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March 06, 2012

Columbia Decries Barnard's Dumb Man-Stealing Lesbian Sluts' Success Snagging Obama For Grad Speech

When I heard that President Obama would be speaking at my school, Barnard, and not at his Alma Mater across the street, I knew that outrage would ensue. And it has.

September 06, 2011

What is the Gender of Beyoncé's Unborn Child: The Flowchart

Lily’s Team Pick: If Bey-Be grows up and tells everyone that it is the second coming I will undoubtedly believe it, become one of it’s disciples, and help it write “The Biblé: Part II”.

August 05, 2011

Lily's College Lesbianage #14: Libraries, Gay Marriage and Therapy

Unaccomplished Goal For Summer #4: Write a screenplay about a 20 year-old girl who realizes that her life long dream of becoming a child/teen star will never be realized. Call it “That’s Not So Raven”.

August 04, 2011

Fun Things to Do With Your Period (Besides Cry)

Lily’s Team Pick: “After I read the piece I laughed and then I cried and then I did the weird laugh/cry combo where you’re not quite sure which one you are doing because you have SO MANY FEELINGS.”

August 01, 2011

Ten Years of Purgatory: A.K.A. Ages 20-29

My mother does not talk about her twenties. Ever. I have no idea what she did. I imagine weird artsy jobs, loneliness, and a lot of drugs.

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June 17, 2011

Lily's College Lesbianage #13: I Have Some Issues With Growing Up

“Here is the thing about my tonsil doctor: He doubles as a plastic surgeon because I am from Palm Beach and that’s just how we roll down there.”

June 06, 2011

Lily's Team Pick: Better Book Titles

Better Book Titles Tumblr: Because it would be really funny if Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” was actually titled “Fuck tha Police”.

Lily's Team Pick: Warby Parker Eyewear

Become a humanitarian by purchasing really cute glasses. Or also just buy them because they will look awesome on you and they don’t cost a million dollars.

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April 13, 2011

Lily's College Lesbianage #12: Quarter-Life Crisis and Red Carpet Ricky Martin

Lily has done a lot since the last time she wrote this article: she turned 20, changed her major, pretended to be Mariah Carey, attended the red carpet of the GLAAD Media Awards, and formed a Mandy Moore cover-band (kind-of).

February 28, 2011

Pure Poetry #9: Shel Silverstein

(from Intern Lily & w/a 12-year-old boy who lives with Laneia) – “Silverstein writes what children see. He reminds us all of what it is like to view the world in its purest form. A world without stereotypes, biases, and social norms.”

January 12, 2011

Lily's College Lesbianage #11: Life Plans, Cuddling - A Jedi Craves Not These Things

“Also, my brother has a haircut that makes him look like a lesbian. He looks like a lesbian who looks like Justin Bieber. It’s pretty exciting.”

November 16, 2010

Lily's Team Pick: Sexhibition and Cat Massage

Take Back The Night. But also, cat massage!

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October 27, 2010

Lily’s College Lesbianage #10: Words and Music Videos

Lily is back from an extremely long bout of procrastination to talk about being gay at the doctors, her attempt to become a perfect Barnard woman, and her love of Jennifer Lopez.

September 01, 2010

Lily’s College Lesbianage #9: Back To School!

Lily is back on campus for another year of Lily’s College Lesbianage. So far she’s only had one almost-panic attack which is 700% less than last year.

July 28, 2010

Style Wednesday: Shoes Shoes Shoes!

This week in style, Lily exposes her borderline psychotic obsession/romantic relationship with shoes and shares some of her favorites with the world.

June 09, 2010

The Queer Style Revolution Will be Accessorized: Accessory Guide Part 2

You’ve been standing there with a shoe and a scrunchie since our Accessories Guide Part One dropped. Now we’re back! Ready to tell time, cart baggage, clutch on, pin up, pierce out and travel in style? Perfect us tooo! Oh yeah, and belt it. JUST BELT IT.

Lily’s College Lesbianage #8: Can’t Believe Freshman Year Went By So Fast

Lily’s Freshman year of college has come to an end and although she didn’t treat academics with the same hard work and intensity as she did in high school, she did manage to learn a few things about time, pop music, and girls.

May 03, 2010

Lily’s Team Pick: Hulu Meets The Spice Girls

If you’re alive, then you probably own Spice World on VHS. Unfortunately computers have taken over our lives and VHS players have become virtually extinct. Luckily Hulu know’s that everyone is a nine year old girls at heart, which is why they are playing Spice World for free! Enjoy!

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April 09, 2010

Spring Style for Girls Who Like Dresses, Heels, and Flowers!

Spring is here! So it’s time to say goodbye to your parkas and bring out those dresses and shorts!

March 17, 2010

Miss Lola Loves Tiny Dresses and Her Northface

It’s time for another I’ll Have What She’s Wearing! This week we have Mary, a Filipino college student double majoring in Islamic History and Winter Apparel.

March 12, 2010

Lily’s College Lesbianage #7: Smart Girls, Spice Girls & Girl-Dates to School Dances

This week in lesbianage, Lily celebrates a dead composer’s birthday while wondering why she can’t major in “being Whitney Houston”…

February 18, 2010

Lily’s College Lesbianage #6: Lesbians Are Scary

When the Beastie Boys sang “college girls are easy,” I don’t think they’d ever gone into a lesbian bar…. with me.

January 28, 2010

Lily’s Team Pick: Sleep Talkin’ Man

I used to hear my little brother chasing dinosaurs in his sleep…but at least he wasn’t like this woman’s husband.

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January 27, 2010

Lily’s College Lesbianage #5: Up on the Airplane, Inspired by Gravity

Things have been up and then down and then she was up in the air between home in Florida and college in New York writing this. A look back at where she’s been, why we all feel so lonely, and where she hopes to go… and also why the f did her brother not know she was gay?

December 14, 2009

Lily’s College Lesbianage #4: Oh, College Girls!

Lily loses a girlfriend and finds new friends, goes home to Florida and wonders why she still feels uncomfortable discussing her sexuality amongst liberals and takes a gay retreat into the woods with fairies.