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Politics + Activism

Gays Kicked Out of the Military Will Now Receive Full Separation Pay: Yes, It Took This Long

On January 7th it was announced under a legal settlement that military members who were discharged without full separation pay under DADT will now be fully compensated with the remainder of their pay.

Malaika January 11, 2013 8 Comments
First Person

A Prairie Homo Companion: A Prairie Homo Sky at Night

As a prairie homo, I have a lot of feelings about the night sky.

Malaika January 10, 2013 18 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Bomb Girls 202 Recap: Ain’t Nothin Wrong With A Lil Bump N Grind

We’re talking Betty and Kate, baby cannolis, Valentine’s Day soldier sex romps and dead bodies.

Kate January 10, 2013 36 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Glee Is Probably Returning For Another Season Of Slow Water Torture, Etc.

Glee’s likely to return, much to my chagrin, somebody asked Lea Michele about Faberry, Naya Rivera promises more screen time and Glee stars snag People’s Choice Awards.

Riese January 10, 2013 48 Comments
Parenting & Family

How To Live With Kids: Four Zines You’ll All Like, Probably

Zines for gender-neutral kids, unschooling kids, kids and their parents, and totally Wild Children. BAM.

Laneia January 10, 2013 48 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Tina Fey and AzMarie Walk Into a Bar

Feel the men’s rights activists rage in the comments for “Girls Against Boys,” swag yourself clean watching AzMarie’s new music video and play seven minutes in heaven with Tina Fey.

Brittani January 10, 2013 13 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #11: Just Enough Happiness

In this week’s Liberty Lit: reading a book a day, heroines, books that feature Asian lesbians, bookstore cats and more.

Ryan Yates January 10, 2013 3 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Newly Available Behind-The-Scenes Badassery With Buffy Is Way Worth Watching

Vanessa’s Team Pick: Wanna see behind-the-scene footage from some of Buffy’s epic fight scenes? Yeah, I thought so.

Vanessa January 10, 2013 67 Comments
TV News & Trailers

This Two Minute Scene of “Happy Endings” Contains Ten Entire Seconds of Julie Goldman

Also, she’s wearing flannel, and there are some jokes which I believe are about sports!

Rachel January 10, 2013 18 Comments
The Scene

You Should Go: Writeous! Celebrates the Lesbian Writer’s Fund at NYC’s Greene Space

Stick to your plan to get more involved in your community this year and join your fellow queers for an evening of readings, performances, and music celebrating Astraea’s Lesbian Writer’s Fund.

Jamie J. Hagen January 9, 2013 4 Comments
Playlists The L Word

Playlist: Shane McCutcheon

NSFW.

Crystal January 9, 2013 68 Comments
Politics + Activism

This Is A Chuck Hagel Post

Thirteen years ago, Chuck Hagel called an ambassador “aggressively gay.” Now, Hagel is Obama’s nomination for Secretary of Defense.

Hansen January 9, 2013 17 Comments
LGBT History

More Than Words: Queer, Part 1 (The Early Years)

“Queer” set itself up as “not straight” centuries before “straight” had even thought about being a sexual identity.”

Cara January 9, 2013 53 Comments
Society + Culture

Raped By An Uber Cab Driver, Horrified By Everything

In December, a member of our community was raped by an Uber Cab driver. The kind of subsequent mistrust and victim-blaming she’s experiencing is by now familiar, but familiarity doesn’t make it any less infuriating.

Rachel January 9, 2013 39 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “No Slut Sauce for You, Mr. Homophobe” and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Azealia Banks is controversial, but then again, what isn’t? Everyone’s freaking out right now about gay marriage, Amber Riley’s haircut, and Obama’s pen.

Carmen January 9, 2013 51 Comments
Camp

A-Camp May 2013: Time To Donate And/Or Apply For Camperships!

September’s campership recipients share their stories and it’s your turn to donate camperships or apply for one for May camp!

Riese January 8, 2013 57 Comments
Music

David Bowie Has A New Single And Also A Birthday

David Bowie has a new single and it’s really good.

Hansen January 8, 2013 10 Comments
Theater

Dusty Springfield Is Here and Queer In ‘Forever Dusty’ Off-Broadway

Forever Dusty tells the dramatic, revealing story of how a shy Irish Catholic school girl from West London transformed herself into Dusty Springfield, and dove into LA’s underground lesbian scene.

Jess January 8, 2013 12 Comments
LGBT Pride

100 Pictures of 2012: Queer Girls & Friends All Over The World

We’re everywhere.

Riese January 8, 2013 28 Comments
Politics + Activism

WaPo Columnist Welcomes Rep. Kyrsten Sinema to Congress with Biphobia and Misogyny

Can you be a bisexual Congresswoman, and not have your sexuality define you or your politics? Apparently not, if WaPo’s Manuel Roig-Franzia has anything to say about it.

Rose January 8, 2013 26 Comments
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