Dana Piccoli
@danapiccoli.com
(She/Her) LGBTQ+ media. Award-winning writer/editor. Lesbian processor. Profesh moderator. Advocate for positive queer rep in media 🌈 Opinions are my own.
Wait, there are people rooting for the hive mind?
December 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wait, there are people rooting for the hive mind?
Jeez, on Christmas and everything?
December 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jeez, on Christmas and everything?
I’m down for whatever…I just want to be home by 9.
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m down for whatever…I just want to be home by 9.
Highly recommend The Christmas Baby premiering tonight on Hallmark Channel. We also need to show places that invest in queer storytelling at a time where many are backing away, that we are watching and supporting.
December 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Highly recommend The Christmas Baby premiering tonight on Hallmark Channel. We also need to show places that invest in queer storytelling at a time where many are backing away, that we are watching and supporting.
So while towns in the PNW are literally floating away, they are going to shut down the Center for Atmospheric Research.
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
So while towns in the PNW are literally floating away, they are going to shut down the Center for Atmospheric Research.
Woo, gonna be an awkward holiday staff party in DC.
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Woo, gonna be an awkward holiday staff party in DC.
Ali and Kat are amazing and so is this interview. Earpers, you will want to check this out. WE and Earpers get a big shout out and Kat and Ali are perfect in the film.
Ali Liebert and Kat Barrell are making Hallmark history.
The stars of The Christmas Baby talk with News is Out about leading the network’s first holiday film centered on an established lesbian couple, why that matters, and what they hope comes next. Watch the interview: newsisout.com/2025/12/ali-...
The stars of The Christmas Baby talk with News is Out about leading the network’s first holiday film centered on an established lesbian couple, why that matters, and what they hope comes next. Watch the interview: newsisout.com/2025/12/ali-...
Ali Liebert and Kat Barrell on the new Hallmark queer holiday film, "The Christmas Baby" - News Is Out
Stars Ali Liebert and Kat Barrell joined News is Out to talk about Hallmark Channel’s newest holiday film, The Christmas Baby. The pair discussed LGBTQ+ representation on screen, what it means to lead...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ali and Kat are amazing and so is this interview. Earpers, you will want to check this out. WE and Earpers get a big shout out and Kat and Ali are perfect in the film.
Earpers, I interviewed Kat earlier today for News is Out about The Christmas Baby along with the amazing Ali Liebert. You will want to check this one out. WE def comes up and The Christmas Baby is a total joy. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s drop.
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Earpers, I interviewed Kat earlier today for News is Out about The Christmas Baby along with the amazing Ali Liebert. You will want to check this one out. WE def comes up and The Christmas Baby is a total joy. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s drop.
Nominate those special lesbians, queer women and nonbinary folks in your life! From your favorite celebrities to local leaders, check it out. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Curve Power List Nomination Form
The Curve Power List recognizes and celebrates the achievements of LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people based in North America. Nominations are free. Please submit a separate response for each person you...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nominate those special lesbians, queer women and nonbinary folks in your life! From your favorite celebrities to local leaders, check it out. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A good amount of queer content happening right now, including two lesbian LEADS of massive shows. Also hockey hotties. 🏒
From Stranger Things to Pluribus, LGBTQ+ shows to catch up on over the holidays newsisout.com/2025/12/lgbt...
LGBTQ+ shows to catch up on over the holidays - News Is Out
From Stranger Things to Harlem, Boots, and more, here are the latest shows with LGBTQ+ characters, storylines, and fresh seasons.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A good amount of queer content happening right now, including two lesbian LEADS of massive shows. Also hockey hotties. 🏒
I spend much more time crying in the shower than I anticipated this year.
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I spend much more time crying in the shower than I anticipated this year.
How are folks liking Stranger Things? Going to start tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How are folks liking Stranger Things? Going to start tonight.
So, it’s probably not wise for a person in the depths of grief to go see Wicked: For Good, right?
a witch is flying through the air with the words `` it 's meeeeeeeee '' .
ALT: a witch is flying through the air with the words `` it 's meeeeeeeee '' .
