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This Shit Rules: A Lazy Person’s Guide To Looking Good

It’s more likely that an extra 10 mins in the AM will realistically be spent sleeping, if not figuring out what to wear once I roll out of bed. That’s not to say that I don’t have a slew of products that help a lazy Lydia look as though I put in a smidge of effort, even though I probably didn’t.

Lydia O November 10, 2014 24 Comments
Health

The ABC’s of Coping With SAD and The Bitter Reality of Winter

It’s getting colder and colder by the day, and I cannot help but remember how helplessly sad I was last time around. This time, I’m gonna try to nip it in the bud. Here are some ways to stave off your cold weather blues.

Hannah Hodson November 10, 2014 33 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Mel B Says She Was A Lesbian “For A Few Years,” That’s Not How Any Of This Works

Today we are here to discuss Melanie Brown, née Scary Spice, and question whether or not our dear Melanie has forgotten the principles of girl power.

Stef November 9, 2014 47 Comments
Society + Culture

Laverne Cox, Pussy Riot, This Baby Otter, and the Rest of Us Are Family This Sunday Funday

It’s been a hard week, and I know we’re all tired of talking about the election, so here’s a bunch of warm and fuzzy news about LGBTQ folks around the world to make it all better.

Carmen November 9, 2014 10 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows How You Get The Girl

Drone Boning, explaining scissoring to straight people, not being a jerk in bed and more.

Ryan Yates November 9, 2014 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Can Japan Deny Entry To a “Pickup Artist” with a History of Racialized Sexual Violence?

When we discuss this man’s history here in Japan, it becomes difficult to overstate what a truly disgusting individual Julien Blanc is.

Savannah November 9, 2014 17 Comments
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Sober

“Here’s to another week of stickin’ it to the man!”

Archie November 8, 2014 4 Comments
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Transparent Episode 107 Recap: Pink Revisions

Weed! Talent shows! More weed! A dildo!

Rachel November 7, 2014 15 Comments
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Hollywood Is Ready For Trans Characters, But Not Trans Actors

Two more films featuring transgender characters will be out this year, but neither of them are played by trans actors. Hollywood seems ready to use trans stories, but remains uncomfortable with trans people on screen.

Mari Brighe November 7, 2014 20 Comments
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You Need Help: So Your Girlfriend Never Ever Ever Wants To Have Sex

“Do I continue to sacrifice my own needs in order to stay in this relationship where I am undesired, or do I end a relationship with so much love and care for the other?”

Riese November 7, 2014 188 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Grey’s Anatomy Episode 1106 Recap: This Could Be Us But You Playin’

In which we scrape the bottom of the Grey’s Anatomy rice pot for the gay pegao.

gabby November 7, 2014 14 Comments
Movie Reviews

Movie Review: “Hotline” Is All About Real Human Connection

Hotline is a film about listening as healing work. In this world where we see life through a filter-washed snap posted to Instagram and Facebook, it may take talking to a complete stranger to be heal the isolation and disconnection we are all susceptible to.

KaeLyn November 7, 2014 1 Comment
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Refuse To Talk Politics

…until Beyonce runs for President.

carrie November 7, 2014 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Street Harassment May Never Disappear, But You’ve Got Rights Too

People surviving street harassment around the world have options. Who knew! 200 plus pages of options, in fact. But one truth remains: all the laws and policies around street harassment haven’t made it disappear.

Carmen November 7, 2014 3 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #152: To Make Thunder Where There Was No Lightning

Topics include “redneck reality TV,” cheerleading, Guantánamo, Reality Bites, rehab, Modern farmer, men and feminism and so much more!

Riese November 7, 2014 4 Comments
Christmas

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: So It’s Totally The Holigay Season Now, Right

Are you feeling the Holigay spirit? Do you hate me for even bringing up that the holiday season is upon us? Either way, GET IN HERE and tell me all about it.

Carmen November 7, 2014 148 Comments
Love + Sex

You Need Help: Attraction to Women and Feeling Like A “Bad Muslim”

“Remember that everyone around you, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, is grappling with a lot of the same things that you are right now: about what they want “family” to look like and mean to them, about sex and sexuality and learning to live in their bodies, about how to hold onto faith when it can feel like there’s not much going for it.”

Fikri November 7, 2014 28 Comments
Politics + Activism

It Looks Like Marriage Equality is Finally Headed to the Supreme Court

A federal appeals court ruled today that the bans on same-sex marriage in four states are constitutional. Today’s decision means SCOTUS will have to make a decision on marriage equality.

Yvonne November 6, 2014 8 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Orange is the New Black Episode 212 Recap: It’s the End of the World as We Know It and I (Don’t Really) Feel Fine

Lots of super serious things happen in this episode where the metaphor of and literal Hurricane Wanda really picks up speed but all I can do is make fun of Portland and be miserable.

Alley Hector November 6, 2014 7 Comments
Politics + Activism

We’re Still Fighting for Reproductive Rights: Keep A Careful Eye On These States

The battle over abortion rights may have ceded its national stage, but it has not stopped raging on.

Kaitlyn November 6, 2014 1 Comment
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