Pure Poetry #27: Jeffrey McDaniel
“You must nurture the kiss. Turn out the lights. Notice how it illuminates the room. Hold it to your chest and wonder if the sand inside hourglasses comes from a special beach.”
Lingerie Football League Lesbian Amber Elizabeth Will Tackle You
Meet Amber Elizabeth, because you’re gonna see her real soon at the Dinah Shore Weekend: “At first, when [my Mom] heard about me playing football in underwear she was a little skeptical, so we just agreed to disagree.”
What’s In a Word? Gay Rights in Canada, Apparently
New Canadian citizenship guidelines were released Monday and the total length of the new gay/lesbian section is about as long as this sentence. Period.
The “Lesbian Until Graduation:” Now A New York Times Most Emailed Article!
In today’s news, we find that the popular myth of college as a “hive of same-sex experimentation” could be wrong. In related news, some people are very confused by this and I have ~156 feelings about this whole THANG.
If You Are Sad, These Comment Awards Will Make You Happy I Promise
Lesbians on the teevee, pure poetry week forever.
Glee’s Santana Is A Confirmed Lesbian, Kurt & Blaine Do Prom
“Santana is a lesbian. She might not be ready to come out yet, but she is.”
People Have Feelings About Gay Marriage
It turns out everyone has feelings, not just you!
Glee 216 Recap: “Original Song” or “The One With Gay Boys Kissing”
Just when you thought Glee couldn’t get any gayer…
March Madness!! Basketball! Sports! And You Thought We Didn’t Care
It is officially time to discuss basketball. FINALLY.
Pure Poetry #26: Lee Harwood
“I like his poetry because it’s kind of all over the place without being noisy about it.”
Kate Moennig Returns to the Screen, Uh Huh Her Returns to Your Ears & Eyes
Kate Moennig attends the premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer, Uh Huh Her releases “Black & Blue” EP and east coast tour dates, Jennifer Beals on Regis & Kelly, Glee’s Naya Rivera on “Brittana” and all things lesbian.
DeAnne Smith and the Unfashionable Utopia of Yore
“But you loved it, because it was the one material that could be a shirt, sheets, pajamas or a hand-sewn menstrual pad.”
We Sent A Man To The Moon, Maybe We Can Have Real Sex Ed: Ending Title V
Probably if you had to make a list of things you wanted your tax dollars going to, abstinence-until-marriage sex education would not be one of them. Shockingly, there are some elected officials who feel the same way.
Pure Poetry #25: Notes on Rainer “Rilke” Maria Rilke
Did you know that Rilke’s Mom initially raised him as a girl? True story.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 121 Recap: There’s a Monster at the End, She’s Probably Femme
In which we meet ONE MORE LESBIAN and look for the key. The key to what? You’ll see.
Alex’s Team Pick: Julie Goldman In Real Life, Wednesday Night
Julie Goldman is doing stand-up in Los Angeles Wednesday night and you should go.
It’s Design Director Alex’s Birthday!
It’s Alex’s birthday and we’re having cake!! But you have to make your own cake.
Carmen’s Team Pick: Becoming Visible
The Becoming Visible Kickstarter page is running for another 18 days. That means you hardly have time to pledge away as much as possible!
South Africa Government Hears Out LGBT Activists On Corrective Rape
A common practice in South Africa, corrective rape is an act of violence where lesbians are raped in order to “fix” them… as charming as that sounds, it is time to wave goodbye to that policy, for real this time.
Hesta Prynn Turns It Gold: The Autostraddle Quickie Interview
“If Brooklyn hip hop knocked boots with PJ Harvey, Hesta Prynn would be their lovechild.”