Traveling to see family in Taiwan, the sudden change in beauty standards forced me to contemplate my own. The same features that made me so ordinary at home made me extraordinary in Taiwan. The things that pushed me away from the American feminine ideal brought me closer to the “perfect” Taiwanese woman.
“Sometimes, when we allow ourselves to open a door, to open a possibility, the weight of that possibility and that choice is damn heavy – and overwhelming.”
If only these women had allowed themselves to consummate their love for each other.
Brittani Nichols guest-stars on this epic episode of “To L and Back,” aka the one where Carmen straddles Shane in her red boy-briefs!
Don’t steam vaginas. Plus: porn keywords, how sex scenes work, supporting sex workers instead of appropriating their aesthetics and more.
WNBA teams on 2K, #t4t Indian weddings, Roxane Gay on Toni Morrison, SISTASPIN and more! Happy Sunday!
There are no right or wrong answers in queer and trans parenting choices, just the decisions we make.
Plus updates in Ackley Bridge and Claws.
One piece of good advice can change the world. Chin up, loves.
*THIS* is how you party in Mykonos.
Breaking up is hard to do, but what do we know about breakups between Dominant and submissive? This is a personal exploration of how grief settles when the collar comes off.
You don’t need to measure up to any of the things you’ve been taught are the “right” ways to be as a sexual being. There is no way to do sexuality “right” by any objective, external standard.
I keep looking for labels. When I first read about nonbinary identities, I think of my family, and whether there might exist a word in Polish that means the same thing.
“Black people caring for each other or holding any sort of intimate space together is something that I rarely see on TV. With Black queer people and specifically. Black masculinity is politicized and weaponized so much that sometimes I think it walks into the room before I do.”
Join the team as we weigh in on ten classic coming-of-age lesbian films, from Pariah to Cameron Post to that one about the ravens!
“Impeachment” is the new season of American Crime Story, Cobie Smulders is in fact bisexual in Stumptown, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Cara Delevingne as a fairy investigator(?), a real life lesbian wedding during The Prom’s curtain call, a Billie Jean King action figure, and further proof Lena Waithe never sleeps.
“I ate lemon-filled doughnuts with a woman who made my head spin. I decided that it was her commitment to eating good food, like me, that drew me to her. Every bite was sour-sweet.”
The mideason finale of Good Trouble showcases the hard, un-glamorous, often solitary work of becoming an adult — something it does better than most shows on television.
Also, Kristen Stewart talks to ghosts and Kehlani and Lizzo are too perfect for words.
Amazon Prime was trying to hide this bisexual Wonder Woman type of superhero from you by calling its show The Boys but I’m here to help.