Holigay Gift Guide: The World of Queer Geekery
There are lots of great things about being a queer nerd, but maybe the best is that you get to be friends with other queer nerds. They’re really the best people. And they make great merch.
Let’s Decant With This Decanter, It’ll Be So Fancy
How to clean your decanter. Why you might use a decanter. Which decanters you should expressly not use.
PHOTO GALLERY: Here Are Your Toasty, Tasty Fall Fashion Looks!
‘Tis the season to get cute and cozy.
Michigan Lesbian Lives Through “American Horror Story: Cult,” But Also Hope Dies, So
What self-respecting lesbian turns down a chance to sit in the same room as Rachel Maddow or Lana Winters?
Notes From a Queer Engineer: Dinosaur Footprints, the Mathematical Joy of Smarties and More
“That noise you hear is very excited science-y squealing.”
Pop Culture Fix: Anna Paquin Stands with Ellen Page Against X-Men Director Brett Ratner
Plus: queer women are working hard not to become collateral damage as men in Hollywood fall like dominoes to sexual assault stories, women and POC directed more TV than ever this year, these adorable lesbian hockey players and their baby, and news on The Handmaid’s Tale’s return.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #34: Talking It Out
I know this will come as a shock, but I don’t do well with emotional conflict.
No Filter: Local Dog Spooned by Samira Wiley
Also, Gaby Dunn meets a horse and Demi Lovato is having a swell time.
Holigay Gift Guide: Artsy and Handcrafted Items Made by Women and Queer People
These are all gifts made by women and queer people, each one personally hand-crafted or designed, that you can gift to the discerning artist types in your life.
Musicals Won’t Save the World but “The Prom” Is Gonna Try Anyway
“The Prom” is a new musical and it’s about lesbians and we need to talk about it right now.
Australia Says YES to Marriage Equality
“Marriage is one thing – it’s just the tip of the iceberg of true equality,” says Cake Tin, bringing up trans people, intersex people, Indigenous people, and people of color. “It isn’t over yet.”
“Supergirl” Episode 306 Recap: Smells like Teen Spirit
We go back in time with Alex and Kara to see what life was like for them ten years ago.
How I Learned to Navigate Vaginismus as a Lesbian
“This is what happened for me: I started crying as soon as I put my legs into the stirrups.”
Drawn to Comics: Molly Ostertag’s “The Witch Boy” Is Full of Magic Without Gender Roles
Books like The Witch Boy and creators like Molly Ostertag are here to create a kinder, more tender world to replace the broken one we have right now.
Style Thief: How to Dress Like Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who
No one should wear pants that are any color but teal from this day forward. Thank you for complying with this new law I just made up.
Holigay Gift Guide: I Saw Mommi Kissing Santa Claus
To all of our mommis, mommi fans, confused bystanders watching this all go down, as well as those thinking about dabbling: this one’s for you.
AM/PM: I Can’t Sleep, Can You?
Sleep apps, French girl skincare, and some truly adorable watercolors!
Sad Enough Songs: On Julien Baker and Depression
Depression is not forever because it always ends, and depression is forever because it always comes back. It won’t work if I only want to stay on the days when my brain breaks through the muck. Turn Out The Lights is a meditation on wanting to stay on the very worst days.
VIDEO! Getting In Bed with Kristin: Ch-ch-changes
Last week we got in bed together and talked about how life changes all the time forever, and how we are expected to actually just *handle* that?!
I Made You The Horror Trailer Cut of “Carol” We’ve All Been Waiting For
Just in time for the holidays!