Lez Liberty Lit #5: All Poetry All The Time
In this week’s liberty lit: finding comfort in bad books, steampunk and gender identity, an interview with Michelle Tea, a “photographer of books” and the best place to discover new poetry.
Sister, Sister: Creating Queer Spaces In Greek Life
Perhaps you picture fraternities and sororities like Animal House or the House Bunny, but here’s a life lesson: life and movies often do not resemble one another.
Australia Modernizes Misogyny
We often talk about the different ways we as a community can reclaim words, but what about when an individual actually does it?
Playlist: When You’re Feeling Helpless
Right now, what I want is to be in a dark room with my headphones and closed eyes. This is what I’ll be listening to.
Also.Also.Also: Ann Coulter is (Still) The Worst and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The good news is that tomorrow is a new day, and that maybe one day we’ll finally have marriage equality.
Tweeting For Freedom: The Second Presidential Debate
ABC News spent a lot of time telling you what all the cool kids were tweeting about. We live tweeted the debate and sounded marginally cooler. Join us for a fun adventure in “none of us could gchat so we decided to do this instead.”
No Man’s Land Episode 7: Reupholstering With Design Sponge
Carolyn’s Team Pick: Grace Bonney is on No Man’s Land!
Daily Fix: Naomily & Effy Return to “Skins,” Kalinda Gets Kinky, Etc.
This Arts & Entertainment Fix contains news about Skins Series 7, The Good Wife’s Kalinda’s kinky side, America’s Next Top Model, Kelly Lynch and lesbian fashion!
Snow-Covered Canadian Prairie Queers: A Survival Guide
“There’s not much media representation of the freezing lesbians in the snowy Northern prairies’ demographic.”
AIDS Memorial Quilt Now Viewable Online So You Can Cry in Front of Your Computer, Too
Kate’s Team Pick: Being able to see the quilt in its entirety is probably the most intense experience of the NAMES project to date.
You Can Use Technology to Navigate the Anti-Gay Hate
I just want to read my daily news with someone that’s as flabbergasted as I am.
This Is A Melissa Harris-Perry Appreciation Post
Raised in Virginia by a formerly Mormon White mother and a Black father employed in academia, Harris-Perry’s life is as layered as the points she’s so damned good at making.
Things I Read That I Love #45: To The Skin And Bone And Ragshow Of The Heart
Topics include Star Trek TNG, Strong Female Action Heroes, crime reporting, poverty in rural America, being trans and homeless and SO MUCH MORE!
Playlist: September A-Camp Dance Party
We danced on a mountain ’til 2:30 in the morning and this is what it sounded like.
Michele Bachmann’s Gay Sister Also Not A Fan of Michele Bachmann
“It felt so divorced from having known me, from having known somebody who’s gay. I was just stunned.”
“Anyone But Me” Is Coming To DVD, London, an Exciting End
The stars, writers and producers of your favorite teenage love story are heading to London for a little meet and teach action in November.
A-Camp September Recamp 4: Small Town Saturday Night
Our final A-Camp September recamp contains breathtaking accounts from the ground and will reveal the date upon which May registration will open.
Queer Artist Lizz Andronaco Wants You (To Paint!)
Jamie’s Team Pick: “Her paintings capture queer sexuality in an honest, sensual way I find both striking and refreshing.”
Shaun T. Is Gay: Famous “Insanity” Fitness Guru Comes Out Via Retweet
It was a damn good looking wedding.
Queer Girl Hairstory: Our Hair’s Not So Straight Either Part 1
Remember what it felt like to finally stop wishing you were straight? Well, we’re in the same boat. Only this time it’s not us we’re talking about, it’s our hair.