As victories are being won in the specific arena of LGB rights, trans* rights are still struggling to find a foothold. Due to this upsetting trend, and the historic erasure of trans* people’s contributions to the LGBT movement, many are left wondering if the “T” really belongs with those other letters at all.
Following the “Titstare” fiasco at Disrupt, we’re having a greater conversation about sexism in the tech industry. And women who work in tech won’t be the only humans to benefit from the disruption of brogrammer culture.
This week in lit: YA novels with trans* characters and authors, Canadians winning everything, grammar games, dinosaur erotica and more.
The weather needs to get better because I have made a fall to do list that must be accomplished.
Intersex and queer identities sometimes match up in ways that we’re familiar with and that conform to our understanding of how these identities are commonly defined. Other times they don’t.
I shall list them in order of least to most awful.
“This is the show that started my desire to defend series that fell through the cracks, so imagine me being misty-eyed and shaking my fist at the heavens as I write this.”
The show must go on…but only for one more season.
Somewhere over the rainbow, candles are gay and popsicles are boozy. Let’s make fun things together!
Writing a list in your journal is like playing Scattergories without the long and tense bouts of familial arguing.
A cute lesbian short, a dramatic lesbian web series, a lady parts filled lyrics video, and a talk about love languages.
Maybe Amy just has an old soul.
Women’s pro-football team, the New York Sharks are winning in these sideline looks.
Your cat probably had a rough day. He deserves this.
Jessica Buie’s art combines cultural theory and scientific concepts and an amazing eye for design. Also, she designed special stickers for us!
Everyone loves Autostraddle, except a bunch of icky Republicans. Also, India.Arie wants you to do you and Malala outsmarted Obama.
While DC and Marvel are struggling to keep just a handful of queer superheroes in the spotlight, Supercakes puts two queer ladies front and center.
Luckily, we were able to drown out our A-Camp sorrows over some retail therapy at the Mall of America, and a few drinks on Bourbon Street.
Canadian singer-songwriter who plays “some sort of Ani DiFranco/Sarah Harmer influenced mess of folk music.”
This week, a really significant and fascinating new study changed not only the information we have about queer people, but it may change what we know about research on queer people as a whole.