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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: A Link Roundup with Gifs and Lesbians and At Least One Controversial Essay, Plus More Stuff

Ijeoma Oluo interviews Rachel Dolezal, gentrification, republican trans women, Poly Styrene, that NYT piece, an update on my swimsuit situation and even more!

Laneia April 20, 2017 52 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Marvel Says “Black Panther” Features Gal Pals, Not Lesbians!

A new Broad City short shows Abbi and Ilana enjoying this day, Tig Notaro talks about SNL stealing her material, Jane Lynch is done having sex, a peek at KStew’s directorial debut, and a new lesbian friend for Quinn on season three of UNreal.

Heather Hogan April 20, 2017 17 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Aspiring Queer Mom Seeks Black Sperm Donor, Can’t Find Too Many

I am not white, and I don’t particularly want white kids. I definitely do not want to pay for white sperm.

Brittney Thornburley April 20, 2017 36 Comments
Camp Queer Fashion

Heaven is a Place at A-Camp: Femme Looks For The A-Camp May 2017 Dance

The A-Camp dance theme this May is Heaven is Place On Earth, so I want to see everyone in their best Billy Idol, Rhythm Nation, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Beals, Ronald Reagan, Paula Abdul, Jem & The Holograms drag.

Mey April 20, 2017 34 Comments
Relationships

Poly Pocket: If You Don’t Take Care Of Yourself, It Just Doesn’t Work

“I have a relationship to myself first. If that relationship isn’t solid and healthy I’m not good with anyone.”

Ryan Yates April 20, 2017 1 Comment
Visual Art

“Kings & Queens In Their Castles” Captures Queers At Home

Sometimes you have to step outside to remember who you are and who you want to be. And sometimes, you have to retreat to the epicentre of yourself, surrounded by whatever environment you can create.

Ryan Yates April 20, 2017 7 Comments
Geekery

Gayme Night: Gather Your Party, Let’s Play Dungeons and Dragons

So you’re Dungeons-and-Dragons-curious but you’ve never given it a try? Here’s how to get started DMing your very own Gayme.

A.E. Osworth April 20, 2017 39 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Episode 711 Recap: A Baby Born in a Madhouse

Paige and Ali and Emily are caught in a decade-old love triangle that’s still got teeth.

Heather Hogan April 19, 2017 36 Comments
Geekery

The Science March Is this Week; Let’s Unite to End Run Trump’s Awful Budget

President Trump doesn’t set the budget; Congress does. And all 435 seats in the House and 34 out of 100 seats in the Senate will be up for midterm elections next year.

Laura Mandanas April 19, 2017 14 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Shannon Purser Is Bisexual: Stranger Things’ Star Is Her Own Justice for Barb

“I don’t normally do this, but I figure now is just as good a time as any to get personal. I’ve only just recently come out as bisexual to my family and friends. It’s something I am still processing and trying to understand.”

Heather Hogan April 19, 2017 20 Comments
Webcomics

Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #19: Notorious George

George. The light that never goes out.

A. Andrews April 19, 2017 9 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Samira Wiley Rocks Autostraddle’s Gal Pal T-shirt on Her Honeymoon

Also, Jasika Nicole enters a virtual world and Carrie Brownstein goes to outer space.

Stef April 19, 2017 16 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Wondering Who’s Up: More Internet Haikus

This round we cover reply alls, netscape, deactivating, coffee pics and more!

Erin April 19, 2017 14 Comments
LGBT History

Pompeii, the “Two Maidens,” and Thousands of Years of Precarious Masculinity

New evidence that the famous “two maidens” of Pompeii may have been male — but does that actually mean, as some have suggested, that they were a gay couple?

Siobhan April 18, 2017 35 Comments
TV Reviews

All I Want From Pretty Little Liars’ Final Season Is For a Man to Be Held Accountable For Literally Anything

Pretty Little Liars kicks off its final season tonight. Ten episodes to tell us who ultimately gets caught with the A baton in their hands, who killed Charlotte, who shot Spencer, who gave birth to every Little Liar. Is X person good? Is Y person bad? Who will end up with whom? But I only have one question left.

Heather Hogan April 18, 2017 41 Comments
First Person Travel

This Queer Fat Femme Is Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and You Can Follow Along

Vanessa is thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this summer and she’s taking us with her! Follow along as she walks 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada.

Vanessa April 18, 2017 62 Comments
Sex

Bottoms Up: I Am Enough

I get it now. Hot toppy girls will like me just as I am or they won’t get to like me at all. I am good enough.

Ari April 18, 2017 11 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Shan Murphy Draws Birds and Reminds Us to Be Hopeful

Times are tough and life is rough, and it’s hard to feel good about things. But if we remember to read comics like the ones Murphy makes and we remember to treat ourselves kindly and treat those we love the same way, we’re gonna be okay.

Mey April 18, 2017 1 Comment
LGBT History

How to Become a Deadly Misandrist Fairy Vampire

Even one cauldron full of blood is one cauldron we didn’t have before!

Siobhan April 18, 2017 43 Comments
Undercover Girl Book
LGBT Book Reviews

We Need to Talk About Angela Calomiris, Lesbian FBI Informant

“It was one of those rare moments in American history when there was something worse than being a lesbian, and that was being a Communist.”

Maree April 18, 2017 16 Comments
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