Notes From A Queer Engineer: Badass Princess Engineers and Gaming Manifestos
So much good STEM news this week! Come and get your links.
Pop Culture Fix: The Queerish “Heathers” Pilot Is Here To Get Your Goat and Other Stories Best Approached With Trepidation
Brace yourself for the “Heathers” pilot, Melonie Diaz is playing gay again this time in Charmed, Lena Waithe’s “Twenties” is going to TBS, “Every Day” is a gender-hopping love story, Cherry Jones stars as a lesbian in “The Party,” the dudes who wrote Everything Sucks! on their inspo and so many other important YES VERY IMPORTANT stories!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #41: Good Talk
“I guess there just aren’t enough hours on the bus.”
What to Say to Someone Who Met a Lesbian
Greet them with various felicitations – ones you’re comfortable with. Don’t step too far out of your “vibe” as that will be unsettling.
No Filter: Janelle Monáe Is Trying To Break Your Heart
Also, Jenny Owen Youngs wrote you a love song, Kehlani gave you a pep talk and I gave Demi Lovato a present from the heart.
PHOTOESSAY: People’s Rally Against Gun Violence
“Our country’s relationship to guns is totally out of control. Our legislators, the gun lobby, and our nation’s lack of fighting it are creating an environment where mass shootings are the norm. The rhetoric around it is designed to win votes and money at the expense of lives and safety.”
The Good China
“We rarely left the bedroom and when we did, we quickly returned. We called in to work and on one occasion we both no showed. It was heavenly, but as the old adage says all good things must come to an end.”
How To Have A Lesbian Threesome
Planning your first threesome? Here’s how to do it.
Remember When Black Panther’s Princess-Badass Letitia Wright Played a Sweet Babygay Lesbian in “Banana”?
If you missed it when it aired, you can watch it on Hulu!
Drawn to Comics: “George and Johnnie” Shows Love is Not a Lie, Friendship is Real
I’d suggest hopping on board now so you can say you were there when they had their first kiss. It’s gonna be worth it.
“Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” by Vashti Harrison Is the Black Herstory I Needed as a Child
“Close your eyes and imagine for one moment a world where little black girls spend their entire childhoods seeing women like the ones they will become in just as many books, television shows, awards ceremonies, universities, political offices, magazines, advertisements and leadership positions as their white peers do. Really picture it, and then ask yourself: what would that future look like?”
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Is Singing Our Song: Valencia Has a Girlfriend!
One minute, Valencia was trying to kickstart a party planning business and met a woman with short blonde hair who thought Valencia was hilarious when she wasn’t trying to be, and the next minute it’s eight months later and they’re at a party they’re running together, being girlfriends and kissing without comment.
Everything Sucks! Is a Bangin’ TV Show With a Sweet Lesbian Lead
Heather and Riese talk about how much we loved the new ’90s-set teen Netflix comedy “Everything Sucks!” and why you’ll love it too and also we made you a playlist.
Queers at the End of the World: An Interview with Queer Feminist Fabulist Carmen Maria Machado
Talking about Kristen Stewart, gems, lesbian tropes, Girl Scout crushes, swine flu, the apocalypse and more with award-winning queer writer Carmen Maria Machado.
Monday Roundtable: Our Favorite Outfits
“I crush the patriarchy like a empty water bottle between my bare hands via my clothing.”
Black History Month Roundtable: Imagining Our Bright, Bold Black Queer Futures
In the second and final part of our Black History Month Roundtable series, we’re ready to look forward. We’re asking, what are our hopes for black queer futures?
Gay Love Takes The Gold Medal At The Olympics In Our Hearts This Sunday Funday
Lesbian, bi, and queer Olympic athletes and their galentines, long live the queer cafe, Pakistan passes new trans protections, black LGBT athletes paving the way, lots and lots of gay love that’s definitely not a lie, and a little Adam Rippon sparkle just because.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Taking The Perfect Nude
A look at “Black Queer Goddess Project: The Plus-Size Femme.” Plus: how to take a good nude selfie, how to make a sex tape, types of love there aren’t English words for and more.
Baopu #43: Lunar New Year
Happy Lunar New Year! Will Baopu survive the Lunar New Year dinner challenge?
Femme Brûlée: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
“These cookies take two bowls, bake in 20 minutes, have the least messy batter I’ve ever met in my life, and based on my solo test run can absolutely be assembled in bed.”