Results for: work in progress
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Beyond Storytelling: Actionable Ways to Help with Tech’s “Woman Problem”
How many times do we have to tell these stories before they become real — before we all agree that this is a problem, and more than that, agree to do something about it?
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What I Learned When I Asked the Internet if I Should Make a Reddit Account
Spoiler alert: I did wind up getting a Reddit account, and I’m enjoying myself so far.
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Sober in the City: Sobriety as a Form of QPOC Empowerment
I relish that I am out in the streets with my community protesting inequality, instead of hiding from it under my sheets with a hangover.
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Sober in the City: Adventures in Sober Dating
“I could not wrap my head around having to jump back into the dating scene – sober no less. Where would I find suitable dating candidates? How do I “come out” as sober? It’s bad enough that the queer dating pool is incredibly small. Now, I had to contend with the fact that some people would be averse to dating a sober recovering addict.”
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Lez Liberty Lit #66: Why Not Get Started Immediately
Canadian queer women’s classic books, Asian American literature after Amy Tan, failing to keep a diary, optional bookmarks and more.
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Stay Up With You All Night
Dildos past and present, a new queer hookup app, why the silent treatment is stupid, vaginismus, erotic exlibris and more.
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Second Annual “Lesbians Who Tech” Summit Ups the Ante
LWT brings a diverse array (nerds will get the pun) of queer women who technologically kick ass to the Castro and Silicon Valley for the second year in a row.
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Wearing A Harness Under Her Dress
Holiday breakups, sex ed protests, knowing what you want, when what you want is a vibrator shaped like someone’s head, and more.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Silicone Is Sexy
VIDEO: Why you should never use silicone lube on a silicone dildo.
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: Lesbian Halloween Hijinks, Top Chef’s Top Top and Telenova Stepmom Sex
Happy Halloween! Have a brand new lesbian character dressed as a dinosaur!
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Women In STEM On Women In STEM
It’s going to take a lot of creative solutions to get us where we need to be.
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Rhymes With Witches: Original Degrassi Mean Girl, Tabi
“Her uniform consists of a Degrassi varsity jacket, though I think she’s too cool to actually be a part of any organized sport, and, of course, an opened peanut butter jar that she is always snacking on. THIS IS THE PERSON I WANT TO BE.”
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Sober in the City: An Atheist Walks into AA
“The fellowship said I was thinking too hard about it, that I was stubborn, and that I was not willing to admit that there were forces bigger than me. What they didn’t get was that I did believe there were forces beyond my control, powers bigger than me. Let’s just take gravity as one of many examples. I just don’t believe that praying to gravity or the radiator or the ocean would cure me of my alcoholism.”
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Lez Liberty Lit #53: A To-Read Pile To The Moon
Highbrow and lowbrow literature, visualizing characters, an excerpt from “bad Feminist” and more!
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Lez Liberty Lit #52: Lazy Reading Days
Zadie Smith, superlatives, reader’s block, Samantha Irby, public domain reviews, queer book fairs and more.
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Without a Safety Net: Talking Women-Owned Tech Startups with Section II’s Allie Esslinger
“Start-up culture is odd. There’s a lot that I struggle with — it’s not something particularly designed for anyone who isn’t already privileged. It’s hard to go into it without a safety net. There’s a certain element of romanticizing struggle that is hard to internalize as a woman, a queer woman, and/or a woman of color. “
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How To Ditch iTunes in 7 Easy Steps
You’re moving in a week and packing boxes is getting tedious. You need something to focus your energy on that is not packing boxes and is not productive for you in the slightest. Plus you think iTunes is ugly. Now you are ready.
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Sext You The Correct Number Of Kisses
Sexting, the patriarchy, lesbian sex haiku, a guide to (and some erotica about) eating pussy and more.
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Fool’s Journey: Radical Tarot Reader Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Is Anything But Cranky
My mom raised me to know that listening deeply was just another thing that people could do, and comes from a tradition of tough ladies who survived by their sixth sense.
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Fool’s Journey: Create Your Own Tarot Spread
Crafting spreads builds confidence and helps you to remember that you’re learning tarot your way, nobody else’s. Plus it means you can always come up with your own special approach to all those crazy-ass questions your friends bring you.