‘The Lives They Lived’ Includes Sally Ride And Other Legendary Queers
The exhaustive list of legends lost in 2012 includes many American artists and scientists, as well as one Costa Rican you’ve probably never heard of (but will be glad you did).
Lesbian Couples in Mississippi Protest Marriage Inequality By Applying for Marriage Licenses
And the fight for LGBT rights in the Deep South goes on.
I’ve Got A Ticket To Ride And I Don’t Care
Laura’s Team Pick: I’m not talking about the Beatles song. I’m riding high because I just can’t stop playing this game.
HUD and Bank of America Do Settlements The Right Way, Win Policy Changes for Gays
Bank of America discriminated against a lesbian in couple in Florida. Instead of just settling for a huge sum of money like Americans in the private sector normally do when faced with legal action, HUD asked for a relatively small sum of money ($7,500) and actual policy changes.
Brittani’s Video Party: The New Year Looks Funny
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper, Kay Cannon, The Hunger Games, The Hobbit…and some dude’s dad getting a puppy.
A Prairie Homo Companion: Where The Sidewalk Ends
Maybe there are possibilities beyond the mortgage and the SUV and the Big Oil Company. Maybe you’ll walk along past where the sidewalk ends and discover those possibilities for yourself.
My Top 8 Favorite Authors: Vanessa, Contributing Editor
The writers I like tend to be women who live, or who have lived, in New York, and who write about girls, growing up, and what it’s like to be a human being in this world.
Let’s Get Our Shit Together, Yeah?
You guys, Apartment Therapy’s January Cure starts today and I am in there (much like swimwear). Do it with me!
Kansas Tries To Get Child Support From Sperm Donor Because Lesbians Aren’t Real Parents
A state in America has once again tried to eff things up for a same-sex couple!
Top 7 Style Blogs for The Aesthetically Oriented Queer
Fashion inspiration from the far corners of the internet.
Also.Also.Also: Obama Stands By Chuck Hagel and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Should Chuck Hagel be Defense Secretary? Who cares! Go stick your nose back in that book if you ever want to be happy, little miss.
Going Down (South): The Sass Manifesto
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but good sassin’ will knock you out for a week.
Almost Famous: Tiny Tusks
Happy New Year! It’s a queer emo, pop post-punk, heartfelt feelings party, and you’re invited!
Homeward Bound: Searching for the Secret Island of Black Queer Mixed Femmes
“I have always been a traveler, particularly as an immigrant and as a person with family hailing from Venezuela to Dominica to South India, ‘home’, ‘family’ and ‘belonging’ have always been complicated concepts.”
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Jessica Halem
These are desperate times – and sometimes it all gets so overwhelming that we need something, someone, to remind us that there is light. That is Jessica Halem.
Make A Thing: Personalized Coasters and Bottle Cap Magnets
Coasters and magnets, together at last.
Most Underrated Posts of 2012: The Best In Non-Required Reading
Perhaps you have overlooked some of the many beautiful amazing posts we churned out this year.
Queer Girl City Guide: Tacoma, Washington
“Equally damp and flannel-friendly as its neighboring cities, it’s pretty much raining lesbians in Tacoma.”
New Year’s OPEN THREAD: Resolution Party Time
Happy New Year’s Eve! We’ll be in here talking about our feelings and figuring out how to make the world/ourselves better. And ok, probably drinking.
Straddler On The Street: Jaime
Meet Jaime, a born and bred Southerner and our very last Straddler of 2012. Jaime talks about many things including her love of New Orleans, teaching Southern lesbian literature and her “crankypants and utterly adorable” cat Stella.