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TV Lists

The Top 30 Dykes on Bikes on TV and in Movies

Bicycles on TV mean independence, coming of age, letting go, transformation! Motorcycles on TV mean bad bois! So it’s no surprise that lesbian and bisexual TV characters are on bikes all the time.

Heather Hogan July 25, 2018 49 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: King Princess and Amandla Stenberg Are One Helluva Gay Power Couple and Other Stories

Topics include King Princess in Billboard Magazine, Nicole Maines talking about being a trans superhero, Riverdale astrology, Hannah Gadsby, Lena Waithe’s new Showtime deal, Syd the Kid and more!

Riese July 25, 2018 12 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“The Bold Type” Episode 208 Recap: Always Read Your Contracts!

Kat says she’s queer out loud twice! Jacqueline and Jane are in love! (Just kidding!) ((Am I?))

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 25, 2018 5 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Playing PJ Harvey Songs on an Acoustic Guitar is My Actual Sexuality Now

Also, Hayley Kiyoko is throwing a solo dance party and Tegan Quin met a dinosaur.

Stef July 25, 2018 26 Comments
Webcomics

Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #52: Queer Enough

“We’re queer because we know and say that we are — not because we satisfy a series of credentials.”

A. Andrews July 25, 2018 12 Comments
Movie Features

8 Fascinating Facts About Bisexual Legend Colette That You Should Know Before Keira Knightly’s Biopic

From the producers who brought you Carol and the studio that brought you Disobedience and the actor who brought you undisputed lesbian coming-of-age story Bend It Like Beckham comes a new film about the French writer/bisexual icon Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.

Heather Hogan July 24, 2018 20 Comments
Love + Sex

What’s the Lesbian Equivalent of “He’s Tall”?

It’s been established that Straight Women Are Not Okay, and this is just another drop in the ocean.

Erin July 24, 2018 198 Comments
Sex

What Does It Mean To Be a Switch in Lesbian Sex?

Today we’re using our sex survey data to talk about switches and also about those of you who identified as NONE OF THE ABOVE. Which is fine!

Riese July 24, 2018 17 Comments
AF+ Sex

For My Own Pleasure: Hiring a Sex Worker as a Queer Woman

“She kisses me. I hold on to her arms lightly, not wanting to hurt her, not wanting to weird her out, make her uncomfortable. She’s here for me: I’d hired her for exactly that, and she agreed to it, and she’s here.”

Creatrix Tiara July 24, 2018 39 Comments
Sex

55 Very Deep Thoughts About Your Sex Life You Shared With Us On Our Recent Sex Survey

“I’ve been dying to tell someone about how my partner and I finally found a name for our new dildo and it’s Antoni”

Riese July 23, 2018 55 Comments
TV News & Trailers

San Diego Comic-Con: All the Gay News You Need to Know About Every Gay TV Show

Wynonna Earp is already renewed, Supergirl adds the first trans superhero to TV, Steven Universe is getting a movie, AvaLance lives, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (for real), Nafessa Williams always knows what to say, Tig Notaro on Star Trek: Discovery, queer Charmed, and big hopes for Rosa’s bi storylines on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Heather Hogan July 23, 2018 16 Comments
Theater

Ring of Keys Collective Wants Your Heart to Say Hi

“I had felt so isolated as a queer woman in the musical theatre industry and… to get to talk to one other person about that experience has meant so much to me… I want more people who feel isolated in this industry to not feel isolated.”

Ari July 23, 2018 5 Comments
Beauty

Monday Roundtable: The Makeup That Changed Our Lives

“A bold lip is my femme secret to instant confidence. I could be wearing day-old sweatpants and bed head and a red lip makes me feel READY TO BE SEEN.”

the team July 23, 2018 38 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lebosexy Sunday Is Not Into Water Sex

Why water sex is bad, why sex research is weird, why “the bottom’s in charge” undermines ideas of consent and more.

Ryan Yates July 22, 2018 7 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Celebrating Roxane Gay and Black Panther Forever

Interviews with cast of Pose, queer women in World War II, Janelle Monáe of course, and coming out because you’re in love!

Ari July 22, 2018 2 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Lemon Walnut Zucchini Bread

Thank goodness lemon and zucchini are plentiful all summer long so you can make this over and over and over again, and I have a pretty good feeling that you’ll want to.

Reneice Charles July 21, 2018 7 Comments
Webcomics

Some Things: Sharedcuts

Oh no.

Cameron July 21, 2018 3 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Ackley Bridge” Tackles Internalized Homophobia and Islamaphobia with its Lesbian Muslim Character

Plus: Mariah and Tessa have a short-lived reunion on Y&R, The Originals gives us a queer wedding, what’s the damn deal with UnREAL, why has Queen Sugar abandoned Nova’s bisexuality, and more!

The TV Team July 20, 2018 13 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are the Little Things That Keep You Going?

What lives in your praise house?

A. Tony Jerome July 20, 2018 118 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Happy Just to Be Momminated

Some people are worth melting for.

Darcy July 20, 2018 28 Comments
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