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.”
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.
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.
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.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Take You Out
The Casual Sex Project, illegal sex toys, talking about masturbation, why we kiss and more.
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.
On Making Mistakes and Futzing About
In which I relearn a lesson about technology I had forgotten.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Mixed Roots
On being a queer mixed-race woman.
Things I Read That I Love #129: The Bird Can’t Be Here, The Bird Lives In Wichita
Topics include Maya Angelou, Angelina Jolie, writing for “Mad Men,” Chirlane McCray, prison labor, Valerie Solanas and moar!
The Comment Awards Are So Happy To See You
An A-Camp hangover, rum cake and Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual Single.
Going Beyond Going Down: Why Diverse Queer Sex On TV Matters
“And every time she has sex with a man, she is ass naked. Literally. I have seen her ass now twice. My problem isn’t her being ass naked. She has straight sex and is naked, but this other character has gay sex and both of them — bras on, underwear on.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Your Five-Step Guide to Telling Me Everything
HAY, GIRL OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED HUMANS! It’s Friday, which means it’s time for you to both make a desire map and share your entire life history with me in this open thread. Get in here!
Laverne Cox is Amazing on the Cover of Time, Time’s Story Inside Not So Much
Transgender activist and Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox became the first ever openly transgender person to grace the cover of Time Magazine. However, the cover story wasn’t as perfect as the cover itself.
Taking Over the World One Controller at a Time: The Good News About Queer Games
Like playing video games? How about the queer, genderqueer and trans people who make them? Here’s how your queer worldview is carving out more real estate in the world of gaming.
Wilder Hungers: Pineapple Rum Cake and The Catskills
“I’ve started a supper club of sorts called Pineapple Potluck. For the first dinner I made my Mama’s Puerto Rican rum cake and pineapple mint margaritas.”
Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual Is Single Again: What Does This Mean For You?
“Sources close to Autostraddle.com report that the newly single Ms. Wood was spotted dancing at a ladies’ party called the Grind in Los Angeles this past Wednesday night, sparking rumors that you, yes YOU stand even a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming Evan Rachel Wood’s new paramour.”
Confessions of a Beauty Queer: The Best Goodbye of My Life
“I was simply a girl who thought she liked girls at one point in her life, but prayed it away, and now life was good. Right?”
Lez Liberty Lit #47: Filled With Poetry
“Bad girls” in YA, lack of diversity, an awesome interview with Janet Mock, reconsidering adverbs and more.
Faking It Episode 106 Recap: I Promise This Threesome Won’t Be Weird At All
This week on “Faking It,” everybody gets ready for a three-way!
WNBA Makes Pro Sports History, Announces National LGBT Pride Platform
“The WNBA has a very proud history of welcoming all fans, athletes, and partners to our game. These beliefs unite the 12 teams of the WNBA and we are very excited to introduce the WNBA Pride platform which celebrates acceptance and values inclusion.”