The Comment Awards Have A Complicated Relationship With Dark Chocolate
We’ve got pre-camp flirting, Barbie, beavers and so much more!
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.
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.”
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.
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
This Business of Art Fix #22: 100 Years Of Buzzfeed
The Most Innovative Companies of 2016, a deep look into the annals and corridors of Buzzfeed’s present and future, popular sites that are also ugly, millennial money, MTV News, The Independent’s digital-only future and like ten billion more important stories.
Rebel Girls: The 5 Kinds of Women (and Girls) in Presidential Campaign Ads
Candidates for U.S. President have been utilizing television ads since 1952 to sell themselves to the American people. And for sixty whole years, they’ve perpetuated these five sexist caricatures of women in campaign ads to do so.
My Trans Body as a State of Desire
“My brain is lit like the map of a major metropolis at night. My body is, too. ‘I am at one with a sea of sensations, glitter, silk, skin, eyes, mouths, desire,’ Anaïs Nin wrote, and that’s pretty much it. Or, put another way: I have found an affirmation of selfhood, and I haven’t thought to immediately annul it.”
No Filter: Lena Waithe Spends Valentine’s Day With Minnie Mouse And Maura Pfefferman
You’ve had a hard week, maybe you’d like to watch this video of Ellen Page’s dog trying to eat xylophone mallets instead.
Fool’s Journey: How Can I Create Harmony in My Genderqueer Identity?
“How can I balance or better integrate the masculine and feminine sides of myself, in a healthy way? As a genderqueer individual, I’ve been struggling in expressing these traits as I feel completely at war with myself. Lately I’ve been trying to find my strength again, but it seems to be coming out all wrong.” A tarot reading explores the process of integration.
“The Fosters” Episode 314 Recap: Take Me Swimming
Stef and Lena go skinny dipping and follow it up with a little bit of scissoring.
U.S. Lesbian Couple Jailed in Kuwait For Drugs (But Actually For Being Gay)
A U.S. army veteran and her partner were sentenced to 20 years for an unfounded drug charge, what the hell is going on with the Supreme Court, a rundown of last week’s Republican and Democratic debates, two teen girls in a relationship died in a murder-suicide and more news.
I Thought Getting Pregnant Was Hard; Then I Had a Toddler
“It’s funny. We have legal documents declaring our marriage valid in two different states. We’ve been together and in love for years. But it was the birth of our daughter this daredevil, this personality, that really made our home feel like family.”
Meet the Women Cannabis Entrepreneurs Toking the Industry by Storm
Lessons from the #WomenGrow Leadership Summit about what women cannabis entrepreneurs mean for the legal marijuana industry.
Beth Ditto Releases Bright And Bold Clothing Line For Spring 2016
Although there is a time and place for inexpensive high street finds, it’s positive to see the industry move towards making higher quality garments accessible to larger sized folks, who want more than just “flattering” fit and flare dresses.