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Politics + Activism

Barneys New York Pays $525,000 in an Attempt To Be Less Racist

Barneys New York has been fined $525,000 by New York State Attorney General’s office in response to several incidences in which brown and black customers of Barneys were pursued, cuffed and detained under grounds of suspicion of credit card fraud and/or shoplifting.

Lydia O August 15, 2014 5 Comments
Recipes

3 Tips from the Slapass Convent For Making Your Brunch Totally Decadent

A veteran brunchateur gets to the heart’s essence of brunch: decadence.

layla August 15, 2014 16 Comments
TV Reviews

Oh Hey, Kissing Girls and Lesbian Drama On “Masters Of Sex”

Don’t you hate it when your ex girlfriend Sarah Silverman shows up and destroys your sham marriage with a single palm reading?

Stef August 15, 2014 8 Comments
The Scene

Queer Girl Brunch Guide: So Many Cities, So Many Brunches, So Little Time

Oh hey were you wondering where to get brunch? Maybe like the weekend of the 23rd and 24th?

the team August 15, 2014 25 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Back for More

The internet will never run out of queer webseries and Cameron Esposito has an important message about one of the biggest parts of lesbianism.

Brittani August 14, 2014 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Calls for ICE to #FreeMarichuy After Failing to Respond to Report of Sexual Assault

“[ICE] should not be detaining transgender women, period.”

Maddie August 14, 2014 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

The Facts on Ferguson: What’s Happened and How You Can Help

Everything we know about last night’s events, the legal realities, and what you can do right now to help.

Rachel August 14, 2014 31 Comments
Politics + Activism

The QPOC Speakeasy Speaking Out With Love To Mike Brown

“It is a crystal clear, paint-by-the-numbers picture of chronic police hostility toward African-Americans. This is anti-blackness in America. Make no mistake.”

The Speakeasy August 14, 2014 29 Comments
Food and Drink

Sober in the City: How to Brunch Like a Sober Boss

It also turns out that I’m a foodie and love brunching sober because I get to focus and spend more money on the actual food! (Pizza and Oreos are NOT theeeeee best combination of food I’ve eeeeeeever eaten. That was the vodka talking.)

Ginger Hale August 14, 2014 8 Comments
Culture

Dear Queer Diary: Meet Abbie

Abbie has a collection of uni-ball roller pens and the coolest bangs south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Maggie August 14, 2014 6 Comments
Music

Michfest Could Change Its Trans Female Exclusionary Intention Only If It Tried, Only If It Wanted To

LGBTQ rights groups are joining activists, allies and former performers in opposing Michfest’s trans-female-exclusionary intention, and if Michfest wants to attract new fans, it needs to listen up.

Riese August 13, 2014 177 Comments
Book Features

National Poetry Slam 2014 Queerer Than All The Other Slams Forever

“This not just your average poetry reading with people standing stoically reading prose or page poetry. This is a rock show of poetry. This is aggression, fierceness, tenderness, passion, tears and jubilance.”

Carolyn Wysinger August 13, 2014 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

When We Talk Reproductive Justice, We Need to Talk About Surrogate Parents

Surrogacy agencies within and without the United States are using legal loopholes to profit from poor women and women of color’s bodies.

Helen August 13, 2014 22 Comments
Food and Drink

You Need Brunch Help: So You’re The Only Vegan At Brunch

Pour some hot sauce on a napkin.

Stef August 13, 2014 20 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: Four Elements, Four Suits

One way to develop your understanding of the tarot is to look at how the four elements — earth, air, fire and water — play out in the cards.

Beth August 13, 2014 9 Comments
First Person

Nothing Is Off Limits: How Queer Brunch Raised This Queer Feminist Fagette

“We partied during the week and met up between classes, but brunch was where we let our queer identities free in a way that was more natural and less defensive compared to who we were in public.”

Cleo August 13, 2014 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

18 Things About Gender, Poverty, Rape Culture, Racism and Modern Life Only Gavin McInnes Understands

No seriously, pretty much Gavin McInnes is the only one who can truly understand why Terry Richardson is misunderstood, rape culture is NBD, and transphobia saves trans people from themselves.

Riese August 12, 2014 64 Comments
Book Features

50 Shades of Non-Consent: Editing BDSM Erotica as a Queer Top

“The path of least resistance is to write off 50 Shades of Grey as harmless fluff, but frankly, after editing over one hundred novels full of distortions and abuse, I don’t think I could respect myself if I did so.”

Wren Hanks August 12, 2014 32 Comments
Recipes

Brunch for Beginners: 4.5 Steps To Brunching Like A Pro

Your introductory guide to enjoying everyone’s favorite meal.

Kaitlyn August 12, 2014
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make a Gooey Thing Part 2: Gluten-Free Playdough!

When it comes to playdough, you can really never go wrong with adding more food coloring into the equation.

Maddie August 12, 2014 4 Comments
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