Democrats flipped Texas blue in the 2026 midterms, and as Cameron Scheetz reported for Queerty, the parallel to Casey McQuiston’s beloved novel was too perfect to ignore. The book’s fictional hero, Alex Claremont-Diaz (played by Taylor Zakhar Perez in the film), literally campaigns to flip Texas blue—and this week, real-world wins by Democratic governor-elect Gina Hinojosa and Senator James Talarico made that plot point feel like prophecy. McQuiston herself weighed in with the perfect response to the life-imitating-art moment.
Beyond the politics, this week is packed with LGBTQ+ releases and moments worth your attention. Actor Dahveed opened up about filming an intimate shower scene opposite Anthony Bowens in the Prime Video series The Bay—and confirmed, no, that’s not a prosthetic. Meanwhile, Black Doves Season 2 drops on Netflix with Ben Whishaw as a gay spy opposite Keira Knightley, while theaters welcome Club Kid (Jordan Firstman’s directorial debut), Heated Rivalry (the gay hockey romance finally on the big screen), and Mouse, a tender 2002-set drama about a queer teen bonding with her best friend’s mother.
The week also brings wins for queer visibility across the board: the Golden State Valkyries won the WNBA Finals, with MVP Gabby Williams and teammates proudly posing with their girlfriends; Sebastian Croft won Celebrity Traitors and donated his winnings to Choose Love, a queer refugee advocacy group; and Marvel’s upcoming X-Men film is rumored to cast Ben Wang as the canonically gay hero Ice-Man, joining Kit Connor and Inde Navarrette in the super-team.
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