Poly Pocket: Balancing Comfort and Desire
How a 23-year-old bisexual polyamorous nonbinary femme xicanx in two very loving relationships does poly.
Being Kinky Doesn’t Make You Queer
I’m queer, and I’m kinky. But being kinky doesn’t make me queer. Kink is not a sexual orientation.
18 Pickle Recipes for Trans Women and the People Who Love Them
It’s no secret that trans women love pickles. It’s science you guys. Our hormones make it so we don’t absorb sodium as well as other people, at least I think that’s true. That’s what I tell my friends, anyway.
Court Rules Title VII Applies to Anti-LGBTQ Work Discrimination; Your Move, SCOTUS
An appeals court found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 backs Kimberley Hivey, who says she was discriminated against at work for being a lesbian. The case may make it to the Supreme Court — and be a game changer when it comes to anti-LGBTQ discrimination in Trump’s America.
The Fosters Episode 419: Kill This Murder Storyline Dead Already
Too many plots, but one good one: Monte and Lena go on a stakeout!
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #18: Cropping Out the Sad
“That’s the thing about love: It’s a risk even Beyonce isn’t immune to.”
3 Good Reasons Why Taxes Are a Queer Women’s Issue
Trump’s tax plan is historically regressive, setting up huge tax breaks that help wealthy men keep their wealth while queer women get nothing.
No Filter: Ruby Rose Is at Home in Nature Because She Says So
Also, Gaby Dunn met a million dollars, St. Vincent did some research and No Filter gets meta.
Photoessay: Self-Portraits Fueled by Hope and Anger
“What I’m saying is not that art solved my problems, but instead that the strength I found through creating and through fighting back, still pushes me forward.”
10 Poets to Strengthen You When the World Wants to Erase You
These 10 queer poets focus on rawness and beauty and the importance of being true.
Bottoms Up: Earn It
It’s not that I don’t want to submit, it’s that submitting is so different from how I have to conduct my life that it takes effort to turn off that HBIC part of me so that I can relish letting go.
Drawn to Comics: Chicana Bisexual Maddi Gonzalez Makes Beautiful Comics About Mental Illness and Life
Maddi is doing some really brilliant art right now — she’s having a ton of fun and loosening up her style at the same time as she’s refining it and finding her real voice.
VIDEO! Getting in Bed with Kristin #10: Friendship, Aghhhh!
This week we talked all about making friends, losing friends, coming out to friends, and even the television show F•R•I•E•N•D•S! Jenny joins to sing the theme song and inadvertently suffers the shame of realizing that she might have something in common with Ross…
We Did the GLAAD Awards in Los Angeles, Left Starry-Eyed and Full Of Hope
The GLAAD Awards were chock-full of cool people who do work that gives us hope… but what gives THEM hope? Follow us on this magical mystery tour and find out for yourself!
Whoops, Sex Toy User Manuals Are Really Ableist
“Deformed spine”? Yikes.
“The Good Fight” Episode 108 Recap: Hope v. Change
“Admit it, it feels good to punch a Nazi, even if only symbolically.”
Helping You Help Yourself #48
Tiny greenhouses, unsubscribing from newsletters, using machines at the gym, keeping track of legislature in your state and more!
“Humans” Sneaked In One Of The Best Queer Subplots On TV This Season
Wish Westworld was gay? Well, Humans is for you!
Sunday Funday Has a Big Gay Crush On All These LGBTQ Millennials
Twenty percent of millennials ID as LGBTQ (that’s a lot), Gauri Sawant stars in a Vicks ad that will melt your heart, Georgia says “No Means No” to anti-LGBT bullshit, a queer dance party protest at Ivanka Trump’s place, and more good good shit.
Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for April 2017
When Venus goes retrograde, all our past decisions are up for review. If you’re generally aligned with yourself and your desires, this doesn’t have to be a hard time. But if there’s something you’re trying not to face, expect some revelations.