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.
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.
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.
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!
The Comment Awards Want To Carve Tropical Fruits For You
Fantasy bands, lego warfare and Christmas in July (err, August)
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!
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.”
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
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.
Get Baked: Dairy-Free Apple Cake
Accidentally dairy-free apple cake is the best kind of apple cake.
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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??”
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!
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.
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”