Madison, WI: Home of Entertainment By and For Lesbians
“Madison has a great history of creative women… So when we saw all the great events they were putting on, we wanted to do that, too.”
New Webseries: ‘Dates Like This’ Wants to Take You Out
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try try (x 10) again.
Troian Bellisario Plays a Teenaged Lesbian in “Unspoken,” Your Spencer Fantasies Come True
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.
Honoring Gillian Anderson’s Newly Revealed Lady-Dating Past: Top 5 X-Files Episodes That Made Me Gay
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 Stands Up For Herself, Makes Proud College Lesbians Everywhere Proud
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?
Earth-Loving Kombucha-Drinking Androgynous Electrorock Band (my band) Seeks Environmentalists
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!
Where Were They While She Was Getting High?
Surprise! A new survey indicates that LGBT people “experience higher rates of substance use and abuse.”
GLAAD Plotting To Hold Maggie Gallagher, Tony Perkins, Other Bigots Accountable
“…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.”
A Custom Fit: Tailoring Tips For Wearing Menswear
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.
Queer Girl City Guide: Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ROCKS!
Top 10 Drake Quotes As Of Right Now
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!!
Queer Girl City Guide: Spokane, Washington
A beautiful city with the best name for an LGBT organization you’ve heard all year.
For Anyone Who Likes Sex, Feelings, Love Letters, Books, All Of The Above
Carmen’s Team Pick: This is a Melissa Gira Grant appreciation post.
Top 7 Foods That I Think Are Actually For Toddlers
Spoiler alert: string cheese is number one.
Kony 2012’s Latest Controversy: Invisible Children Gets Funding From Anti-Gay Groups
“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.”
Four Quirky iPhone Games To Make Awkward Situations Less Awkward
Portable gaming on your phone is the best for awkward family gatherings / awkward anything!
BLOOM: 28,000 Flowers That Will Move You, Even Now
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.”
“Gay Propaganda” Law Passes in St. Petersburg, Is Completely Terrible
“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.”
“All the Cool Girls are Lesbians” Shirt Banned by Uncool Non-Lesbians
It’s always nice when rules are so vulnerable to personal bias that almost anything can be subject to censorship!
Bradlee Dean’s Anti-Gay Metal Band Rocks Iowa School to Everyone’s Horror and Dismay
“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.”