Lez Liberty Lit: Reading Weather
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.
How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During a Global Crisis
Tips and tricks from a therapist and multiple queer couples about how to keep your communication and boundaries strong.
Finding My Own Chinese American Community Through KTV
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.
Auli’i Cravalho Is Bisexual: “Moana” Star Comes Out on TikTok
Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho casually comes out as bisexual on TikTok; next thing you know she’ll have an eyebrow slit.
Pop Culture Fix: A Sworded Anne Lister Wants Normal People to F*ck Off in This Deleted “Gentleman Jack” Scene
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.
This Business of Art
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.
Foolish Child #69: TikTok
It’s a miracle that I figured out how to use Zoom.
I Have a Mild Case of COVID-19 and I’m Battling it Out at Home
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.
I Missed Other People So I Took a Hit of “High Maintenance”
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.
You Need Help: Should I Get Back Together With My Ex During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
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.
No Filter: Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor Got a Dog, Everyone Gets a Dog, You Get a Dog!
Also Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are doing a little dance for you and King Princess is driving topless!
Queered & Careered: Career Anxiety
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.
You Raised $50K, Unlocked $23K in Match Funds, Are the Wind Beneath Our Wings!
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.
Also.Also.Also: The Perfect Pandemic Playlist, for Your Perfect Queer Fingertips
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.
“The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext” Celebrates Latinx Community and Future-Building
“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.”
You Need Help: Should We Break Up In Quarantine?
Self-isolation is forcing all of us to reflect. Maybe that’s not so bad.
The Public Universal Friend: A Deep Dive on a Story of Nonbinary Identity, Quakerism and Near-Death Experiences
The Public Universal Friend is just one example of how, even in the binarist West, non-binary people have always existed.
Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe Stars in “Homecoming”… We Shall Call It, Homo-Coming!
Kristen Stewart’s long history of playing moody teenagers, the casts of Hamilton and The Nanny reunited and it feels so good, here’s what your favorite TV characters might do during a pandemic, what the hell is Quibi, and more!
Extra! Extra!: The Harrowing and Hopeful News about COVID-19 Around the Globe
This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 offers a case-by-case look at how the pandemic is playing out in different parts of the world. Please join the conversation with stories from around the world that interested you in the comments.
11 Poems to Read to Your Lesbian Lover in Isolation
11 poems of varying lengths that you can read to your lesbian lover with that expensive wood wick candle flickering on the bedside table.