Michelle Obama Doing Carpool Karaoke Is The Joy You Deserve Today
Feat. Missy Elliott!
Police Shoot Unarmed Black Man Charles Kinsey for Advocating for His Autistic Client
Video shows Charles Kinsey complying with police demands and keeping his hands up as he explains and advocates for both himself and his client; North Miami police shot at him anyway.
I Can’t Write About The Republican National Convention Anymore Because I Can’t Stomach Watching It
“They are terrified and they are angry and they are operating in a reality that quite simply does not exist. There is no war on Christmas.”
Rebel Girls: How Quota Systems Across the Globe Count Women Into Politics
“Whereas some political systems are centered around equality of opportunity for women in politics — basically, the system we have in the US that (in theory) gives women the chance to run for office and be elected to office just like men, nothing different and nothing more — a growing number of nations and political parties have opted instead to make broader representation of women in their governments an explicit political goal using quota systems.”
Republican National Convention Night 2 Recap: Make America Witch Trials Again
This is not how citizens of a democracy behave under the instruction of their party’s most influential politicians. It’s so unrealistic. This show should have aired on Syfy.
Pop Culture Fix: Evan Rachel Wood Has Had It Up To Here With Bisexual Erasure
Plus: Suicide Kale totally won Outfest, a Buffy coloring book for adults is on the way, Nickelodeon introduced its first gay characters, we’re only two days away from a Degrassi: The Next Generation reunion, and more gay gay gay pop culture news.
GOP’s Platform Pushes Farther Right, Still Anti-LGBT and Dangerous For Us All
It’s no surprise here but the GOP’s policy blueprint isn’t friendly toward LGBT people and women, in fact their platform is incredibly hostile and even more extreme and dangerous than ever before.
Republican National Convention Night 1 Recap: Make America White Again
This weird new pre-apocalyptic mini-series examines the hate-fueled collective delusion that engulfs the population like a cloud of bigoted doom and causes Americans to install a tiny-fingered billionaire with Narcissistic Personality Disorder into the most powerful political office in the world.
Also.Also.Also: You’re Wearing Samira Wiley’s Gal Pal T-Shirt and Other Stories for Your Week
Kitten Summer Games, saving money, losing all your friends, staying goth, Pride in a small town, what mass killers have in common, Samira Wiley is wearing your t-shirt, art as activism, and so much more!
Sunday Funday is Totally Gay, Also a Champ
The Methodist Church elected a lesbian Bishop, Amanda Nunes made UFC history, small victories in the states for queer parents and baby gays, guinea pigs in hats, and whole lot more good gay news!
Actress Stephanie Beatriz Is Bisexual, Blesses Us All
Today, Queen of My Heart and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz took to Twitter to confirm that she likes girls!
News Fix: Life Sentence for Gang Member Who Killed Trans Teen Mercedes Williamson
Mercedes Williamson’s killer gets life in prison and the trans community has mixed feelings about it; Diamond Reynolds talks to The View; WNBA and NBA stars speak out about police violence; a truck plowed through a crowded street in Nice, France killing 84 and injuring 202 and more news from the week.
Black Trans Woman Deeniquia Dodds Is At Least The 15th Trans Person Murdered In The U.S. This Year
22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.
Study Shows Lesbian, Bi Women Aim To Be Healthier, Not Thinner
Researchers helped older lesbian and bi women adopt healthier habits when the focus wasn’t on weight loss.
“Revival: Women and the Word” Provides A Balm For The Devastation Of This Country
“If you are devastated by the state of this country and you aren’t sure what to do about it, you will watch this film and feel differently. I mean that.”
If Women’s Magazine Covers Were Aimed at Queer Women
25 Undercuts That Will Come Out for You
Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon is a “Pansexual Beast” But Her Ghostbusters Character Can’t Be and Other Stories
“Ghostbusters” director talks about Kate McKinnon’s possibly-queer character, a roundtable of delight including Nicey Nash, Lily Tomlin and Ilana Glazer, LGBT sci-fi, Dolly Parton’s new gay song and more!
Nation Mourns and Organizes Against Police Violence as Obama Addresses Dallas
President Obama and George W. Bush address Dallas while the nation protests police violence and wonders what police robots will mean for our future.
My Favorite Lesbian Rom-Com of 2016 is This Commercial For Disposable Razors
There’s a new lesbian rom-com out there that gets my little gay heart fluttering, and no, you can’t watch it in a movie theater. But you can probably catch it upwards of 16 times in a row when trying to stream something on the CW’s website.
Sunday Funday Just Came Out at Disneyland Before the Lesbian Firebrand Wedding
Legal victories in the states, a big ol’ pride celebration in Manitoba for the first time, coming out on Splash Mountain, a Jewish Aquarian lesbian wedding, and gay soccer games. Get in here!