Also.Also.Also. Derrick Gordon is Marching for Equality and Other Stories We Missed This Week
UMass basketball star comes out, Moroccan women take to the streets, The Monument Quilt takes the nation by force and more!
Monica Jones Found Guilty of “Manifesting Prostitution,” Will Be “Rescued” from Sex Work by Incarceration
“In May of 2013, Monica Jones became one of the people arrested by Project ROSE; the charge was “manifesting prostitution” for accepting a ride home to her neighborhood from men who turned out to be undercover cops. This week, Jones was found guilty, and faces the possibility of serving time in a men’s prison as a trans woman.”
Meet The Real Alex Vause: Catherine Cleary Wolters Has Mixed Feelings About “Orange Is The New Black”
Vanity Fair talks to Catherine Cleary Wolters, who says she was “not the older sexy, glamorous lesbian who snatched [Piper] from her pristine Smith College cradle.”
Tavi Gevinson Will Play Haddie’s Girlfriend on “Parenthood,” Continues To Do All The Things
“From the preview, we just know that Haddie’s coming home for a visit, she brought Lauren with her, there’s something that she’s not ready to tell her family, and she and Lauren like to kiss.”
Make A Thing: Recycled Two-Liter Textured Pot Planter
This pot planter is quick and easy, which fulfills all of my needs for instant gratification.
Tourmaline, CeCe McDonald and Dean Spade Sit Down to Talk Prison Abolition
CeCe McDonald, Dean Spade and Tourmaline are coming together to make a series of videos and an event on April 21 centering around discussions about the prison-industrial complex and how to survive the violent atmosphere it creates.
Comedy Crush: Sara Benincasa, Comedian and Author
Sara Benincasa is an award-winning comedian and author of “Great”, a modern gender swapped retelling of “The Great Gatsby”.
Lumberjanes #1 is Soooooooooooo Good!
You’ve already heard us talk about how excited we were for “Lumberjanes,” but now you can see if it lives up to the hype.
National Poetry Month: Denice Frohman Slams Down Oppression With Survival Poetry
“Poetry calls us into ourselves. It’s asking you to be truthful and say whatever it is you need to say.”
48 Ways To Eat All The Peanut Butter
Confessions of a peanut butter fanatic.
CONTEST: Predict Tonight’s WNBA Draft Picks, Win WNBA Swag!
The Women’s National Basketball Association’s 2014 Draft is TONIGHT and we wanna hook you up with WNBA merch!
Bra Tips and Picks for Ladies with Huge Racks
This meeting of the International Hot Chicks With Large Racks Society is hereby called to order.
Star Trek N00b, Episode 19: Arena (Hunger Games in Space)
A Red Shirt dies, but really, that’s no surprise.
So You Wanna Write the Divine: Black LGBTQ Artists Talk Spiritual Practices of Community Building
During Brown University’s “Black Lavender Experience” festival, Black LGBTQ artists talked about the divine nature of their writing for marginalized communities.
Scarleteen and Its Awesome, Inclusive Sex Ed Are At Risk, But You Can Help
Scarleteen has been a trusted resource for all things sex and relationships for 16 years, but they need to be paid for their work to keep going.
BPM: Morgan Page and a Café Royal
“I mean, it’s been one paragraph and I’ve already brought up Tegan & Sara so really, I shouldn’t have to write anymore than that, amirite?”
OPEN THREAD: 2014 MTV Movie Awards Live Blog!
This is a train wreck.
Sunday Funday is Lounging Poolside with Chelsea Manning, the Pretty Little Liars, and Butch McDyke at Coachella
And we got the radio blastin’ every gay anthem possible, y’all.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland’s Former Prime Minister, Proves Lesbians Can Rule the World
“There are a lot of things you’re not supposed to be able to do when you’re gay: get married, have children, be the head of a national government, etc. But stereotypes exist to be broken, at least when you’re former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.”
The Queer Grrrl’s Guide to A DIY Computer, Part I: Parts
Building a PC is super easy. The only practical skill you really need is an ability to manoeuvre your fingers in tight spaces, which I feel most readers of this site may have a natural affinity for.