FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Dear 15-Year-Old Me
What would you say to your younger self? Come meet 15-year-old KaeLyn and tell 32-year-old KaeLyn what’s up in your life now and then.
Fan Fiction Friday: You’re Getting Clexa For Christmas
Five Clexa stories to keep you warm on cold nights, some answers to some TV questions, and a fandom news roundup.
The Comment Awards Goes Home For The Holigays
There’s a really cute story about Tipping the Velvet and falling in love in here!
Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Jane The Virgin” Gives Alba Her Green Card For Christmas
It’s official: Jane the Virgin is the best! Plus, an update on our queer contestant on Top Chef and some rundowns of a handful of webseries you should be watching during the winter TV hiatus.
Things I Read That I Love #191: Now We’re Living in Mississippi, Because My Mother Is Insane.
Topics include the questionable existence of a dog-free floor at Amazon, Galway Kinnell, “a black woman walks into a gun show,” the National Association of Professional Women scam, TripAdvisor, The Pleasant Company story and so much more!
Top 12 Corporations Who Lured Us In With Their LGBT Ads in 2015
The 1% really pulled on our heartstring with these ones.
Straight People Didn’t Get The Memo About Holiday Spirit, Are Being Real Assholes
A gay deaf woman was attacked in anti-gay crime in the UK, an NBA player apologizes for calling a ref an anti-gay slur, a hung jury in the first case in connection to Freddie Gray’s death, a leading center for ex-trans therapy is finally being shut down and more news!
Brittani Nichols and Jasika Nicole Join Forces For “Suicide Kale”
Suicide Kale is a feature film about two queer couples whose relationships are changed forever when a suicide note is discovered during their lunch date.
Big Primpin’: Faux Fur Toppers To Keep You Warm and Fabulous
Some might say that faux fur gets a little… flamboyant but I say f**k the haters.
10 Imaginary Lesbian Christmas Films to Grow Your Holigay Heart Three Sizes
“Janeane Garafalo stars as Helen, who considers herself a witch first and lesbian second.”
Follow Your Arrow: Artist, Activist and Academic Miyuki Baker Wants to Do It All
In this inspiring and hilarious interview, Miyuki introduces us to her life as a continuously-evolving process of creation and discovery, and what it’s like to live solely off your art. (She also shares pictures of the tiny house she built, which are amazing!)
5 Feelings I Had About Emojis In 2015
“I love emojis,” I babbled at an attractive friend as we walked. “They’re either very clever or entirely inscrutable. Which is how I’d like to be at all times.”
Get Out There: Looking for Brunch, Coffee, and Queers In All the Right Places
“The drinks were flowing, the fake snow machine was blowing and I was giving my dollars away for a good cause. All was right in the world.”
19 Best Subscription Boxes For Last Minute Gifts That Continue Giving At Periodic Intervals
We’ve got so many boxes! Boxes for geeks, beauty queens, chefs, pet-owners, spa-lovers, artsy folks and those in need of more toilet paper.
Abby Wambach Hangs Up Her Cleats, We Cry Forever
Tonight, Abby Wambach, the greatest soccer player in U.S. history will play her final game. Hopefully she’ll smooch her wife on live TV one last time.
Pop Culture Fix: On “The 100” Clarke Goes Red and Gets Head From a New Lady In Her Furry Bed
An extended trailer from “The 100” and spoilers promise intense Celexa eye contact and a new woman for Clarke, first looks at Pretty Little Liars & Ghostbusters, SO MANY COOL STORIES ABOUT TRANSPARENT, Jenny’s Wedding makes the Worst Movies of 2015 list and moar!
Fool’s Journey: Manifest Your Own New Year With This Creativity and Courage Tarot Spread
Let’s not wait for the New Year to take charge of our own transformations. Sometimes you just know that a turning point is upon you and it’s time to make a change.
You Need Help: Cat Whistling Your Queerness To Other Closeted Queer Ladies
Need help flirting “in a way that’s subtle enough to fly over a straight girl’s head, but be picked up on by LBPQ woman?” Read on!
He Said/We Said: Holiday Boston Style
We thought it was high time to let Boston dapperQs provide us with some holiday and New Year’s Eve style inspiration for our long running HS/WS project.
The Real Republican Frontrunner is Fear
The premise of this debate, and of much of the GOP’s current strategy, is this: there are people who want to hurt you and the ones you love, they’re all around you, and the only hope you have at protection is us.