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Politics + Activism

Kony 2012’s Latest Controversy: Invisible Children Gets Funding From Anti-Gay Groups

“Alternet’s B. E. Wilson researched 990 IRS tax forms and yearly reports from Invisible Children and 990s from its major donors and found deep financial ties to evangelicals and major funders of antigay organizations.”

Jezebel March 14, 2012 29 Comments
Geekery

Four Quirky iPhone Games To Make Awkward Situations Less Awkward

Portable gaming on your phone is the best for awkward family gatherings / awkward anything!

Whitney Pow March 14, 2012 29 Comments
Visual Art

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.”

Carmen March 14, 2012 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

“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.”

Rachel March 14, 2012 13 Comments
Society + Culture

“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!

Brittani March 13, 2012 46 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.”

Rachel March 13, 2012 24 Comments
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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!

Crystal March 13, 2012 21 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

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.”

Carmen March 13, 2012 11 Comments
Queer Fashion

dapperQ’s He Said/We Said Is Ready For New Threads

“If you feel it, Rock it.”

dapperq March 13, 2012 11 Comments
Health

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!

Sarah Croce March 13, 2012 91 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.

Riese March 12, 2012 28 Comments
TV Reviews

New Lesbian Webseries “Newtown Girls” Premieres And I Liked It

Features cute Australian girls with cute Australian accents.

Crystal March 12, 2012 31 Comments
Camp Health

Listling Without Commentary: Shit You Weirdos Are Allergic To

“Fire ants, maybe.”

Riese March 12, 2012 138 Comments
Society + Culture

Young Women Leading the Way in Linguistic Change

Insert obligatory cunning linguist joke here.

Laura March 12, 2012 33 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.”

Rachel March 12, 2012 22 Comments
Society + Culture

The Power of Introverts!

Riese’s Team Pick: An introvert on a stage breaks it all down for you.

Riese March 12, 2012 97 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Miso Lentil Soup

“So my question is, what kind of idiots are making lentil soup any other way?”

Lizz March 12, 2012 20 Comments
Issues Travel

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.

Keena March 11, 2012 67 Comments
Sex

Public Sex is My Radical Sex

Lesbian sex in bathrooms brought to you by heterosexism.

Isabelle Nastasia March 11, 2012 274 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Knew One Million Moms Had Nothing On Our Girl Ellen

Also, this Opossum is snowboarding.

Carmen March 11, 2012 17 Comments
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