“Richmond is the antithesis of everything terrible you’ve ever heard about Virginia. I can tell you in complete honesty that RVA is, hands down, one of the gayest cities in the American South.”

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard survived The Hunger Games, just like Katniss did!

Marshmallows, campfires, single-ply biodegradable toilet paper and songs.

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Oh you thought only one person at a time could be a Calendar Girl? Think again — Joanna is an Olympic paleo CrossFit nerd and Mary will help you move and train your dolphin.

For these empanadas, you will need: One badass WingFemme wearing only a bra, alcohol and hot oil in a pan.

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“Is it a queer memoir and/or a pregnancy memoir? Neither.”

Topics include The Daily Mail, Treyvon Martin, Dartmouth fraternity hazing, wilderness camps for troubled teens, bookstores and so much more!

Brittani got you started, Morgan keeps you going.

“Let’s get this party started, let’s squeeze the lime.”

What on earth could the gay benefits of yoga be?! (Spoiler Alert: Number five is “Have Better Sex”)

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NPR’s list of Top 100 Choices For Best Teen Novels lacked proper queeriosity. Thus we present our top 20 picks for Queer Teen Novels For Girls.

Everyone wants a shot of love with Scarlet.

“Minority youths are really just more violent than white ones. Seriously, you can’t argue with the news.”

“Fire ants, maybe.”

“Although this question is usually totally offensive, it’s interesting to think that it can actually mean something.”