The 2013 Trans 100 Chicago Launch Event: I Went, I Saw, They Inspired
“I spent over three hours with my jaw on the floor, my heartstrings in constant song, and the baby activist inside me growing more inspired by the minute.”
Get Baked: Raspberry Coconut Girl Bait
When I was a young dessert-eating grasshopper, my mother made a delicious cake that went by the name of Blueberry Boy Bait. In spite of my intellectual objections, I cannot deny that this cake is frankly, awesome.
Movie Review: Spring Breakers (I’d Rather Retake a Midterm)
The same artsy shots, repeating scenes, and haunting dialogue that make it indie/creative/experimental just make it boring/repetitive/annoying. It doesn’t take stupidity to task, it glorifies it.
Liquor In The Team Pick: It’s Cocktail Week At The Kitchn!
MOAR COCKTAIL RECIPES!
Make A Thing: Grown-up Versions Of Your Favorite Kid’s Crafts
Rediscover your love for the crafts of your youth with collages and hand-carved rubber stamps.
Lez Eat: One Table Brooklyn Wants To Feed Your Queer Mind/Body/Soul
“One big dimly lit table where good food doesn’t stop coming and rad interesting girls are talking, eating, flirting, and wanting to come back!” So…we’re all going this month, right?!
Queer Girl City Guide: Pensacola, FL
Pensacola is a complicated place for queers. While we play host to tens of thousands of LGBT tourists on Memorial Day weekend, everyday life is not as out and proud. Yet the community here is fairly close-knit, and many friendships span a decade or more.
Explosions at Boston Marathon
So far three people have been reported dead and more than 140 injured; very little else is known right now. We are updating as more information becomes available.
Straddler On The Street: Dhati
This post includes an adorable photo of Dhati as a small child, along with some words of wisdom about coming out, not coming out, and crushing on Korean pop stars.
Femen vs. Muslimah Pride: Fighting for the Voices (and Bodies) of Muslim Women
“Unpacking this issue relies on understanding one thing: Muslims are not monolithic. Muslims in the West (Europe, Canada, America) face a different set of challenges than those in the Middle East. And hence, they’re going to react differently to those circumstances. You know, just like everyone else.”
Album Review: Allison Weiss “Say What You Mean”
“Say What You Mean” is full of some of the catchiest, saddest and most upbeat, vulnerable breakup songs you’ll ever dance around your living room to.
Ode to My Pantry: Eggs Benny
Heat up your poachin’ pan and get your Hollandaise arm ready!
VIDEO: The First “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Teaser-Trailer Is Here (!!!!!!)
“Katniss Everdeen is a symbol. We don’t have to destroy her, just her image.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Playing Spin The Bottle
This week on NSFW Sunday: relationship negotiation,fingernails, bi invisibility and more.
It’s Sunday Funday and We’re Walking on Rainbows
I live at the corner of Harvey Milk Street and Rainbow Crossing.
Queer Your Maps: Google Map Maker Launches In the UK, Maps Bletchley Park
I like the idea of user-generated cartography because it’s giving us, the people on the ground, a greater hand in the accurate representation of our environment.
We Win Another Thing: Uruguay Legalizes Gay Marriage
Yesterday, Uruguay became the latest country to eliminate laws against same-sex marriages, with 71 of the 92 members of its Chamber of Deputies supporting it.
The Comment Awards Want To Go Back In Time
We’re dressing like your grandma, mourning MSN Messenger and re-visiting decades-old YA fiction. Get ready for a (finger)blast from the past!
Crystal’s Track Stop Is The Bad One That Never Gets Hurt
New song from The National! Plus tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cold War Kids, queer musician Ellie Herring and also Antigone Rising, who give you permission to blame it on the whiskey.
Things I Read That I Love #71: He Wasn’t Weaving Bark Shoes
Topics include three strikes laws, Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally, the Mount Rainier shooting, YA novel covers, Ms., Naked Joe, domestic violence, photographers in Juárez and more!