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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Without ID Is Forcibly Removed from a Restroom and Other, Brighter Stories

I have negative feelings about sad uncomfortable men, lots of bird pictures you’ll love, ugly crying, a teacher fired for saying “vagina,” empowered women in ads and so very much more!

Laneia April 29, 2016 61 Comments
Queer Fashion

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 3

This outfit consisting of a rapidly deteriorating sweater, pleather pants, and a jacket made into a demi-skirt flashed me forward into a dystopian future where water is scarce but total gender/orientation presentation acceptance is not.

Erin April 29, 2016 68 Comments
LGBT History TV Feature TV Lists

105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis

Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.

Riese April 28, 2016 142 Comments
Politics + Activism

Oxford, Alabama Takes Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills to a New, Dire Level

One city in Alabama has drawn a new line in the sand with bathroom bills, organizing against police violence, a bill about counselors in TN that’s dangerous for LGBT people, and more.

Rachel April 28, 2016 28 Comments
First Person Parenting & Family

Mama Outsider: No Place Like Home

“Every day since my father died has been at least a little fucked up. There is no such thing as a non-fucked up day when you are a Daddy’s girl without a father.”

Asha April 28, 2016 36 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #96: Some Books Are Flowers, Some Are Weeds

Jeanette Winterson and personal growth, weeding out books and library collections, whether or not copy editing is dead and more.

Ryan Yates April 28, 2016 15 Comments
Money + Work

9 PR Email Lists I’m Not Sure How I Got Added To

I don’t even know what materials research is. (Please don’t tell me.)

Rachel April 28, 2016 19 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Faking It Episode 307: What Dreams Of Fake Lesbianism May Come

This week on Faking It, everybody has a great time at Game Night and Karma gets very jealous about the new girl in town!

Riese April 27, 2016 55 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Lexa Pledge Hopes To Change Queer TV From The Inside

The Lexa Pledge will make sure Lexa didn’t die in vain, Steven Universe’s gayest episode is getting its own book, The Fosters is on Netflix now, Gillian Anderson wants to talk to you about her bisexuality, and so much more pop culture news!

Heather Hogan April 27, 2016 34 Comments
Music

Tegan and Sara’s “Boyfriend” Video Was So Much Gayer In My Imagination

“If you were hoping for some sort of visual depiction of that classically gay narrative in their eagerly anticipated video for ‘Boyfriend,’ released this morning on Pitchfork, that’s not what you’ll find.”

Maddie April 27, 2016 51 Comments
Money + Work

This Business Of Art #27: Your Problem Is That You Make A Lot Of Cheap Shit

Topics include bold ladies, The Awl co-founder getting his first “real job,” a new Facebook algorithm, additional ad-blocking-related panic, a profitable “college paper on steroids” supported by 10, 0000 unpaid writers and more!

Riese April 27, 2016 6 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Lonely Ruby Rose Befriends A Skateboard

Once again, some dude wants to know why he can’t be Ellen Page’s boyfriend. Also, Janelle Monae reflects upon bike rides with Prince, Gabby Rivera looks generally amazing and there’s a lot of cats. Does Ruby Rose even know how to skateboard?

Stef April 27, 2016 17 Comments
Book Lists

Rebel Girls: The True Stories of 10 Women Breaking Barriers in Contemporary American Politics

The stories of 10 American women who fundamentally altered history simply by showing up and working like hell — in their own words.

Carmen April 27, 2016 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

News Fix: North Carolina Democrats Motion to Repeal HB2, Don’t Get Your Hopes Too High

North Carolina Democrats file to repeal HB2 and 54 protestors are arrested; Florida’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion is halted — for now; three teenage girls drowned in a stolen car and their families are questioning if the cops did all the could to save them; an editor of a LGBT magazine in Bangladesh was violently killed and more news.

Yvonne April 26, 2016 6 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: IFC’s “Boxed In” Is “Portlandia” For Lesbians

Boxed In will make you feel known, and it looks like Callie and Arizona are headed to court to brawl over Sofia in the next episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

Heather Hogan April 26, 2016 37 Comments
Lesbian Sex

10 Tips For Texting About Sex (and Having the Kind You Want)

“You will have the best sex possible when you abandon yourself to pleasure.” The fastest way to find that feeling of abandon? Telling someone what to do to get you there.

Lynsey April 26, 2016 7 Comments
Lesbian Sex

View From The Top: It’s Like 10,000 Femme Tops When All You Need Is A Bottom

Before you can find someone who wants what you want, you have to say no to everyone who doesn’t.

Sinclair Sexsmith April 26, 2016 134 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Slow Skate Night

All the songs you’ll need to create a magical atmosphere during your romantic evening at the roller rink. Spandex bodysuit not included.

Stef April 26, 2016 19 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Which Eisner-Nominated Comics Should You Check Out?

A handy list of some of the Eisner-nomiated comics I think you’d enjoy!

Mey April 26, 2016 5 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Remembering Chyna, a Polarizing Powerhouse

On WWE superstar Chyna, her impact on young girls who grew up watching her, and what the media fails to note about her legacy in light of her recent passing.

Leah April 25, 2016 17 Comments
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