Inside: more event invites than you can handle, a lot of worthy causes, a historical case of The Unicorn, and the delicious taste of Republicanism slowly, slowly dying.

Although no change in policy has been proposed, the Pope’s remarks further signal a significant departure in tone and style from predecessors.

Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR prominent pieces about cute animals inside. Oh, and Michael Jordan’s daughter being totes gay. NBD.

Riese put pictures of girls in boyshorts on the internet, Larry King’s guests are dumb sometimes, HRC takes on NOM in an epic battle of acronyms, and omg Erin Daniels will be on CSI.

Life is finally getting good for Intern Lily, who once felt unhinged, lonely and lost in her first year at Barnard. Now there’s love, a liberal bubble, and that constant fear of what happens when the real world comes by.

Jess chats with talented actress and artist, Ashleigh Sumner about her starring role in the new indie film, Bruno And Earlene Go To Vegas, premiering this month at Outfest!

This week: an out Latina takes the bench, Exodus International throws in the towel, and actual female athletes make up for my overuse of typically sports-oriented phrases in this excerpt.

Autostraddle’s Dinah Shore coverage is the best thing to happen to the internet, fantastic interview with L Word writers at AfterEllen, lesbians are hilarious, and young voters love them.

If only every hot actress was like Charlize Theron, who bid a kiss with her off for $140K to one lucky lady. I think she might be onto something. Also; bitch magazine ponders Adam Lambert’s whole “thing,” nerve has 10 sexy tomboys, The Lynch is returning to Party Down and Gay Dads thrive! It’s SUNDAY FUNDAY!

To your average conservative legislator, it may seem like a good idea to let anti-gay religious or political groups choose not to have members who don’t reflect their “values.” But when it involves having students pay for their own discrimination, it’s not so simple.

Pensacola is a complicated place for queers. While we play host to tens of thousands of LGBT tourists on Memorial Day weekend, everyday life is not as out and proud. Yet the community here is fairly close-knit, and many friendships span a decade or more.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has announced that the Pentagon will start providing some benefits to same-sex couples in the military. Bravo! Baby steps.

“When asked whether their daughters thought their financial future was dependent on having a husband, only 31.9 per cent agreed. By contrast 37.7 per cent of those with sons thought having a wife would make them financially secure.”

I don’t know you, but I love you.

Due to high levels of Republicanism, I come bearing some bad news. But also some great essays.

CEDAW–the international beacon for women’s rights–does not shine on lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Indonesia. This is a painful disappointment, given LBT people’s need for protection from a fundamentalist backlash.

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.

Not scared of Mitt Romney yet? Let this new oral history project fill your heart with fear and your pockets with voter registration slips.

As the citizens of Troy, MI prepare to vote out their infamous mayor, she digs herself deeper by comparing homosexuality to smoking, among other things.

“Often just living our lives openly can be revolutionary.”