LWT brings a diverse array (nerds will get the pun) of queer women who technologically kick ass to the Castro and Silicon Valley for the second year in a row.

Gay districts are safer, more open and more profitable than ever before, but for whom?

I relish that I am out in the streets with my community protesting inequality, instead of hiding from it under my sheets with a hangover.

Only YOU can make sure queer and trans women are able to keep making comics.

Is the President’s plan enough? As long as there are people whose lives and families are in the US remain vulnerable to deportation, is not enough, but it is something, and it is the result of the hard work of thousands of activists who have put everything on the line to make their presence known as undocumented and immigrant Americans who deserve rights and dignity.

“High school and middle school are hard enough as it is. To think about the additional barriers facing these students is pretty heartbreaking, and we all need to stand up and do what we can to move them out of the way.”

“Anti-LGBT laws make people economically insecure and they disproportionately affect those who are most vulnerable within the LGBT community. They hurt you and kick you when you’re down.”

This is an essay about searching for the most effective ways to engage those ambivalent, apathetic, or misinformed people who might otherwise find themselves on the right side of justice.

It’s going to take a lot of creative solutions to get us where we need to be.

The absolutely true autobiography of a liar.

On their Facebook page, the creators of Undercover Colors say they “hope to make potential perpetrators afraid to spike a woman’s drink because there’s now a risk that they can get caught.” But what about creating cultural shifts so that people don’t become violent assailants at all?

Lack of information makes it impossible for women and people of color today to make fully informed decisions about their health, and denies them the right to advocate for what happens to their bodies.

Although it would’ve seemed unbelievable not too long ago that a straight person would risk being mistaken for LGBTQ while on the job market, apparently some straight MBA students these days are being told by their teachers to attend LGBTQ career fairs.

Despite a continued male dominance of the media industry, a number of talented women are working hard to make their mark in the arena of indie film.

Burger King wrapped a cheeseburger in a rainbow and somehow this did not make the world a better place.

On the 45th anniversary of Stonewall and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, it is worth interrogating how we learn and know our histories — and the conditions that contribute to our learning environment.

42% of Americans believe that gay people are born rather than made.

My cat loves Autostraddle, an OITNB writer realizes she’s gay while working on the show, global governments are changing, the kidnapped Nigerian school girls may be found, and activists are as fierce as ever in fighting injustice.

We end up with a bunch of wealthy white dudes palling around with other wealthy white dudes, mostly telling stories about, you guessed it, wealthy white dudes.

A lot of ladies are paving the way to hot geekdom for the rest of us so today we’re serving up a hot first course of sexy nerds with Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow, Felicia Day, Ana Marie Cox & Miranda July. These are some sexy geek ladies we love to love (and look at!). We also love that they make it cool to be a nerd!