The Bay Area Reporter is reporting that Phyllis Lyon, lesbian activist and half of first legally married same-sex couple in California along with her wife Del Martin, has died in her home at age 95.
Making pretty, fruit-filled margaritas (and margarita-adjacent drinks) at home with the ingredients you have RIGHT NOW.
Your life is not going to feel normal. This is not normal. This is a pandemic. This is life or death. Our only tool is physical distance. We have to use it.
Yes, this is a coming-of-age lesbian teen romcom by the director of Saving Face, and, yes, I did cry tears of joy in the first minute of the trailer.
Supporting small booksellers online, Samantha Irby on writing, reading or not reading books about pandemics, why it’s time to keep a journal and more.
Tips and tricks from a therapist and multiple queer couples about how to keep your communication and boundaries strong.
I’ve heard so many times that Asian America is about being caught tragically in the space between, never fully accepted in the U.S. and too Westernized to ever be Asian. Listening to my friends, I thought there was something defiant about singing in languages that we were told would never be ours, languages that this country wanted to force us to forget.
Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho casually comes out as bisexual on TikTok; next thing you know she’ll have an eyebrow slit.
Janelle Monae’s smooching a lady in the Homecoming teaser; Amazon’s new series, Four More Shots, is gaaay; Birds of Prey’s director wants Harley and Ivy to get together in the sequel; The Last of Us II is delayed (but also is pro-lesbian propaganda); and live reads from some of your favorite shows.
The reason we’ve made it this far is because of you, and if we’re going to stick around — that will also be because of you.
It’s a miracle that I figured out how to use Zoom.
When I told my partner I thought I needed to call the ER for a telemedicine appointment, her face was devastated but not shocked. We’d been listing off symptoms to each other for weeks — dry throats, tight chests, nausea — trying to decide if what we were experiencing was anxiety or the onset of the virus.
In New York, every time you step out your door, human interaction is offered to you. The most magical thing about New York, about “High Maintenance,” about life has suddenly become a danger.
During a time like this, the impulse to want your ex is like the impulse some may have to want their mom. It’s carnal.
Also Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are doing a little dance for you and King Princess is driving topless!
We’re concerned about our health during this pandemic, and for many of us, this stress is further exacerbated by job and financial instability. It’s time to dive into ways we can combat career anxiety when it inevitably comes our way.
Do you know?! Did you hear? WE MADE IT TO OUR MATCH GOAL! That means we’ve unlocked $23,000 in match funds. We’ve also reached a total of $76,217, which brings us 76% to our goal! Thank you. It’s because of you.
Samantha Irby’s got the perfect playlist for the end of the world. Also: Roxane Gay on finding power within pandemic, writing gay YA can heal your former gay teen self, and helping your dog stay sane while being stuck inside.
“Writing, for me, is a way of reimagining that which I’ve experienced and creating something new. It’s a way of future-building. It’s a way of taking back agency. Each time I do this in my writing, I think it makes me a little more free.”
Self-isolation is forcing all of us to reflect. Maybe that’s not so bad.