Read a F*cking Book: “No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics”
A definitive collection of queer comics through the past four decades.
Congress Doesn’t Want You To Get Gay Married on Military Property, Passes Irrational Ban About It
Representative Steve King restates the law, wastes time, and is terrifying. But really, is that news?
Horrifying Attack Against Lesbian In Nebraska Is Horrifying, Appalling, Heartbreaking
“When someone takes the time to handcuff someone with a zip tie and carve derogatory comments or words into somebody else’s body, that’s sheer hate and at this point, this is a hate crime.”
Eddie Griffin Assaults and Humiliates Lesbian; Takes No Responsibility
Griffin air humped an audience member’s face, telling her that all she needs is a good man; and comedy remains a space where bullying is somehow acceptable.
America Finds Out That Sally Ride, First Female Astronaut, Was Also First Lesbian Astronaut
What does it mean that most people had no idea about Sally Ride’s partner for 27 years?
Yet Another Top 10 Lesbian Romance Novels
Love stories featuring lesbian Secret Service agents, doctors, super spies, life coaches, personal trainers and women of many other professions.
New York Mag’s Lesbian Sex Diarist Tries Having Sex With Other Girls
” She is totally naked, and I’m still basically fully clothed. Her bedroom is not air-conditioned.”
This Is A Rick Mercer Appreciation Post
Because we said so. Let’s just take a few minutes to talk about Rick Mercer, Canada’s smartlarious teevee sensation.
Get Baked: You Have Too Many Mangos
Mangos every which way.
Sally Ride Is Dead
Sally Ride, a lesbian, the first American woman in space and one of my childhood heroes, died today at the age of 61.
On Loving My Republican Brother Who Loves Me
What can we reasonably expect from our relatives when it comes to voting?
Who Run the World? Brown Grrrlz
“The Brown Grrrlz Project seems to view femininity as a form of resistance in a world where brown women are either terrorized or ignored. “
All The Small Things: Comic-Con Dug Into Some Progressive Politics, Other Cool Shit
At the San Diego ComicCon’s smaller events, your free swag is knowledge.
Real L Word 302 Recap: A Leap Of Faith Into a Puddle Of Nonsense
This week on The Real L Word, I took a long nap, Kiyomi drank too much, Whitney popped the question and Amanda inhaled toxic paint fumes.
Ladies of Note: A Brief History of Women Composers, Queer and Otherwise
You know about Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, but what about the women who wrote classical music?
It’s Time To Add Your Queer Voice To The Sketchbook Project
The Sketchbook Project is “a traveling library created by thousands of people from across the globe,” and I think you should sign up to participate.
The Comment Awards Are Fashionably Late
Today’s Comment Awards are probably better than any other comment awards because you got two whole extra days to impress us.
Teen Choice Awards 2012 Liveblog and Open Thread
Is there anything I love better than teen marketed award shows?
Get Baked: A DC Brunch Diary and Recipe Book
On July 12th, a bunch of D.C. area ‘straddlers had brunch together. We’ll always have brunch. Also, 15 recipes from brunch.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday is 50 Shades of Ridiculous
This week on NSFW Sunday: lingerie, cunnilingus, thinking kink and a guide to writing erotica.