Also.Also.Also: You’re Wearing Samira Wiley’s Gal Pal T-Shirt and Other Stories for Your Week

Who’s got two thumbs and just bought a big-ass split-leaf philodendron for her living room??! THIS GAL. Hey on a related note, if you have tips for keeping a philodendron alive longer than a couple of weeks, please feel free to share. So far she seems to really like sitting next to the sofa and watching HGTV with me?


You Should Go or Do or Give

HELLO ARTISTS here’s an announcement just for you: MIDOMA Gallery in Midtown Manhattan is currently accepting submissions from LGBTQ artists in the New York area. Chosen artists will showcase their work September 17 to October 21st as the backdrop for a very important fundraiser “Upstate Meets Downstate — Take 2”, helping raise awareness and funds for The Q Center located in Syracuse, NY.

The Q Center is a safe space for LGBTQ youth ages 8-26, their parents and allies. They provide support groups, healthcare, housing help, GED support, college scholarships, food and crisis help.

This will be an open submission process and those interested should email at least three samples of their current work to Drea Saenz at [email protected].

Go get ’em!

Queer as in F*ck You

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+ Coeur de Pirate Talks About Coming Out as Queer.

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+ At Stonewall, Public Land Conservation Meets LGBT Liberation.

+ Celebs On What They Bought Online. In which:

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Get your matching Gal Pal T-Shirt ASAP!


Doll Parts

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+ In case you somehow missed this last week: Inside the World’s Chicest Cult. Be blessed.


Saw This, Thought of You

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And Finally

The Kitten Summer Games !!!

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29 Comments

  1. “I bought a T-shirt that says Gal Pal on it”
    Ya’ll this is the internet equivalent of the queer head nod. Samira Wiley is on the other side of the street acknowledging that we exist. She SEES us.

  2. Last night I had a nightmare about someone forcing me to watch the last two episodes of Orange is the New Black Season 4 (which I really am refusing to watch)…. it’s so nice to see Samira Wiley’s beautiful smile and hear about her excellent taste instead!

  3. I guess I should consider myself lucky I’ve never had that ridiculous Doctor issue. My doctor, who is male, asked me once of I was sexually active and then followed with “are your partners male or female?” Then he gave me a very competant rundown of what health issues were of particular concern for lesbians.

    • Come to think of it, she probably can’t wait for Mondays for the recipe list so she knows what cute meal to cook with her gf. If I had to guess this week she may surprise Lauren with a French Silk Pie or a Schichttorte.

  4. Also: EVERYBODY GO SEE GHOSTBUSTERS. Playing Holtzmann, Kate Mackinnon literally traveled back in time and became my root.

  5. “I Need the Help of White LGBT People to Protect My Black Body” is a good article–it makes good points, though I wish the author had been more concrete in terms of what she wants white LGBT to do in support–but, MY GOD, it has gotten some terrible toxic comments! So depressing.

  6. But, OMG SAMIRA HAS A GAL PAL SHIRT!!!

    Does this mean we finally get the AS/ Samira interview that we have all been dreaming of?? I feel as if she keeps circling our orbit and gets closer and closer, but I’m still dreaming of her actual moon landing.

    That said, I’ve always waffled back and forth about buying a gal pal shirt of my very own, but no more! Today is the day! Supporting my favorite website AND dressing like my favorite celebrity? All about that life.

  7. I’m just going to pretend this means that Samira Wiley has given some of my comments thumbs ups before.

  8. Is it possible to track whether sales go up as a result of Samira Wiley’s endorsement? Because I hope you are rolling in the dough right now.

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