Monica Lewinsky is guest hosting on The View, GammerGate assholes have a new target, Grace Jones is getting a biopic, President Obama knows we need women on our money, the one Mad Men think piece you should definitely read, and a monkey petting some puppies.
“It’s like biting into a decorative soap. Whoever decided this was an acceptable form of dessert was a sadist of the highest order. If anyone ever offers you one of these items, escape immediately; this person is trying to kill you.”
“Since the wedding has made me come out to more people than I had ever intended, this trip back to my place of origin makes facing their reactions inevitable. Will my physical presence stoke the intensity of their opposition?”
Arkansas and Indiana legislatures both passed revised versions of their “religious freedom” bills this afternoon. They’re still terrible.
BOOK IT, forgotten feminist epics, recommended books by trans women, diversity and more.
“When a conservative pundit tells the media, “I don’t know why people are so upset. This law has been on 19 state books for years,” he is assuming his viewers/readers/listeners are all idiots who can’t do their own research on the matter. So let’s prove that guy wrong.”
The Trans 100 list is back to show us a bunch of awesome and inspirational trans women.
Ruby Tandoh came out today and probably wants you to celebrate with eight of her most delicious recipes, as chosen by me.
All you have to do is believe (and make a profile).
A hunger strike at an immigration detention center in Texas, a veritable cornucopia of RFRA news, water in California, Purvi Patel’s sentence in Indiana, a good day for a cat, and more.
Sisters, won’t you step into the light with us?
“If Simón was a girl, then I was a dyke and if my father let the song play, then maybe I could sing to him and we’d finally be able to speak to each other.”
This bee is brought to you by aliens, MC hammer pants and Peggy Olsen, and we hope you enjoy every second of it.
The future of Lexa on The 100, Going Clear, a new bisexual character of color on a sitcom, K-Stew & Alicia Like Old Marrieds and more!
“I laughed a LOT, and it didn’t make me feel weird or mean-spirited afterwards.”
When HBO’s Bessie premieres May 16 to bring the Empress of Jazz back to life, nobody will be skirting the issue of Bessie Smith’s bisexuality.
In which we discuss The 100, its badass bisexual protagonist Clarke, and the heartbreakingest gay commander this side of outer space.
Compiled from the wisdom of numerous reports, online resources and experts, here are five ways that you can take care of your own health, even in the face of high risks, economic pressures and often incompetent care providers.
In which I dive into piles of mostly-confusing data to figure out where the girls are in a country where gayborhoods tend to be filled with boys.
Living as an out and visible trans woman isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most rewarding choices I’ve ever made.