Queer View Mirror: Janet Yellen, First Woman To Ever Lead Fed
Janet Yellen is about to become the most powerful woman in the world. Learn more about her new job and why her role is important to women in economics.
What’s Happening For CA’s Trans Students? Unpacking the Clusterf*ck Of AB 1266
Search the hashtag #AB1266 on Twitter, and you’ll see what I mean by clusterfuck. It’s a mixture of conservatives, LGBT groups, names of California counties, statistics, and conflicting reports of what’s happened, and what’s next.
2014 Golden Globes Liveblog and Tina Fey/Amy Poehler Crushfest
Welcome to the Golden Globes! The only award show that sticks a bunch of TV actors and a bunch of movie actors in one room, feeds them a mediocre meal and forces them to pretend to care about each other’s craft.
Sunday Funday Endorses Lily Tomlin’s Love for Congress
Marsha Hunt writes your wedding song, Lily Tomlin ties the knot, a 12-year-old boy stands up for his gay moms, and a bunch of cats survive the best years of your life.
UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: 2013 Was A Real Banner Year for Colonially-Influenced Homophobia in the Commonwealth
From India to Uganda, the legacy of British colonial sodomy laws live on today in many countries around the world. What can or should the Commonwealth do about this, if anything at all?
Vermont, New York: Glimmers of Hope In Bleak Sea Of Abortion News
As we continue into 2014, it is still essential that we remain vigilant to uterus-havers’ rights to abortion across the country.
UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: One Same-Sex Wedding Ring to Rule Them All
2013 brought equal marriage to the shores of the UK, and the gays were saved! Well not really. Or not much at all?
Utah’s Same-Sex Marriage Battle Could Change Legislation Across The Nation
This halt on same-sex marriages may throw a wrench into a lot of LGBT folks’ hopes about marriage equality in the United States, but the Utah case actually offers the Supreme Court an opportunity to take a firm stance on the legality of same-sex marriage.
Also.Also.Also: CeCe McDonald Gets Free While Issa Rae Gets Famous and Other Stories We Missed This Week
A historic lesbian union, a failed hunger strike, queer ladies in the lap of luxury, and the ultimate “fuck you” to Linda Harvey’s anti-gay bullshit.
It’s Sunday Funday in a Post-Windsor World and The Gays Are Doing Great
The good news is, we’ve got lots of good news to work as we finish our last Christmas cookies.
Brittani’s Video Party: Angel Haze and Hannah Hart Dance in the Snow
Hannah Hart made a movie, Angel Haze made a video, and a woman passes out on live television. They all learn how to contemporary dance in this video party.
In 2013’s Final Hours, Sotomayor Issues Temp Stay On Contraceptive Mandate
Couldn’t you think of a better way to spend the last day of 2013, Justice Sotomayor? Maybe clean out your freezer? Flip your mattress? Rotate your tires?
Also.Also.Also: Why We Really Need Gay Bars and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The more we talk about things, the better they get. 2013 was proof.
More Than Words: The Year In Words 2013
It was wacky! It was depressing! It’s finally over! From “undocumented” to “transphobia” to “affluenza,” come look at the words that defined a year and defined themselves at the same time. (“Selfie” is nowhere on this list, I promise.)
First Gay Rose Parade Wedding Claims “Love Is The Best Protection” Against HIV/AIDS, Which Seems Medically Inaccurate
One wedding cake-shaped float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will highlight a live same-sex wedding for the first time since the Rose Parade began in 1890. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting its 2014 float with the slogan “Love is the Best Protection,” to promote legalizing same-sex marriage as a method to keep gay men safer from HIV/AIDS.
Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.
Canada’s Supreme Court Makes Landmark Ruling In Favor Of Sex Workers’ Rights
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found the nation’s anti-prostitution laws infringed on the constitutional rights of sex workers.
It’s Sunday Funday and a Bunch of Sh*t Just Got Gayer
Live from Russia, Utah, Alabama, and Ireland, it’s Saturday Night! Or at least it’s the day where we talk about Saturday night.
Brittani’s Video Party: Top 15 Viral Videos We Didn’t Talk About in 2013
A 2013 Viral Video Digest for those videos you missed or chose not to watch. Until now.
Top 10 Instances of Open and Unapologetic Celebrity Cultural Appropriation in 2013!
“Oh, wait, so you’re not dressing in a mass-produced stereotypical ‘Native’ costume, and instead were just dressing as one of the most racist caricatures depicting an Indigenous person in the history of American cinema?”