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Society + Culture

Queers Will Save the Day and Look Damn Good Doing It This Sunday Funday

This week we’ve got shiny happy people in France, Ontario, and even Idaho embracing homosexuality, trans* beauties, and probably witchcraft.

Carmen January 27, 2013 11 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee 411 Recap: Sadie Hawkins Gets Sprung!

This week on Glee, a straight girl fell in love with a gay guy and the sky turned bright blue and so did everybody’s outfits!

Riese January 26, 2013 38 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Recap 316: Misery Loves Company and Kale

In which Emily cooks Paige kale and Spencer finally figures out that her boyfriend is a psychopath.

Lizz January 26, 2013 19 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Bomb Girls 204 Recap: Something Gay In German

This week on Bomb Girls and arguably the best episode of the show thus far, we discover that Betty did not, in fact, get pickles, and Gladys can sing, too?

Kate January 26, 2013 48 Comments
Book Features

Happy Birthday, Virginia Woolf! I Love You A Lot

There are so many different ways to celebrate. You could have a Virginia Woolf dinner and costume party! You could smoke a pipe until your throat hurts! You could speak with a British accent for a day (unless you’re already British; then it’s too easy and not as much fun).

Malaika January 25, 2013 20 Comments
First Person

Butch Please: Butch and Her Boys

An open letter to all the male icons I have consciously (or subconsciously) based my butchness upon over the years.

Kate January 25, 2013 55 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Think Winter Looks Good On You

It’s chilly outside, but you’re heating up our comments with your hot hot hilarity and/or insight. Have some awards!

carrie January 25, 2013 5 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #60: Skate Like A Girl

Topics include the horrors of high school, lady skateboarders, Marquee, older parenthood, wine, emotional men, Lindsay Lohan, sexual violence in Vietnam and more!

Riese January 25, 2013 14 Comments
Politics + Activism

Ban Lifted On Women Getting Credit For Combat Work They Already Do

“Not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. But everyone is entitled to a chance.”

Cara January 25, 2013 9 Comments
LGBT History

A Prairie Homo Companion: Edmonton Basketballers Didn’t Play By Women’s Rules

A prairie homo herstory lesson! The Edmonton Grads revolutionized the sports’ world by demonstrating that women, just like men, could be athletic champions.

Malaika January 25, 2013 10 Comments
Literature

Queer Latina Punk Artist Cristy C. Road: The Interview

On art, politics, and the complexities of the closet: “The general idea of being in the closet is what urged me to find an alternative world.”

Heidi Andrea January 25, 2013 13 Comments
Lesbian Dating Apps

New App Helps Overthinkers Get A Date

Four questions. You can handle four questions. Especially when one of them is, “What’s your name?”

Kristen January 25, 2013 39 Comments
Food and Drink

Liquor in the Wine Cellar: Learning Words for Wine

Here are some basic words we can use while we’re discussing wine.

A.E. Osworth January 25, 2013 21 Comments
TV Reviews

American Horror Story’s Lesbian Is The Last Man Standing When Madness Ends (Which Is Awesome)

In which “American Horror Story” and the intrepid lesbian Lana Winters end with a bang.

Riese January 24, 2013 27 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: The Easiest Most Impressive Roast Beef Ever

My roommate pronounced this “better-than-sex roast beef” so I feel like it’s safe to say you’re gonna love it. But also it’s a recipe for roast beef, so if you don’t eat meat I think you should skip this one.

Vanessa January 24, 2013 40 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #12: I Owe Everything To Being Queer

This week in literature: reading writers you hate, choosing your own adventure, evolving libraries, an interview with Eileen Myles, Gertrude Stein and more.

Ryan Yates January 24, 2013 19 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Kid Appreciation Edition

Teenager comes out to high school class, Boston teens of color stand up to homophobia, 11-year-old girl writes to Obama about trans exclusion and more. By more I mean one other video about kids.

Brittani January 24, 2013 7 Comments
Music

Hear Tegan & Sara’s New Album, ‘Heartthrob’ In Its Entirety

I know, I know, I know.

Crystal January 24, 2013 30 Comments
Queer Fashion

The Style Manual: Fashion Council On Call

Who do you turn to when you know everything there is to possibly know about shirts but STILL can’t find one to fit you? How about the editor of Qwear, two writers from DapperQ and a chick with a fashion degree?

dapperq January 24, 2013 14 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: The Most Beautiful Song in the World

“I just want to know the song that made you say ‘Holy shit… I could die to this.'”

Laura January 24, 2013 247 Comments
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