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Sex

How To Have Lesbian Period Sex

Here’s how to live your patriarchy-smashing lesbian period sex vampire dreams.

Ryan Yates February 13, 2018 9 Comments
Book Lists

8 Books to Read If You Loved Carmen Maria Machado’s “Her Body and Other Parties”

Here are eight queer short story collections that embody the same kind of creepy, “bodies as horror,” fabulist, dark fairy tale feel that Machado’s book does.

Casey February 13, 2018 3 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black History Month Roundtable: What Does Queering Black History Mean To You?

“For me, queering Black History Month is about making sure that future generations don’t feel the same pressure to choose between their blackness and their sexuality that I once did. It’s about leaving space to be all of yourself, at once.”

Carmen Phillips February 12, 2018 20 Comments
Valentine's Day

Kristen Kish’s New Cookbook Helped Me Wine and Dine My Valentine and So Can You

“I almost fainted when I tasted it. Do I really need to say more? Go get this book, make everything in it, and proudly display your new membership to the Kristen Kish fan club this Valentine’s Day.”

Reneice Charles February 12, 2018 12 Comments
Television TV Reviews

Rosario Dawson Has Finally Awakened Petra’s Bisexuality on “Jane The Virgin”

I like to imagine Gina Rodriguez settling into her chair in her directorial debut and saying to them both “Okay, love what you’re doing, keep doing it…but GAYER.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 12, 2018 31 Comments
Visual Art

Alyssa Andrews Wants To Draw You (Yes, You!) For #AllQueerBods

“Usually the artist is in charge of the perspective, they’re in charge of the way in which we are seen. I wanted it to be a connecting experience, where we kind of give and take and share that experience together.”

Vanessa February 12, 2018 14 Comments
Relationships

Monday Roundtable: How We Knew We Were In Love

Here’s when we knew deep in our bones we were goners.

the team February 12, 2018 40 Comments
Society + Culture

Meet Me at MeMe’s Diner and Bring Your Bisexual Cat This Sunday Funday

Life and legacy of Thomas the bisexual goose, can cats be gay or bisexual?, gay Olympic athletes snub Pence, MeMe’s “very very gay” Diner, and more gay good stuff!

KaeLyn February 11, 2018 17 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Watching (Most of) Your Instagram Stories

Flirting by watching Instagram stories, how to know if you can do long-distance, a Valentine’s Day Crash Pad Series sale and more.

Ryan Yates February 11, 2018 2 Comments
Webcomics

Grease Bats: Don’t Cancel Your Sex Date

“That’s it, I’m cancelling my Valentine’s three-way to celebrate with you!”

Archie February 10, 2018 16 Comments
Parenting & Family

Y’All Need Help #20: First Admit That You Don’t Know Yet

What should you do about a baby’s pronouns, how do you and your girlfriend both propose to each other, and how do you stop holding a candle for an idealized past? Come on in!

Laneia February 10, 2018 41 Comments
Sports

DARKER, GAYER, DIFFERENT: Olympics Opening Ceremony Live Blog and Coverage

Alaina and Mey are covering the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony LIVE! It’s gonna be darker, gayer, and different! Join in!!

Ari February 9, 2018 28 Comments
Television TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Grey’s Anatomy Gives Arizona Her Lesbian Smooching Swagger Back

Plus three trans actors played three trans characters on TV this week, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend adds another bisexual, and updates on your favorite soapy soaps!

Heather Hogan February 9, 2018 31 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Happy Pride from Down Under!

It’s peak Pride season right now in Tiara’s part of the world. What does Pride look like where you live?

Creatrix Tiara February 9, 2018 82 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Might Be A Leshbian

“Thin Mints is the uber-domme of lesbians. She walks into a room and owns it. No other cookie challenges her. She wears dark colors, and her clothes and hair are rigidly smooth. Bow down and acknowledge her.”

Darcy February 9, 2018 19 Comments
Travel

Weekender: Jamestown, CA and Big Trees State Park

In and around Jamestown you can see 2000-year-old trees, llamas, an allegedly haunted B&B, and a lot of stuff that’s generally cute as fuck — it’s a great place to do the lesbian thing of taking a weekend trip with someone you’ve been dating for five days!

Abbie Jones February 9, 2018 14 Comments
Television TV News & Trailers

“VIDA” Teaser Has Everything: Butch Lesbians, Queer Latinas, Post-Mortem Lesbian Revelations

VIDA’s first teaser is here and you’re gonna love it.

Riese February 8, 2018 7 Comments
First Person

Wherever West Is

“Loving women and loving the land are the two things I told myself I would never do, and somehow, they got all tangled up in each other.”

Jeanna February 8, 2018 69 Comments
Movie Features

Angela Robinson on Her Queer, Kinky Wonder Woman Origin Story and the Power of the Female Gaze

Also, of course: Who really killed Jenny Schecter?

Chelsea February 8, 2018 36 Comments
Food and Drink

Which Girl Scout Cookie Is Your Ex-Girlfriend?

In many ways, Girl Scout cookies are like the lesbians and bisexual women you’ll date in your life: A diverse collection of personalities that are all excellent in their own ways but also will follow you in your life forever, popping up on the regular and making you question your how you lived without them. And also with them.

Molly Priddy February 8, 2018 56 Comments
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