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This Thing Bigger Than Us: Sexuality, Religion and Wellness

No matter the hate we have faced, we can reclaim our spirituality in a world where many people would call us sinners.

Dani May 5, 2014 81 Comments
Food Lists

25 Ways To Get Broccoli All Up In Your Business

Broccoli: a divisive vegetable, but I hope you’re on the side of thinking it’s seriously delicious.

Hansen May 5, 2014 18 Comments
Gender

Girls’ Happiness Plummets Circa Age 11, Says New Study and also a Billion Older Studies

But let’s not blame technology.

Riese May 5, 2014 40 Comments
Movie Reviews

I Tried Not to Have Feelings at Sundance London; These Three Movies Made Me Fail

The film festival was not as gay as hoped, and it turns out I’m still not cynical enough to not cry when ladyqueers say “I do.”

Fikri May 5, 2014 7 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style is Style: Captivating Tomboy Floral Spring Inspiration

Climbing out of the grips of the polar vortex, it can be hard to find inspiration for warmer weather. I’ve been combing various media outlets and settled on a few pick to share with y’all!

Lydia O May 5, 2014 11 Comments
Society + Culture

Brittney Griner, Gabourey Sibide, and Cara Delevingne Have The Perfect Pet Name for You This Sunday Funday

We’re getting ready for a really gay mother’s day with a tiny-ass deer. Don’t miss it!

Carmen May 4, 2014 8 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Just Wants To Take You By The Hand and Take You Anywhere

It’s National Masturbation Month! Also so many reasons to masturbate, so many reasons to have sex, lies people need to stop perpetuating about sex and more.

Ryan Yates May 4, 2014 17 Comments
Music

Get Excited About “So Much More,” Laura Jane Grace’s New Reality Show for AOL

Later this year, AOL is putting out over a dozen online reality shows made by and starring a variety of celebrities. One of the most notable is “So Much More,” a show starring Against Me!’s transgender frontwoman Laura Jane Grace.

Mey May 3, 2014 6 Comments
Geekery

The Queer Grrrl’s Guide To A DIY Computer, Part 2: Assembly

Last time we went through all the parts you will need to build your PC. Now it’s time to put them all together! We’ll be physically installing and connecting all the components, right up to the point where you turn the damn thing on.

Sally May 3, 2014 6 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Rooting for Red

A spot of history about queers in Cold War America.

Sarah Rosenblatt May 3, 2014 1 Comment
Recipes

Wilder Hungers: Coachella, California and Young’s

Pop-up restaurants, Coachella, desert adventures and more!

Gabriella May 2, 2014 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

What Will It Take For 200 Missing Nigerian Girls To Be Rescued?

In what sounds like a too-horrifying-to-be-true story, 234 teenage girls were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram two weeks ago. Nigerians are furious that the government isn’t doing enough to bring back the girls.

Mey May 2, 2014 18 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Drunk In Love

Grab a cocktail or local brew and let’s talk K-Stew, the Ellens, DeAnne Smith and other lezspectacular things that happened this week.

carrie May 2, 2014 7 Comments
Politics + Activism

Oklahoma Man’s Gruesome Execution Highlights Death Penalty System’s Failures

The state should be a rational actor, not a vengeful creature. Nothing about the current system — its high cost, its failure as a deterrent, its racist application — stands up to rational argument.

Adrian May 2, 2014 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Yup It’s True, Trans and Queer Students Get Title IX Protections Too

“Title IX’s sex discrimination prohibition extends to claims of discrimination based on gender identity or failure to conform to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity and OCR accepts such complaints for investigation.”

Maddie May 2, 2014
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #125: To Understand As A Gut Reality The Phenomenon Of Rulers Setting The Ruled Against Each Other.

Topics include the whiteness of MFA programs, multiple sclerosis, fireball whiskey, social science, Gmail, rape culture in Universities and Ellen Willis.

Riese May 2, 2014 8 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Tell Me The Most Awesome Thing About Your Week

It’s Friday which means it’s time for the Friday Open Thread! The article that is just like your journal but also someone else’s journal and also it talks back to you!

Lizz May 2, 2014 144 Comments
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Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Lelo Sensua Suede “Whip”

“Whip” may not really be the right word.

Guest May 2, 2014 2 Comments
Recipes

Stop Spending All The Money On Gross Lunches and Eat Like A Queen at Work

And turn your cubicle or office into a kitchen instead.

Stephanie Goldfarb May 2, 2014 27 Comments
Politics + Activism

Worst May Day Ever: GOP Filibusters Bill To Raise Minimum Wage

Senate Republicans decide that raising the minimum wage would hurt people, which sounds economically inaccurate.

Helen May 1, 2014 7 Comments
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