The Comment Awards Are Tender And Exploratory
“How many people are in bed with Janelle Monáe?!”
Extra! Extra!: On the State of Democracy, Flags and Statues as US’s Independence Day Approaches
On the eve of wealthy cis white men who made their money through slavery declaring independence for stolen land, this week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the state of democracy in the US and abroad. The news this week serves as a reminder of the ways that equality, freedom and the most basic of human rights remain out of reach for far too many people.
This is Your Friday Open Thread for July 3, 2020
What’s up with you today? How’s your heart?
Into the A+ Advice Box #14: What to Say to a Friend Proposing 6 Months In?
What do I say when I think my friend might be rushing into marriage? Trauma and opening up a relationship, exploring sexually with a long-term partner, feelings about a (possibly straight) quarantine crush, and more!
Harden/Soften: Finding Sensuality After Top Surgery
My chest continued to breathe new life, even when I was no longer alone. Physical affinity suddenly cropped up in corners I never anticipated.
S L I C K: Something’s Happening to Rylen
Dee watched in awe as Rylen’s jaw and nose elongated into an animalistic snout. Thick, voluptuous, silver hair flowed from every pore of their body. From her intimate knowledge of their proclivity for pain, she knew it must have been an orgasmic experience.
25 Broadway Musicals You Can Stream Online
Now is the time to seize the day and get lost in a Broadway musical streaming online. Some of them are streaming for free, even.
Lez Liberty Lit: Just Say No to a Coronavirus Novel
The problem with new anti-racist book clubs, 50 Black-owned bookstores to support, writing good sex scenes and more.
You Need Help: Should I Cut Off My Racist Dad?
My family is part of the problem, but if I choose to just ignore this fact, do I become part of the problem too?
Crafting The Narrative Of Abuse
Narratives of violence and abuse are so familiar in our history and culture that we hardly notice them. Corinne Manning shares what it took to notice and transform these narratives in their own fiction and their story collection, We Had No Rules.
My Top 10 Favorite Lesbian Films: Heather Hogan, the Tender Butch Who Wants a Happy Ending
We deserve to laugh and swoon too!
Also.Also.Also: Pride Has Changed Forever
Gender-affirming surgery during the pandemic, queer Midwestern authors, Maya Moore’s quest for justice, writing on how mutual aid works and more!
Foolish Child #75: The Instructions Are Right There, People
Trying to erase the past doesn’t HELP Black folks.
“Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century” Centers the Wisdom of Disabled People
How many times have you heard that we’re “in a new world” recently? “Disability Visibility” challenges us to consider what a world with disability at its core can look like.
You Raised $2K for Women for Political Change at Rise Up Get Down — A+ Members Can Watch the Replay!
On Sunday June 28, the anniversary of the start of the Stonewall Riots, we threw a little digital shindig to celebrate Pride as an uprising and to raise money for Women for Political Change in Minneapolis. We’re giving A+ Members access even if they couldn’t make the live show because they’re the best, so if you sign up now, you just have to await the weekly A+ E-News for details!
Playlist: My Favorite Anti-Cop, Pro-Black Songs for the Revolution
These past few weeks I’ve been drawn to music that is anti-cop, anti-establishment, and/or pro-black. These songs span genre but mostly lie somewhere between punk and hip hop. They embody either my rage or my love for the unwavering strength, resilience, and spirit of black people.
No Filter: Janelle Monáe Does High Art and Cara Delevingne Does Some Other Kind of Art I Think
Look, there are a lot of Janelle Moane in here, and also some real journeys of pride posts.
Pop Culture Fix: Wynonna Earp’s First Season Four Promo Photos Are Here and Heckin’ Queer (Obviously)
Pearl Mackie (aka Doctor Who’s Bill Potts) came out as bisexual, Glee filled its audience with mannequins???, a look inside a Black Lady Sketch Show’s writers room, and more!
My Top 10 Television Shows: Heather Hogan, Lover of Love and Laughing
And a healthy dose of women in top hats.
Queer Horoscopes for July 2020: What Work Stands Before You to Learn to Love Subversively?
With another eclipse and Saturn moving back into Capricorn, we’ve got some work to do this month.