Lez Liberty Lit #50: Summer Reading Lists
The Miseducation of Cameron Post’s removal from a summer reading list, literary books coming out this fall, trigger warnings, marginalizing women’s writing and more.
Dear Queer Diary: Summer Re-Reading
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
New Law Makes it Easier for Trans Californians to Change Their IDs; Trans West Virginians Not So Lucky
Wile a new California law is making getting correct IDs easier for trans people, trans women in West Virginia are being harassed for trying to do just that.
Post Hobby Lobby, Religious Leaders Ask For Right To Discriminate Against Queers
Religious leaders have their eye on broad exemptions from a pending executive order to block employment discrimination by federal contractors against LGBT people.
Orange is the New Black 204: Let’s Talk About Lorna “Holy Sh*t” Morello
I think Poussey could say she’s invented the toilet brush and y’all would buy yourselves at least six toilet brushes, you would have a room in your house just for toilet brushes.
Rebel Girls: Your Handy-Dandy Map to the Feminist Movement
Just like you and I contain multitudes, so does the movement which advocates for women’s empowerment and equality.
Megan Rapinoe Naked: Pinoe Takes It Off, Shares Thoughts & Feelings For ESPN’s Body Issue
MEGAN RAPINOE IS NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES. I REPEAT, NO CLOTHES AT ALL.
Making It Out Alive: Theodora and the Lesbians of Horror
“After a while though we stopped thinking we were just reading this film with a gay lens (like I can’t help but do with Kiki’s Delivery Service) and actually looked it up online — where all the facts come from — and there it was. Theo is a lesbian.”
Also.Also.Also. Rachel Maddow Should be the First Gay President and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Famous people are saying smart things about Hobby Lobby, anti-discrimination legislation isn’t as effective as it should be, and the kids of LGBT parents are all right.
Beaches Over Bars: I Skipped NYC Pride and Found Something Else To Be Proud Of
“I used to go to The Pride March every year, starting at age fifteen. I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I started to become disillusioned with it, but I do remember why.”
Top Ten Ice Cream Bars You’d Run After A Truck To Put In Your Mouth
Really considered making Strawberry Shortcake Bar numbers 1-10.
Flirting with Danger: Dating Fails on the Autism Spectrum
“Satisfactory social responses are often more obvious to nonautistic individuals. My behavior can be misinterpreted as ludicrous excuses or just being a jerk, when I’m simply lacking social knowledge.”
Fresh Tomato Salad to Soothe Your Summer Woes
The air may be hot and the sun burn-y, but at least there are tomatoes. Here’s a couple of recipes to make delicious use of peak-season tomatoes.
Drawn to Comics Takes a Look at My Feminist Pull List!
This week I thought I’d light a fire, pour out some drinks and get up close and personal. Let’s take a look at the comics I reserve each month at my local comic shop, shall we?
Most Important Ugly: Brandon, Tyler and Gendered Makeup
“A feminine monster, happy chaos in rainbows and minty lip tar.”
26 Recipes With Which to Blend Your Way to a Better Life
Will it blend? (Yes.)
Surprise, Study Confirms Hiring Discrimination Against LGBT People Is Real
This study draws attention to precisely the issue President Obama aims to address with his forthcoming executive order banning LGBT employment discrimination by federal contractors.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Dominix PVC Flogger
The Dominix is a light, incredibly stingy PVC flogger that feels deceptively basic but leaves excellent marks.
Me, Piper Chapman, the Psych Ward, and the Incarcerated 2.2 Million
“Real human change requires space to be honest with yourself, honest with others; a space that doesn’t exist when you’re trapped by necessity behind a fortress of self-protection. As the inmate Poussey in Orange replies when a correctional officer pressures her to speak openly during a group therapy session: “Does it ever occur to you that actually feeling our feelings might make it impossible to survive in here?”
Demi Lovato and the OITNB Cast Are So F*ckin’ Proud of You Queers This Sunday Funday
You deserve a hunk of hunk of burnin’ happy queer notes from the recent past today.