Roxane Gay is not here for your stupidity about Milo, the WNBA is not here for Candice Wiggins’ cry of reverse-homophobia, this new movie from Kristen Stewart looks good (but not as good as Totino), Hillary and Kate redux, and yes: Cate Blanchett at Stonewall.
While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is the fact that SB6 is an anti-trans bill that specifically aims to single out trans feminine individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.
As homophobic Christians dominate more of the national discourse, and as Religious Freedom acts of various permutations strip rights from queer and trans people across the U.S., reclaiming the Gospel has begun to feel urgent.
Yes I would prefer a duck or a cannibal, thank you
Hundreds took to the streets of south-east London to support migrants at this weekend’s Peckham Pride.
More wins for gay weddings in court, KissCams love queer people, Sara Ramirez is not here for your biphobia, this new Golden Girls cafe your gonna love, and an 87-year-old feminist trolls Trump from her grave.
COMEDY IS SELF-CARE
From the Attorney General’s decision to stop appealing an anti-trans court ruling to the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of trans teen Gavin Grimm, issues of trans people’s safety and basic rights are already in question under Trump, and it will take a lot of work on all of our parts to oppose the administration’s agenda.
Raquel and Ali traveled to DC for Watch Us Run to get some actionable advice on running for office and resisting Trump.
Topics include “The Misandrists” garnering mixed reviews at the Berlin Film Festival, two new kickass webseries about QPOC, Gigi Gorgeous’s documentary, the black lesbian character in 50 Shades Darker and so much more!
Andy Puzder is an ethical nightmare! If you or someone you know lives in Tennessee, Wyoming, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Louisiana, Indiana, Utah, Kansas or Alaska, you or that person can make a real difference in his confirmation.
A roundtable with disabled advocates, leaders, and protesters on how they came to activism, building an inclusive movement, and resources you should know about.
LGBT rights legislation has been introduced in Georgia, Jazz Jennings is a literal doll, Peru just got taken by storm by a bunch of gay people making out, everyone hates Republicans including Republicans, gay AFL players, and more good gay news!
Kate McKinnon visited Sesame Street and is taking over Magic School Bus, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West are getting their own movie, Evan Rachel Wood opens up about realizing she’s bisexual, Jasika Nicole gets her own Adventure Time character (with very gal pal undertones) and more, more, more pop culture news.
“Bing bing, bong bong, bing bing bing.”
Trump and the Republican Party have been gobsmacked by activism since the inauguration; the last thing they want is to have to go up against LGBTQ people who boast one of the most organized, well-funded, successful, and popular activist movements in modern history.
Kate Brown is leading Oregon’s resistance, this grandma made her bisexual granddaughter a rainbow sweater, and more gay dance parties surround Mike Pence and Donald Trump!
After I wrote “I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah,” readers had a lot of questions for me. While I’m working on follow up pieces, I wanted to answer some of the most common questions and provide some explanation.
“After any terrorist attack, we’re all sitting on the imaginary couch together being like, ‘Please don’t be brown, please don’t be brown, please don’t be brown.’ And it’s not even a joke.”
“In the Trump era there’s no room for benchwarmers. Seven out of nine of our representatives are white men in a supposedly progressive state. I think we can find room for a feisty feminist.”