BLOOM: 28,000 Flowers That Will Move You, Even Now
Carmen’s Team Pick: “Reading about the exhibit made me wish, more than anything, that I had been able to stand in those spaces with those flowers and feel like a part of a sweet and gentle goodbye.”
“Gay Propaganda” Law Passes in St. Petersburg, Is Completely Terrible
“No legal experts seem able to explain how this law would be applied in practice… The language of the law is so vague that it could apply to any kind of public discourse, any discussion of gay issues, in almost any venue.”
“All the Cool Girls are Lesbians” Shirt Banned by Uncool Non-Lesbians
It’s always nice when rules are so vulnerable to personal bias that almost anything can be subject to censorship!
Bradlee Dean’s Anti-Gay Metal Band Rocks Iowa School to Everyone’s Horror and Dismay
“In the aftermath of the apparently horrific “performance,” the school is now scrambling to not only recover the money paid to the Junkyard Prophets but provide counseling to the students who attended it.”
Here/Queer: Sydney Mardi Gras Is On Your To-Do List
Highlights from Sydney Mardi Gras and Crystal takes you to Australia’s largest girl party, GiRLTHING!
Eileen Myles Still Has It: The Autostraddle Review of “Snowflake / different streets”
“Suddenly it all became very clear to me what made the two books different, what brought them together, and what let them stand alone. And suddenly I was crying.”
dapperQ’s He Said/We Said Is Ready For New Threads
“If you feel it, Rock it.”
Get Fit: Staying Motivated So You Just Don’t Stop
You started a new fitness routine, but how will you keep yourself from bailing out? I have a few ideas!
Priest Who Ruined Lesbian’s Mother’s Funeral Placed On “Administrative Leave”
The priest who denied Barbara Johnson communion at her mother’s funeral and walked out during her eulogy is suspended — but higher-ups claim it’s got nothing to do with that whole lez thing.
New Lesbian Webseries “Newtown Girls” Premieres And I Liked It
Features cute Australian girls with cute Australian accents.
Listling Without Commentary: Shit You Weirdos Are Allergic To
“Fire ants, maybe.”
Young Women Leading the Way in Linguistic Change
Insert obligatory cunning linguist joke here.
People Besides Homeless Gay Teens Maybe Starting to Notice Gay Teen Homelessness
“If people really come to care about homeless gay teens, it means that they’re willing to care about more than gay marriage or cute pictures of weddings at city hall.”
The Power of Introverts!
Riese’s Team Pick: An introvert on a stage breaks it all down for you.
Get Baked: Miso Lentil Soup
“So my question is, what kind of idiots are making lentil soup any other way?”
One Girl, One Unicorn: A Truly Epic Guide to Washington DC
Washington DC through the eyes of a hyper-social resident and her pet unicorn.
Public Sex is My Radical Sex
Lesbian sex in bathrooms brought to you by heterosexism.
Sunday Funday Knew One Million Moms Had Nothing On Our Girl Ellen
Also, this Opossum is snowboarding.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday’s Porn Star Name is Lesliabosexy
This week on NSFW Sunday: orgasms, porn, and sexual expression.
Listicle: Nineteen Reasons I’ve Been Given To Watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer
“GIRLS MAKING OUT. GIRLS MAKING OUT EVERYWHERE. ALSO VAMPIRES.”