The Comment Awards Know The Straights Could Never
The ears on that dog! The dog under those ears!
Well Hot Damn: Announcing a Limited-Time Action-Packed Fundraising Flash Sale and New Perks for $100K!
You’ve done so much for us, we want to do something for you, too — something fun and high-energy! So we’re bringing back last summer’s intensive and deeply fulfilling one-day fundraising flash sale!
Also.Also.Also: Former Viral Video Star Rebecca Black Comes Out as Queer, Just Before “Friday”
Pop music has always been queer, meet the smart women at the Library of Congress who are archiving your dumb memes, R.O. Kwon on grieving a pandemic, and the world is hard enough — here are some hot photos to celebrate Kristen Stewart’s 30th birthday.
Bipolar Disorder, Trans Dykes, and Celestial Catastrophe
One patient in the study “Observation of Trends in Manic-Depressive Psychosis” by O. Spurgeon English recounted that living with bipolar disorder “is like opening all my pores on a cold day and subjecting myself to catastrophe.”
I too have felt like a catastrophe of a person, a catastrophe of a star, a catastrophe of emotions.
Phyllis Lyon, Incomparable Lesbian Civil Rights Activist, Has Died at 95
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.
Happy Hour at Home: Margaritas in Every Color
Making pretty, fruit-filled margaritas (and margarita-adjacent drinks) at home with the ingredients you have RIGHT NOW.
Stay Home & Let Go of Loopholes: Community Care During Coronavirus
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.
“The Half Of It” Trailer: Alice Wu is Back With the Lesbian Teen Romcom of Your Dreams
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.
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.