Things I Read That I Love #127: Waiting For The Garden of Eden To Open Up Again Under A New Management
Topics include Nuyorican poets, Nigeria, MSN Messenger, gendered toys, Miley Cyrus, domestic violence, Miley Cyrus and more!
21 “Orange is the New Black” Premiere Pics to Sustain You ‘Til June 6th
You guys! Orange is the New Black comes back in 21 days!
Wilder Hungers: Orecchiette with Marinated Eggplant and More California
An Abby Mills sighting and a delicious eggplant pasta with burrata.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Candy-Colored Glass Dildo
The ultimate intro glass toy.
Impress and Feed Everyone Around You Without Going Broke or Insane (the Secret is Potstickers)
Excitedly bought an unnecessary amount of mushrooms at the farmers market but now you aren’t sure what to do with them? Stir-fry that shit with a little soy sauce and some chili paste and put it in a potsticker.
Brittani’s Video Party: Hannah Hart and Samira Wiley are Best Friends with a Cat
Party in your onesies with Hannah Hart, one of my favorite sketch videos of all time, a cat with places to go, and Samira Wiley.
Lez Liberty Lit #46: Today’s So Quick
Eileen Myles poems, reading poetry, topless reading parties, excerpts from An Untamed State and more.
Chelsea Manning Faces Possible Prison Transfer In Complex Case of Transphobia
Manning is in a tight spot. Not only does she have to deal with the military’s transphobia and transmisogyny, but she also has to deal with the same thing coming from prison industrial complex in which she is imprisoned.
Your Primer on TV Upfronts 2014: A Mixed Bag
ABC, NBC, and FOX have released their upfronts for this fall’s new shows and I have a lot of feelings.
Erin Foley’s “Lady With Pockets” Comedy Review: This Is A Good Album, Listen To It
Lesbian comedian Erin Foley’s new album “Lady with Pockets” is worth your time.
There May Be Two Sides to Every Story; That Doesn’t Mean They’re Both Important
Wisconsin’s Janesville School District issued an apology for showing a pro-marriage-equality video without also showing an anti-equality rebuttal. When it comes to educating kids, though, that kind of “fairness” doesn’t help anyone.
Faking It Episode 104 Recap: You’re A Karmasexual
This week on “Faking It,” Amy goes to a lesbian coffee shop and Karma’s parents introduce the schoolchildren to Kale!re
Protesters Take Stage at Health Conference Because NY’s Trans Healthcare Failure is Inexcusable
#TransHealthcareNOW reminds New Yorkers that trans people need real action.
Give OUT Day: Be the Support You Want to See In the World for LGBT Organizations
Less than five percent of LGBT people donate to LGBT organizations. Now is a good time to change that, and the need to support non-mainstream organizations has never been more clear.
12 (More) Ladies Who Were Writing Sexy Lesbian Love Letters Before You Got Born
“I slept in your place and on your pillow — it was most as good as the cigarette you lit and gave me all gooey — not quite, for we had you and the sweet taste too — I am foolish about you I admit.”
Trans Teen Girl Remains in Adult Prison Despite Not Being Charged With A Crime
Despite being only 16 years old and charged with no crime, a young transgender girl is being shuffled around in a Connecticut adult prison.
21 Things Raven-Symoné Could Potentially Be Doing Right Now
12. Getting a macchiato from Starbucks and the barista gets her name right because she’s fucking Raven-Symoné
Also.Also.Also: Does Oprah Sound Gay? And Other Stories We Missed This Week
LGBT folks are fighting discrimination in the workplace, in video games and at Pride, oh my!
We Won A Thing, With Some Qualifiers: Federal Judge Rules Idaho’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Today Idaho became the latest state with a ban on same-sex marriage to have it declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.
DeAnne Smith and “Playing” it “Cool”
“Appear eager. Put effort in. Show up on the first date wearing a t-shirt with a picture of her cat on it. No. Show up wearing a t-shirt with a doctored photo of your cat and her cat, to demonstrate what it might look like if your cats had kittens together.”