“Sometimes, when you’re in the business of parenting, you have to phone a friend for a bit of perspective and advice. Sometimes, you have to phone more than one.”

This week in lit: bookshelfies, queer superhero power couples, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, a pop-culture feminist syllabus and more.

It’s a difficult task to find a place that isn’t gay-friendly. It’s Vermont, you guys. You want to know where the gaybourhood is? Burlington is the gaybourhood.

Some may call this need for speed insanity, others call it energy. I’m not sure how I feel because…feelings? Who has time for feelings?

Gays can marry in Vermont, and have their marriages recognized in DC. Intern Vashti says: “We should start callin’ the gays “butter” cuz they’re on a rollllllllllll.” Also, Anyone But Me!

I want to subtitle this post: Because why the eff not.

How dare I fall for the signature move when I’ve heard about it countless times over Chinese food?

Sofia Coppola’s new film, Sarah Croce’s new web series, gay video alert, and a funny viral video about how animals eat their food.

“I am an adoptee,” I explained through my tears. “I need to find my parents. I have waited all my life for this moment. I’m supposed to leave tomorrow, but I can’t go without knowing my family is fine. Please help me!”

Carol Leifer, “Ellen Show” writer, brings her talent to a new lesbian sitcom for CBS (Viacom clearly loves the gays)! Also, Whip It! reviews & Drew Barrymore Retrospectives, and we reward you for your achievements in commentary.

“I took a long bus ride to the “good” school where I could learn how to speak French and be Catholic, where the girls, instead of pretending to be dragons from Harry Potter, gossiped about which Backstreet Boy they’d eventually marry.”

Las Vegas: the new gay and lesbian utopia of America.

In this week’s Liberty Lit: reading a book a day, heroines, books that feature Asian lesbians, bookstore cats and more.

This week on Glee everyone dressed up in spandex and rubbed themselves all over each other. Well, that’s partly true.

From classic like Daphne/Velma to recent pop culture pairings to conceptual ideas, we’re here to help brainstorm your best queer couples costumes ever.

This week in lit: banned books, Vagina, and lots of lesbian storylines.

This week on NSFW Sunday: orgasms, casual sex, euphemisms, and dominatrixes.

Honey honey up in the trees/ Fields of flowers deep in his dreams/ Lead them out to sea by the east/ Honey honey food for the bees

Bradley Manning is being tried for leaking files to WikiLeaks after 19 months of imprisonment, and the military is arguing that his being gay is “irrelevant.”

Gabby’s Team Pick: Even Christians don’t like Rick Perry’s dumbass commercial.