Who was I to even want these things that I wanted? Who was I to ask for them? I was open, naked: This is me. This is what I want. I need your help.

Where to find queer books to read, starting books but not finishing them, perceived gender, 1984 and more.

Lesbian criminals who are members of an international drug cartel, what the fuck else is up.

In which Erika Moen, the mastermind behind DAR! and Oh Joy, Sex Toy, tells us to go have a wank.

In a special edition of “I Just Now Saw,” I’ll be discussing a show that’s actually still on the air, “Lost Girl”!

There is not a right way to have lesbian sex. There is not a queer hierarchy. There is simply safety and the things you like to do in bed.

Ontario’s high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.

Having the blessing – or curse – of lighter skin is a double edged sword. I never gave much thought to the idea that society needs positive cultural images of minorities until I came to embrace my Hispanic heritage and come out of the closet.

Looking back at a century of cover designs from all over the world for beloved queer books like Tipping the Velvet, Orlando, The Color Purple, Annie on my Mind, Rubyfruit Jungle and more.

“You may find a copy of a gay paper on the street, in a garbage can, on a subway seat, a bus seat, and it would help save your life. Just being there was life-saving.”

This week we have love for older lesbians, Nutella, pocket squares and you!

“Bomb Girls” got cancelled today. They’re doing a two-hour movie though, so that’s nice. It’s nice, but it’s not what I wanted because what I wanted was 5 more seasons!

While you might have made it to graduation and on to the sunnier side of life, there are countless queer kids still waiting to run the high school gauntlet. Help them out by telling Corynn Egreczky your story for her new film.

This week on NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: the orgasm in queer theory, redefining beauty, Have Sex With An Intriguing Person Day, feminist porn and more.

“It would have been nice to share my entire truth with her, but because of the Standards of Care, I didn’t; I feared my story would be seen as diverging from the typical trans* narrative too much.”

Singing and dancing and Neil Patrick Harris and drag queens and all the gay your teevee can handle!

“I think the way I felt here pretty much summarizes what Brooklyn Zine Fest is all about: the feeling that I have found my people.”

Vanessa’s Team Pick: An open call for LGBT artists, photographers, and sculptors in the New York City metropolitan area.

Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on this farm he had a *CENSORED*

The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.