From figuring out your own gender politics to launching massive campaigns and everything in-between, these books have your back as queer people, women, people of color, and other folks living at the intersections. The bonus? They’re also all badass as f*ck.
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With 184 goals in 252 caps, two Olympic gold medals, and one world cup victory, her title as Legend is indisputable.
MTV cut Ruby Rose’s genderfluid comment rom the U.S. version of the EMAs, Sylvia Rivera is in the National Portrait Gallery now, Laverne Cox will star in a Rocky Horror remake, Pretty Little Liars really wants you to watch the time-jump, and I really want you to watch Supergirl.
Who is this new gal who’s pals with Kristen Stewart anyway?
Witchcraft, trials, death and the Devil: how the long road of history winds from 1692 Salem, MA to 2015.
“It was while writing This Book Is Gay that I realised I had far more in common with trans women than I did with gay men and started speaking to a gender therapist. I am now on a waiting list to receive treatment from specialist doctors and nurses.”
Same-sex couples, butch and femme identities, queer youth speaking out, gay life in Japan, LGBT athletes and so many more projects from incredible photographers looking to give visibility to a historically hidden population.
Survivor’s Remorse’s second season ends in tragedy, Jane the Virgin continues to be the best show on TV, and American Horror Story: Hotel is bloody as hell.
After removing my damaged locks, I realized that that was the easy part. Removing the Eurocentric straight- haired image of femininity embedded in my brain was much harder.
The cover song you didn’t know you were living for.
Texas health investigators raided Planned Parenthoods across the state and obtained patient record information, a school district outside Chicago could lose up to $6 million in federal funding for not allowing a teen trans girl to use the correct locker room, Hillary Clinton will stop accepting money from private prison companies and more news stories.
Remember children, these movies are imaginary, but the horror is real.
Did you know that there are 19 female-led titles from Marvel that I was able to put in this list!? How cool is that?
This week on Faking It, the world decides to have a party at Lauren and Amy’s house and nobody brought finger-foods, just beer. It was okay. A lot of stuff happened. You should probably read this.
We’ve come so far since same-sex kisses on television only happened once in a show’s entire run, rarely involved lesbian or bisexual characters and generally were obscured by somebody’s hair!
“Becoming secure with being alone has relieved the frantic pressure to believe that every new person I meet might be the next person with whom I enter into a significant relationship, and instead it has provided me with the security and confidence to build a life on my own terms.”
The Je Joue Ooh is the modular sex toy line you didn’t know you were waiting for.
Whether hanging with kittens or just makin’ cake with Ingrid Nielsen, Hannah Hart looks great. Who could resist a cutie in sweater and a beanie?
This is it! Salvation. Salivation. So much caramelized onions. Praise.