Did you know that Daniel Lavery, Emily m danforth, Esmé Wang, Gabrielle Korn, Grace Lavery, Kamala Puligandla, Leah Johnson and Roxane Gay gave us a list of their favorite words and we turned those words into magnets and now you can own them????
The Grammys were extra gay this year, and Beyonce became the most Grammy-winning woman in history. Russian Doll is coming back for season two. And The Wilds’ Mia Healey would like to see more lesbians on teevee please.
As I filled out my first bracket this morning, I thought: “there has never been a more unpredictable tournament.”
Ryan and Alice confront their pasts, Mary DRIVES THE BATMOBILE, and Sophie’s arms got something to say about it.
This is more than a workplace where they’ll notify HR and we’ll all be polite about my pronouns.
Thomas: I remember hearing that there was a trans character named Max, and that he gave birth and that possibly he was inspired by my actions.
Riese: A hundred percent, he was inspired by you.
Carly: A thousand percent.
In Magnified, Minnie Bruce Pratt meditates on “the eternal time of death, the short intense time of work, and the focused, magnified time of the intimacy” shared with her beloved, the late trans lesbian activist Leslie Feinberg.
The idea that we can all work towards secure attachment regardless of past experiences feels hopeful, and perhaps that’s why queer people, who seem to love analyzing relationships, have found attachment theory so useful.
When orgasms lead to headaches, what’s up with dating right now, this weekend’s new moon and more.
It’s Halloween in Purgatory and Waverly and Wynonna don’t remember their own names.
Shoutout to the faggy trans guys and the dykey trans girls of the world and our beautifully complicated genders.
Unexpected grief comes for Carina and Maya in the Shondaverse. Meanwhile, updates on All American, S.W.A.T., Nancy Drew, and Legacies.
Jayli Wolf talks about the video for her new single “Child of the Government” drawing from her family’s experiences of the Sixties Scoop, as well as how her bisexual identity impacts her relationships and career.
“As always, the slew of anti-trans legislation is about sending a clear signal about who is and is not welcome in society, about whose life does and does not carry value, about who can and cannot access basic human rights.”
After the year we’ve had, we deserve the joy of debating which lesbian couple is better and who should’ve been seeded where. So we’re bringing back March Madness this year… and we’re exploring new ways to make the experience more fun and interactive for our readers!
This one’s for the people who love a little data on a Friday!
“I’m finding, especially with women, a couple of different kinds of gays. I’ve met people who say, “I knew I was gay my whole life, and I lived this lie, and then I finally came out.” My kind of gay is like the late-breaking-lesbian kind of gay.”
“IS THIS MAGIC? WHERE DID YOU FIND MY JOURNALS???”
Mississippi became the first state to sign this year’s sweep of anti-trans bills into law (and some more readings about what’s coming next), misogynoir nearly killed Meghan Markle, and making it through this terrible sexless year.
Frightening at times and hilarious at others, it’s another chaotic but great episode of Riverdale that absolutely justifies the time-jump this season.