Hi Fam 🌈
Looking for a little queer joy to kick off your week? Then don’t miss these stories!
👑 Drag Race icon Aja is back in the Werk Room and ready to snatch that crown. PRIDE caught up with Aja to chat about her transgender journey, how challenging her life during stints between Drag Race seasons became, and why for the first time ever, we’re seeing the true Aja, unburdened, unleashed, and ready to get raw.
♥️ Meet the TikTok star helping LGBTQ+ singles find love — and chaos — online! What started as the dream of a queer woman with only $600 left to her name has turned into a viral sensation and created a community for queer people to find love in the messiest way possible. PRIDE’s Ariel Messman-Rucker caught up with Josselyn Morris to talk about the surprisingly meaningful motivation behind the show.
😉 Benito Skinner dishes on his steamy sex scenes in Overcompensating. The out actor sat down with PRIDE’s Ricky Cornish to share his personal connection with the series. “I felt guilt, I felt confused... I didn't know who I was anymore. I didn't know if people would still love me," Skinner tells PRIDE.
✊ Gay adult stars aren't taking the proposed porn bans lying down! Last week, Republicans in the Senate began taking aim at adult content. But the performers who are making the spicy content we all love are speaking out. PRIDE asked some of the most popular stars for their take on the news, and their clapbacks are inspiring.
And that’s not all, keep scrolling for more stories of queer joy!
Cheers,
Rachel Shatto, Editor-in-Chief
Aja is back and ready set to the record straight: 'Thousands and thousands of people unfollowed me'
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PRIDE Originals 💅
Kristen Stewart wows on the Cannes carpet of her directorial debut 'The Chronology of Water'
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Queer Joy Alert: This TikTok star helps LGBTQ+ singles find love — and chaos — online
Footage still via TikTok @Josselynmorris; Courtesy of Josselyn Morris
Queerconic Behavior ✨⭐
These 11 lesbian and sapphic athletes prove love is real with their sweet wedding photos
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These National Parks thirst trap videos will make you want to pitch a tent
Footage still via TikTok @visit.yellowstone; @grand.canyon.natio
It's PRIDE Season! 🌈
13 reminders Pride is *also* about sex
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Let's get political 🇺🇸
14 gay adult stars react to Senate's proposed plan to ban spicy content
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PRIDE ON THE STREETS 🌈
PRIDE’s Ricky Cornish interviewed Hayla just ahead of her surprise performance at EDC Las Vegas! The two also chatted about her love for the LGBTQ+ community and what fans can expect at her upcoming performance at WorldPride this June. Keep an eye out for the full interview coming soon!
PRIDE ON OUR SCREENS 👀
MPX RELEASING; Prime Video; Kesha
Here’s what we’re watching, listening to, and vibing to this weekend!
🎥 Film: Things Like This
Are you in the mood for an incredibly sweet gay love story? Look no further than Things Like This which sees men who share the same name finding one another and falling in love! Catch this film in the theater this week!
📺 Stream & Chill: Overcompensating
College is an amazing time of self-discovery — but also awkwardness, especially if you're a closeted gay bursting to get out! Benito Skinner stars as Benny, a former football player who heads away to college and just starts banging away… at that closet door. The hilarious and sexy series is streaming now on Prime Video.
🎧 In Our Ears: ‘Boy Crazy’ by Kesha
Kesha is back and we have no choice but to vibe. Just a year after she dropped her returning banger “Joy Ride” she's following it up with a synth-infused bop, ‘Boy Crazy.’ And we can’t stop listening
THIS IS WHAT PRIDE LOOKS LIKE ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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