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Theater

“Newsies” Musical on Stage: It’s an Exciting Thing

Intern Grace’s Team Pick: If you’re not excited about the “Newsies” stage musical, I don’t know what to tell you.

Intern Grace September 16, 2011 15 Comments
Book Features Community

“Straightening” Gay Characters in Young Adult Fiction: Are YA Books Keeping You a Secret?

Is Young Adult fiction unfriendly to LGBTQ characters? The answer is “absolutely not” or “yes,” depending on who you ask.

Riese September 16, 2011 54 Comments
Book Lists

Top Ten Fantasy Novels That Have Gay People In Them

This is a list of YA fantasy novels that fall somewhere between tangentially gay and really, really gay. They all fall under “read this immediately.”

Ryan Yates September 16, 2011 113 Comments
Straddleverse

It’s Time For Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday

Wouldn’t it be exciting if we got famous presenters every week to announce the awards?

Laura September 16, 2011 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

On Fox News a Fox News Anchor Slams a Fox News Doctor For Anti-Trans Chaz Haterade

“There’s so much hate for gays, and lesbians, and transgender people, the thing is, Doc, you seem to be adding to the hate.”

Riese September 16, 2011 51 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Let’s Make Eraser With Microwave. Please Can We For Real.

“Design the eraser as you wish, place the creations inside the cup (that looks like a Chinese takeout box).”

Rachel September 16, 2011 15 Comments
Society + Culture

On What It Means To Say You Were Born This Gay

“To say “I was born this way” is to apologize for the person I am and for whom I love. It’s like saying I would be different if I could. I wouldn’t.”

Rachel September 15, 2011 196 Comments
First Person Music

My Life In Concerts, Or How I Realised I Loved Women With Guitars

“Did I mention that I saw Kylie, the Queen of the Gays, perform as a child? What chance did I have?”

Tully September 15, 2011 39 Comments
Society + Culture

Horace Miner Is Relevant To Your Interests

“A few women afflicted with almost inhuman hypermammary development are so idolized that they make a handsome living by simply going from village to village and permitting the natives to stare at them for a fee.”

Laura September 15, 2011 11 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Even the Daily Show Still Isn’t Showing Us Enough Female Faces On TV

What does an important person look like?

Jamie J. Hagen September 15, 2011 8 Comments
Travel

The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Istanbul

“Istanbul’s only lesbian bar is on the fifth floor of an apartment building… Its entrance was marked with pictures of Victoria’s Secret models in angel wings.”

Meghan M September 15, 2011 28 Comments
Money + Work

Dear Catastrophe Waitress: The Kit

Take off your ipod, you just got sat.

Riese September 15, 2011 26 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Take Your Lunch To Work Day

You’re taking your LUNCH to work like a motherf*cking ADULT

Rachel September 15, 2011 27 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Ellen & Portia Combine Forces In LoveVeganismCats For NBC Comedy Series

Ellen & Portia have a half hour comedy series at NBC, Jane Lynch talks getting naked with Cybill, Cher defends Chaz on Ellen. Plus, an update on new records from Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and Florence & the Machine.

Jess September 14, 2011 10 Comments
Queer Fashion

Lizz’s Latest: Silk Bandana Scarves

I still insist that scarves are the number one lesbian fashion accessory.

Lizz September 14, 2011 34 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Cathy DeBuono Launches New Radio Show & Private Practice

Do you love our Formspring advice columns? Then you need to get involved in this situation ASAP.

Jess September 14, 2011 2 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Blender-Style Juicing

For when you want your solids to be liquids! Juicer-free juicing for the juicer in all of us.

Steph September 14, 2011 33 Comments
Movie Lists

The Top 8 Tim Curry Movies You’ve Probably Forgotten About

Do you love Tim Curry? Cool, ’cause I’m gonna name eight movies that you forgot he was in.

Lizz September 14, 2011 86 Comments
Politics + Activism

It’s Easy To Tell If Kids Are Gay — As Long As You Don’t Care About the Research

You too can write articles on gay youth by utilizing terrible or possibly zero research or evidence!

Rachel September 14, 2011 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

This “Lesbian Foster Moms Dress Boy in Girl Clothes” Story is Totally F*cked

Put the coffee on, homos, because “this gross example of child abuse is a wake-up call that everything about the gay movement isn’t acceptable.”

Riese September 14, 2011 30 Comments
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