy: Why Networks Don’t Know What to Do With Quirky TV

The Short Shelf Life of Whimsy: Why Networks Don’t Know What to Do With Quirky TV

Why TV Can’t Handle Pastel Palettes, Talking Animals & Emotionally Literate Men

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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The Alias Pilot Remains the Most Brutal, Beautiful Hour of Network TV Ever Made

The Alias Pilot Remains the Most Brutal, Beautiful Hour of Network TV Ever Made

Dead fiancé. Red hair dye. CIA reveal. Piano score. Jennifer Garner running through a parking garage like grief is chasing her. It’s art. It’s pain. It’s everything.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
Ranking the Best Shonda Monologues to Yell While Crying in the Shower

Ranking the Best Shonda Monologues to Yell While Crying in the Shower

Because sometimes the water isn't the only thing running.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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High Camp, Low Stakes, Zero Heterosexual Energy: A Batman Sequel for the Girls and the Gays

High Camp, Low Stakes, Zero Heterosexual Energy: A Batman Sequel for the Girls and the Gays

Or How Batman & Robin Gave Us a Queer Identity Crisis in 125 Minutes

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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Lafayette Reynolds Deserved the World

Lafayette Reynolds Deserved the World

A love letter to one of the most iconic queer Black characters on TV—and the radical power of his softness, sass, and strength.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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The Gay Who Could Come to Dinner: Will Truman and Acceptable Gayness

The Gay Who Could Come to Dinner: Will Truman and Acceptable Gayness

How Will Truman became the “safe” gay best friend for straight America.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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In This House We Worship Angry Queens (Nesta) and Soft Himbo Warlords (Cassian)

In This House We Worship Angry Queens (Nesta) and Soft Himbo Warlords (Cassian)

Because healing looks better when you're holding a sword and a himbo is ready to throw himself into the void on your behalf.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt