Paul Ryan Is In (the Running for House Speaker), Joe Biden Is Out (of the Presidential Race)
Joe Biden won’t run for President, the IHS will provide better access to emergency contraception for Native women, Kim Davis’s emails released, and more.
Ellen Talks Love With Ellen, Everybody Talks About Cara Delevingne, New Fox Project Seeks TWOC Lead and Other Stories
Also in today’s fix: a breakdown on gender and racial diversity in TV writing, Ellen Page and Ellen Degeneres talk coming out, lots of people talking about Cara Delevingne, Rosie O’Donnell’s guest spot on Empire, Olivia Wilde has made out with girls and other important stories!
The Internet Out-Internets Itself With Hannah Hart + Kittens
Hannah Hart invites you to save a kitten’s life with Have a Hart Day, will likely break the internet with adorableness.
Justin Trudeau’s Win Ceases Reign of Stephen Harper and His Flying Monkeys
Corey Jones, a 31-year-old black man, was killed by a police officer after his car broke down after 3 a.m., five black churches have been set on fire in the St. Louis area, a Texas judge ruled health officials can still deny birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants, opponents of Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance debut a terrible ad aimed against trans women, and more news stories.
This Sunday Funday is Dedicated to All the Queer and Trans Kiddos in the World
A Barbie ad that stirs my heart, new dress code policies in Puerto Rico that keep LGBT kids safe and happy, Staceyann Chin’s tiny but badass feminist daughter, good news for trans Girl Guides, and MORE!
Trans Activist Diana Sacayán Found Dead In Her Buenos Aires Home
Kroger will cover gender affirming surgeries for trans employees, mainstream media and informal polls don’t agree on who won the Democratic debate, the New York Attorney General launched an investigation on the dude who jacked up the price of an AIDS drug and more news.
Is It Underwhelming In Here or Is It Just Me: On Last Night’s Democratic Debate
Did anybody distinguish themselves as national leadership material in last night’s Democratic debate, or did it inspire feelings of deep ambivalence and resignation in the political process?
Pop Culture Fix: The Good Gay News From New York Comic Con and More Zesty Stories
Person of Interest is fully going there with Root and Shaw, the first four minutes of Pretty Little Liars’ season 6B have been released, Jessica Jones is queer as hell & more!
Robber With a Record Charged With Murdering Trans Woman Keisha Jenkins
An arrest in the murder of Kiesha Jenkins, Planned Parenthood announces they’ll no longer accept payments for their fetal tissue donation program, investigators say killing of Tamir Rice was “reasonable,” Bernie Sanders updates views on gun violence and more news stories.
Sunday Funday Just Got Engayged at Disneyland
Britney Spears is thinking of the queer children, two trans activists in Ecuador are expecting, Bo Obama just turned 7, a bunch of high schoolers f*cking hate the Westboro Baptist Church, and I put a photo in here of Kate McKinnon dressed as Dana Scully in middle school. AND MORE!
California Hits It Out of the Park With New Laws Protecting Women, Gays, Trans People
Hillary has retracted her support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, California has banned gay and trans panic defenses in court, a new poll about attitudes towards immigration, and more!
The “Gay-to-Queer” TV Game, Ruby Rose’s Garden Party With Shane, ABC Family’s Brand New Name and Other Cool Stories
This is an especially wonderful fix, if I do say so myself: Ruby Rose & Phoebe Dahl have a dinner party, ABC Family changes its name, a new docuseries on QPOC in the deep south, an in-depth look at every TV show on a gay-to-queer scale, a hilarious interview with Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard, a new Hunger Games trailer, films that got LGBT history right and so much more!
PHOTOS: Amber Rose’s Feminism is For Women Who Have “Been Through Sh*t” and I’m Here For It
Amber Rose’s Slutwalk truly embraced and celebrated the duality of women’s lives in the modern world, and it was a radically inclusive event — one with an explicit policy against all forms of oppressive language and behavior as well as an explicit intent to include, lift up, and acknowledge the unique and compounded struggles of trans women, women of color, queer women, poor women, and differently abled women.
Hillary’s Big Gay Weekend: Mocks Herself on SNL About Same-Sex Marriage, Pledges to Fight For LGBT Rights
Educational publisher McGraw-Hill admits to making a mistake in their textbook about slavery, Hope Solo will face domestic violence charges again, a new study finds more LGB people are insured with the Affordable Care Act and more news stories.
Sunday Funday is Celebrating Lesbian Activism and Raising Tiny Pigs
Weddings dresses with a gay twist, the Pope dissing Kim Davis, communicating with beavers but for real and not like a joke about lesbians, Fergus the dog going home again, and more!
9 Lies They’re Spreading about Planned Parenthood (and the Facts to Fight Them With)
You’ve probably heard a lot of alarming claims made about Planned Parenthood over the past few months — now here are the facts that prove them wrong.
There Won’t Be A Government Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood (Yet)
A Planned Parenthood government shutdown is stalled for now, Memories Pizza just catered a gay wedding, new report on bisexual visibility at work, and more.
Ilene Chaiken Invites You To Thank Ilene Chaiken For “Empire”‘s Lesbianism
Plus: Nicki Minaj is getting her own ABC Family comedy, Carol is “flawless,” Ellen Page’s Lioness snags a female director, the trailer for Jessica Jones is here, and even more pop culture news!
5-Year-Old Girl Has Two Moms, Is Therefore Barred From Her School
Today Planned Parenthood is offering free STD testing in 28 cities for #PinkOut Day, Michelle Obama launched a new campaign for girls’ education, Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks about the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and more news stories.
Sunday Funday Loves Your Gay Families and Baby Pandas
A train for stray dogs, lots of good news for the queer kids and parents of the world, a formal victory for Caitlyn Jenner, and more!