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Politics + Activism

New Orleans LGBT Youth Of Color with BreakOUT! Declare “We Deserve Better”

“We are surviving. We are resilient. We are creative and resourceful. We have each other’s backs. We don’t want your pity.”

KaeLyn October 29, 2014 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

Help Support Survivors of Sexual Assault with the Carry That Weight National Day of Action

Campuses across the country are hosting events to “tangibly express their commitment to lift the burden of sexual violence from the shoulders of survivors;” you can find an event local to you on the Carry That Weight website. Participants can carry mattresses or pillows to demonstrate solidarity with survivors.

Rachel October 29, 2014 3 Comments
Food and Drink

25 Pumpkin Beers, Ranked with Commentary

Sisters, All Hallow’s Eve has become a season of boozing, where women drink pumpkin ale and run amok!

Heather Hogan October 29, 2014 45 Comments
LGBT History

Rebel Girls: The Totally Badass Suffrage Exploits of Yore That Gave Us Today’s Voting Rights

A lot of women went through a lot of shit so you could vote, so shut up and do it.

Carmen October 29, 2014 17 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make A Thing: Leather Strap Drawer Pull

“One of my favorite things is hand-me-down furniture. But when those special pieces come without, well, all their pieces, some DIY elbow grease comes in handy.”

Hannah Clay Wareham October 28, 2014 7 Comments
Music Quizzes

Match These 16 Taylor Swift Songs With Their Perfect Emojis

Love her or hate her, you’ve got to admit she’s got the most emoji-ful discography of all time.

Heather Hogan October 28, 2014 15 Comments
Gender

Check Out Two Trans Youth Who Are Changing the Way America Looks at Gender

Jazz, who recently published a book about her life called I Am Jazz and Zoey, who recently appeared in “Laverne Cox Presents: The T-Word” are two of the trans youth who are making things better for kids across America.

Mey October 28, 2014 9 Comments
First Person

Fumigation: A Love Story

“Delilah takes up mansion-sized space in your head. She bought property the first time you kiss in Adams Park.”

Mónica Teresa Ortiz October 28, 2014 29 Comments
Halloween Movie Lists

5 Halloween Movies From My Childhood Available Online, Thank the Great Pumpkin

Okay, my little ghouls and goblins. LET US REVISIT OUR YOUTH.

Carmen October 28, 2014 42 Comments
Geekery

DC Announces Wonder Woman Movie & Possible Female Director; Marvel Announces Five Female-Led Comics

We’ve got a Wonder Woman movie with a woman director! We’ve got not one, but two POC superhero movies! We’ve got Spider-Gwen, Gamora and Mockingbird! We’ve even got Squirrel Girl!

Mey October 28, 2014 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

Injustice in the Justice System: Two Lawsuits Expose Struggle for Incarcerated LGBTs

These cases could create radical shifts for the experience of incarcerated LGBT people and they raise important questions about what a justice system better equipped to incarcerate LGBT people might mean for our communities.

Maddie October 28, 2014 6 Comments
Halloween

10 Tegan and Sara Halloween Costumes To Make Everyone So Jealous

Pick your favorite era, your favorite song, or just the one that matches your current hair.

Maddie October 27, 2014 21 Comments
Queer Fashion

League of Ladies: The Feminist Superheroine Underwear You’ve Been Missing

The League of Ladies was “born from a dissatisfaction of the portrayal of female superheroes and disempowering slogans on contemporary underwear.” The lookbook celebrates four historical heroines, including Frida Khalo and Harriet Tubman modelled by “real-life superheros” who embody and reflect the traits of the superheroines they are wearing.

Lydia O October 27, 2014 8 Comments
Food Lists

40 Ways to Say Yes Please to Mac n’ Cheese

Mac and cheese from scratch: because you’re worth it.

the team October 27, 2014 29 Comments
Food Lists Halloween

50 Halloween Candies, Ranked in Order of Deliciousness

Handing out candy corn to trick-or-treaters makes you a monster.

Heather Hogan October 27, 2014 99 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Grey’s Anatomy Episode 1105 Recap: Is This The End of Calzona?

In which neither Callie nor Arizona can ever respect boundaries and pickles become things that help save lives.

gabby October 26, 2014 61 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday’s Meeting Up with Laverne Cox and Demi Lovato at Dachsund’s Creek

This week, your good gay news comes with a heaping side of dogs in wigs and a round of interviews and video series, on the house.

Carmen October 26, 2014 5 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Kiss You For One Hundred Years

Comfort sex, ordinary sex, a break-up exit strategy, the kinkiest countries and more.

Ryan Yates October 26, 2014 18 Comments
Geekery

If You’re Not On Top of Your Email, It’s Okay

Did you follow your email resolutions from last October? Aww, that’s okay. Me neither.

A.E. Osworth October 25, 2014 13 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!

Megan Praz October 25, 2014 6 Comments
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