Notes from a Queer Engineer: What “Ghostbusters” Gets Right About Women in STEM
With the release of Ghostbusters, I feel like Hollywood is finally reaching the point of fluency when it comes to representations of women in STEM.
BREAKING: At Last, Kristen Stewart Calls Alicia Cargile Her “Girlfriend” In a Major Magazine, Which Is Like “Gal Pal” But Different
“I think also right now I’m just really in love with my girlfriend. We’ve broken up a couple of times and gotten back together, and this time I was like, ‘Finally, I can feel again.'”
2016 Democratic National Convention, Night Two: Black Lives Matter
Not only did the Mothers of the Movement give Black Lives Matter its most prominent moment in the spotlight to date, it also made the strongest argument yet that Republicans do not own faith.
Pop Culture Fix: Here’s That Hannah Hart Food Network Show and Samira Wiley Dystopian Hulu Series You’ve Been Craving
Hannah Hart gets her own Food Network show, Samira Wiley’s starring in a Margaret Atwood adaptation and also has feelings about LGBT Pride, an “Orphan Black” blooper reel, saying goodbye to Miss Cleo and so many more stories for this day, which is your day, and nobody can EVER take that away from you.
7 Movies Lesbian Director Kelsey Jannings from “BoJack Horseman” Probably Made
Before ‘Women Who Love Women Who Love Recycling,’ there was ‘Dirty Dancing In Danskos.’
No Filter: Cara Delevingne Takes This Whole Movie Star Thing Super Seriously
Is Lindsay Lohan currently possessed by a demon?! I don’t know, but here’s a dog jumping into Jenny Owen Youngs’ lap! Also, Soko is dancing and Ellen Page is busy being supportive and adorable.
Fool’s Journey: Get to Know Your New Tarot Deck with the Interview Spread
Here’s a simple tarot spread to help you get to know your new cards, or reconnect with an old deck.
Watch Mothers of the Movement Share Their Strength, Love and Peace at the Democratic National Convention
These are, and always will be, the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Jordan Davis, Dontré Hamilton, and Hadiya Pendleton.
Purvi Patel’s Feticide Charges Dropped but Not Neglect Charges for Mixed Message on Repro Rights
An Indiana appeals court dropped Purvi Patel’s feticide charge but she’ll still have to serve time for a reduced neglect charge.
Bottoms Up: Nope That Word Is Not For Me
“I cannot wait to have a partner with whom I can explore consensual non-consent in a 24/7 lifestyle. But to be called a slave? In America?”
2016 Democratic National Convention, Night One: Michelle Obama Transcends Humanity
Michelle Obama said the motto she and the president share with their daughters is: “When they go low, we go high.” And then she demonstrated it to the point of transcendence.
24 Very Gay Excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Love Letters with Lorena Hickok
“Most clearly I remember your eyes with a kind of teasing smile in them, and the feeling of that soft spot just northeast of the corner of your mouth against my lips.”
Drawn to Comics: Getting Hyped For “Captain Marvel” and “Wonder Woman”
Female-fronted superhero movies on the big screen. Finally. Sheesh!
Relevant To Your Interests: Looks For The Queer Pokémaster
Hello! Pokémon Go is sweeping the nation and I absolutely, unapologetically love it. So I’ve put together some outfits that say I’m Here, I’m Queer and I’m Gonna Catch That Pinsir.
Let This Balloon Stabber At The Republican National Convention Bring You Peace
It’s a thing of beauty; this worker moving methodically through the aisles as a liberator of our frustrations – every sweet, piercing jab is a cathartic release of our internal screams.
Helping You Help Yourself #31
A bot that will recommend things to watch on Netflix, making Wawa hoagies at home, sleeping comfortably with back pain, and more.
Dee Whigham, Black Trans Woman, Becomes At Least The 16th Trans Person Murdered in 2016
At this point last year, we knew about fifteen trans women who had been murdered, which means that despite all the “progress” that trans people have been making in the media, in courthouses and in the halls of congress, trans people are being murdered at the same rate.
The 10 Gayest/Feminist-est Things That Happened at San Diego Comic-Con This Year
Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, and Roxane Gay all join Black Panther; Wynonna Earp gets renewed; Rebecca Sugar comes out; Brie Larson is Captain Marvel; and so much more!
10 Badass Disabled Women You Should Know About
Disabled people deserve to know, from our school days, that we’re not just cases, diagnoses, or “not really disabled”; we’re part of a community with its own histories and triumphs.
26 Birthday Cakes I’d Like To Weep Gently Into This Year
Here’s to becoming 26 in the midst of my infamous #SummerOfSelfSabotage and feeling very great about it.