Queer View Mirror: Janet Yellen, First Woman To Ever Lead Fed
Janet Yellen is about to become the most powerful woman in the world. Learn more about her new job and why her role is important to women in economics.
Javiera Mena’s “Espada” is the Gayest Video of All Time
Espada means sword. Sword means dildo. This video is about wanting to be dildoed. Dildoed is a verb now.
Lost Girl Episode 401 Recap: Everything’s Coming Up Kenzi
Bo is indeed lost for this entire episode, but Kenzi, Jenny Schecter and George Takei pick up the slack.
Janet Mock Redefines Realness: The Autostraddle Interview
“I think the biggest thing for me is the plug-in to this amazing trans* and queer community that’s out there that’s been doing this work that’s, I think, at a point where it’s really ready to take the lead from people who live in many multiplicities.”
What’s Happening For CA’s Trans Students? Unpacking the Clusterf*ck Of AB 1266
Search the hashtag #AB1266 on Twitter, and you’ll see what I mean by clusterfuck. It’s a mixture of conservatives, LGBT groups, names of California counties, statistics, and conflicting reports of what’s happened, and what’s next.
I’m Going To Homeschool These Damn Babies
I finally feel safe enough to imagine the big queer family I never had. A home where gender is an option, not an obligation, where parents can apologize to each other as well as to their kids and where long, ongoing conversations about race, power and privilege exist.
Angel Haze Tells Us The Truth As If She Has To On “Dirty Gold”
This album matters for reasons beyond the music itself. Haze remains deliberate about sharing an honest, hopeful message.
More Than Words: Gay Pt. 1 — We’re Going Gay
Happiness, Latin vaginas, northern winds, and flaming quarrels. And we’re just getting started.
Star Trek N00b, Episode 6: The Enemy Within (Poor Frozen Sulu)
In this episode Sulu freezes his ass off while Kirk gets emotional, drinks, and performs experiments on Unicorn Puppies.
“Saving Mr. Banks” Erases P.L. Travers’ Queer Identity, Misses Amazing Opportunity for Representation
In my mind, to fail at LGBT inclusion in fiction is to have a failure of imagination, a lazy lack of understanding concerning the world outside of one’s self. To intentionally choose to tell a story about a real LGBT person and then exclude their queer identity is a failure on an entirely different level.
2014 Golden Globes Liveblog and Tina Fey/Amy Poehler Crushfest
Welcome to the Golden Globes! The only award show that sticks a bunch of TV actors and a bunch of movie actors in one room, feeds them a mediocre meal and forces them to pretend to care about each other’s craft.
Sunday Funday Endorses Lily Tomlin’s Love for Congress
Marsha Hunt writes your wedding song, Lily Tomlin ties the knot, a 12-year-old boy stands up for his gay moms, and a bunch of cats survive the best years of your life.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Bite You
This week on NSFW Sunday: lighting your bedroom, biting in bed, air sex and more.
IFTTT Recipe Exchange: Automate Yr Internet
IFTTT stands for If This Then That. And it’s a service that lets you use the internet to automate just about everything.
Here’s Your Chance To Give Queer History (and Herstory) The National Recognition It Deserves
The National Registry of Historic Places is really low on a certain aspect of history. The National Park Service is ready to fix it — but they need our help!
UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: 2013 Was A Real Banner Year for Colonially-Influenced Homophobia in the Commonwealth
From India to Uganda, the legacy of British colonial sodomy laws live on today in many countries around the world. What can or should the Commonwealth do about this, if anything at all?
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Finding My Root
Welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons, a segment where four artists take turns delighting you with their whimsy, facts and punchlines on Saturday mornings!
American Horror Story 310 Recap: The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks
Welcome to the tenth episode of American Horror Story, the show that got Stevie Fucking Nicks to appear in a move that was clearly a work of powerful magic!
‘Journey of a Gay Athlete’ with Brittney Griner Premieres this Weekend
“World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete” focuses on out athletes Brittney Griner, American soccer player, Robbie Rogers, and New Zealand Olympic speed skater, Blake Skjellerup and is on CNN International this weekend.
Moving Beyond “Lesbian Bed Death” And Bridging The Libido Gap
Is it a libido gap? Or is it a sign that a major relationship change is in order?