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Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What Do We Actually Know About a COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?

This week’s Extra! Extra! returns with some LGBTQ+ news from both sides of the Atlantic; an update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc it’s wreaking in so many areas of life and the vaccine arms race; and rapidly deteriorating situations the world over.

the team December 4, 2020 32 Comments
A shrugging skeleton is photoshopped over the AfterEllen company logo (which has the words AfterEllen in hot pink and orange on top of a jet black background).
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Is “Noted TERF Cesspool” AfterEllen Actually Gone or Is It Just a Tech Error?

Ding Dong! The Witch (Might Be) Dead! Also: some judgement free advice on how to keep everyone around you safe if you traveled home last week for Thanksgiving, and mourning all of our “almost” romantic relationships.

Carmen Phillips December 3, 2020 24 Comments
A photo of Tiffany Cabán, a queer latina with a long pony-tail, looks over her shoulder and her parka hood as she crosses the street.
Politics + Activism

Queer Latina Tiffany Cabán Is Running For NYC Council, Bringing Hope To 2021

She ran a progressive campaign for Queens DA that put New York’s establishment on notice, and now has NYC Council in sight. “It’s not about good people or bad people, it’s just about people. We need to divest from policing and incarceration and invest in the true sources of safety.”

Christian December 3, 2020 2 Comments
Aweng Ade-Chuol and her wife kiss on the cover of Elle magazine.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aweng Ade-Chuol’s “Modern (Queer) Fairytale” Is The Love Story You Need Today

Your first look at Euphoria’s special episode; you might be mad about it, but you and every gay sure did watch Happiest Season; Starfire’s goth lesbian daughter; Olivia Coleman making a jolly threat to drive Gillian Anderson off a cliff on the set of The Crown; and more!

Heather Hogan December 2, 2020 5 Comments
Hermey the elf and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: And Now There’s Gay Icon/Homophobic Rudolph Discourse

Pop! cancels One Day at a Time, Isabella Gomez already has a new show lined up, Carrie Brownstein is writing and directing a Heart biopic, the gayest yuletide, and you thought only lesbians could talk a holiday movie into the ground!

Heather Hogan November 30, 2020 14 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: F*ck Yeah, Javicia Leslie Does Her Own “Batwoman” Stunts

A “reclusive lesbian author” will be the co-lead of the new Finding Forester TV series, the sexiest chess locations in The Queen’s Gambit, the necessity of messy bisexual rep, the enduring all-ages appeal of Frozen, and more!

Heather Hogan November 25, 2020 5 Comments
Chika is photographed against a plain white wall. Her locks fall casually into her face and she has her hands out in front of her.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: That’s *Grammy Nominated* Queer R&B, Rap Heartthrob Chika to You.

Was Josh Hartnett a millennial gay stepping-stone? What’s next for the #Resistance if Trump isn’t there to kick around anymore? Also: readings from both Kristen Arnett and Roxane Gay, the public libraries that shaped Octavia Butler, and dreams of a Black utopia.

Carmen Phillips November 24, 2020 5 Comments
A masked person in a baseball cap holds up a sign that reads 74 million Americans: you're fired! Stop tweeting and start packing!
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Some of the Changes We Can Already See as the Trump Era Drags On

In this week’s Extra! Extra! we continue following America’s election 2020 saga, the havoc the Trump administration continues to wreak in its final two months and a few encouraging outcomes from the 2020 election. We also have some States-side updates on the COVID-19 pandemic and other situations unfolding around the world.

the team November 20, 2020 8 Comments
A screenshot of Rachel Maddow from her broadcast on November 19th.
Society + Culture

Rachel Maddow Bares Her Soul About Her Partner’s Terrifying Battle With COVID

It was a surreal experience watching Maddow open up like that. She is the voice of calm reason, the anchor of logic, the brilliant and articulate go-to liberal pundit who has made more sense than anyone else out of this Trumpian/Orwellian nightmare-chaos we’ve been living in for the past five years. But last night, she was raw emotion.

Heather Hogan November 20, 2020 5 Comments
A three-fold collage of an Ivy Park box from Beyonce, then two photos of Roxane Gay wearing the all black line.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Beyoncé Sent Roxane Gay an Ivy Park Box, Black Bisexual Nerds the Time Has Arrived!

