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Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

“To be clear, we are not here to change the system. We are here to SHUT IT DOWN.”

Laura Mandanas December 16, 2014 2 Comments
Christmas Crafts & DIY Projects

Homespun Love: Sew a Silky, Lace-Tipped Scarf

This scarf falls on the feminine end of the spectrum and is a good gift for anyone whose idea of gay apparel is pretty and shiny.

Laura December 16, 2014 7 Comments
Food and Drink

Get Baked: Incredibly Easy Spiced Mulled Wine

This is a guide for people who like to drink fancypants alcohol in the winter, but don’t actually like to put pants on. (So, probably all of you.)

Laura Mandanas December 16, 2014 8 Comments
Geekery

We Played Lindsay Lohan’s “The Price Of Fame” So You Don’t Have To

You know when you were bored in middle school math and you just pressed +1 on a calculator for half an hour? Have I got a game for you!

Stef December 15, 2014 14 Comments
Hair Shopping

This Shit Rules: Soft Skin and Rapunzel Hair

Shampoo bars, a life-changing clay mask, and a bunch of things to make your skin shiny and glowing like a spaceship.

Rachel December 15, 2014 32 Comments
Comedy Community

DeAnne Smith’s “Questionable at Best” Asks Stef About J Woww (And Her Personal Brand)

Did you know some people make entire Facebook albums about their adventures at Applebee’s?

Carmen December 15, 2014 5 Comments
Christmas

14 Best Subscription Boxes For Giving The Gifts That Keep On Giving

I bet that last person on your list would like monthly deliveries of geek stuff, indie foods, organic snacks, beauty products, dapper accessories, fresh produce, neckties or A+!

Riese December 15, 2014 31 Comments
AF+

The A+ Bee Issue Ten: Dyke the Halls

This issue we have a snowflake contest, an ABC Family movie you’ll remember all year ’round, we’re continuing our Gay-dventure saga AND SO MUCH MORE.

Chelsey December 15, 2014 30 Comments
Food Lists

22 Recipes for the Great Caper

I hope this accumulation of caper recipes will ignite or otherwise invigorate your love for capers, or at the very least give you an excuse to make a lot of detective puns in the kitchen.

Chelsey December 15, 2014 7 Comments
First Person

24 Incredible Personal Essays We Published In 2014

We told some really incredible stories this year and you won’t want to miss a thing.

Riese December 15, 2014 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

“While it is definitely tragic we still have to march, there is something beautiful and hopeful about the fact that I am fighting for [my mom’s] freedom as much as mine, and we’re both out here so that my nephew, who just turned one, hopefully won’t have to march when he grows up.”

Yvonne December 15, 2014 2 Comments
Society + Culture

It’s Sunday Funday! Just Ask LeAnn Rimes, Ava DuVernay, and the Christmas Sheep

Same-sex couples are statistically proven to be bonded for life, an otter finds home for the first time, and a bunch of UK queers upgrade their love in this week’s good news roundup.

Carmen December 14, 2014 6 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Use Your Hands In Her Spare Time

Feminist porn, unnecessary sex ed outrage, masturbation and more.

Ryan Yates December 14, 2014 12 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #3

“I can only do so much in a made-up life.”

Yao Xiao December 13, 2014 10 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Homespun Love: Make a Handy and Cute Tea Wallet

This little guy holds four tea bags so that your tea-aficionado friend is never stuck drinking boring-but-ubiquitous Lipton.

Laura December 13, 2014 10 Comments
Geekery Politics + Activism

3 Things to Know About Protecting Your Tech While Protesting

While data is technically — partially — protected from search by the Fourth Amendment, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that our right to privacy is not always honored by law enforcement.

Maddie December 13, 2014 6 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Roasting Over An Open Fire

Clip art mourning, T. Swift-shipping, and a mug of male tears

carrie December 12, 2014 14 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Bisexual Declarations On Chasing Life, 69 Shenanigans on Marry Me

Also, Jane the Virgin introduced a lesbian subplot we’ve never seen before.

Heather Hogan December 12, 2014 3 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #157: Rain Makes Me Miss You

Topics include the last trailer park in Palo Alto, unarmed POC killed by police, black twitter, teenage YouTube stars, digital beauty in Hollywood and more!

Riese December 12, 2014 3 Comments
Christmas

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Tell Us About Your Holiday Survival Prep

What do you do to get ready for all the stuff you have to do? What are you doing tonight? Let’s hang out.

Ryan Yates December 12, 2014 292 Comments
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