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Book Lists

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.

Crystal July 24, 2012 41 Comments
Society + Culture

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.”

Riese July 24, 2012 23 Comments
Society + Culture

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.

Malaika July 24, 2012 36 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: You Have Too Many Mangos

Mangos every which way.

Stef July 24, 2012 38 Comments
LGBT History

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.

Riese July 23, 2012 50 Comments
First Person

On Loving My Republican Brother Who Loves Me

What can we reasonably expect from our relatives when it comes to voting?

Vanessa July 23, 2012 100 Comments
Community

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. “

phoenix July 23, 2012 10 Comments
Geekery

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.

Ash July 23, 2012 19 Comments
TV Show Recaps

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.

Riese July 23, 2012 107 Comments
LGBT History Music

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?

Rose July 23, 2012 55 Comments
Visual Art

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.

Vanessa July 23, 2012 25 Comments
Straddleverse

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.

carrie July 22, 2012 5 Comments
TV Feature

Teen Choice Awards 2012 Liveblog and Open Thread

Is there anything I love better than teen marketed award shows?

Lizz July 22, 2012 17 Comments
Recipes

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.

Carmen July 22, 2012 61 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday is 50 Shades of Ridiculous

This week on NSFW Sunday: lingerie, cunnilingus, thinking kink and a guide to writing erotica.

Guest July 22, 2012 18 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Will Find It, The Rainbow Connection

Desmond Tutu, Jim Henson, and Me.

Carmen July 22, 2012 19 Comments
TV Reviews

Pretty Little Liars Recap 306: The Remains of “A” Freak Out and Leave

In this episode of Pretty Little Liars, everyone loses it and bolts out of the room dramatically. Also Emily wears the hottest blue dress.

Lizz July 21, 2012 21 Comments
Sports

Playing for Our Team: The 20 Out Gay Olympians

What transcends nationalism at the Olympic Games? Gayness. Here’s our team of 20 for London 2012.

A.E. Osworth July 21, 2012 61 Comments
TV Feature

Girl/Girl Scene’s Second Season Is Here, Queer, Soapy as Hell

“Girl/Girl Scene” brings you Season 2 of the girl-on-girl scene in Lexington, Kentucky.

Whitney Pow July 21, 2012 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

“Mitt Gets Worse” Chronicles Romney’s Backwards LGBT Agenda

Not scared of Mitt Romney yet? Let this new oral history project fill your heart with fear and your pockets with voter registration slips.

Cara July 20, 2012 23 Comments
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