The Comment Awards Are in San Junipero with Janelle Monáe
I scream, you scream, we all scream for bi-scream!
Lesbian Married Couple Battle South Africa’s Homophobic Dept. of Home Affairs Over Spousal Visa
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has come under fire from LGBTQ activists and community members for discriminating against LGBTQ people in their processes.
My Absurd Skincare Routine Is the Softest I Am to Myself
Sometimes being queer and black, bisexual and biracial, feels like contradiction, like too many things, and sometimes I’m not sure that I’d recognize myself if I walked by.
What Is Your Damage, New “Heathers” TV Show?
The “Heathers” reboot pilot dropped yesterday and Heather and Riese are here to tell you why it shattered their queer dreams into a million tiny terrible pieces.
MUSIC VIDEO: Tessa Thompson Makes Janelle Monáe (and Us) Feel Pretty F*cking Queer Today
I’m not sure what else you have going on today, but you are going to want to make room for this video.
I Love “Black Panther” with All My Heart, and I Deserve to See My Queer Self in It Too
The very premise of Wakanda is based on imagining new black realities. Creating new legends, tales of heroics that aren’t predicated on whiteness. Stories of community and strength. Liberation and stardust.
Playlist: Cardio Is My Boss Battle
We’ve got one warm-up song to help you be the very best like no one ever was, as well as two songs of cooldown, totaling about five minutes, from everyone’s favorite queer farming simulator. And everything in between.
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.