How Much Bisexual Energy Do You Radiate? It’s time to find out! Also: searching for the “Ethereal Bisexual” woman in Barack Obama’s memoir, Cara Delevingne is now co-owner of a sex technology brand, and Stacey Abrams on finishing the job in Georgia.

Carmen Phillips November 19, 2020 9 Comments
The cast of The Wilds stranded on the beach.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Amazon Prime’s “The Wilds” Is a Lesbian Dystopic Slumber Party

Films with Black talent to watch this holiday season, new trans characters on Charmed and Saved By The Bell, Wonder Girl with a Latina lead is coming to the CW, Mariah’s magical Christmas special, and more!

Heather Hogan November 18, 2020 4 Comments
A three-fold collage of custom Daria-themed Avatar figures, along with characters from the actual show Daria.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Is What You’re Doing Tonight as Cool as Making Custom Queer “Daria” Avatars?

How to spend Thanksgiving alone & love every minute, how to help with the two Georgia Senate runoff elections immediately (49 days left!), how to have personalized selected sex toys delivered to your home, and yes — get in loser, we’re making Daria-themed Avatars for all our accounts.

Carmen Phillips November 17, 2020 8 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: So You Agree? You Think Buffy Is Bisexual?

A new series for Niecy Nash, the enduring bisexual majesty of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Fortune Feimster’s truly hilarious wedding photos, your weekly Javicia Leslie check-in, and Janelle Monáe on the cover of Out magazine.

Heather Hogan November 16, 2020 8 Comments
the shape of the US covered in "I voted today" stickers
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What The 2020 Election Says About America

We reflect on what the 2020 election says about America, what the ultraconservative majority in the Supreme Court has been up to, plus the pandemic and political situations unfolding around the globe.

the team November 13, 2020 3 Comments
A black woman stands against a pink background in a chunky knit sweater and holding up a pink book. Her face is proud and she has a single finger pointed to the air as if to say "A-ha! I have discovered something!"
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: This One Goes Out to the Nerds Who Learned to Masturbate From Books!

The Squad is keeping it real about the fashion limitations of working class women of color in the halls of Congress, President Obama on not “abandoning the possibility of America,” Megan Thee Stallion said get ready for a Hot Girl XXXMas, and yes — be proud you learned how to masturbate from a book.

Carmen Phillips November 12, 2020 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Our Time to Shyne: WeHo’s First Woman of Color Councilwoman, Sepi Shyne, as Interviewed by Her Wife

Sepi Shyne is the first out LGBTQ+ Iranian-American elected anywhere in the world, the first woman of color ever elected to the City Council and cements the first female majority in West Hollywood history; her wife asked her the hard-hitting questions about her race and plans for the future.

Ashlei Shyne November 12, 2020 5 Comments
A three-fold collage with photos of LaTosha Brown of the Black Voters Matters Fund, Stacey Abrams of Fair Fight, and Nsé Ufot of New Georgia Project.
Politics + Activism

Black Women Organizers Deserve More Than Just Your Flowers and Thank Yous

Black women didn’t save this democracy for you and we don’t need your “Thank Yous.” We need you to follow the example that Black women have set for more than the last 200 years: Roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here’s a few concrete places where you can start.

Carmen Phillips November 11, 2020 7 Comments
The cast of the new Gossip Girl on the steps of the Met.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Gossip Girl’s New Boss Promises “Many Queer Characters” in the Reboot, XOXO

Oh my glob, the Bubbline episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands; Selena Gomez will play trailblazing gay mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado; A New York Christmas Wedding features a queer couple; very interesting bisexual Doctor Who rumors; and more!

Heather Hogan November 11, 2020 6 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Stevie Nicks Mashed “Edge of Seventeen” With Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky,” Proving She’s Eternal

Scientists warn that the climate crisis could kill off great tits, how to break it to your family if you’re not comfortable risking coronavirus to come home for the holidays, and a fundraiser to save the 15 U.S. lesbian bars left standing.

Carmen Phillips November 10, 2020 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

Donald Trump Is a Loser: We Celebrate, and Then We Get to Work

Yes, this specific nightmare is ending. But we are nowhere near achieving our actual dreams.

Riese November 9, 2020 6 Comments
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