Most Important Ugly: Brandon, Tyler and Gendered Makeup
“A feminine monster, happy chaos in rainbows and minty lip tar.”
26 Recipes With Which to Blend Your Way to a Better Life
Will it blend? (Yes.)
Surprise, Study Confirms Hiring Discrimination Against LGBT People Is Real
This study draws attention to precisely the issue President Obama aims to address with his forthcoming executive order banning LGBT employment discrimination by federal contractors.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Dominix PVC Flogger
The Dominix is a light, incredibly stingy PVC flogger that feels deceptively basic but leaves excellent marks.
Me, Piper Chapman, the Psych Ward, and the Incarcerated 2.2 Million
“Real human change requires space to be honest with yourself, honest with others; a space that doesn’t exist when you’re trapped by necessity behind a fortress of self-protection. As the inmate Poussey in Orange replies when a correctional officer pressures her to speak openly during a group therapy session: “Does it ever occur to you that actually feeling our feelings might make it impossible to survive in here?”
Demi Lovato and the OITNB Cast Are So F*ckin’ Proud of You Queers This Sunday Funday
You deserve a hunk of hunk of burnin’ happy queer notes from the recent past today.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Doesn’t Need To Ask Whether We Had Sex
The Labia Library, the history of sex education in America, body hair and the patriarchy, the connection between texting and sexing and more.
Sunless Sea Knows The Difference Between Presentation and Gender
And also it’s mega-challenging. Like for real, mega-hard. My love for this game far outweighs my skill at this game.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Toy Story
“But you picked last time!!!”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s The F*cking Fourth of July, Betches (And Happy Belated Canada Day, Too!)
I’d like to chat with you about pretty much anything that’s on your mind, especially if it includes your favorite song about the US of A or the memories you have of riding the tilt-a-whirl with your middle school crush at your small town’s Fourth of July carnival. But also, we can talk about anything. Like, seriously anything.
The Comment Awards Are As Hot As The 4th of July
The one where we talk about scissoring.
Things I Read That I Love #134: The Anti-Coloring Book
Topics include John Green, being bipolar, large-scale organic farming, letters from arsonist, joint custody, Sandy Hook, Koh Phangan, Michael Jackson and MOAR!
Top Ten Ways For Non-Americans To Celebrate a Gay America Day
There is so much LGBTQ American awesomeness in this post that we can hardly believe it exists (there’s a PLAYLIST, even!), but that doesn’t mean we don’t need some more American feelings from you.
Rhymes With Witches: Bryan Fuller’s Slacker Goddesses, Jaye and George
Before I could watch Mindy Kaling wear pajamas while eating fast food all day or Ilana Glazer taking naps during her job in Broad City, I had Jaye Tyler and George Lass.
Pretty Little Liars Recap 504: The Cause of Death is Murder, Duh
Everyone: ALI NO
Ali: ALI YES
LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More
On the 45th anniversary of Stonewall and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, it is worth interrogating how we learn and know our histories — and the conditions that contribute to our learning environment.
Dear Queer Diary: The Place Where You Journal
This may or may not be located on the street where you live, one of my all-time favorite songs in the grand tradition of musical theater.
Top Ten Ways to Survive the Summer Without Air Conditioning
How to stay chill when it’s hot hot hot.
Asylum Seekers and “Dishonest” Sexualities: Bisexuality at the Border
The UK Home Office has a questionable track record when it comes to LGB asylum seekers, and for bisexual asylum seekers, narratives of “proving” sexuality or being “gay enough” can be deadly.
Burger King’s “Proud Whopper” Isn’t Anything For Gays To Be Proud Of
Burger King wrapped a cheeseburger in a rainbow and somehow this did not make the world a better place.