Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #10
Can you help me understand why I identify so strongly with 80s music videos?
Friday Open Thread: Is It Fall Where You Are?
Do you have enough flannels? Tell me all about it.
The Comment Awards Ate All The Leftover Candy
This week we’ve got genius column ideas, eloquent troll slayers, librarians and so much more!
Things I Read That I Love #214: It Was Time To Leave The Noise And The Bodies Behind
Topics include Dominos pizza, Cracker Barrel, leaving New York City, an alcoholic sportswriter, Stitch’s Great Escape, Kesha and SO MUCH MORE
Name A More Iconic Pair: More Internet Haikus
This round we cover accidental likes, likes without following, the death of vine, and more!
22 Sandwich Cookies, Ranked
“E.L. Fudge is strictly for children, as no adult can actually eat them with any dignity or hope for their future.”
Anti-Trans Bathroom Policies — and Trans Teen Gavin Grimm — Will Head to the Supreme Court
Gavin Grimm won his court case about being able to use the correct facilities at his school, but now the school board is taking the case to the Supreme Court, where a lot hangs in the balance.
GLAAD Report: 2016 Was A Year Of Representation But Also, Mostly, Murder For Lesbians On TV
GLAAD has released its annual Where We Are On TV Report. The cold, hard stats prove that it’s been a bleak year for queer women on television.
Well Beyoncé and The Dixie Chicks Were Fucking Great at the CMAs
Hey, did you watch the 50th Anniversary of the Country Music Awards last night? I didn’t either! But I did watch Beyoncé and the Dixie Chick’s performance of “Daddy Lessons” and hot damn! It was fucking amazing.
My 6 Favorite Video Game Wives
Sometimes it’s nice to lose yourself in a world where the only thing standing between an imperfect but evolving society and the end of the world is you, and you can actually do something about it. And also get gay married.
50 Blogs and Books and Podcasts That Inspire Queer Entrepreneurs
The internet is full of resources to help you start and run your business. These are some of our faves!
Poly Pocket: This Is How Bisexual Comedian Gaby Dunn Does Poly
“You can just NOT LIE.”
Pop Culture Fix: Mindy Kaling’s New Lesbian Comedy Will Combat Queer Heartland Invisibility and Other Stories
Mindy Kaling and Ed Weeks are developing a new show set in Kansas, Anna Kendrick wants a lesbian love scene in Pitch Perfect, Ellen DeGeneres covers OUT Magazine, Shay Mitchell is trying to break your heart and other big pop culture stories for ya!
Superqueero Roundup Recap: Canonically Queer
Maggie and Alex go on an almost-date which prompts Alex to ask Maggie on actual date but Maggie already has a date with another woman. It’s deliciously gay.
Fool’s Journey: How to Get the Most from a Tarot Reading
The best tarot readings begin with clear, genuine intentions and empowered, positive questions. Here are some tips to help you approach your cards with integrity.
PHOTOESSAY: West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnival Is Really Bonkers
Protip: leave around the time you see clowns passed out on the floor.
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #8: New Body, New Sneakers
“Weeks after my 18th birthday, life as I knew it would change. I was rushed to the trauma unit, unable to move my body from the neck down.”
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Ladybird Invasions and Cosmic Perspectives on Gender
Read about the epidemiology and pathology of zombie infections and more.
No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Finally Joins Instagram, Glory Hallelujah
Also, Ruby Rose joined the Misfits, Brittani Nichols is making eyes at you and Danielle Brooks’ Halloween costume is a work of art.
Trump Waves A Rainbow Flag; GOP Remains Anti-Gay
Trump does not have an official policy document that lists his supposedly pro-LGBT stance but has consistently laid out an anti-LGBT position through announcements and promises made to his party and anti-LGBT groups.