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November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So, it’s probably not wise for a person in the depths of grief to go see Wicked: For Good, right?
New lesbian holiday film for you!
@tellofilms.bsky.social's newest queer holiday romance The Christmas Writer has it all—bookstores, writer’s block and sapphic sparks.
Available on VOD Nov. 18. newsisout.com/2025/11/love...
Available on VOD Nov. 18. newsisout.com/2025/11/love...
Love, loss and lesbian lit — Tello Films’ "The Christmas Writer" hits just in time for the holidays - News Is Out
Tello Films returns with The Christmas Writer, a cozy queer holiday romance about love, loss and finding inspiration again—available on VOD Nov. 18.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New lesbian holiday film for you!
I’m a connoisseur of baking shows. I’m sorry but Hallmark’s Baked with Love is not giving contestants enough time to complete these challenges.
a tray of linzer cookies sits on a black surface
ALT: a tray of linzer cookies sits on a black surface
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November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m a connoisseur of baking shows. I’m sorry but Hallmark’s Baked with Love is not giving contestants enough time to complete these challenges.
When you unintentionally inherit your little furball brother. We both know who mom’s favorite was.
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
When you unintentionally inherit your little furball brother. We both know who mom’s favorite was.
This is a massive hit for rep in 2026 if a serious amount of new LGBTQ characters aren’t introduced.
41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters not returning in 2026, according to GLAAD's latest Where We Are on TV report newsisout.com/2025/11/41-o...
41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters not returning in 2026, according to GLAAD’s latest "Where We Are on TV" report - News Is Out
GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report shows a 4% rise in LGBTQ+ characters this year, but 41% won’t return in 2026, signaling major losses in queer representation.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is a massive hit for rep in 2026 if a serious amount of new LGBTQ characters aren’t introduced.
Save your mom’s voicemails. Just do it.
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Save your mom’s voicemails. Just do it.
I lost my mom a couple days ago. Your Halloween costumes are bringing me a little joy today. Please share them with me in replies.
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I lost my mom a couple days ago. Your Halloween costumes are bringing me a little joy today. Please share them with me in replies.
This lineup of guests is incredible. I’m honored to be moderating this event and helping share these stories.
Join us on 10/28 for We Were Here, a live virtual celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month. Featuring Mark Segal, Martha Shelley, Robert Emery, Victor Salvo and Carter Cavazos — voices preserving our shared queer history. Click the link & sign up for email reminders. newsisout.com/2025/10/save...
Save the date: News is Out to host "We Were Here" virtual event for LGBTQ+ History Month - News Is Out
Join us October 28 for We Were Here, a live virtual event celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, presented by News is Out and hosted by Dana Piccoli. This special program brings together history makers and...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This lineup of guests is incredible. I’m honored to be moderating this event and helping share these stories.
Finally some good freaking news!!!
Wedding bells are ringing! 💍 Jamie Babbit to direct “Red, White & Royal Blue” sequel for Amazon MGM Studios newsisout.com/2025/10/jami...
Jamie Babbit to direct "Red, White & Royal Blue" sequel for Amazon MGM Studios - News Is Out
Jamie Babbit will direct Red, White & Royal Wedding, the sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue, continuing the hit queer love story for Amazon MGM Studios.
newsisout.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Finally some good freaking news!!!
Art Smith is doing great work, archiving beloved queer bars of yesteryear.
What started as a Facebook thread is now an archive of nearly 5,500 gay bar logos. Read how Art Smith is preserving queer nightlife memory → newsisout.com/2025/10/gaybarchives-keeps-our-history-on-the-record-and-our-memories-alive/34721/
GayBarchives keeps our history on the record — and our memories alive - News Is Out
Art Smith’s GayBarchives project is preserving the history of LGBTQ+ bars worldwide, keeping the stories and spaces that built queer community alive.
newsisout.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Art Smith is doing great work, archiving beloved queer bars of yesteryear.
Thank you, Miss Major for lighting the way. We’ve lost a true legend.
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thank you, Miss Major for lighting the way. We’ve lost a true legend.
I have a couple questions
October 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have a couple questions