World AIDS Day: Look to the Future, Educate Yourself and Watch a Documentary
3.3 million people are affected with HIV worldwide. Today is their day.
101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy (#59 – Get Past Body Envy)
Being healthy is a revolutionary act. A manifesto to thriving in a mixed-up world.
Health Care: Hard for LGBT People, Hardest for LGBT Old People
Despite some recent improvements, doctors still don’t know what do to with gay and trans people. And it gets worse as you age.
What Do You Wish You Learned In Sex Ed?
What if your teachers could have taught you what you really needed to know about sex?
Smart Girls Doing “Stupid” Things, Like Drugs
Smoking weed is correlated with high IQs in women! This is SCIENCE.
How To Have A Sober Social Life
If you’re sober, or if a friend or date is, this can cause some problems. Luckily, we have some tips for solving them.
Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana, Are Really Stressed Out
For the first time ever, a majority of Americans support legalizing pot. What are you, ON DOPE?!!
Rock Climbing with Lesbians? Don’t Mind if I Do!
Where lesbians meet rock climbing meets fun!
Transgender People, Transitioning and Those Darn Standards of Care
“A disorder is a description of something with which a person might struggle, not a description of the person or the person’s identity.”
You Need Help: What The Hell is Happening To Me
“I’m kind of scared and I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t want to tell anyone in case something is wrong.”
Women Today Are More Drunk Than Ever
“It’s a good thing if women feel less pressure to be ladylike than they used to…”
Medical Schools Not So Great At Teaching About Gay People
“The disappointing results of the survey of 150 programs found that on average med schools teach about five hours of LGBT related content, and some even reported teaching absolutely none.”
How To Be Around People When You’re In A Crappy Mood
“You can MacGyver your way through having to hang out with dumb jerks you hate, crabbypants.”
You Need Help: Binding Breasts and Stretching Marks
Advice on binding and making peace with your stretch marks.
Hangover and Out: Queer Girls’ Advice On The Day After Drinking
“Is there a way out? Yes, you could just not drink the wine, but I mean besides that.”
Fun Things to Do With Your Period (Besides Cry)
Lily’s Team Pick: “After I read the piece I laughed and then I cried and then I did the weird laugh/cry combo where you’re not quite sure which one you are doing because you have SO MANY FEELINGS.”
Surprise, Women With Trauma History More Likely To Face Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Australian researchers found that gender-based violence puts women at a much greater risk of mental health problems. Hopefully the new guidelines around healthcare for women will help with that.
Institute of Medicine Cares About Women’s Health And Making It Affordable
If there’s anything more annoying than passing out at the blood test facility and waking up without a slice of pizza in the vicinity, it’s trying to pay for the blood test in the first place. But things are finally changing.
How (Not) to Quit Smoking: What Will Occupy Your Lesbian Hands?
Lesbians and bisexual women are 2-3 times more likely to smoke cigarettes regularly than straight people, which might be one of the 46 reasons I’m finding it hard to quit.
Exercise Makes You Happy: A Mini-Roundtable
New study confirms that exercise lowers stress levels and makes you happier. Those of us who have witnessed that effect first-hand share our exercise routines and subsequent emotions. What do you do?