Is Heated Rivalry Showing Us a Double Standard?
Like nearly anyone with a pulse, I've been watching Heated Rivalry. To say that the series is revelatory would be a massive understatement. The...
Who Is Heated Rivalry For?
“It’s…everything queer men have been talking about in book spaces for years,” Martin says, explaining how straight and bisexual women are claiming that because Rachel Reid, the author of the book series the TV show was adapted from, is bisexual, the book should actually be read as a WLW love story.
Hudson Williams Wants to Get ‘Bigger, Juicier, and Thicker’ for ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2
Hudson Williams understands the assignment. The 24-year-old Canadian actor, who stars in Crave and HBO’s breakout gay hockey series Heated Rivalry, isn’t pretending he doesn’t know what viewers fixate...
Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams to Carry Olympic Torch
"Heated Rivalry" breakout stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie were selected for the Olympic torch relay, ahead of next month's games of Milano Cortina 2026,...
The Must-See Reality Show You’ve Never Heard of
Sometimes the buzziest shows on TV make it onto my list of favorites (The Traitors, The Studio, Pluribus). But just as often, it's those under-the-radar, hidden gems that...
Inside Florida’s Gay Strip Scene
Stripped Down understands that gay nightlife has always been more than just neon lights, thumping bass, and bodies on stage—it’s been a refuge, a livelihood,...
This Day in Gay: Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero was an American actor. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles...
Tim Gunn on Why He’s Been Celibate for 43 Years
I’ve been in New York for 42 years. Forty three years .
I had a very serious nine-year relationship in Washington, DC, and I loved...
I’m Coming to the Cottage
Everyone’s coming to the cottage.
For fans of “Heated Rivalry” who still want more — one more source of participatory fandom now emerges: You can...
Killer New Beauty Standards
Male beauty standards are becoming increasingly unattainable — and unhealthy.
In January, Ryan Murphy’s new show The Beauty premiered on FX and Hulu. The premise: A sexually...
