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Gender

Keyonna Blakeney, Just 22, Becomes the Latest Black Trans Woman Murdered in the US

Blakeney becomes the 9th trans person reported murdered this year, meaning that if this pace keeps up, 2016 will break the horrible record that last year set of most trans murders reported in the United States in one year.

Mey April 18, 2016 13 Comments
Health

When Medicine Doesn’t Speak the Right Language for My Body

“Forming new habits isn’t easy, especially when your entire profession runs on a highly specialized vocabulary — but you know what else isn’t easy? Listening to how “abnormal” my body is.”

Carrie April 18, 2016 23 Comments
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Camp

Campership Alert: TomboyX Wants You To Salute Your [Under]Shorts At A-Camp

Win full A-Camp Tuition with the TomboyX Campership, plus a tee, a hat and — you guessed it — underpants.

A.E. Osworth April 18, 2016 6 Comments
Culture

Our Hands, Ourselves: A Deeply Unscientific Investigation of Identity

“I can never remember which finger is supposed to make me gay. I guess this is part of the whole indecisive bisexual thing.”

Erin April 18, 2016 100 Comments
Health

Meet The 7 Openly Gay Players of the National Women’s Soccer League

The NSWL kicked off its fourth season this weekend, making it the longest running women’s professional soccer league in United States history!

Kelly April 18, 2016 86 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #25

On job hunting, wrapping up sandwiches, not losing socks in the wash, procrastination, confusing light fixtures, and more!

Rachel April 18, 2016 19 Comments
Food Lists

15 Single-Serving Recipes for When You Have the Solo Munchies

For when you have a sudden, undeniable urge for a snack — a single-serving snack. You’re not here to share.

Carmen April 18, 2016 14 Comments
Society + Culture

It’s Sunday Funday and You Can Come Out to Rihanna If You Want To

Rihanna encourages a gay superfan to come out, the fight for LGBT equality is raging on worldwide, Janet Mock won a Shorty Award for her activism, everyone still hates your dumb anti-LGBT legislation, and a hedgehog from the AS community is in here trying to pick up a stick! Seriously, come for the news but stay for this hedgehog.

Carmen April 17, 2016 7 Comments
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Never Saw You Coming

Crystal healing for your crotch, coming out as poly (and a petition for a more inclusive relationship status on Facebook), Rule 34 in the tube site world, and more.

Ryan Yates April 17, 2016 6 Comments
Geekery

On UC Davis and Erasing Things from the Internet

UC Davis wants the internet to forget about its campus officers pepper-spraying students, and is willing to pay a lot of money to make it happen. What does that mean for the ethics of our online — and offline — lives?

A.E. Osworth April 16, 2016 10 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #20

What they don’t tell you when they tell stories.

Yao Xiao April 16, 2016 12 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: UnREAL’s “The Faith Diaries” Will Make Your Gay Heart Sing

Unreal’s web-exclsuive series is delightfully gay. Empire is still Empire. And Penny just will not go away on Grey’s.

Heather Hogan April 15, 2016 56 Comments
TV Reviews

“Orphan Black” Is Back (And Back On Top Of Its Game)

The fourth season of Orphan Black fully focuses on the things that made the first season so special.

Heather Hogan April 15, 2016 43 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Continue To Play It Crazy Sexy Cool

Get in here and tell me all about the first record you ever bought and how your dog feels about it.

Stef April 15, 2016 243 Comments
Camp

Three Ways To Skip The A-Camp 2016 Waitlist

We’ve got an A-Camp VIP Package plus opportunities for campers who are under 21 and a person of color with hair-cutting chops.

the team April 15, 2016 14 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Enjoys Tea and a Good Book

This week we’ve got flirting with straight people, Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual, Samira Wiley memories and so much more!

Bren April 15, 2016 15 Comments
Comedy

I Can’t Figure out Snapchat: Some More Internet Haikus

truly feel blessed that / i’m hard to find on facebook / shout out to my name

Erin April 15, 2016 29 Comments
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Lesbian Dating Apps

Be Your Best Self(ie): Tips From Our Faces To Yours

It’s important to see people who deserve to be celebrated — especially queer people and POC — using selfies to celebrate another day for themselves. We want to see your face out there, so we’ve put together some advice to help you be your best self(ie).

Cecelia April 14, 2016 30 Comments
AF+

The A+ Bee Issue Thirty-Seven: I Bee-Lieve in a Thing Called Love

This issue has a magical haiku by the equally magical Audrey, a very gay Eye Spy, an A-Camp confession AND SO MUCH MORE. Get in here and get reading.

Chelsey April 14, 2016 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

New Study with Conservative-Approved Methodology Shows Same-Sex Parents are Totally Legit

Even more proof that same-sex parents raise kids with good outcomes, a bathroom bill supporter in TN who’s a rampant sexual harasser, new data on police violence and more.

Rachel April 14, 2016 10 Comments
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