I Feel Pretty
“I know exactly why I did it. Attempted to shave my face. I wanted to be like my dad.”
Kentucky Legislator Wants to Defeat Marriage Equality with the Power of “Matrimony”
A KY legislator thinks he’s cracked the code on how to stop marriage equality; how and why anti-LGBT sentiment is ramping up in Indonesia, the big abortion case the SCOTUS just heard, and more.
Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for March 2016
Eclipse season is always an emotionally charged time when stakes feel higher and we’re more aware of what is dying and what is being born.
Lez Liberty Lit #92: Time For A Girl Power Zine Party
Asexual romance novels, trans YA, lesbian poet trading cards, poetry as art, prisons and gender policing and more.
Labels: For Jelly Jars, For Lesbian and Bisexual People, Or For Both?
ELLE Magazine asks if we’re post-LGBT because Kristen Stewart and kids these days just aren’t labeling themselves like they used to and so in this post what happens is that we all talk about the labels we use for ourselves and then y’all can talk about that or whatever you want, really.
The Fosters Episode 316 Recap: Nope.
A lesbian predator storyline, The Fosters? Really?
Lesbian and Bisexual Teens Sure Did Have A Lot Of Sex, Study Shows
A new study suggests sexually active lesbian teens have more partners and lost their virginities earlier than heterosexuals and that one in five lesbian’s most recent sex partner was a man.
When You Need Them Least: Mansplainations
“Would you believe me if I told you Bob Dylan haunts my daily life? He is my Seinfeld Superman figurine. And no disrespect to those who enjoy his music, but he is my nemesis. This does not stop men from explaining him to me.”
Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson Has Always Been In Love With Older Women, Deal With It
Sarah Paulson is crazy in love with Holland Taylor, y’all. Also: Ellen Page is headlining SXSW, Robin Roberts and Ellen get drunk together sometimes, Finding Dory gets a trailer, Cruel Intentions gets a TV remake, and Lita Ford confesses she quit The Runaways for a minute because everyone was a lesbian.
Business of Art Fix #23: What Happens When Nobody Listens To Women
Topics include how a 12,000-word rape apologist piece got published on SB Nation, HuffPo claims its bloggers enjoy not getting paid, Melissa Harris-Perry’s show gets axed and more relevant stories!
No Filter: Samira Wiley Is Swimming In The Ocean, Mother
Samira Wiley learns to surf, Angel Haze learns photosynthesis, Janelle Monáe learns face-swapping and we all learn not to sit next to Cara Delevingne at the movies.
Rebel Girls: It Turns Out, Voting For Women Isn’t Enough
Voting for women isn’t all it takes to reach gender parity in politics. Changing our political system from the bottom-up will go a lot further.
Survey Says: Black Americans Supportive of LGBT Equality, Discrimination Protections
A new study debunks the myth that Black people are overwhelmingly homophobic, a new policy in Texas is making it impossible for transgender student-athletes to play on the right team, an anti-trans Lyft driver put Monica Jones in danger when he shared her location with a Facebook group, students in California were asked to remove their anti-gay symbols off their student badges and more news!
Boob(s On Your) Tube: The Lesbians Are Gearing Up For a Showdown on “Black Sails”
On Black Sails, Eleanor is back on Nassau and getting ready to tag-team with Max (in every way); Maggie has kind of disappeared from Younger; and Susanna finally says something real to Luisa on Jane the Virgin.
Someone You Love Is Voting For Donald Trump — Now What?
Here are five ways you can cope with the knowledge that a person you love is making a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad decision.
2016 Super Tuesday Open Thread and Liveblog
It’s Super Tuesday! What’s the latest? Find out and then talk about it here.
View From The Top: How Topping Taught Me Physics And Feminism
Trusting physics, trusting agency, trusting desire, and trusting the people I played with changed everything.
Life, Death and Surrender: It’s Hard to Know When It’s Time to Say Goodbye
On losing a pet, resilience and vulnerability, human frailty and animal intelligence, and everything that goes into saying goodbye.
Drawn to Comics: Support the Fresh Romance Kickstarter for Cute, Sometimes Queer Romantic Comics
“Fresh Romance is pretty and positive and made with a lot of heart. Having it in print will only let the publication grow and expand, and will allow even more amazing creators the chance to tell their stories!”
25 Unsolved Lesbian TV Mysteries Sarah Shahi’s Nancy Drew Should Investigate
“If Karma isn’t gay for Amy, why does she act so gay for Amy?”