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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Dissociating Season

Poetry by Precious Okoyomon, living a feminist life, women’s ambition, more inclusive ways to think of feminism and womanism, and more.

Ryan Yates April 13, 2017 2 Comments
TV Feature

Stranger, Less Heterosexual Things: Barb, We Hope

Shannon Purser feels ya, Yorkie.

Heather Hogan April 12, 2017 21 Comments
Music

Hello, Goodbye: From Faking My Taste for Crushes to Falling in Love with Music for Real

Then I met Summer, a junior counselor at the Christian summer camp I went to between sixth and seventh grade. Summer wore a different band shirt almost every day: Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin. She told me she loved classic rock, and without hesitating, I said “me too.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 12, 2017 18 Comments
Movie Reviews

I Watched Lesbian Classic “Bar Girls” and Yeah That’s Gonna Be a No For Me

How far is heaven?

Erin April 12, 2017 88 Comments
Health

We Are One In the Same: Experts Explain What Self-Care and Community Care Really Look Like

We all know self-care is important, but what does that actually mean? I talked to four experts in mental and social health care to find out more about the nuts and bolts of what self-care and community care look like for queer communities.

Caroline Catlin April 12, 2017 11 Comments
Camp

61 Ways You Weirdos Described Yourselves When Signing Up For A-Camp

“If I approached everything in life with the same determination and speed I put into changing into pajamas after work, I would be a highly productive person”

Riese April 12, 2017 101 Comments
TV Show Recaps

The Fosters Episode 420 Recap: Stop The Madness

Man, they really went all in on making this show a murder-mystery, huh?

Lucy Hallowell April 12, 2017 47 Comments
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Foolish Child #20: Foolish Marketing

“Drink Pepsi. And have a nicer day.”

Dickens April 12, 2017 7 Comments
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No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Walks Into A Banana Museum

Just what it sounds like. Also, Clea DuVall, Cameron Esposito and the Quin twins are up to something and Brittani Nichols got a haircut.

Stef April 12, 2017 21 Comments
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Camp

That Time We Put On a Dead Lesbian and Bisexual TV Characters Haunted House at A-Camp

It was both the best idea and the worst idea I’ve ever had.

Riese April 11, 2017 37 Comments
TV News & Trailers

“Orange Is the New Black” Season 5 Is Just Around The Corner, Take a Peek

Netflix rained down a video clip from the season five premiere and a batch of promo photos for your homosexual enjoyment and speculation.

Heather Hogan April 11, 2017 16 Comments
Body Horror: Essays on Misogyny and Capitalism book cover
LGBT Book Reviews

In “Body Horror,” Anne Elizabeth Moore Examines How Consumer Feminism Is Failing Us — and Is Itself Failing

“So, are menstrual bags good, or are they bad? Do they empower women, or further constrict them? It becomes obvious that this is not a zero-sum game, and Moore illuminates the coexistence of multiple conflicting truths.”

Raquel April 11, 2017 11 Comments
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Book Features Sex

“Sex Etc” Is Changing The Conversation Around Femme Sexuality

“One way we can change the narratives around our sexuality and our erotic bodies is by taking up space as sexual beings and celebrating other women and femmes doing the same.” This zine is on it.

Ryan Yates April 11, 2017 10 Comments
Sex

View From The Top: Where I’ve Been

Before any of my other sexuality identities, I was kinky.

Sinclair Sexsmith April 11, 2017 3 Comments
First Person

Feelings Rookie: Hopping Off the Plane at L.A.X. With a Dream and a Cardigan

Fitting into Los Angeles wasn’t going to happen for me. Or so I thought, until I stopped trying.

Molly Priddy April 11, 2017 14 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Marguerite Bennett Talks Batwoman, Representation and the Importance of Fallible Queer Heroes

I talked with Bennett about what it’s like being the first woman and the first openly queer woman to write a Batwoman solo title, what she hopes to bring to it, and what she hopes queer readers will get from the series.

Mey April 11, 2017 3 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Punk, Ghosts, and “Coady and the Creepies”

They’re here, at least one of them’s queer, and surprise: she’s not the one who dies! “Coady and the Creepies” rocks queer and disability representation, punk history and more.

Callie Little April 10, 2017 3 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“The Good Fight” Episode 109 Recap: Guilty Non-Pleasures

Hey, there’s those smooching ladies we were promised on all the subway ads. And bonus Jane Lynch!

Dorothy Snarker April 10, 2017 31 Comments
The Scene

PHOTOESSAY: Krave Spring Break with Amber’s Closet

I met up with Amber of Amber’s Closet to experience a couple days in her life as an influencer and YouTuber while raging at Krave Spring Break. Basically, she’s never off the clock, even when the party is off the chain.

Molly April 10, 2017 3 Comments
Politics + Activism

Be The Change: 5 Tips to Plan a Damn Good Activist Meeting

How to organize a meeting that won’t result in headaches, boredom, or existential dread.

KaeLyn April 10, 2017 6 Comments
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