Queered Science: Historic Women Pioneers
‘Extraordinary Women in Science & Medicine’, an exhibit at The Grolier Club, highlight women scientists who transcended gender-related societal constraints, including two queer women.
Come Get Your Fill of Queer Robots With “O Human Star”
O Human Star is a lovely webcomic full of queer characters that will make you like robots so much that you might need a Terminator marathon just to feel normal again.
This Childhood Brought To You By Nintendo
“The Nintendo showed up Christmas morning. All my friends had a Super Nintendo, but my parents held out for so long (bless them) that my brother and I skipped right to the Nintendo 64.”
Queered Science: Dr. Juniper Digs Derby and Dragonflies
For this week’s profile we have one of your very own: Dr. Juniper Simonis, Autostraddler, roller derby player, and population ecologist at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories
Melanie Gillman’s webcomic As the Crow Flies tells the story of a young, queer girl of color trying to find her place at a Christian camp filled with people she can’t relate to.
High Femme: 6 Stoner Apps for Your Stoner iPhone or Android
Dispensary reviews, cross-referencing strain libraries, light saber wars and much more!
Mini Gay Girlfriends Make Out in Dragopolis: Gaymes For Your Smartphone!
But for all of my many apps, there is one category that was tragically absent. And that category was gay-themed games. That is, until now.
Queered Science: Sexism Is For Everybody!
“Discrimination in the sciences is an issue that direly needs more publicity and honest discussion, so I don’t want to discount Eileen Pollack’s well-researched and articulate piece. But in many ways, from a queer-feminist perspective, it was a total disappointment.”
Three Cheers For Women of Color In Comics! But Can We Please See More Of Them On Screen?
Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are the women of color on screen?
Hazel Newlevant Is Here To Draw Cool Comics, Win Prestigious Grants
Hazel Newlevant does so much great work that it would be a shame to look at just one of her comics and ignore the rest. From her weekly concert reviews and cute and funny diary comics to her award-winning stories about queer ladies trying to find happiness in music you’re sure to find something you’ll love.
Happy First Birthday, Queer Your Tech With Fun!
IT HAS HAPPENED. TODAY, RIGHT NOW, I AM WRITING THE 52ND INSTALLMENT OF QUEER YOUR TECH.
Queered Science: NOGLSTP’s Rochelle Diamond Forged A Path For All of Us
If any of you have ever experienced homophobia in the workplace or queer-related adversity in your personal life and moved on (ahem, way too many of us), then you need to know Rochelle Diamond’s life story.
Scientists Make Progress Engineering Artificial Blood In Lab; Sexy Vampires Imminent
Okay, just kidding on the vampires. Probably. But the blood thing is totally true!
Monster Pop! Gives A Cute, Fun Look At College Life For Monsters
This shoujo-influenced webcomic tells the story of two best friends who are freshmen students at Unity University, a college where monsters and humans can live and learn alongside each other.
This Is The Way That We Live: How to Make Your Gmail Inbox Work For You
When Rachel and Kaitlyn started talking to me about their email systems, I had to face a tough fact about myself as a technology writer. I am notoriously terrible with mail. Here are some systems we all find helpful.
Queered Science: Jeremy Yoder, Allison Mattheis and Surveying Queers in STEM
Jeremy Yoder and Allison Matthies gathered data in a nationwide survey of sexual diversity in science, technology, engineering and math professions called Queer in Stem and answered some questions about their results.
Jillian Tamaki’s SuperMutant Magic Academy Is Just Like Your High School, But With Added Absurdity
SuperMutant Magic Academy is weird. It’s not just weird, it’s often times so completely bonkers, but definitely in the best way possible. And despite (or perhaps because of) that absurdity, it’s also completely relatable.
CERN After Dark: Where Particle Physics and Comedy Collide
Enjoy three and a half hours of scientists and professional comedians alike being nerd funny.
Queered Science Interview: Dr. Donna Riley and Engineering Social Justice
“I came out in my academic writing explicitly in 2003 because I knew that situating myself relative to relations of power in engineering, in academia […] was essential to the project of introducing critical pedagogies in my engineering classes. “
“Yes, I Know What A Gigabyte Is”: Let’s Talk About Sexism In The Tech Industry
Following the “Titstare” fiasco at Disrupt, we’re having a greater conversation about sexism in the tech industry. And women who work in tech won’t be the only humans to benefit from the disruption of brogrammer culture.