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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: And We’re Quarantining With Ghosts Now

Bad Bunny, learning to shop ethically, don’t worry that constant bumping you hear at night is probably just Casper saying hello, and seriously — put some respect on Aimee Stephens’ name.

Carmen Phillips May 14, 2020 1 Comment
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Forever Pride Cover of Entertainment Weekly Sure Is Something!

Also, livereads of Lizzie McGuire and Orphan Black, the trailer for Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, Hamilton is coming to Disney+ very soon, those new Adventure Time episodes, and more!

Heather Hogan May 13, 2020 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Like Aimee Stephens, We Await the Justice We Deserve

It’s not just her death that is a tragedy; it’s that she had been waiting for justice that trans people almost never receive.

xoai pham May 13, 2020 3 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: How the Pandemic Is Disproportionately Harming the LGBTQ Community and More

In this week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 we see how the pandemic taps into existing discrimination and continues to deepen divisions the world over.

himani May 11, 2020 3 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “The Baby-Sitters Club” Trailer Is All Friendship and ’90s Nostalgia

Villanelle’s most personal murder, Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon go to quarantine prom, more reasons to love Alice Wu, Queen Latifah’s Equalizer reboot is a go, Janet Mock drops hints for Hollywood season two, and more!

Heather Hogan May 11, 2020 4 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Pays Queer Tribute to Little Richard, the G.O.A.T.

Hey babes, it’s Sunday, we’ve got so much music from Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ariana Grande, and a queer tribute to Little Richard that you’ve gotta read! Also, queer southern archives, some Brooklyn Nine-Nine humor to get you through, Lebanese LGBTQ rights, and so much more! Let’s get into it!!

Ari May 10, 2020 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: VEEPSTAKES Edition

In this week’s Extra! Extra!, we take a break from our usual fare and instead offer commentary on some of the women who are on the short list to be Joe Biden’s Vice President.

Natalie May 8, 2020 22 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Stop Killing Black People

Ahmaud Arbery Should Be Alive Right Now. Also: support queer and lesbian bars and businesses, how our LGBTQ elders are faring in the pandemic, and honoring Ida B. Wells with a posthumous Pulitzer Prize.

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2020 3 Comments
Cecilia making a kissy face, emitting her sense of humor. Around her are flower petals.
Politics + Activism

Honor Trans Elders: Cecilia Chung Is the Mother We All Wanted

Cecilia Chung described three ways: hilarious, survivor, and one of the mothers of the modern trans movement.

xoai pham May 7, 2020 7 Comments
Politics + Activism

COVID-19 Is Laying Bare the Vulnerabilities of Sex Workers, So Often Canaries in the Coalmine

Centering sex workers, and the hard won lessons that come with being a part of this community, are perhaps the most important steps we can take in an effort both to reduce harm, and to rebuild in the aftermath of COVID19.

Janis Luna May 6, 2020 4 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The “Pretty Little Liars” Moms Are Getting Drunk and Starting a Rewatch Podcast

Beanie Feldstein becomes a leading lady, Mrs. America’s hair designer explains those wigs, Portrait of a Lady on Fire meets Animal Crossing (again!), Lady Gaga is going ahead with Chromatica, and more!

Heather Hogan May 6, 2020 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Respect Your Elders: Zoom With Lesbian Activist Phyllis “Seven” Harris

“So keep on living. Get on the other side of this. There’s more.”

Lou Barrett May 5, 2020 1 Comment
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Oh F*Ck, the Coronavirus Really Might Be Lesbian Bars’ Final Blow

By the time we’re finally allowed outside, all the lesbian bars might be dead, for good this time. Also, giving love to modern day butch icons, imagining Met Gala fashion that could have been, and the USWNT lost their equal pay case because… patriarchy.

Carmen Phillips May 5, 2020 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra! The Pandemic Proves Sex Workers Deserve Decriminalization & Safety Nets

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 looks at the pandemic from a few angles: personal experiences of having the virus, how the pandemic is affecting sex workers and how corruption, profiteering and discrimination are alive and well, even during a pandemic.

himani May 4, 2020 4 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Keep Talking About “The Half Of It” Forever

Get ready to love Alice Wu more, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are back, the final She-Ra trailer, the horniest episode of Xena, Janelle Monae’s new horror film has a release date, and a Wonder Woman spin-off about Amazonians!

Heather Hogan May 4, 2020 11 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Making Cocktails in Our Robes With Divas

Happy Sunday! Let’s get tipsy with some divas in robes, watch some queer fantasy films, fall in love with teen lesbians, support insider art, learn the history of the world according to cats and more!

Ari May 3, 2020 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Essential (and All) Workers’ Rights on May Day and More

In this week’s Extra! Extra! we honour International Workers’ Day, take a hard look at the federal judiciary and the social safety net, examine the political and personal aftermath of gun violence, and more.

the team May 1, 2020 4 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Let Your Bi Flag Fly, Colors Can’t Have Copyright

Megan Thee Stallion/ Beyoncé “Savage” Remix, you can’t profit off of Bi pride, the 29 best red lipsticks of all time, and have you ever stopped to think: Quarantine culture really just is lesbian culture? Homemade hummus and all.

Carmen Phillips April 30, 2020 16 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe’s Final “Homecoming” Trailer Is Here and Queer and Weird as Hell

One Day at a Time scores an animated special, The Last of Us II gets a real release date maybe, a show about social distancing from the Orange Is the New Black team, Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris talk activism on and off the filed, and more!

Heather Hogan April 29, 2020 4 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: We’re at the Part of the Pandemic Where the Aliens Arrive

UFO Updates, Zoom fatigue is real, some thoughts about Anna Wintour, supporting small business when you’re also unemployed, Latinx movies that love lesbians the most, and apparently Taco Bell is art now?

Carmen Phillips April 28, 2020 9 Comments
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