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

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
The Queerbait Industrial Complex
Oct 07, 2025

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
Static on the Line: The Gay Panic Sitcom Episode
Oct 04, 2025

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
Redhead Chaos Rankings: Fictional vs. Real Edition
Oct 01, 2025

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 Short Shelf Life of Whimsy: Why Networks Don’t Know What to Do With Quirky TV
Sep 24, 2025

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
The Alias Pilot Remains the Most Brutal, Beautiful Hour of Network TV Ever Made
Sep 21, 2025

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
The Gay Who Could Come to Dinner: Will Truman and Acceptable Gayness
Sep 07, 2025

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
"All Hell Breaks Loose": The End of Prue, the Breaking of Charmed, and the Moment TV Got Real
Aug 27, 2025

"All Hell Breaks Loose": The End of Prue, the Breaking of Charmed, and the Moment TV Got Real

Or how grief, chaos, and an unexpected goodbye reshaped a generation

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
Before the Algorithm: How We Found Ourselves in Media We Weren’t Meant to See
Aug 24, 2025

Before the Algorithm: How We Found Ourselves in Media We Weren’t Meant to See

A mixtape of late-night SBS smut, dial-up confessionals, Queer as Folk reruns at whisper-volume, and the merciless precision of the TikTok FYP.

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
Holy Gay Awakening, Batman: Chris O'Donnell's Robin Ruined Me in the Best Way
Aug 17, 2025

Holy Gay Awakening, Batman: Chris O'Donnell's Robin Ruined Me in the Best Way

Or how one sidekick in spandex unlocked my entire personality

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
Every Character in The Mummy Is Bisexual
Aug 06, 2025

Every Character in The Mummy Is Bisexual

Or come for the archaeology, stay for the bisexual energy

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
This Isn’t Just Camp — It’s Cathedral
Jul 23, 2025

This Isn’t Just Camp — It’s Cathedral

Why Jawbreaker, Cruel Intentions, and Wild Things Deserve the Criterion Treatment

Nathan Triffitt
Nathan Triffitt
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