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First Person

This One Time At Queer Writing Camp: All About the 2013 Lambda Literary Retreat

What I learned from a week on a hilltop with 50 queer writers.

SJ Sindu August 24, 2013 15 Comments
Geekery

This Is A Bubbline Appreciation Post and Gallery

I would rather slowly pull out all my teeth than write about unconfirmed lesbian subtext in any teevee show ever. But I actually think we’re moving from the realm of wishful thinking into the realm of actual plot/canon. Here’s why.

A.E. Osworth August 24, 2013 37 Comments
Politics + Activism

White House Will Talk About Bisexual Issues For The First Time Ever

Oftentimes it’s a challenge for bisexuals to simply have their identities perceived as valid, and our government’s acknowledgement that we are a real community with unique challenges is a huge step towards eradicating that misconception.

Stef August 23, 2013 47 Comments
Camp

Campership Alert: Go To A-Camp October For Free Thanks To Kipper Clothiers!

Camp is less than two months away and we’re offering another opportunity for you to go for free, thanks to Kipper Clothiers! Enter to win a campership!

Vanessa August 23, 2013 6 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Want To Carve Tropical Fruits For You

Fantasy bands, lego warfare and Christmas in July (err, August)

carrie August 23, 2013 12 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #89: But It Was A Myth I Believed In

Topics include assisted living facilities, the militarization of the police, work, bike shops, Intervention, grief, TV ratings, cotton farmer suicides, Woody Allen’s New York and more!

Riese August 23, 2013 9 Comments
Money + Work

Underneath His Bustle: An Insider On How Everyone’s Most Resented “Feminist” Website Actually Began

“So what makes you qualified to work for me? No offense, but you don’t look like someone who will cry if she can’t get her hands on the latest Gucci purse.”

Cara August 23, 2013 33 Comments
Politics + Activism

Anti-Gay Violence in Cameroon Rises: “We Are Calling on Our Government to Stop Waiting”

Over 100 people gathered in Cameroon’s capital city to demonstrate for harsher punishment of LGBT citizens, distribute anti-gay pamphlets and hang signs with homophobic messages

Jamie August 23, 2013 11 Comments
Movie Features

The Mako Mori Test is Here to Fill Another Spot on Your Feminist Film Criticism Toolbelt

For a long time the Bechdel test has seemingly been the only tool we have to examine sexist trends in Hollywood. Now, thanks to Pacific Rim, the Mako Mori test is here to help.

Mey August 23, 2013 27 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Dairy-Free Apple Cake

Accidentally dairy-free apple cake is the best kind of apple cake.

Ryan Yates August 23, 2013 7 Comments
Movie Features

GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index On Gay Representation Recalls Last Year’s Awful Movies

“Of the 101 films released last year by the six major studios, only five films contained any semblance of queer lady representation.”

Laura Mandanas August 22, 2013 9 Comments
Theater

You Should Go: NYC’s LezCab is Relevant to Your Rodgers and Hammerstein Interests

If you feel like there aren’t enough lesbos in the waving wheat of Oklahoma!,come see our versions of these beloved show tunes. Also, you might meet some girls.

JuliaOA August 22, 2013 2 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #27: Hamlet Dies

This week in lit: bookshelfies, queer superhero power couples, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, a pop-culture feminist syllabus and more.

Ryan Yates August 22, 2013 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

Soldier Tried for Wikileaks Involvement Comes Out As Chelsea Manning

“As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female… I hope that you will support me in this transition.”

Rachel August 22, 2013 47 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: David Sedaris is on the Edge of Normal with Winnie Cooper

So many forms of media! A movie trailer, a music video, a web series, and a television show all partying with special guest, Alex Vega’s hair.

Brittani August 22, 2013 13 Comments
Queer Fashion

He Said / We Said: Inspired by Gay St. in the West Village

Rocking navys and grays in the West Village, we’ve got some stylish dapperQs interpreting the Bespoken Spring 2013 Collection.

dapperq August 22, 2013 9 Comments
First Person

Recruiting All Homos: Everything You’ve Ever Done, Ever

“So we sit down and I pull out my life’s timeline and Officially Official Documents like WAH-BOOM! How you like them apples??”

Sara August 22, 2013 18 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: Aye Nako

Stef hijacked Almost Famous so she could tell you about this rad queercore / homo-pop band and their dog, Broccolini, who is 10x cooler than you, sorry. Aye Nako!

Stef August 22, 2013 4 Comments
Comedy

Kristen’s Team Pick: DIY Dating Profiles Without All of That Pesky “Yourself”

Kristen’s Team Pick: Use a lorem ipsum generator to fill out your dating profile for when you’re too distracted by all of the potential boob dates to remember how to write in English.

Kristen August 22, 2013 38 Comments
Straddleverse

Listling With Brief Commentary: Headlines For Posts That Neglecters Of Queer Women’s Websites Must Think We Write

“Eight New Kinds of Dildos For You To Gay Marry”

the team August 21, 2013 99 Comments
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