It felt important for us to have a voice somewhere, so we’ve gathered a few of the Black queer voices and put them together here. We want to offer this as a place of healing for QTPOC in this time of tragedy.
The military refuses to tell Chelsea Manning’s lawyers about her status; Diamond ‘Lavish’ Reynolds, Philando Castile’s girlfriend, speaks out; a gay man was brutally arrested at Riis Beach; the FBI is investigating the case of a man found hanging from a tree in Piedmont Park and more news stories.
“Girls are into me — that’s no secret.”
Made by an all-queer cast and crew – you might recognize a couple of familiar faces.
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were both killed by police in the last 24 hours, and it’s a time for mourning and organizing.
Think of it as “The Real L Word: Los Angeles 1900s-1950s Edition”
The oldest library in the world, why emoji don’t mean linguistic death, a history of zines, what to add to your queer summer reading pile and more.
We’ve got looks that speak to Bratty Femmes, Gender Non-conforming Haus Bois, Fat Femmes, Androgynous Babes and beyond.
Topics include the latest Facebook news feed tweak, Gaby Dunn on owning your work, goodbye to The Toast, the history of American Black media, the UVA/Rolling Stone story, Buzzfeed shutting down its Ottawa office and more!
Clea DuVall’s new movie, Yara Greyjoy wants a happy ending with Daenerys, Amandla Stenberg, Kristen Stewart and Hari Nef on the cover of ELLE and more!
Also, Holland Taylor has a tramp stamp, Jiz Lee brings us a dispatch from the Butch Ballet and Laura Jane Grace (maybe) has a new boo.
Sarah and I talked a lot about power in our relationship — who had it, who felt it, how it flowed between us. It wasn’t always smooth.
“That’s some Garnier Fructis hair.”
There’s been a spike in memberships for a LGBT pro-gun rights group and a new surge of Gays Against Guns; Black Lives Matter temporarily shuts down Toronto Pride, the UN voted to create a position dedicated to LGBT rights around the world, married lesbian parents can now be on their child’s birth certificate and more news stories.
Froozen = frozen + boozy. Get in here for some froozen popsicle magic!
Highlight: the Heterosexual Pride Parade
At one point in issue #1, Peony and the comic were so cute I literally cried. Good job, Natalie Riess.
Extreme itchy scratchies, body-positive parenting, fat pregnant femme feelings, nesting, dill pickles, Korean pancakes and more as I fly past the eight-month mark.
“I hope you gave birth to a swan, invented a new way to eat pineapples, started recycling or used a cucumber as a dildo after your dog ate your dildo. I hope only good things for you.”
“Degrassi Lesbian Porn!”