Playlist: Workout Songs to Stay Home and Dance to
These workout songs will make you want to wave your hands/arms/whole body in the air like you just don’t care.
Drawn to Comics: Announcing Tillie Walden’s All-New Figure Skating Graphic Memoir, “Spinning”
“So often I’ve tried to explain figure skating to my friends or family and I never felt like they got it… But it was as if I was always describing something too huge to put in to words. So I’m excited to be able to show it all, share everything that I’ve wanted to say but couldn’t find the words for.”
Stigma and Sisterhood: Life for Trans Women Since 1994’s “I Don’t Wanna Be a Boy”
“It took watching I Don’t Wanna Be A Boy to show me that the negative attitudes towards trans women have always been pervasive in society, that from 1994 to 2016 there hasn’t been much change in how society views us. But it also taught me that we share a sisterhood of sorts. No matter what time and what place, trans women of color are connected by our similar experiences.”
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #8
Come on in!
Countdown to Baby T. Rex: “Mommy” Feelings and Dinosaur Mobiles (25 Weeks)
There is no chance I’m going to evade the Cult of Mommy-ness. My undercut can’t save me.
Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Kicked Out of Prom for Wearing a Tux and Other Wait, What the F*ck?
Are your parents spies? Also: coincidences, lots of important women who changed the dang universe, Kesha, embryos, Kristen Stewart’s makeup situation can be yours, genderqueer and pregnant, skydiving quidditch and so much more!
Morality Play, or Games That Tackle the Tough Questions
No longer solely gladiatorial in nature, we’re seeing a boom in what kinds of stories games can tell. And with that expansion, I’m personally seeing a lot of games tackle issues of ethics, games that directly interrogate the player’s sense of right and wrong.
23 No-Mess Snacks For Board Game Night
23 one-hand, no-mess snacks for game night that will have your friends full and your board games clean as a whistle.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Beyoncé Are On Your Side This Sunday Funday
Hillary stands with Pearl Love, Beyoncé hates North Carolina’s HB2 just like you, Geraldine Roman is on her way to making trans history in the Philippines, JLo just released a new feminist video, Obama includes queer and trans mamas, and more miso soup for your soul!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Happy Just To Dance With You
Drunk cuddling, period sex, voyeurism, the biggest problem in non-monogamous relationships, a better vision for sex education and more.
Have the Coolest Mother’s Day
A vintage Mother’s Day celebration, with photos!
4 Apps to Call a Ride That Aren’t Uber
So you want a car but you don’t want to feed the Uber monster. Here are four alternatives!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Suburbs
“I love spending time with your family! Plus your mom is totally in love with me.”
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Zero Stars For “Calzona: Civil War”
Could 2016 BE any more brutal for lesbian and bisexual TV characters?
Tegan and Sara Just Released TWO New Music Videos for Your Eyeballs
In the past 48 hours, Tegan and Sara have released new videos for “U-Turn” and “100X,” lifting the curtain on what their forthcoming album Love You to Death has in store.
Things I Read That I Love #201: What Kind Of Grinch Would I Be To Have a Problem With a Bunch of Kids Dancing?
Topics include Cosmopolitan circa 1970, the abuse of mentally ill prisoners, job-hunting, Prince, Franzia, a boy injected with HIV by his father and so much more!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Premieres and Finales
It’s the season premiere on my life in New York! Meanwhile, The Good Wife is about to have its series finale! Let’s talk about it all.
The Comment Awards Use the Force
We’ve got ice cream, roller derby, dancing and so much more!
Shay Mitchell Is Not NOT Gay, Technically
“You love who you love. Black, white, polka-dot, that’s what my dad always said … I could be 50 and dating a woman and then what? I said I was straight and now I’m not?’”
The Audience Is Everyone: An Evening with Ellen Page’s Tallulah and Women in Film
The more I look at film trends over these past social media-soaked years, the more I see the same pattern emerging. The films that end up doing well and making an impact are those that treat their characters with enough care to make them complex, treat their audience with enough respect to make the story engaging and compelling. Ellen Page’s new film Tallulah is one of these films.