You Can Put the Uniting American Families Act on Obama’s Desk
If you sign this petition by October 28, it goes to President Barack Obama’s desk. And maybe that means something.
Straight Outta Weho: Real L’s Romi Launches Rap Career With “Gay in LA”
“Strap-on-sex with the Mixter / Yeah she fucked me/ but then I licked her / popping bottles at the Abbey / all these Debs be lookin’ fancy.”
Can Gay Actors Play Straight Roles, Round 1,246: Luke Evans Edition
In ’02, Luke Evans said “if [being out] means I’m going to be a poor man at 60, then at least I’ve lived a happy, open, gay life and not had to hide it from anybody.” So why’s he being repackaged as a ladylover?
Get Baked: Savory Scones
The only way this could be better is if you didn’t burn them.
More Visible Than Purple: LGBT Kids and the Road to Safer Schools
I wish we were all in a room so I could say, “If you are LGBTQI, could you please raise your hand if you believe you had room to develop your identity at your preK-12 schools? Your full identity?”
Lesbian Pin-up Typography
Carolyn’s Team Pick: Pin-ups, lesbians, and typography: together at last.
Going Public About Privates
Laura’s Team Pick: “The disappearing bush is a burning issue.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Paying Lip Service To Getting Off
This week on NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: pin-up lesbians and typography, age, and excerpts from an interview with the author of Big Big Love.
It’s Sunday Funday and Gay People Adopted All of the Babies, Kept Warm
This week gay people started families, made friends, and then made fun of everyone else.
It’s the “Year of the Woman” In Politics, Unless It’s Actually the Opposite
Will the coming election year usher in more female incumbents than ever before, or watch them all disappear?
You Need Help: Sex Meets Feelings, Has Feelings About It
For when you ‘like her’ like her.
Keeping It Real: Authentic Diversification in Occupy Wall Street
“What exactly does ‘success’ mean for OWS? It could mean giving power to conversations and movements that activists, organizers and thinkers have been having for years.”
Rachel Maddow Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Rejoice!
Ellen DeGeneres interviewed Rachel Maddow on her TV show! Everything is great (except for the portrayal of women by the media).
We Need Help: Web Developer To Fix/Enhance Social Networking
We need someone with WordPress/BuddyPress/CometChat experience to fix our shit — and this would be a good time for you to tell us how you use ASS and what changes you’d like to see.
I Went to a NY Times Panel On Same-Sex Marriage And This is What Happened
What I wrote on my ipad while Governor Cuomo, Christine Quinn, James Alesi and Bruce Gyory talked about our equal rights.
It’s Time For Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday
Like the postal service, nor rain nor Internet outages will keep the comment awards from getting to you.
28 Things About Portland That Seem True
I have lived in Portland for one month. Here are 28 of my 100% accurate observations to date, translated with some fidelity from the bar napkin I scrawled them on.
Tattooed Hipster Doll Finally Proves Barbie Shouldn’t be a Role Model
Parents are upset over the new tattooed and pink-haired TokiDoki Barbie because it might send the wrong idea: that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
Televisionary Week 5: Happy Endings and Modern Family
Televisionary Week 5: Watch TV, not baseball.
60 Percent of Hetero Women Are Attracted to Other Women, Duh
Yup it’s true, straight girls wanna make out with you.