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TV Reviews

“The Better Half” Webseries Makes Television Debut Tonight, Features Real Life Lesbian Feelings

Pivot TV will be premiering the hit lesbian comedy web series “The Better Half” starting Wednesday, June 4 (9pm ET/6pm PT).

Brittani June 4, 2014 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Southern Baptist Minister Declares Himself Gay Affirming in Sermon, Gay Angels Sing

Even if New Heart Community Church loses its membership in the Southern Baptist Convention, this pastor’s personal shift and his congregation’s openness demonstrate a ripple of change that has reached even very conservative corners of society.

Adrian June 4, 2014 6 Comments
Community

The Summer Meet-up Of Your Queer Dreams: Celebrate Pride with Autostraddle!

June hath now been declared Autostraddle Pride Month, and y’all will be celebrating together at meet-ups across the globe until the very last parade has left a trail of frisbees and flyers in your neighborhood. But first, we need you to organize one!

Carmen June 4, 2014 164 Comments
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Completing Your Motherf*ckin’ Dissertation In A Week: The Kit

THINK OF HOW GOOD IT’LL FEEL TO RETURN ALL THE LIBRARY BOOKS.

Fikri June 4, 2014 40 Comments
First Person

Unalterable: On Accepting Myself As A Queer Person With Dwarfism

“I am a person with restricted growth (or little person or person with dwarfism), and I am queer… I did not come out as queer until I was in my 30s. People asked me why it took so long… But the deeper answer is that accepting my disabled identity was necessary before I could accept my queer one, and for me this has been a long, hard fought struggle.”

Lesley June 4, 2014 38 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Also.Also.Also. Janet Mock is Re-Queering Documentaries and Other Stories We Missed This Week

It’s TIME to recognize super cool artists and activists, fight the wrongful imprisonment of transgender youth, and watch some neat documentaries.

Leo June 4, 2014 7 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: Starting A Tarot Journal And What The Heck To Put In It

Unless you have the memory of an elephant and/or for some reason Don’t Like Journals (methinks you might be on the wrong website) then you’re gonna want to be recording your adventures as you learn and develop as a tarot reader.

Beth June 4, 2014 27 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style is Style: Spring Showers (Or Layering As We Know It)

You’ve got to have a layer strategy. I’ve styled a couple outfits that proactively anticipate both torrential downpours and super sunny skies.

Lydia O June 4, 2014 18 Comments
I think some people are born gay, some achieve gayness, and some have gayness thrust upon them. - Mae Martin
Society + Culture

Gallup And Everyone Else Wants to Know: Were You Born This Gay?

42% of Americans believe that gay people are born rather than made.

Laura Mandanas June 3, 2014 133 Comments
Book Features

2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced, Include Alison Bechdel, Imogen Binnie And More

This year’s Lambda Award winners were announced yesterday evening and now it’s time to read ALL OF THEM.

Ryan Yates June 3, 2014 10 Comments
First Person

Can’t Go Home Again: Tacos, Grief and Growing Up Without Tamale House

“My friends who hadn’t left town took me to new restaurants and bars they had found during their fledgling adulthood. Strangers lived in what had been my home. The girl I loved in May wasn’t speaking to me. I had a wonderful time, but I learned the city wasn’t mine anymore.”

Adrian June 3, 2014 14 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make a Thing: DIY Sparkly Flower Sunglasses Because You’re Fancy

Protect your eyes, jazz up an old pair of glasses AND gain some adorable street cred with this fun and easy project!

Hannah Clay Wareham June 3, 2014 4 Comments
Geekery

Webcomic “Becoming Me” Shows What it’s Like to be a Young Trans Woman Around Town

“Becoming Me” is a wonderful new webcomic featuring the adventures of a young Chilean trans woman named Mia. If you’re looking for more trans fiction in your life, this is a great place to find it.

Mey June 3, 2014 5 Comments
LGBT History

Rest in Power, Yuri Kochiyama

Let us celebrate the life and legacy of a civil rights heroine, Yuri Kochiyama.

Helen June 2, 2014 8 Comments
Queer Fashion

He Said/We Said: Cherry Blossom Swoons

“After a lifetime of having to conform to an image of femininity that weighed on me like a suit of armor, I cannot express how empowering it felt to be embraced and celebrated for my authentic self.”

dapperq June 2, 2014 9 Comments
Comedy

Top Ten Other Things We Can Just Stop Worrying About If They Have Female Names

We started wondering what other things everyone would just stop worrying about altogether if they were more reminiscent of hairbows and apple pies.

Rachel June 2, 2014 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Novel Idea: What If We Actually Researched Whether Menstrual Products Are Safe to Use

In spite of the number of people who use menstrual hygiene products, researchers in the United States aren’t doing very much to look into the safety of our products.

Helen June 2, 2014 105 Comments
Food Lists

26 Things to Dip Your Chips In, You Wild Animal You

What even is cooking? How does it work? You heat something, and then what? Nope, too hard. Really the only food I feel confident about being able to pull together and consume is some sort of thing I can put into a bowl and mindlessly dip chips into.

Rachel June 2, 2014 17 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Take You Out

The Casual Sex Project, illegal sex toys, talking about masturbation, why we kiss and more.

Ryan Yates June 1, 2014 11 Comments
Society + Culture

It’s Sunday Funday’s First Gay Pride — And Then, A Bear in a Hammock

President Obama is puttin’ his rainbow mardi gras beads on, Rachel Jeantel has a diploma (bitches!), and also: A BEAR IN A HAMMOCK. IMPORTANT.

Carmen June 1, 2014 11 Comments
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