Six were stabbed, leaving one teen girl dead, at Jerusalem’s Pride parade; an arrest has been made in India Clarke’s murder; a teen lesbian couple was attacked at Six Flags New England and more news stories.

“Does anyone know why is this is only a national holiday? What gives, America!? As the arbitrator of cheesecake and cheesecake vendors worldwide, I’m declaring today to be a global celebration for us all.”

Really unclear why we didn’t spend at least one semester reading Emily Dickinson’s love letters to her girlfriend.

You came, you saw, you commented. And now, seven of y’all are gonna win some awesome prize packages for it. Get in here to watch my dog and I figure out who won what!

Jeez, Abigail, what did the Grootslang ever do to you?

Seriously, that should be enough to convince you to read the book and this review.

The new TBS comedy, Clipped, features a queer woman of color playing a queer woman of color!

Affirming private messages. A peek into the vices and virtues of your favorite commenters. The lingering sense that you’re a part of something really special and full of love. THIS IS AUTOSTRADDLE SOCIAL AND I WANNA BE YOUR FRIEND ON IT.

Illustrated owls, Judy Blume’s new novel, the Lambda Literary Award winners, what Riese and Rachel have been reading, and more.

Rachel: “The writing & philosophy class I was required to take freshman year mostly sucked. But there was this one girl, Lizz, who seemed cool. She wore comic book tshirts and had beautiful shiny hair. One day after class, I announced to a friend, ‘Lizz is not straight. I can just tell.'”
Lizz: “There was something about Rachel that I just couldn’t shake. She spent a lot of time quoting feminist theorists who I’d never heard of and she had what I would later come to call ‘Congenital Gay Face.'”

Oh hey so this morning we were on top of a magical mountain but now we aren’t anymore? WHAT HAPPENED WHERE ARE YOU WHAT ARE YOU PLANKING

The most comprehensive and expansive look at trans representation in American comics you’re likely to find.

This issue includes Laura and Luna gracing us with their ethereal presences, Dear Sour with tips on the best meal to eat on a full moon, the Pretty Little Liars caught in quite a scrape, and the Twin City straddlers hanging out and being adorable (per usual).

I should really just buy all these and mix you drinks, right?

Folks came from Mexico, Argentina and everywhere in between as well as from Spain for three days of workshops, cultural presentations and a raucous and beautiful closing march.

A bear that’s very happy to see you, some major institutions taking steps toward inclusion for trans folks, a FIFA game that looks a little more like you, and more!

“I asked Riese if she thought I would ever have sex again if I started wearing kaftans from World Market and she said no.”

Poet Leah Horlick’s book of poems For Your Own Good uses the symbolic language of the tarot as a vehicle to express some of the most traumatic experiences of her life. These poems tell the story of an abusive relationship and its aftermath, using tarot cards and tarot symbolism to do so.

Clementine Ford on falling in love on The L Word set, Mad Max is a miracle, Frankie and Grace return, summer documentaries and more stories you’ll really be glad to know about.

“I woke up to 57,000 emails reminding a user to resubscribe”