Results for: representation
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“Wonder Women!” Is An Awesome Documentary About Women, Power and Diana Prince
Finally, some fantastic cultural analysis about women in power and women in patriotic spandex leotards saving the day.
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NSFW Sunday Wants To Leave Marks
This week on NSFW Sunday: all about your orgasms, 10 days on a lesbian porn set, never nudes and more.
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Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works
How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.
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A Prairie Homo Does New York: Gratitude
Who was I to even want these things that I wanted? Who was I to ask for them? I was open, naked: This is me. This is what I want. I need your help.
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Lez Liberty Lit #22: Reading As Performing
Where to find queer books to read, starting books but not finishing them, perceived gender, 1984 and more.
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Orange Is The New Black 101: And There Are Lesbians
Lesbian criminals who are members of an international drug cartel, what the fuck else is up.
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Super Girly Top Secret Erika Moen: The Autostraddle Interview
In which Erika Moen, the mastermind behind DAR! and Oh Joy, Sex Toy, tells us to go have a wank.
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I Just Now Saw: Lost Girl
In a special edition of “I Just Now Saw,” I’ll be discussing a show that’s actually still on the air, “Lost Girl”!
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On Sex Positivity: My Weirdo Feelings About Lesbians Reacting to “Lesbian” Porn
There is not a right way to have lesbian sex. There is not a queer hierarchy. There is simply safety and the things you like to do in bed.
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Ontario’s New High School Gender Studies Class Will Probs Change The World
Ontario’s high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.
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Fifty Shades of White
Having the blessing – or curse – of lighter skin is a double edged sword. I never gave much thought to the idea that society needs positive cultural images of minorities until I came to embrace my Hispanic heritage and come out of the closet.
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See The Fascinating Evolution of Cover Art From 12 Legendary Queer Books
Looking back at a century of cover designs from all over the world for beloved queer books like Tipping the Velvet, Orlando, The Color Purple, Annie on my Mind, Rubyfruit Jungle and more.
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Read A F*cking Book: Gay Press, Gay Power
“You may find a copy of a gay paper on the street, in a garbage can, on a subway seat, a bus seat, and it would help save your life. Just being there was life-saving.”
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The Comment Awards Think You’re A Waffle Iron
This week we have love for older lesbians, Nutella, pocket squares and you!
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“Bomb Girls” Cancelled, Fuck Me In The Ear
“Bomb Girls” got cancelled today. They’re doing a two-hour movie though, so that’s nice. It’s nice, but it’s not what I wanted because what I wanted was 5 more seasons!
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You Should Go: Tell Your Stories for Live Through Love
While you might have made it to graduation and on to the sunnier side of life, there are countless queer kids still waiting to run the high school gauntlet. Help them out by telling Corynn Egreczky your story for her new film.
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Screwing An Intriguing Person
This week on NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: the orgasm in queer theory, redefining beauty, Have Sex With An Intriguing Person Day, feminist porn and more.
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Transitioning While Genderqueer (Despite the Standards of Care)
“It would have been nice to share my entire truth with her, but because of the Standards of Care, I didn’t; I feared my story would be seen as diverging from the typical trans* narrative too much.”
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The 2013 Tony Awards Liveblog Feelings Situation
Singing and dancing and Neil Patrick Harris and drag queens and all the gay your teevee can handle!
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I Went To Brooklyn Zine Fest, Had Feelings, Found Three More Zines You Should Read
“I think the way I felt here pretty much summarizes what Brooklyn Zine Fest is all about: the feeling that I have found my people.”