We’re just curious – is it serious?

Welcome to another edition of the Gayjoy Digest!

We are gearing up for Pride and have so much in store for the community. Be on the look out (starting today) for tix to our events, amazing giveaways, and partnership announcements.

And now, here's all the news that's fit to print.

We’re just curious – is it serious? Apparently, the answer is yes. On Thursday, Lesbian Jesus herself, AKA Hayley Kiyoko, released the music video for her song “For The Girls,” which is off her forthcoming album PANORAMA. The video sees Hayley playing a lesbian Bachelor, as various queer women and nonbinary folks vie for her love. At the end of the video, there’s a twist. After making out with several contestants, the true object of Hayley’s affection is revealed – Becca Tilley, a former Bachelor contestant herself, steps out of the limo, and all the other contestants are quickly forgotten.

You might be thinking ‘okay, cute Bachelor tie-in, I guess.’ But wait! There’s more. During the video release party, Hayley and Becca were seen kissing in front of the crowd, confirming rumors that they are in fact dating. Becca confirmed the relationship herself just hours later when she posted an Instagram reel highlighting her favorite moments with Hayley. The news became even more shocking when Hayley revealed, in her own Instagram post, that she and Becca have been together for a whole FOUR YEARS. This begs the question, was the entire “For The Girls” music video created so they could soft launch their relationship? Should this be the new standard for lesbian relationship reveals? Our heads are literally spinning. We’ll leave you with this Jezebel headline: Woman Famously Dumped By Men Moves On With Other Extremely Hot Woman. We’re gooped!

Kristen Stewart is at Cannes. We repeat: Kristen Stewart is at Cannes. She rocked several different styles, including another braless suit number, a glam two-piece crop top moment, and of course, a very sapphic jeans/t-shirt/boots look. French icon Léa Seydoux, and she also wore a suit. sapphic_sandwhich also posted a somewhat NSFW photo of Kristen at Cannes and we are…looking, respectfully. In case you were wondering, Kristen is in France to celebrate the release of David Cronenberg’s new film Crimes of the Future, which caused at least 15 walkouts during its first screening. So like, watch at your own risk.

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Here’s some television news for you. The first trailer for the Queer as Folk reboot has dropped. The series stars, among others, Juliette Lewis as the mom of one of the titular queers, and Jesse James Keitel, who is excellent on the extremely mediocre ABS show Big Sky. We’re praying it’s better than The L Word reboot. (Warning for those watching: there’s reference to a Pulse-like incident in the trailer. ) Also, the queer cuties on Heartstopper have been renewed for a second and third season, and stars Joe Locke and Kit Conner want Jennifer Coolidge on next season. Lastly, Hannah Einbinder took Jean Smart on a lesbian cruise on Hacks, and Margaret Cho was there.

More dispatches from sapphic cyberspace:

• Cara Delevingne just bought Jimmy Fallon’s 5,000 square feet triplex in NYC. Gramercy Park should be on high alert.

• Speaking of Cara Delevingne, Azealia Banks just defended Delevingne on Twitter following claims that she’s obsessed with black women. It just gets weirder and weirder.

• Indie singer Snail Mail did a cute ad for Calvin Klein with her girlfriend.

• Check out this great piece about Ellen’s fall from grace.

• Have you been watching Gentleman Jack? Episode 5 just got even more interesting. Read Sharmane Tan’s take on Anne Lister’s contradictory politics.

• The wee lesbian finally got a girlfriend on Derry Girls.

• The USWNT have ratified an official equal pay agreement with the USMNT.

• JoJo Siwa is getting her own docuseries on Facebook Watch, whatever that is.

• WHAT is going on with this Bulgari ad with Anne Hathaway and Zendaya? As Meech put it on Twitter, “It feels like a sexy rich lesbian murder drama. Carol II: Carol of the Belles.”

• You might want to check out the new Hulu movie Crush, which is a very cute lesbian teen rom-com that is trope-y in all the best ways.

Until next time,

Lastly, we wanted to share the Gays Against Guns event happening in NYC today with the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the horrific gun violence tragedies in these last few weeks. If you can't make it but want to donate text "GAG" to 50155