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Sex

You Need Help: Your Girlfriend Has Body Issues And You Want to Initiate Sex

If you wait until your girlfriend with body issues is feeing just really attractive and good about herself to approach the idea of sex, you are, sooner or later, going to stop having sex together. Period.

Ryan Yates October 16, 2014 33 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Faking It Episode 204 Recap: I Came Here To Talk About Drama

This week on “Faking It,” Laverne Cox has to choose between Karma, Shane, Lauren and Oliver for who will be queen of the castle. Also, Amy really goes the extra mile.

Riese October 15, 2014 55 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Wait, Are Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual And Kate Moennig Dating?

Have all of your wildest dreams come true?

Stef October 15, 2014 49 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

You Should Go: “In the Turn” at Seattle’s Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

In the Turn is a documentary about a 10-year-old transgender girl who finds acceptance and empowerment in the company of queer roller derby collective, The Vagine Regime.

Brittani October 15, 2014 21 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style is Style: Three Outfits To Say Hello To Fall With (Now With 100% Less Plaid)

For me, the beginning of Autumn means a bit of a closet assessment. I take it as a chance to visit old friends — hi, fuzzy granddad cardigans — and also figure out what no longer works/what I’ll ideally be wearing all season.

Lydia O October 15, 2014 16 Comments
LGBT History

Rebel Girls: The Women I Wish I Could Vote For

Although the nation’s highest offices have been sought by many badass women, we have yet to win. It’s enough to make me wish we could go back in time and vote for, well, these chicks.

Carmen October 15, 2014 8 Comments
TV News & Trailers

“The Mindy Project” Debuts Lesbian Character Married To Julie Goldman, Bless It

In “The Devil Wears Land’s End,” Mindy accidentally goes on a date with a lesbian and then her butch girlfriend shows up AND IT’S JULIE GOLDMAN.

Riese October 14, 2014 12 Comments
Halloween

10 Queer Feminist Icons You Can Be This Halloween

These costumes will make you look real smart and cool, even though you may have to keep describing who you are all night, but that’s OK.

KaeLyn October 14, 2014 24 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Solo Mujeres

Perdóname, but Selena sometimes just doesn’t cut it.

Yvonne October 14, 2014 37 Comments
Money + Work

You Need Help: You’re Not A Loser, Baby

We’re all striving for something — and that’s actually totally okay.

Riese October 14, 2014 59 Comments
Beauty

Winter Is Coming: How to Change Up Your Skincare for the Season

It’s peak Pumpkin Spice Latte season but early forecasts predict Polar Vortex 2: Electric Boogaloo and the time to address seasonal dry skin issues is now, not the middle of December when your car is buried under five feet of snow and your plans for the day are “huddle in a ball and hate everything.”

Elena October 14, 2014 7 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics Classics: “Gotham Central: In The Line of Duty” Brings Renee Montoya to the Forefront

Hey girl, I heard you’re into Renee Montoya.

Mey October 14, 2014 5 Comments
Halloween

7 Badass Ladies of “Buffy” and the Halloween Costumes They Inspire

From vampires to their slayers, Buffy‘s got you covered.

Rachel October 13, 2014 25 Comments
New York Comic COn 2014. Poison Ivy cosplay.
Geekery

A Queer Girl’s Epic Roundup of New York Comic Con 2014

With lots of amazing cosplay photos. Because, seriously, wow.

Laura Mandanas October 13, 2014 16 Comments
Queer Fashion

Greyscale Goods Wants To Help You Build the Androgynous Wardrobe of Your Dreams

Sara Medd is a woman on a mission. That mission is to help you find all of the androgynous and otherwise gender-neutral garb you’ve been looking for all your life.

Carmen October 13, 2014 49 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

“Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives” is a Vital Catalogue of QTPOC Voices

This is simultaneously one of the most informative and inspirational books I’ve read in a long time.It’s like a primer for how to be an effective artist or community worker.

Mey October 13, 2014 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

What The Heck is Going On Everywhere? A Marriage Equality Explainer

Half the nation now lets same-sex couples marry, thanks to some Supreme Court shenanigans.

Kaitlyn October 12, 2014 19 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Eat You For Canadian Thanksgiving

Being quiet in bed, an intro to kink, setting boundaries and more.

Ryan Yates October 12, 2014 4 Comments
Eva Vega-Olds speaks at the 2014 New York Comic Con Pop Culture Anti-Bullying Coalition Panel.
Geekery

Comic Con Panel Encourages Everyday Heroes To Stand Up For Bullied Youth

“Genre stories tell us that we can make a better world, that we can stand up for ourselves and for each other.”

Laura Mandanas October 12, 2014 1 Comment
Society + Culture

All Systems Are Go for Marriage Equality This Sunday Funday

Are you married yet? Either way, I bet I’ve got a thing or two in this here roundup of good gay news to cheer you right up.

Carmen October 12, 2014 4 Comments
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