No Tampons, No Diva Cup, No Problem: Two Earth-Friendly Tampon Alternatives
Yes, Virginia, there are choices beyond Diva Cups, maxipads and tampons.
Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes #5 May Be the Best One Yet!
“Dinosaurs! Yessssss!”
BPM: Everybody
What if we just talked about ALL THE SONGS AT ONCE?!
PHOTOESSAY: Stunning Portraits From Portland’s Vev Studios Showcase Every Woman’s Beauty
Co-founder and photographer Gia Goodrich aims to empower women to feel beautiful no matter their gender expression or personal identity.
Make the Last Days of Summer Tastier with Swiss Oats and Chile Salt
How to make chile salt for your fruit (to make it taste fruitier, of course) and eat oatmeal in August that won’t involve you sweating directly into it!
Drinking My Way Through Texas: A Beer Diary of Sorts
I can’t tell you about the head or what it has “notes” of. But I can tell you about some beers I really enjoyed, a few I didn’t, and the things that happened along the way.
Most Important Ugly: The Final Monsters
It’s time to introduce you to my last and final monsters. These were the people I had wanted from the very beginning, actually, they were pretty fully realized into their own identities — working with everyone else in the project involved pulling out their narratives a lot more to get what we wanted, but for these three… my muses! It was not so difficult.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Strap On First
Relationship rules, romantic friendships, g-spot play and more.
Sunday Funday, Jane Lynch, and All Of Santa Fe’s Gay Newlyweds Already Have St. Patrick’s Day Parade Plans
It’s time for us to rejoice and then rejoice some more over a big ol’ batch of queer cheer, because it’s Sunday Funday!
Lesbian Badass Megan Smith Named Obama’s Chief Technology Officer, Rejoice!
It’s just awesome to be able to point at a very visible, recognizable and powerful government position that is based on having a massive amount of technology knowledge and say “LOOK WE EXIST LOOK LOOK LOOK.”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Tongue Depressor, Part II
The second vignette in a series of moments walking the intersection of queerness and depression.
The Comment Awards Are Fighting The Good Fight
Early signs we were queer, our relationships with sex toys and the Kim K game.
Lesbian Obesity Study Misses the Point: We Don’t Care If We’re Fat
The NIH has spent millions to find out why lesbians are more often overweight than straight women. But is it a matter of public health, or a product of the accepting nature of queer culture?
South Asian Queers Occupy Heteronormative Space at NYC India Day Parade
“Despite the bleak prospects for queer rights in India, the support that we received last Sunday from the spectators at the NYC India Day Parade touched a chord in our hearts.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Back to Cool
Real talk: the best part about this time of year — no matter what your age or educational status — is getting new school supplies. Am I right or am I right?
The Kind of Sex We’re Talking About Today, Part Two: Toeing
“Then you think, ‘It’s so funny. We’re toeing.’ It’s funny and then you laugh and feel happy. “
Things I Read That I Love #143: What You Fight For, You Love.
Topics include the writing business, clothes & class, memes & misogynoir, Mary Beard, earthquakes, finding a place to be gay and so much more!
Warner Bros Working on a Supergirl TV Show; Here’s Who It Should Star
Warner Bros. has announced that they are working on a Supergirl TV show written by out TV writer and producer Ali Adler. Although no actors are attached yet, I’ve got some ideas of who I’d like to see.
The NFL’s New Stance on Domestic Violence Isn’t a Step in the Right Direction
The NFL has a new action plan for players who commit domestic violence, but it’s not clear how much action it really calls for.
Team Pick: Watch “After Tiller” Free on PBS Right Now
After Tiller honors the legacy of Dr. Tiller’s work by following and documenting the stories of his colleagues who continue to, quite literally, risk their lives to serve their patients with compassion. The award-winning documentary is streaming online until October 1st.