What Do I Pack for Dinah Shore?: Pool Party Packing 101
When vacationing in the desert with 14,000 lesbians, you’re going to need wisps.
9 to 5 For Radicals: How to Survive Your Soul-Sucking Office Job
When you have one of those days when you look at the container of paper clips on your desk and think “Is this all that I am now?”, it’s time to take action.
What It Feels Like For A Lesbian Household: Recent Studies On Gay Families
Lesbian families are a thing – but to the scientific community, they still sometimes seem like an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in Melissa Etheridge. Here are some of the hard facts.
Valentine’s Day Open Thread: Where All Our Love is Unconditional Love
The best Valentine I ever got was in the ninth grade and it was done in colored pencil. You?
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
You’re going to be really embarrassed when she pulls out a Je Joue Mimi vibrator and all you’ve got are those dumb roses.
Lesbian Says She Was Fired For Being a Lesbian, is Suing The State of Indiana, DEA, Others
What’s worse than (possibly) getting fired for being gay? Having it maybe not be illegal?
The PP & Me: Why We All Need Planned Parenthood
I’ve been going to Planned Parenthood for thirteen years, which is probably my longest relationship with anything, ever. I’m not ready to give that up — and you shouldn’t be, either.
Women’s Fitness Magazines Are Fundamentally Ridiculous
“Nowhere in the Magazine’s definition of “health” is there room for real strength, unless it’s a quarter page of lip service paid to a female body builder who is, I don’t know, sharing her tips for avoiding breakfast pastry cravings and fitting in her workouts between dates and shoe shopping.”
Sarah’s Team Pick: GayTravel.com is Awesome for Gays that Travel
In which GayTravel.com sends our managing editor to Whistler Winter Gay Pride in Canada, where maybe she will learn how to ski.
Alex’s Team Pick: FoxDesignBrooklyn’s Gay Valentines Day Cards
Valentines Day is lame, but these cute (AND GAY!) cards from Susanne Fox at FoxDesignBrooklyn (via Etsy) save the day.
Healthcare Reform Update: Well, Sh*t, I Guess We’re Going To The Supreme Court
Healthcare reform goes to Washington! Because a judge in Florida ruled it unconstitutional, and you know what that means.
Professionally Queer: Good News/Bad News About Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace
Times are hard, but no one knows better than the gays that if you work for it, things can get immeasurably better. Here’s a snapshot of what the job market looks like for us right now, and why we feel better about it than straight people do.
What’s Good At Walgreens
Rite-Aid ate my heart. Also part of my head for real. It’s time for a beauty bar / medicine cabinet overshare and open thread!
Rachel’s Team Pick: GOGO Festival Looks F*cking Fantastic, You Should Go
Hey UK Autostraddlers, what are you doing in June, roughly the weekend of the 17th? Because, just saying, the answer could be “partying with Uh Huh Her and Heather Peace and basically every other lesbian ever.” Just wanted to throw that out there.
Oh My God What Just Happened With Obama’s Healthcare
In which we try to understand what is going on with healthcare/Obamacare/caring in general, and conclude that it is generally advisable to make sure we take our multivitamins and wash our hands frequently.
Advocate Ranks Gayest US Cities , F*cks Up, Excludes NYC & LA, Upsets the Internet
US Cities that are gayer than New York City, Los Angeles, Provincetown, and about 50 other gay cities include “Vancouver, Washington,” Orlando and Pittsburgh!
Lily’s College Lesbianage #11: Life Plans, Cuddling – A Jedi Craves Not These Things
“Also, my brother has a haircut that makes him look like a lesbian. He looks like a lesbian who looks like Justin Bieber. It’s pretty exciting.”
Science For A Brighter Future: Research On Bullying and Gay Teen Suicide
We all know that bullies and homophobes, from the locker room to the Senate, are part of why gay and lesbian teens (and adults) have such ridiculously high rates of suicide. But when a panel of 26 leading researchers back it up, we may finally be on the way to changing things.
Let’s Not Be Shy: How to Feel Better About Talking to Other Humans
“When you’re feeling shy, it’s easy to think that everyone else is a total master of social interaction whose life is basically a neverending parade of back-slapping and bonhomie. But, about 40% of people say they’re shy.”
New Year’s OPEN THREAD and “Resolution” Party
Are you (thinking about maybe) changing your life in 2011? Tell us about it.