This Is How We Do It: Knife Skills Are Life Skills
If you want to be Top Chef of your kitchen, you’re going to need a good knife, and the knife skills to go with it. You’ll be whipping up finely-chopped feasts in no time.
The Top 11 All-Natural Things That Help Me Calm The F*ck Down
“I’ve got anxiety, and lots of it. When my grandma sends me a Facebook message asking me to call home, I know everyone I love is dead. I know at least three serial killers live under my bed.”
The “Carol” Oscars Snub: The Problem Isn’t Lesbians, It’s Misandry
“If Carol really wanted an Oscar for Best Picture, Haynes should have had Harge and Carol reunite as he sewed a severed arm back onto her body and chased away the bear that mauled her, waving his torch and singing the song of heroic, indispensable men and dudes and fellas and lads and boys and brotherhoods, all along the way.”
It’s (Not) A Beautiful Day in the Gayborhood, Because of Gentrification
How gentrification shapes and changes the gayborhood, the Flint water crisis is ongoing, Clinton and Sanders are going at each other over healthcare, and more!
Witch Hunt: New Years and New Beginnings
The new year brings new energy, new opportunities and a new preview for the movie The Witch.
Follow Your Arrow: Hot Tips From Queer Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business in 2016
Will this be the year you finally quit that job and launch your own project? Or the year you plan to up your game in your existing business and outshine all of your competition? Wherever you’re at, let these awesome queer entrepreneurs inspire you to follow your own arrow in 2016.
The A+ Bee Issue 34: If You Wanna Bee My Lover
This issue has puzzles, squirrel facts, a playlist of songs my cat would listen to, and so much more!
Fool’s Journey: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“How do I leave NYC when I have all the things? Should I stay or should I go? Will I be able to rebuild a life somewhere else? If god is change, how do I keep the faith?” A tarot compass offers guidance.
President Obama’s Last State of the Union Calls for Cooperation, but Not Compromise
In his last State of the Union ever, Obama reaches across the aisle but isn’t interested in backing down on any of what he’s worked for during his presidency.
Pop Culture Fix: ABC Family History, Interest In The Return of “Person of Interest,” Also Ellen Page
Stories include Moms Mabley, Carol, Taraji P. Henson on homophobic Empire backlash, Ellen Page and Allison Janney’s new movie, Ruby Rose’s blazer, an all-female Sherlock parody and more!
No Filter: Amandla Stenberg Steals Your Date, Looks Adorable Doing It
The cast of Transparent at the Golden Globes, Amandla Stenberg’s debut appearance and a bonus appearance by the ghost of Ruby Rose.
“Pretty Little Liars” Episode 611 Recap: Angels With Dirty Faces
Five years later, things are still exactly the same in Rosewood, PA.
“Don’t Date Anyone Who Treats You Like Shit”: An Interview with Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
This was supposed to be a book review of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha’s new memoir “Dirty River.” But it’s actually the story of how reading my friend and queer aunty Leah’s brown femme poetry saved me, made me a writer, and totally revolutionized my love and sex life.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Ceramix No. 10
The Ceramix No. 10 vibrator is the worst sex toy I have ever tried. At least it’s pretty.
How Breaking Bread with Queer Christians Helped Me Rediscover Radical Love
“I put “they/she” on a pronoun button for the first time and countless people — moms, older gay and lesbian folks, and my peers — asked me to share what that meant and what genderqueer identity is because they genuinely wanted to understand ideas that were foreign and difficult for them so they could love me better.”
The Seven Stages of Watching “Carol”
“Also known as ‘spiraling,’ this is the emotional comedown. Like drugs, your serotonin levels have been depleted and possibly you’re dehydrated. You’ve witnessed for maybe the first time in your life a realistic portrayal of all of those times your heart has screamed until it got short of breath and girl you are reeeeeeeling.”
Score One for Lesbian Parental Rights with Judge’s Landmark Ruling
A Virginia Beach judge ruled a lesbian parent has the right to custody of her non-biological child, California’s got a lot of LGBT-friendly laws going into effect this year, more “religious freedom” bills in Georgia, Creating Change un-invites ICE from speaking at the conference, and more!
Babelfish: An Investigation Into Queer & Lesbian Slang Around the World
“Who’s that hüftenwackler talking to Carol?”
“Oh, that’s Therese.”
Drawn to Comics: “Never Satisfied” Will Satisfy Your Hunger for Webcomics with Non-Binary Magicians
This comic combines a bunch of things that I love, cute animals, cute queer characters, magic, beautiful art and a great setting. If you like even just one of those things, read on and see if this comic is for you (it almost definitely is).
Our Bowies, Ourselves
“It’s the legions of us Bowie-loving misfits, perhaps, who shall inherit the earth.”