Lez Liberty Lit #13: Silence And A Dark Room
This week in literature: the Lesbian Romance Drinking Game, keeping a notebook, diverse queer reading lists, ruining art and creative inspiration.
We Were There: Tomboy Tailors’ Grand Opening In San Francisco
Saturday’s grand opening of Tomboy Tailors in San Fran was amazing! We missed you. Here are some pictures of how hot and adorable everyone was.
Brittani’s Video Party: Beyoncé Spoofs Homeland While Lizzy Caplan Frolics
The Beyonce Bowl is available online, Homeland gets spoofed, Lizzy Caplan is CrazySexyCool (no TLC), and a two year old can beat you at basketball.
BBC Calls For Trans* Inclusive Comedy Scripts
A competition for writers to create a script that actually represents trans* people accurately!
Liquor in the Team Pick: I Want To Drink “Writers Tears”
We are big fans of whiskey here. There’s an entire kitten devoted to where the whiskey comes from.
Am I On A Date Or Are We Just Two Pretty Girls Hanging Out?
“There was so much fucking estrogen and so many ladies who fist other ladies in that building, my ovaries tried to reproduce asexually.”
Women of Color Ran The Super Bowl – And Not Just Beyoncé
Today we’re going to look past Beyoncé and into her fucking awesome band and kind of swoon there and talk about things.
Five Ciara Videos That Made Me Queer
I’m pretty sure I became gayer in the process of putting together this post.
Video: Tegan and Sara Interview ‘Heartthrob’ Kate Moennig
Such a dreamboat!
Almost Famous: Xoe Wise
Chicago singer-songwriter with catchy charming tunes and deep feelings about brunch.
Westward Homo: Dog Is My Co-Pilot
Carly and Robin meander through the Great American West! “Look, I know you think you live here, but we don’t. You probably think we live nowhere, and in a way, that’s true.”
Also.Also.Also: Let Lesbians Eat Cake and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The 49ers have been practicing their selective memory in preparation for this loss, and we’re gonna learn why they call it “Charm City.”
UFC’s Out Lesbian Fighter Liz Carmouche: The Autostraddle Interview
Badass former Marine and out athlete Liz Carmouche will be a part of history when she takes on Ronda Rousey in the UFC’s first women’s Mixed Martial Arts title fight on February 23rd.
New Research Says It Does, In Fact, Get Better for Gay Bullied Teens
A new study shows that it does seem to get better for bullied gay kids, but doesn’t provide much insight into how we can make things better for them now.
More Than Words: Queer, Part 2 (Growing Pains)
From Queer Nation to queer theory to alphabet soup and umbrellas and the always-dicey process of reclamation.
We Won A Thing: UK House of Commons Votes to Legalise Gay Marriage
The UK is now one step closer to legalising gay marriage!
Make A Thing: Jessica’s Mardi Gras Crafts
Jessica teaches us some awesome Mardi Gras crafts!
Queer Girl City Guide: Tampa, Florida
“Tampa is totally fun and fierce and fabulous.”
VIDEO: Unicorn Plan-It Episode 204 “Across The YOUniverse”
“If I really had a problem with third world countries, would I, every once in a while, go down on Keesha?”
After Yet Another Trans* Woman’s Murder, Change Is Coming for Hate Crime Sentencing in DC
Last year Deoni Jones was stabbed to death at a bus stop. This year, at her vigil, her family asked some tough questions about why the murder was not prosecuted as a hate crime. Mayor Vincent Gray responded to those questions.