Did you know that a young Troian Bellisario starred in a lesbian short about teenaged girlfriends? Me neither! Anyhow, you can watch it right now if you want to.
As an unsuspecting proto-queer I loved the X-Files something fierce. I watched it loyally through nine seasons of sci-fi glory, and I’ve been branded ever since.
Kiah Zabel is an “Out…Proud…Lesbian,” or at least her Facebook cover hinted at it. Who knew that would involve her in a he-said / she-said / they-say with the Office of Campus Life?
This is about my band and going green and I need your help. Also, it’s my birthday today so I’ll cry if I want to!
Surprise! A new survey indicates that LGBT people “experience higher rates of substance use and abuse.”
“…these voices are comparing LGBT people to Nazi Germany, predicting that equal treatment of LGBT people will lead to the total collapse of society, and even making accusations of satanic influence.”
Good news: the only thing standing between you in your sweatpants and you as a vision in vests is a pair of scissors and a sewing machine.
Cleveland ROCKS!
Aubrey Drake Graham has come a very long way in a fairly short time, and along the way he’s said some really great things that will make you kind of want to start collecting Drake cover issues at the grocery story like me. #YOLO!!
A beautiful city with the best name for an LGBT organization you’ve heard all year.
Carmen’s Team Pick: This is a Melissa Gira Grant appreciation post.
Spoiler alert: string cheese is number one.
“Alternet’s B. E. Wilson researched 990 IRS tax forms and yearly reports from Invisible Children and 990s from its major donors and found deep financial ties to evangelicals and major funders of antigay organizations.”
Portable gaming on your phone is the best for awkward family gatherings / awkward anything!
Carmen’s Team Pick: “Reading about the exhibit made me wish, more than anything, that I had been able to stand in those spaces with those flowers and feel like a part of a sweet and gentle goodbye.”
“No legal experts seem able to explain how this law would be applied in practice… The language of the law is so vague that it could apply to any kind of public discourse, any discussion of gay issues, in almost any venue.”
It’s always nice when rules are so vulnerable to personal bias that almost anything can be subject to censorship!
“In the aftermath of the apparently horrific “performance,” the school is now scrambling to not only recover the money paid to the Junkyard Prophets but provide counseling to the students who attended it.”
Highlights from Sydney Mardi Gras and Crystal takes you to Australia’s largest girl party, GiRLTHING!
“Suddenly it all became very clear to me what made the two books different, what brought them together, and what let them stand alone. And suddenly I was crying.”