Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lesbian Poet, Is Dead at 83
Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-Winning poet and ardent devotee of the natural world throughout her life, has passed away from lymphoma at the age of 83.
Lez Liberty Lit is Full of Its Past Selves
A humble argument for not counting how many books you read. Plus: Lin-Manuel Miranda saved a bookstore, Mari Kondo doesn’t actually want you to get rid of all your books, and more.
Queer Girl City Guide: Paris
Two queer American expats want to tell you everything that made them fall in love “Gay Paree!”
Here’s What the Gillian Anderson Character You’re Most Attracted to Says About You
Obviously we all lost our shit over Gillian Anderson’s turn in “Sex Education,” but she has so many timelessly hot roles to choose from. Here’s what your deepest Gillian Anderson fantasy says about who you are as a person.
Foolish Child #37: Twitter Fatigue
“A lot of it is the need to stay constantly informed at all times just to have something to say about it, ya know?”
Good Trouble Episode 102 Recap: The Coterie
Callie and Mariana get a surprise visit from Judicorn!
The Might-Have-Been
I was only pregnant for seven and a half weeks before my miscarriage. There was no body, no breath; there was no measurable part of a lifetime spent together. I’d only known there was life inside my body for three and half weeks, and yet the experience seems to still have a heartbeat.
Grindr-Backed LGBT Publication “INTO” Forced To Grind to a Halt
On Tuesday, Grindr-backed LGBT publication “Into” initiated, without warning, mass layoffs, effectively shuttering the site in … wait for it… A PIVOT TO VIDEO.
No Filter: Tessa Thompson’s New Gal Pal(?) Seems Cute
Also, Sarah Paulson channels Cheryl Blossom, Samira Wiley channels Takeru Kobayashi and Kehlani’s pregnancy smolder grows ever more powerful.
Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz Shines, Syd and Elena Smooch in the New “One Day at a Time” Trailer
Plus: Shane is coming to grown-ish, Grace and Frankie’s season five trailer, Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon teaming up with Ryan Murphy, Tessa Thompson shannot be confined by genre, and Lena Waithe wants a “gay ass black person” to host the Oscars.
#10YearChallenge: 2009 vs. 2019 LGBTQ TV
2009, the year The L Word ended and Glee began.
“Sex Education” Review: Gillian Anderson, Baby Dykes Learning to Scissor, Gay Moms, and a Whole Lot of Heart
Come to have your life ruined by Gillian Anderson; stay for infectious teen drama laced with a very fun, weirdo sense of humor.
Find Your Fit: The Tomboy Femme Breaking Past Polos for Work
I’m a tomboy femme who’s been stuck in boring clothes in the last several years looking to break out of the funk of wearing nothing but work polos and old Navy pixie pants every day. I need a work style that feels more professional and grown up, but still shows off a little flair and queerness.
A Comprehensive Guide to Your Best Possible Trip to the Sex Toy Shop
So you want to head into your local sex shop and find yourself something new or different. Maybe you want to get a partner or a friend a new friend of their very own! Let’s make this a lovely experience for everyone involved, shall we?
Also.Also.Also: Ellen DeGeneres and the Prison of Her Own Making, Plus Other Stories for Your Week
Starving college students, what to do with stuff you don’t want, banning conversion therapy, surviving depression, the BRIT awards, and so much more!
The 8 Most Asked You Need Help Questions, Answered
Love and sex and internalized homophobia and, yes, straight girls.
Monday Roundtable: Reflections on Being 19 From 2019
“I hadn’t yet come to terms with being a lesbian, so I also spent a lot of time making excuses not to have sex.”
Sunday Funday is Celebrating Being Queer and Brown
Nigerian actress and model Alli Ojo comes out, a queer 2019 calendar, gays in a David’s Bridal commercial, a South African queer art collective, a seventh grader bringing Pride to her community, and more!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Starting The Day With An Orgasm
When you can’t get out of bed until you come, sex in lucid dreams (and how to try it), how the tech industry is afraid of sex toys and more.
Some Things: Something New
I’m ready to look fondly backwards at Sadness as something I once was.