On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave orders to the Supreme Court to make changes to Russian adoption laws in order to prevent same-sex foreign couples from adopting Russian children.
This episode has everything: enough human tears to power the Canadian equivalent of the Hoover Dam, your (okay maybe second) fave lesbians shackin’ up, Marco once again taking first place in Son, You Gotta Stop With These Workplace Romances, and Vera saving the entire operation for the one zillionth billionth time.
Rose’s Team Pick: Hollaback! is using comics to educate both men and women about how to respond to harassment. And you can help fund it!
“To claim that there is no systemic inequality keeping women and minorities out of those jobs is to claim that men are just naturally better.”
Topics include Connie Britton, Jonesboro, NPR’s Intern Emily, Renata Alder, “Lean In,” abuse at girls’ correctional facilities, when heroin was legal, singing, Sex House, that guy’s Gucci addiction and moar!
There was no chance I’d find any matzo in Venezuela, so when Passover rolled around we decided to make some of our own!
We’re checking out the over 40 set, making poetry out of 90s songs and giving comment awards to cats.
A salad for your salad days of youth and/or age (because what in the world does “salad days” even mean, Shakespeare?)
The lesbianagettes have made it to Spring break and are finally in the home stretch. Let’s check in to see how they handled exams and what they’re doing to relax.
If you can’t go on a date without checking your phone four times for Facebook and Twitter updates, you may want to try cold turkey for a bit.
Riese’s lesbian Jewish mom made you a very special Passover treat!
As Arizona reminded us this week, The RadRight has enjoyed a long and successful history of standing in the way of equality through deploying what I call the Bathroom Meme.
Your new favorite short-haired artist lies within this video party along with knowledge about anxiety, fun facts about the presidents, and some vaginal hubris.
In anticipation of my future homesickness, I’ve compiled a list of 50 things (in no particular order) I’ll miss should I leave the prairies.
“Not only do I have to deal with the crippling dysphoria that comes from having a body that I often don’t even recognize as my own, I also have to deal with the cultural misogyny that tells me that a woman can’t be as big and fat as I am and still be desirable.”
This week we’ve got new-ish music from Thao Nguyen, MØ, Ashanti and Little Boots. Also, Lana Del Rey covers Leonard Cohen and I like it.
Don’t bother funding research studies! Everyone’s favorite blowhard has your answers.
Pearls are the new studs!
Today, the Supreme Court listened to arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.
Jenna Wolfe announced on the Today Show this morning that she’s super gay and also super pregnant. She also enjoys swimming with sharks.