Team Pick: Feminist Hacker Barbie
“Barbie: I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” remixed.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are You Thankful For?
Get in here and let’s talk about that special time of year when pie definitively wins the pie vs cake war!
Catching Flies With Honey: How To Change Anybody’s Mind
This is an essay about searching for the most effective ways to engage those ambivalent, apathetic, or misinformed people who might otherwise find themselves on the right side of justice.
Straight People Think Your Gay PDA is Gross, Study Finds
A new study examines straight attitudes towards the rights of queer couples. There’s broad support for things like hospital visitation, but still a lot of discomfort with public same-gender smooching.
Things I Read That I Love #154: Hides Junk Food All Over Her Bedroom
Topics include international development, Chris Rock, My Little Ponies, water parks, Asian-Americans on TV, the gay wing of the LA County jail, writing POC and MOAR!
Holigay Gift Guide 2014: Support These Queer and Feminist Causes In The Name of Someone Rad
Making donations in people’s names can connect your family or other important people in your life with issues that you care about.
Obama Rolls Out Plan For Executive Action On Immigration; The Struggle Continues
Is the President’s plan enough? As long as there are people whose lives and families are in the US remain vulnerable to deportation, is not enough, but it is something, and it is the result of the hard work of thousands of activists who have put everything on the line to make their presence known as undocumented and immigrant Americans who deserve rights and dignity.
10 Game-Changing Things We Learned At Facing Race 2014
2. Tension is a productive force.
Jacqueline Woodson, Ursula LeGuin Reign Triumphant at the 65th National Book Awards
Out black lesbian Jacqueline Woodson wins in youth fiction, sci-fi gender pioneer Ursula LeGuin takes home an award for distinguished contributions to American letters and skewers capitalism and Lemony Snicket ruins the mood with racist jokes.
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Critique is Resistance; Resistance is Revolution
“It’s all fine that we become aware of our lives but we need more than for you to finally see that we are walking this Earth. We need you to hear us.”
Salem Episodes 1 and 2 Recap: Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Basic Witch
We’ll be covering Salem, a occult-themed historical drama full of canon queerness, witchy TV Tropes, magick panic, and horrible colonial patriarchy.
Get Baked: Pork, Collard Green, and Persimmon Pot Pie
Fall’s favorite orange fruit gets creative (and delicious).
Faking It Episode 209 Recap: Heartbroken and Angry and Really Really Drunk
This week on “Faking It,” Karma is really mad you guys. LIKE REALLY MAD.
Gotham Episode 109 Recap: Holy Lesbosexy Scissoring, Batman!
Renee and Barbara are in love, pass it on.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: On Comets and Caroline Herschel
A Cinderella story, with less bibbidi bobbidi and a lot more astronomy.
So You Can Fuck Us; What’s Next? Going Beyond Sex With Trans Women
The recent cultural trend of supporting trans women has made us highly prized assets; somehow you can prove your radicalness by being the example of someone who has worked through transmisogyny enough to view us as worthy of sex and love. But what kind of love views us as disposable?
Why Lyft and Uber Endanger Both Passengers and Drivers: A Former Lyft Driver Speaks Out
Ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft are a great idea in theory, but in actuality they’re quite dangerous — for the passenger and the driver. I should know; I’ve been both.
Movie Review: “Life Partners” is About a Lesbian, Not a Man
I know you probably read the longline (Two codependent best friends — one straight girl, one lesbian — and the man who comes between them.) and wanted to shoot yourself, but this movie isn’t about a man at all AND it’s pretty good.
Fool’s Journey: What Do Tarot Readers Do All Day?
Oh you know, we sit in darkened rooms communing with the spirit world. Not really! Here’s a peek at a day in the life of a few professional tarot peeps… and their cats.
The NFL Scores and FIFA Flops: LGBT Inclusion in Sports Organizations Shouldn’t Be Sidelined
The NFL says hi to LGBT businesses, the World Cup may be like Sochi or worse, and queer women in sports continue to be ignored. Go team, go!