Emily Rios Is Gay, Obviously Relates to Her Lesbian Role in “The Bridge”
Emily Rios, who plays lesbian reporter Adriana Mendez in FX series The Bridge, came out during an interview at TCA’s FX day.
GLAAD’s ‘Studio Responsibility Index’ Finds Hollywood Fails at LGBT Representation
LGBT characters may no longer be a big deal in mainstream films but good, nuanced portrayals that actually drive the plot most certainly are.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: G-Chatting About The We-Vibe 4
The We-Vibe 4, “the couple’s vibrator,” has queer potential.
Rebel Girls Dance Party: Women’s Voices Through Time
There’s a feminist anthem out there for you. Or, rather, in here.
Laverne Cox on Her Emmy Nomination, Music Video and Fighting for TWOC: The Autostraddle Interview
I talked with the flat-out amazing Laverne Cox about everything from Emmy reactions to deconstructing transgender tropes in a John Legend video to dealing with intersections of racism and transmisogyny. It was awesome.
Also.Also.Also: Janet Mock Wants Instagram to Love All Bodies and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Janet Mock continues her literary excellence, young people are making body positive statements, and Barbie may be in decline.
Wait What Is Even Happening With the Affordable Care Act: A Tale of Two Rulings
The DC Court of Appeals and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals both handed down rulings on health care subsidies with totally conflicting opinions. If the DC Court of Appeals’ argument is upheld, individuals who purchased their plan through the federally run exchange would lose access to affordable health care.
7 Totally Reasonable Things I Could Purchase to Show That I’m Ready for Hillary
Since her failed bid in 2007, I’ve been ready for Hillary. But even more importantly, I’ve been ready to raid the Ready for Hillary online store.
The Disappearing Act: Fighting Disordered Eating as a Masculine-of-Center Woman
I got a taste of something I had never known — shopping in the men’s department afforded my body the opportunity to take up the amount of space it actually takes up.
Make A Thing: All Lit Up Marquee
Prop this easy marquee against the wall or sling it up outside for your next BBQ.
John Oliver Nails Seventeen-Minute Rant About America’s Broken Prison System
“America’s Broken Prison System is brought to you by decades of neglect, a lack of political courage, and a generous donation of the geo group, as well as viewers like you.”
“We Are The Youth” Captures Young Queers Across America
This extraordinary photojournalism project highlights young queer lives and stories.
New Thor Will be a Woman! Five Other Heroines Who Have Taken Up a Man’s Title
“It’s pretty common for a younger man to take up the mantle of an older male superhero, a younger woman to take up the mantle of a female hero, or even for a younger woman to sort of take up a male hero’s mantle but then feminize the name. What’s happening here is much less common. While Thor is the most high-profile example of this, it’s not the first. Here are some of my favorite examples of this happening before.”
26 No-Bake Recipes for A Summer of Waking and (Not) Baking
What if you could have all the sugar highs (and lows) of baking without having to go through all the steps of traditional blending wet into dry ingredients and waiting to cool before frosting? What if you didn’t even have to turn your oven on?
George Fox University Updates Trans Student Housing Policy, Remains The Worst
In response to the general freakout over the school’s discrimination against Jayce M, George Fox upped the ante on its discriminatory cluelessness. He and other trans students can live on campus in gender-appropriate dorms — if they get genital surgery.
Obama Signs Executive Order On Federal LGBT Workplace Discrimination; No Religious Exemptions in Sight
Obama also signed an executive order that prohibits federal employers from discriminating based on gender identity. That order applies as of today. Obama did not include exemptions for religious groups in either order, despite heavy pressure to do so from evangelical leaders.
Five Things You Should Know about The U.S.’s Criminalization of HIV
As various states prepare to analyze their criminal laws, here’s a quick breakdown of the relationship between HIV and the law in the United States.
Senate Fails to Override Hobby Lobby Decision, So Instead You Get This Clarification
It specifies that if your employer is a for-profit company who wants to tell you that Jesus knows best what you can and can’t do with your reproductive system, it must notify you if it is going to take away your birth control.
Sunday Funday Won A Court Case Then Hugged It Out With The Obamas
Deal with it.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Misses You A Whole Lot
Sleeping naked, why not to look at photos of your ex, the worst ingredients in lube, 3D vagina art and more.