Wilder Hungers: Coachella, California and Young’s
Pop-up restaurants, Coachella, desert adventures and more!
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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!
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Lelo Sensua Suede “Whip”
“Whip” may not really be the right word.
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.
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.
Lez Liberty Lit #45: Saved By The Bell Jar
Unknown female beat poets, lesbian historical fiction, the problem with essays, reading more, the answer to the question “how much gay sex should a novel have?” and more.
Obama, Biden, Male Celebs Call for Ending Sexual Assault, Being “Part of the Solution”
The White House has released a 60-second public service announcement calling for an end to sexual assault featuring such household names and faces as Daniel Craig, Dulé Hill, Benicio del Toro, Seth Meyers, Steve Carell, and both the President and Vice President themselves. It’s a truly big deal.
We Have Lots of Noise, We Need Lots of Solutions: Preventing Sexual Assault at (Every) American University
The recent scandal surrounding the disturbing messages leaked from American University’s Epsilon Iota is a national story, and sheds light on a national problem. The response of AU students shows us something, too — how students can organize as a community to force their administrations to take action against campus sexual assault.
Team Pick: Ellen Page On Ellen DeGeneres Is as Heartwarming as It Gets
It’s the Ellen-on-Ellen video we’ve all been wishing on a bright, gay star for.
Liquor In The House: Everything You Need For A Bar At Home
In which we stock a bar that is meant just for you and yours.
Dear Queer Diary: Scrapbooking Is Not Just For Straight People
Scrapbooking is for you and me!
I’m Sorry But You Still Can’t Have These Marshmallows
It’s the sad, cold truth and it’s not fair. I’m so sorry.
Faking It Episode 102 Recap: Binders Full Of Lesbians
This week on “Faking It,” the lesbians got crowned homecoming queens and everybody had sexual dreams about each other!
HRC’s New Campaign in the South Wants to Change “Hearts and Minds,” Not Much Else
In a region known for being socially conservative and heavily influenced by faith communities, HRC’s Project One America seems like a much-needed advancement for LGBT rights in the region. But is the HRC prepared to help the South, an area with a long history of struggles fueled by racism from colonization to slavery to the Civil Rights Movement?
Your Top Five Questions About Being Vegan, Answered
Next time you’re tempted to ask your vegan friend, just read this instead.