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Lesbian Sex LGBT Book Reviews

8 Exceptional Excerpts From “The Joy of Lesbian Sex”

“We have heard of a number of attempts to go down on a lover underwater, but apparently few women possess the breath-holding capacity to take their lover all the way to orgasm.”

Laura Mandanas February 22, 2016 54 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #21

Organize your kitchen, write your goal amount without being distracted, keep your black clothes black, how to throw out old prescription medication, and more!

Rachel February 22, 2016 49 Comments
Food Lists

36 One-Pan and One-Pot Recipes to Save You From Washing the Dishes

Do yourself a favor and keep your kitchen a little cleaner tonight: Make a meal that asks of you but one simple pot or pan for its creation.

Carmen February 22, 2016 16 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Just Became an Openly Queer Legislator

The Georgia House got (even) gayer thanks to Park Cannon, a bunch of homophobes accidentally helped out a lot of LGBT kids, Portugal made big moves to end street harassment, and more news you can use to fill your heart with joy!

Carmen February 21, 2016 11 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Wearing A Smile And Nothing Else

Bad literary sex scenes, what romance means, sex ed and disability, how to have car sex and more.

Ryan Yates February 21, 2016 6 Comments
Geekery

Here’s How to Outsmart Twitter’s New Algorithm

Twitter released its new algorithm, which means it’s the perfect time for you to take back control of what you see in your feed.

Heather Hogan February 20, 2016 11 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #18

“My home is in my heart.”

Yao Xiao February 20, 2016 17 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Murder’s Always Keeping Clarke and Lexa Apart

Clarke and Lexa’s road trip is cut short on The 100, everyone confesses to everything on HTGAWM, Broad City lays Ilana’s crush on thick, and Meredith is FINE, Y’ALL on Grey’s Anatomy.

Heather Hogan February 19, 2016 67 Comments
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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #6

“I can’t tell you how ready I am for this roundtable. I mean, in the sense that I live it daily.”

The Editors February 19, 2016 85 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Will You Attend A Spider Bake Sale With Me, Y/N

Come eat food made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders! No, just kidding. We’re just hanging out and chatting it up in this Friday Open Thread.

Laura Mandanas February 19, 2016 179 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Have A Complicated Relationship With Dark Chocolate

We’ve got pre-camp flirting, Barbie, beavers and so much more!

Bren February 19, 2016 7 Comments
First Person

How Rape Jokes Sound Inside Queer Bodies

If the performer had known that I write about the horrific violence against my community by day and process the trauma of that work in my journal by night, maybe he wouldn’t have made that joke. But I bet you he would have resented the implication that he shouldn’t.

Adrian February 19, 2016 55 Comments
Politics + Activism

How Did South Dakota Become a Living Nightmare for Transgender Kids?

“These lawmakers don’t say that they’re trying to address a problem that actually exists, but instead are supporting the bill in order to fight off transgender boogeymen that live only in their heads.”

Mey February 18, 2016 28 Comments
Recipes

This Is How We Do It: Living That Fresh Bread Lifestyle

This recipe is ideal for people who give just the bare minimum amount of shits about bread baking in relation to the rest of your life.

A.E. Osworth February 18, 2016 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

Oh For F*ck’s Sake: Kansas Legislator Dick Jones Claims Gay People are a “Third Sex”

This jerk Dick Jones in Kansas, last night’s GOP town hall, a lesbian high schooler wins the right to wear a gay t-shirt to school, women making moves in state and federal government, and more!

Rachel February 18, 2016 16 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Episode 616 Recap: Snakes On a Plane

Professor Plum in the courtyard with a hollow piece of metal with a rectangle piece at the end.

Heather Hogan February 18, 2016 40 Comments
Book Features

Read A F*cking Book Club: A Conversation With Gabby Rivera About “Juliet Takes A Breath”

We’re talking to Gabby Rivera about her debut novel “Juliet Takes a Breath”! We talk about subtleties in Latinx media representation, queer community, forgiveness and, of course, Lil’ Melvin.

Yvonne February 18, 2016 35 Comments
Beauty

Top Ten Kickass Nail Polish Colors That Aren’t Reds Or Pinks

I’m gonna tell you my tomboy femme favorites and then you tell me yours, okay?

Riese February 18, 2016 52 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #91: Books For The Spirit

A reading list for Beyoncé’s “Formation,” kink and creativity, a history of lesbian erotica, used bookstores, comics by women and more.

Ryan Yates February 18, 2016 7 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Broad City” Is Back And Ilana Is Saying The “B” Word (Bisexual!)

Also: ABC has hired the first black female broadcast president, iO Tillett Wright scores a new MTV show, everyone is finally starting to see that lesbians make the best love stories, Julianne Moore can’t stop praising Ellen Page, and Elmo joins Hamilton.

Heather Hogan February 17, 2016 18 Comments
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