Google Goggles Galore: Google-Related Things That Happened This Week
Google, guys. There was a lot doing at Google this week. Flipping through all my tech websites, I felt like Google was covered even more than normal.
Joy and Rage: Why the Fight for Queer Equality Doesn’t End with Marriage
The struggles of queer and trans* people are no less important than the struggles of gay people, and if they move forward without us, they are not moving forward at all.
The Comment Awards Are Getting Married
Will you marry us?
Canadian Children’s Book Explains How Babies are Made in a Gender-Neutral Way!
“Every thing that grows, grows differently. Each of us grow in our own way.”
DIY Beauty Bar: Dry Shampoo For Everyone
Summertime means staying up late on warm nights… maybe even too late to wash your hair. We’ve got just the thing for you.
This Happens: Sexual Assault Between Queer Women
Poet Leah Horlick comes out about her search for healing and answers after surviving lesbian sexual assault.
Things I Read That I Love #81: If Sophie Had To Choose Between Two Awesome Things
Topics include temp workers, Dennis Rodman, Phish, Kanye, Wilcox County’s first integrated prom, murder, fertility, Mary McCarthy and so much more!
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 1: It’s All In The Design
Ever wanted to make a blanket? There are centuries of grandmas and just generally grand people who have been making quilts and will happily lend their shoulders for us to stand on.
Team Pick: A Tumblr Which Brings Sanity to the Internet Like Ginsburg to the SCOTUS
Cara’s Team Pick: The Notorious RBG is a new Tumblr dedicated to promoting the life and work of the Supreme Court’s second female justice of all time. (It’s 2013, just as a reminder.)
Lez Liberty Lit #23: A Spectacle To Taste
Queer book recommendations, oral histories, poet-prostitute profiles, if Gertrude Stein reviewed beer and more.
Not Your Heteronormative Weekend Getaway: The Survival Guide
Qwear’s Sonny and Champagne just got back from Ptown’s “Ladies” Weekend and have a pocketful of tips – fashion and otherwise – for your next queer weekend away.
We Need Help: Hiring Writers and an Associate Editor!
We’re hiring Contributing Editors and a new Associate Editor! It’s your big chance to join the weirdest band of weirdos in the history of the queer web!
Brittani’s Video Party: Robyn’s 2-Year-Old Cures Resting Bitch Face
New music videos from Robyn and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the cure for RBF, and a web series guided by a 2-year-old’s dialogue with her father.
A Prairie Homo Does New York: Homeward Trouble
I thought, “Hey New York, just cause you wear these cool designer bridges across your rivers and you’ve got some graffiti on your interesting architecture, doesn’t mean I have to like you, okay?” But I do like New York in spite of myself.
“The Fosters” Episode 104 Recap: The One With The Quinceañera
“He slurs, “It’s a party, Stef. Have some fun.” Geez Mike. Way to get personal. Everyone knows lesbians are no fun.”
Team Pick: DeAnne Smith Debuts Her Brand New Podcast, It’s Smart And Perfect
“I hope nobody’s listening.” – DeAnne Smith
Style Thief: Couples Formal Attire Part One – TV Couples
We’re finally using that plus one to a wedding! This week we’re stripping down lesbian TV couples in their finest! Style like Brittana, Sharmen, Talice, Fiona & Imogen and the Moms from The Fosters!
How Do We Solve A Problem Like “Queerbaiting”?: On TV’s Not-So-Subtle Gay Subtext
Once upon a time, gay subtext was a revolutionary act in media. But is it still all that progressive?
South African Straddler Meet Up: Make It Happen With Vanessa
HI STRADDLERS WHO LIVE IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. ARE YOU OUT THERE? I AM COMING TO VISIT NEXT WEEK AND I WANNA MEET YOU.
VIDEO: “Little Horribles” Episode 3: Date
A hilariously less-than-communicative Jennifer Bartels puts Amy through hell on a date that’s, well, a little horrible.