Today the House of Representatives has finally passed the Violence Against Women Act – and it includes expanded protections for Native women and survivors in same-sex relationships.
In which Tegan lets me know that her songs are like her babies, she has a tea-drinking schedule, and she doesn’t want you to build a shrine to her in your home.
Lena Dunham auditions for Zero Dark Thirty, Jeremy Lin gets you all teary eyed, British teenagers answer questions about the “National Football Legion”, and Michelle Obama shows off her motherly dance moves.
It’s almost March which means it’s almost spring which means I’m about to start putting flowers on everything.
A trans* take on Katie Couric’s “Growing Up Transgender” show.
“Yesterday it was revealed that 75 prominent Republicans have signed onto an amicus brief arguing for the legalization of gay marriage in the Supreme Court case dealing with marriage equality.”
A former campus activist explains why universities are getting away with not seriously addressing rape on campus, and why they need to start.
Vanessa’s Team Pick: As a Jewish lesbian with hopes and dreams of one day becoming a mom, I feel that it is my duty to tell you that the very first LGBT-inclusive Jewish children’s book in English finally exists!
Homophobes get told off, allegorical vegetarians, and Brokeback Bollywood.
Bubblegum sentiments with post-riot grrrl edge. Meet your new favorite band!
“I’m not creating this thing, I’m facilitating the birth. If anything I’m this thing’s midwife. It’s gonna be messy.”
With 75 Republicans signing on for gay marriage, how on earth will NOM stay relevant?
Registration is open for three Feminist Camp programs! Each provides participants with the opportunity to explore NYC, make connections, and play a part in a movement that will, by the end, completely humble them.
Bowie’s new video has a lot of people we like and is also really strange, so it’s exactly what you’d expect.
Quvenzhané Wallis has the most popular name in the 24/7 news cycle as of late, which is funny considering just two days ago journalists couldn’t even be bothered to learn how to pronounce it.
Taking the Catholic prayer card where it has never gone before.
$55 West Elm chalkboard clock for $15. Not bad, not bad.
Ketzel wrote to us and said she’d like to see more teenage queers in the media, so we went ahead and accepted her offer to interview her, a real live teenage queer. We chatted about how she’s choosing a college, feminism, her love of horseback riding and the biggest misconceptions grownups have about teens.
You don’t even have to be a journalist to recognize (and roll your eyes/groan about) the full spectrum of ignorance and sexism these lady journos have experienced.
Due to a weird feat of botanical trickery, every season is avocado season. For that, I am eternally grateful.