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Music

Crystal’s Track Stop Is Feelin’ Hella Cool Tonight

This week we’ve got audio sunshine and gloom-pop. Rachael Cantu takes on J-Biebs and T&S, plus tracks from Abbe May, Zambri, The Colourist and Walk Off The Earth.

Crystal March 21, 2013 11 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #16: We Log Onto Facebook In Order To Live

Lambda Literary Award Finalists, Lean In, Sister Spit, performance-enhancing drugs for writing, outsider lit for girls, bookish cures and so much more!

Ryan Yates March 21, 2013 12 Comments
First Person

A Prairie Homo Companion: Prairie Homo Spring

This spring, as you shed all the layers of winter, it’s important to love your prairie homo skin and not feel bad about its colour, its stretch marks, or whom or what it responds to.

Malaika March 21, 2013 11 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Aubrey Plaza Watches The Office with Calvin and Hobbes on the Death Star

Aubrey Plaza, Marisa Tomei, and Elodie Bouchez go lez, Star Wars is used to explain sports, Calvin and Hobbes get animated, and David Brent makes a comeback.

Brittani March 21, 2013 11 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Queer Fashion

How to Own It: Pocket Squares

Buy it or sew it, fold it, tuck it into your pocket. Just please don’t blow your nose in it.

Gabrielle Korn March 21, 2013 21 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Put A Flower On It (And In It!): DIY Floral Flower Vase

Happy first day of spring, bitches. -A

Gabrielle Korn March 20, 2013 8 Comments
Gender Issues

Call and Response: On Body Snarking and The Word “Tr*nny”

“If you do feel the need to ask if someone is transgender or not, first ask yourself why. Why is it your business? Why do you need to know? And will it change anything you think about this person?”

Cora March 20, 2013 76 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

You Should Go: Tell Your Stories for Live Through Love

While you might have made it to graduation and on to the sunnier side of life, there are countless queer kids still waiting to run the high school gauntlet. Help them out by telling Corynn Egreczky your story for her new film.

A.E. Osworth March 20, 2013 5 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Also.Also.Also: Kelly Rowland Really Likes Oral Sex and Other Stories We Missed This Week

The good news is, oral sex is legal in Virginia. So.

Carmen March 20, 2013 16 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: A Bit Like Spring Itself

It’s finally Spring and we can listen to music with our windows wide open.

Hansen March 20, 2013 11 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: meh

Charming lo-fi DIY with a touch of folk.

Crystal March 20, 2013 9 Comments
TV Feature

Pretty Little Liars Season Finale Open Thread and OMG Celebration

I am so confused. Let’s figure this one out together. [SPOILER ALERT!]

Lizz March 19, 2013 46 Comments
Love + Sex

Lesbians Love Older Women, Says Survey And Our Hearts

The Allure “Anti-Aging” Survey found “LGBT Community is More Attracted to People 10 Years Older,” according to a press release we found in our boxes this morning.

Riese March 19, 2013 124 Comments
Gender

Survey About Trans* Voices Needs Your Trans* Voice

If you’re trans*, over 18, and use your voice to communicate, please consider taking this survey to help medical professionals improve research, treatment, and evaluate their preconceived notions.

Audrey-Zee March 19, 2013 10 Comments
Food and Drink

Liquor in the Cream: The Feminist Pirate

This is a cocktail that I made up out of my mind brain in an effort to use Bittermen’s Xocolatl Mole Bitters. It has the look and consistency of a coffee milkshake, but it tastes like rum.

A.E. Osworth March 19, 2013 10 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Gay Press, Gay Power

“You may find a copy of a gay paper on the street, in a garbage can, on a subway seat, a bus seat, and it would help save your life. Just being there was life-saving.”

Ryan Yates March 19, 2013 3 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make A Thing: No-Sew Pet Bed

A new bed for your cat or dog or bunny or whatever tiny creatures you call your own.

Hansen March 19, 2013 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Endorses Gay Marriage, Is Love of My Young Life

Carmen’s Team Pick: Hillary unleashes her inner policy wonk in a six-minute spot for gay marriage.

Carmen March 18, 2013 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

John Boehner Would Hate Gay People Even If He Was Raising One

John Boehner should spend more time with his kids and less time on his talking points.

Carmen March 18, 2013 10 Comments
LGBT History

25 Queer Parties You Should Go To If You Have A Time Machine

Vintage event posters, flyers and ads from 1914 – 1995.

Riese March 18, 2013 32 Comments
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