Lez Liberty Lit: Empathy Is A Clock
How empathy works, a new quarterly queer book club box, literary sequels, narratives in old letters and more.
How empathy works, a new quarterly queer book club box, literary sequels, narratives in old letters and more.
A San Junipero sequel? Maybe! Plus Emma Stone as Billie Jean King, a new zombie movie from Ellen Page, some Rachel-on-Rachel sex from TIFF, Supergirl’s new teaser and more.
“Enter, children, unto my super gay gingerbread house of sweet queer temptation.”
This legislation would ensure that legally-married same-sex couples – who, until the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, were barred from filing federal taxes jointly – are permitted to file amended tax returns back to the date of their marriage.
“I’m done putting my faith in well-meaning surrogates. That’s not enough now, and it never really was.”
Evan Rachel Wood celebrates her birthday, Gaby Dunn celebrates America, Kristin Russo celebrates fashion week and we all celebrate Demi.
(Without camping outside a Supreme store.)
The most resistance-related tech conference I could envision, honestly.
Gay rights pioneer Edith Windsor died today in Manhattan. She was 88 years old.
6. Star In The L Word Revival
The Legend of Gay Zelda will capture your attention and pull on your heart with its adorably nerdy stories of queer love between video game characters.
Annie Clark takes things I think I’d never wear in a million years and suddenly, I need them.
“Is this how straights think we have sex? We’re all just rainbow buckles and buckle ends, fruitlessly clacking against each other in sin.”
By choosing Laverne Cox as a brand ambassador, Beyoncé is turning the spotlight onto her black, queer supporters, and allowing us to be seen.
Announcing the end of DACA is a political statement rooted in racism and bigotry. While DACA is a flawed program, it represented a step in the right direction. Now it represents a vault of information that can be used against its recipients by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
There’s just some songs that make you want to shout and dance and that make you feel proud to be queer.
Is Demi Lovato dating DJ/Producer Lauren Abedini? We can’t be sure, but we sure can dream.
Heterosexual tomfoolery round up!
In a scary time in the U.S. as a queer trans non-binary brown child of immigrants with mental illness, fashion gives me back a measure of control.
It’s whimsical and fresh and progressive and tender in parts and hopeful in other parts and compelling throughout.