Results for: representation
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Lauryn Hill At Williamsburg Music Hall: Worst. Concert. Ever.
“As a long-time fan, the biggest disappointment was not the time delay but rather the realization that Lauryn Hill is a complete tosser.”
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Pretty Little Liars 117 Recap: The New Normal is Kinda Weird
Hearts are warmed, words are yelled, hugs are hugged, lips are kissed — it’s “All Em, all the time.”
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The Lesbian Insider’s Guide to 40 LGBT-Friendly College Campuses
Queer girls from 40 different schools give you the uncensored scoop on what it feels like for a gay lady on their campus — from hookup culture to dyke parties to activism and academics.
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Listling Without Commentary: Actual Answers to DADT Survey Questions, Out of Context
“I believe that the impact would be devastating to me, my family, my unit, the military, our country and the world!”
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Genderqueer Outlaw: Meet Franky, Skins Season Five’s Glorious Headf*ck Thing
How you’ll learn to stop worrying about lesbians and love Franky Fitzgerald.
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How Can a Smart, Educated, Feminist, Queer Woman Like You Be Interested in Fashion?
Fashion is an epic shitshow of misogyny, female oppression, consumerism, body image distortion, racism, exclusionary and corrupt politics, and, oh, I don’t know, maybe even the root of all evil. And yet I still identify vehemently as both feminist and queer. And I love fashion. How is this possible?
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The 26-Track Soundtrack to Your Big Gay Awakening
A soundtrack for your life. A life soundtrack, if you will.
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My Mic Sounds Gay: Saluting Out and Proud Female Emcees
Let’s stop talking about Nicki Minaj’s so-called bisexuality and start celebrating the many out & proud female emcees in the Hip Hop community. Glennisha chats to Mz Jons, Lady Lust & Eyeris about their careers as openly gay Hip Hop artists.
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Lesbians ‘Reflect Changes in China’ by Kissing ‘Romantically,’ Sporting ‘Boyish Fashions’
In China, “transformative change” is observed when two teenage girls, one with a “masculine hairstyle,” kissed on the subway “in an unmistakably romantic way.” Meanwhile in the US, someone’s son wants to wear a dress, someone else’s son comes out every day and pro-gay-bullying organization feels bullied. Kids these days!
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I Believe That Children Are Our Future (For Gays on TV)
GLAAD’s network responsibility index shows per ushe that there aren’t enough lesbians on TV. But something else surprising happened this year — the teenagers kicked our butts! Who was the first young queer you remember seeing on teevee?
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CBS Gays Up, Invents 3 Homosexuals to Fill the Void GLAAD Rated
GLAAD told CBS it didn’t have enough homos on its channel, and so CBS is gonna make some more homos. Hopefully it’ll be those guys on “Two and a Half Men.”
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It’s That Time Of The Week. Hey! Did You See That Comment?
That time of the week. So much better than that time of the month.
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Look Lesbians on the TV: Real L Word, Jackie Warner, Ellen DeGeneres and Sara Gilbert!
SO MANY THINGS ON THE TEEVEE FOR YOU GAYS: Jackie Warner’s new show Thintervention, Real L Word cast promises sexy episode but not a second season (yet), Ellen quits Idol, the mainstream press says Sara Gilbert came out yesterday, which is 8 years off.
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Photoplay: Lady Gaga Singin’ in the Rain, Ellen Page, Outfest, Glam Nation, NYC Pride!
Lady Gaga visited The Today Show (which is gonna let gay people into its wedding contest after all, yay!) and brought the rain with her, Adam Lambert kisses Tommy on tour, Ellen Page is pretty at Inception events, Outfest 2010 kicks off with extra Jane Lynch and Grace Chu does New York City Pride including Rodeo Disco.
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Real L Word Needs Lesbian Executive Realness, Context, Depth: How We’d Fix It
The Real L Word could’ve been a much better show. Here’s why it failed, and why there might be hope for The Little Chicken That Couldn’t.
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Jill Bennett: “‘Lesbian’ Has Become Code For ‘Waiting for the Right Man'”
Out actress Jill Bennett’s op-ed piece challenges Hollywood to make a mainstream lesbian film without the “sleeping with a man” stereotype, Glee taking on Britney Spears with Brittany herself, Lindsay Lohan’s prison sentence inspires disgusting rape speculation, Tammy Lynn Michaels’ new blog post, and Jewel does karaoke to her own songs in disguise.
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Embodiments that Matter: Queer America Looks Like You
Molly Landreth and Amelia Tovey have set out into the gay wide open to document the faces, stories and sounds of this crazy queer country in their amazing photo/bio project, Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America. They sat down with Autostraddle to talk about the incredible things they’ve been doing, where they’re heading next, and why this work is so important.
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Samantha Ronson is Open to Lindsay Lohan Reunion, Boys, Writing a Novel
Samantha Ronson never wants to talk about her relationship with Lindsay Lohan nearly as much as we do. Also, she’s not gay, she’s an “equal opportunity player.” The more you know…
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Photographs of Naked Lesbians: NSFW Sunday
Photographers and photography with an eye for queer naked people. Plus; young ladies get low libido too, the girl that preferred sex to sororities, sex toys that are actual toys, where librarians do it, and more!
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Televisionary Q&A: How “Real” is “The Real L Word”?
I’ve got some questions about “The Real L Word.” So I tracked down a veteran reality TV editor and established fan of reality teevee programs to get the scoop on how scenes get constructed, what makes TRLW different than other shows, the Theory of the Dogs, “Frakenbiting,” who controls the “stories” being told and other supreme secrets of editorial magic!