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Halloween

12 Geeky Halloween Costume Ideas To Perplex Friends, Onlookers

Because it’s no fun when people can guess what you are.

taylor October 28, 2011 45 Comments
Halloween

I’m Not a Costume: STARS and the Campaign Against Racist Halloween Costumes

A student group from Ohio University decides to launch a campaign against racist costumes — how people have reacted against it and why they’re wrong.

Whitney Pow October 27, 2011 432 Comments
Halloween

You Still Have Time for a (Gay) Halloween Costume: Pretty Little Liars Halloween Special

What do you get when you cross a Pretty Little Liars Fashioncap with a dose of You Still Have Time for a (Gay) Halloween Costume? Lady Gaga, Witches, Elizabethan figures and more!

Lizz October 27, 2011 21 Comments
School

On Learning to Be Alone

You know, sometimes I just wake up, look around at my apartment, and think, “god damn it I miss living with 9 other people.”

Carmen October 26, 2011 51 Comments
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Eat, Drink, Love: A Manchester Pride Travelogue

In which I share the true story of my week-long jaunt to Manchester, UK for Pride, wherein I drink my face off, amongst other adventures.

Riese October 25, 2011 40 Comments
School

More Visible Than Purple: LGBT Kids and the Road to Safer Schools

I wish we were all in a room so I could say, “If you are LGBTQI, could you please raise your hand if you believe you had room to develop your identity at your preK-12 schools? Your full identity?”

Sebastian October 24, 2011 49 Comments
Travel

28 Things About Portland That Seem True

I have lived in Portland for one month. Here are 28 of my 100% accurate observations to date, translated with some fidelity from the bar napkin I scrawled them on.

taylor October 21, 2011 81 Comments
Health

Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana, Are Really Stressed Out

For the first time ever, a majority of Americans support legalizing pot. What are you, ON DOPE?!!

Riese October 20, 2011 29 Comments
Halloween

You Still Have Time for a (Gay) Halloween Costume: Glee and Brittana, Part One

Halloween’s getting closer by the day! No worries, I’ve got you covered with a Glee costumes. Cheerios, football players and your favorite coach. Let’s Gleek out costume style!

Lizz October 20, 2011 18 Comments
Travel

Girl on the Run: The Kit

This Megabus is leaving at 9:30am whether you’re on it or not!

phoenix October 18, 2011 47 Comments
Halloween

You Still Have Time for a (Gay) Halloween Costume: The Black Swan

Oh no! Halloween is two and a half weeks away! Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with a Black Swan costume.

Lizz October 17, 2011 36 Comments
Health

Rock Climbing with Lesbians? Don’t Mind if I Do!

Where lesbians meet rock climbing meets fun!

Jamie J. Hagen October 17, 2011 28 Comments
Halloween

Happy Halloween, Homo: Pumpkin Carving Thunderdome

Impress us with your pumpkin carving skills, win love and admiration!

Rachel October 14, 2011 18 Comments
School

You Need to Watch “Default: The Student Debt Documentary”

Katrina’s Team Pick: “The conversation about student debt is a conversation that everyone who’s in school should be having.”

phoenix October 10, 2011 26 Comments
Life

You Need Help: A Lesson Before Dying

What to do when your best friend’s parent dies

Riese October 6, 2011 31 Comments
Gender Health

Transgender People, Transitioning and Those Darn Standards of Care

“A disorder is a description of something with which a person might struggle, not a description of the person or the person’s identity.”

Sebastian October 5, 2011 39 Comments
Parenting & Family

How to Live With Kids: Chores and Responsibilities

The joys of child labor and indentured servitude.

Laneia September 29, 2011 42 Comments
Health

You Need Help: What The Hell is Happening To Me

“I’m kind of scared and I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t want to tell anyone in case something is wrong.”

Riese September 29, 2011 31 Comments
Money + Work

Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey are Making a Statement

“We want to make it clear we were not making out or creating any kind of spectacle of ourselves, it was one, modest kiss. We are responsible adult women who walk through the world with dignity.”

Riese September 27, 2011 38 Comments
Money + Work

Southwest Kicks Leisha Hailey Off Plane For Kissing Her Girlfriend, Starts Internet Sh*tstorm

GLAAD’s official airline Southwest claims their decision to kick Alice off the airplane was motivated by “behavior and not gender.” But we’re not buying it — and neither is Shane or Adam Lambert or everyone on twitter.

Riese September 26, 2011 117 Comments
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