Dear Queer Diary: Notes from The Road
By which I mean I am tapping this into an iPhone note on a bus jostling through the English countryside.
Supreme Court Rules “Free Speech” More Important Than Safe Access to Abortions, Healthcare
The Supreme Court has cast out a Massachusetts law that created a 35-foot protest-free zone around abortion clinics, citing freedom of speech rights for the protesters.
Orphan Black Episode 210 Recap : “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
CLONE DANCE PARTY! CLONE DANCE PARTY! CLONE DANCE PARTY!
Rebel Girls: The Writing That Made A Movement (Or A Bunch of Feminism’s Primary Sources)
Women’s studies, as a whole, is a discipline grounded in words. These pieces are some of the words that ground the entire thing.
Orange is the New Black 203: Don’t Trust A Bitch With Funfetti
The Prodigal Daughter of White Trojan Horsery has returned to Litchfield, minus her bespectacled toxic popsicle and plus a newer harder attitude. What adventures await our little vanilla wafer? Time can only tell, inmating ritualists.
Queer Pilgrimages Past & Present: Van Lust and Lesbian America
Where would you go on your queer pilgrimage?
25 Things to Do While You Wait for “Orange is the New Black” Season Three
“20. Learn to roll your own cigarettes. Then rip them up and pour bleach all over them. Smoking is bad for you.”
Playlist: Speakeasy Bangers, A QPOC Block Party
Who are the QPOC or POC artists that we bob and weave to on an everyday basis? In the spirit of our A-Camp QPOC group The Speakeasy, here is a Block Party playlist for everyone to enjoy.
We Won A Thing! Indiana Judge Throws Out State’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
This morning, a federal judge in Indiana determined that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, and couples in the state have already begun marrying.
Also.Also.Also. A Lesbian Princess Confirmed Gay Federal Judges and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Exciting things are happening for LGBT people in the US, activists are critical of Pride, and there are tons of awesome events you should go to!
“The Switch” Is More Than Just A “Transgender Comedy”
“But just when you think you know where it’s going, the story turns. What emerges is a series feels less like a ‘transgender comedy’ and more like a distinctive TV show that just has a bunch of trans casting. And while aspects of transition are covered, they occupy a more background role. For instance, Sam and Sü discussing living plans over black market electrolysis, or a shot of mail-order hormones.”
Captain’s Log: Ladies With Feelings Forever
You’d think that since it’s summertime, I’d be cruising around with the top down, sipping on lemonade, wearing super cool neon shades and blasting high-energy tracks about lipgloss or whatever. Instead, I’m finding myself drawn to mopey women with guitars, plodding dance beats and navel-gazing, introspective lyrics.
dapperQ’s 100 Most Stylish Features Your Favorite Heartthrobs: Hannah Hart, Ari Fitz and More!
dapperQ just came out with their second list of 100 most stylish individuals, and boy, does it deliver on the dapper!
FIFA Claims “Zero Tolerance” On Discrimination; Citizens of World Cup Host Countries Might Disagree
In spite of FIFA’s pledge to defend equality, to many of the countries that host it, the World Cup in and of itself is a symbol of discrimination.
Liquor In The Barrel: A Barrel-Aged Manhattan
Myself, I’ve had barrel-aged Negronis, Manhattans and Boulevardiers, but I’ve never made one until right now. My favorite of those I tasted is a Manhattan, so for my first foray into barrel-aging, that’s what we’re going to go with.
Make a Thing: Freezer Paper T-Shirt Stencils
You, too, can work at the bar from “Flashdance.” Or at least you can look like you do.
“Team Girl Comic Issue 10” Brings Together Over 20 Women Comic Creators
Team Girl Comic #10 is a cool compilation of comics by women featuring a wide variety of styles and stories for all kinds of people. Plus, they’re having a cool launch party this Thursday in Glasgow!
Senate Delay Threatens Funding for Thousands of Untested Rape Kits
Money designated for the testing of kits across the country is caught up in a Senate dispute over how to approve amendments to 2015 budget legislation.
Two Years Later, Shooter of Texas Teenage Lesbian Couple Arrested For Murder and Sexual Assault
19-year-old Mollie Olgin and18-year-old Mary Chapa were sexually assaulted and shot in July 2012, resulting in Mollie’s death. At last, the depraved man who did it is in custody.
BPM: Disclosure and a Corpse Reviver #2
Is it pop because there are so many catchy hooks? Is it rock because it has that new wave-y grungy garage sound? Is it electronic music because it has synthetic drums and cymbals, deep bass drums, and clap tracks that have the authenticity of a sitcom laugh track?