Things Are Hard! Here’s Some Queer Coloring Pages!
Times are rough, all around. Instead of my regular Grease Bats, I’m sharing some coloring pages that were rejected last month after an editor was “slightly offended” by the images. Enjoy homos!
Arts + Pop Culture
Exorcisms, Instagram Strip Clubs, and Extraterrestrials: An Interview With Artist Gia Fagnelli
“I’m the first google result for ‘lesbian stripper’ and I’m so fucking proud of that!”
My Top Queer Movies: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
I would like to make a formal complaint about the dearth of lesbian action films in Hollywood. It is absolutely a dream of mine to make one one day.
Pop Culture Fix: The Last of Us Part II Is Whetting Queer Gamer Appetites
You can now stream “Saving Face” FOR FREE! Amazon is turning “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” into a TV series, there’s lots to read about “Dead to Me” and here’s some Noelle Stevenson approved She-Ra fan art for your enjoyment.
No Filter: Samira Wiley Is Gonna Whisper Sweet Somethings Into Your Earholes
Janet Mock got a PUPPY and Gaby Dunn makes a killer (heh) Poison Ivy!
Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Said the Words “I’m a Lesbian” So That’s Fun?
Renewals for Stumptown and Elite, behind-the-scenes gay details of Janelle Monáe’s Homecoming, every queer woman in Hollywood still wants to be Batwoman, a cute gay Pixar short, and more!
60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020
Queer and feminist books, including, YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and poetry, hitting bookshelves this summer!
13 Books Packed With Queer Joy to Block Out the World
We’re still smack dab in the middle of a global crisis. But as summer approaches, you might want to forget our reality and float away with something joyful *and* queer. This list has got you covered.
Baopu #73: All The Silver Linings
I’ve become so sophisticated from maxing out on the benefits of staying home, there’s juuust one side effect.
Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet
Queer historical fiction books full of the steaminess, lush historical detail, and drama of Sarah Waters’s iconic lesbian coming of age story Tipping the Velvet.
Lez Liberty Lit: Paying Attention Differently
A time capsule of queer Los Angeles, how paying attention matters, read “A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex and Disability,” black queer writers winning Pulitzer Prizes and more.
Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz Would Like to Be Your New Batwoman
Hey and so would Ali Liebert! Motherland: Fort Salem and Gentefied have been renewed, more details on ODAAT’s animated special, Vanity Fair’s Janelle Monáe profile is a must-read, and more!
Foolish Child #72: State Your Emergency
“Ma’am, I can assure you that refusing to wear a mask to protect your community… is not the ‘new’ N-word.”
No Filter: Leisha Hailey In Her Dirt Is The Portrait Of a Queer Women in Quarantine.
Also: Ama Elsesser is cooking great dinners for her lover and Rhea Butcher is getting into tie dye and it’s frankly inspiring.
25 Soft Pants for Loungewearing All Over The House
Let’s keep it casual.
Trans Representation in YA Fiction Is Changing, But How Much?
We are in a crucial moment where we can change trans representation in YA and do it in a way that doesn’t leave anyone behind.
Reine #8: Observation Walk
Spring is my fave season, and Portland does it so well. (Play along with Reine, bingo card included.)
Protective Spells For Mentally Ill Witches In A COVID-19 World
Shop for obscure ingredients in Asian supermarkets so you can replicate your favorite homecooked meals your mother used to make for you, and activate your ongoing transformation from helpless child to adult who knows how to nurture their own inner child.
Pop Culture Fix: The Forever Pride Cover of Entertainment Weekly Sure Is Something!
Also, livereads of Lizzie McGuire and Orphan Black, the trailer for Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, Hamilton is coming to Disney+ very soon, those new Adventure Time episodes, and more!
6 Queer Authors on What It’s Like to Launch Their Books in a Pandemic
If you’re looking to escape reality for a little while, look no further than this year’s absolute bumper crop of queer novels. As late spring and summer literary events are postponed and cancelled, writers are looking for ways to connect virtually with readers and the publishing community – and finding ways to keep their creativity flowing in a difficult time.