Holigay Gift Guide: Support These Indie POC Designers
From makeup and skincare products to statement tees and accessories, I’m confident that you’ll find more than a few items on this list to love. Also, almost everything is under $45.
Three Masculine of Center Workout Looks for Hitting the Gym in Style
I love going to the gym, but finding comfy activewear that also reflects my gender is not easy.
Boob(s On Your)Tube: Fresh Off The Boat’s Very Special Coming Out Episode Is Very Good
Plus: Grey’s Anatomy’s 300th episode, keeping up with Annalise and her new potential gal pal, Jessica Szhor plays a lesbian again, there’s some queer women on The Girlfriend Experience, and American Horror Story: Cult marches grimly toward its final episode.
Sunday Funday Is Full of Bisexual Luxury
More Sara Ramirez, queers having babies, queers in film and theatre, soul survivors! Happy Sunday!
NSFW Sunday Is Flirting Relentlessly
Why flirting is the best way to engage with your own desires; deconstructing myths about polyamory and about fat sex; seriously just stop instagram stalking your ex; and more.
Some Things: A Void
“I don’t know how to talk about sadness with no root, much less explain it.”
Femme Brûlée: Pumpkin Pie
Despite all the potential for error, I do genuinely think it’s still worth it to make pies.
Things I Read That I Love #250: Their Weirdness Gives Them Psychic Powers and Untouchable Brilliance
In addition to telling you about this app I like, this week’s TIRTL involves stories on topics including Harvey Weinstein, a thriving small town in Iowa, girls doing murder in the woods, mall kiosks, going missing in Alaska, Sarah Polley, Power Point and more!
We Went to Asia’s Biggest Pride March
“Seeing 110,000 people take to Taipei’s streets for a pride march that explicitly made diverse sex education its theme gave me hope for a more ambitious movement.”
Ellen Page Was Outed and Sexually Assaulted by Men in Hollywood, Is Ready for the Reckoning
“I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: ‘You should fuck her to make her realize she’s gay.'”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
It’s 2 pm where I am and it’s gonna be dark out in like two hours! Yikes! Get in here and keep me company!
The Comment Awards Are Gay, and Also Happy
THEY CAN’T TAKE OUR SHINE.
VIDEO: Did Love Win? Not for Everyone
Marriage penalties keep equality out of reach for lots of disabled folks.
S.H.E. Episode VI: Blue Harvest Blues
“Rough night, kid?”
5 Ways To Fight Back Against Seasonal Affective Disorder
I’ve been dealing with SAD all my adult life, and especially since I moved to the northeast where daylight lasts about as long as my lunch break from November to March. I’ve learned a lot about coping, and about making things easier on myself by noticing and addressing my symptoms before I’m in the midst of a full-blown depressive spiral. SAD isn’t fixable for me, but here’s how I’ve learned to fight back against it.
Roller Derby Recap: 2017 WFTDA Championships in Philly
Supporting roller derby is just about the queerest, feministest thing you can do.
Grey’s Anatomy’s 30 Gayest Moments To Celebrate Its 300th Episode
Happy Birthday, Grey’s Anatomy. (And before you ask, yes, I managed to fit in Callie and Arizona’s brief shower sex scene from season six. )
Make Your Own Chapstick and Lipstick For Every Pocket
Depending on the day, you may be feeling more lipstick or chapstick, and with this simple recipe, you can make both!
You Need Help: Coming Out as Non-Binary at Work
Our gender is not a burden, the binary mainstream society is. You are wonderful, I’m so proud of you for reaching out. Take what works from my suggestions, and know I’ll be hoping it all turns out for the best.
Lez Liberty Lit: We Are Never Lonely In Language
Reading Audre Lorde after Charlottesville, gendered terms in language when you’re non-binary, scary little girls in literature and more.