Things I Read That I Love #164: Being Underestimated Is Something Most Women Have In Common
Topics include Dollywood, women writers, migrant farmers, Dorothy Allison, the Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped Boko Haram, the American military and more!
Also.Also.Also: A Bronzed Anus is Actually Super Cute? and Other Stories We Missed
The women activists of #BlackLivesMatter, anal bronzing, Rachel Maddow, a week of being harassed on twitter, douchebags catcalling their own mothers, Google is not a library, the whiteness of voices in public radio, I think Modern Farmer is going to be ok, teenage brains, and more!
Say Yes to the Lez: The Five Best Queer Lady Moments on Say Yes to the Dress, in Brittney Griner’s Honor
Since Brittney Griner is joining the allstar lady gay crew of brides on Say Yes to the Dress, let’s celebrate our favorite queer lady wedding moments in the series so far.
Selfridges Challenges Traditionally Gendered Shopping with the Agender Project
Selfridges will be hosting a six week, non-gender specific shopping experience from March 12 until the end of April.
Noreen’s Got A Big Fat Lesbian Crush On Marcia Brady
How the Pathetic Lesbian trope managed to scare me straight while making me laugh.
Jessie Hernandez Didn’t Deserve to Die: Teen Latina Lesbian Killed By Police
“In the wake of a national conversation about police violence and systemic racism that centers around the recent murders of black men, Jessie’s death is an awful reminder that police violence certainly affects Latin@ and LGBT communities.”
Londyn Smith de Richelieu Talks Being a Trans Woman of Color on Love Thy Sister
“That’s the reason having a platform matters so much to me. Violence against trans women of color gets shoved under the rug so often, and there’s no accountability.”
State of the Lesbian Bar: Were DC’s Legendary Lesbian Bars Just a Phase?
Phase 1, both the oldest standing lesbian bar in America and the last to remain in the nation’s capital, closed abruptly this month. Meanwhile, venues for gay men are booming. What’s the future of lesbian nightlife in DC?
Winter Fashion for Staying Warm While Looking Hot
As if decreasing daylight wasn’t bad on its own, there are inches of fluffy white flakes that are the equivalent to little middle fingers falling from the sky and winds cold enough to make you question if you even put on clothes today. We must survive, my friends. So here are a few of my own survival tactics.
Women of Color in STEM Face Double Jeopardy, New Study Finds
The current body of social psychological work on gender bias in STEM has disappointingly (but not unsurprisingly) focused almost exclusively on the experiences of white women. This study does better.
My Brother Interviews Me About The Olive Garden For His School Paper
“They don’t fire girls, only guys. One guy got fired for swearing, another called his table “ghetto,” and the third got fired for asking his table why they didn’t tip him.”
Fool’s Journey: Reading Tarot for Your Friends – Boundaries, Ethics, Responsibilities
On the one hand, you have this awesome skill you really want to offer/share/show off. The people around you think it’s cool, they think you can help them, and they want to open up to you. But it’s not always that simple.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 517 Recap: We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Emily enjoys an easy evening of cooking with Talia after a hard day of getting murdered in an ice cream factory.
LGBTQ Idahoans and Allies Pack the Capitol to “Add The Words” to the Idaho Human Rights Act
People shared stories of discrimination, bullying and fear of oppression and why they just want to be free to be themselves in their home state.
Already Three Black Trans Women Have Been Brutally Murdered in 2015
Say their names: Lamia Beard. Ty Underwood. Goddess Edwards. May they rest in power.
Adventures in Baby Making as a Single Black Lesbian
So maybe my pregnancy path isn’t as simple and straightforward as baby books would have you believe it should be because I’m a poor QPoC with anxiety, but it has been an interesting worthwhile journey so far. I can’t wait until I can take the next step.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Let’s Get Handy
Want to learn some home repair skills from YouTube handywomen? Yeah you do. Let’s watch together!
Girls Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost: New All-Women Ghostbusters Lineup Announced!
“Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, transmisogyny, ESP, bisexuals, spirit photography, the feminist movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster, and the theory of Gender as a Social Construct?”
The Fosters Episode 213 Recap: The Limit Does Not Exist
Stef and Lena take down the pillow wall, get naked … and talk about their kids.
Seeking Queer Theology And Perfect Love That Casts Out Fear
If we don’t abundantly love each other, we can’t have an abundant relationship with God. I must embrace an interpretation of my faith that requires unconditional love for queer people because any less would be to deny my own humanity and that of my community.