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Queen Latifah Is [Maybe] Marrying a Woman and [Allegedly] Having a Baby, Our Work Here Is [Almost] Done

Reports suggest that Queen Latifah’s very good friend Eboni Nichols is not only pregnant, the pair are engaged.

By Stef|October 19, 2018|16 Comments
Television

We Relived the Black, Feminist Magic of “Living Single” and You Can Too

Unlike so many other sitcoms from the ’90s, this one really holds up.

By Abeni Jones|March 2, 2018|11 Comments
Film

5 Reasons You Should See “Girls Trip” (Again) This Weekend

“This is one of the best portrayals of the Strong Black Woman Syndrome I’ve seen in a long time.”

By Alexis|August 11, 2017|12 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Welcome To Jasika Nicole’s Caucasian House

Also, Evan Rachel Wood and Kate Moennig are causing shenanigans and Brittani Nichols got smacked in the face with a tail.

By Stef|January 4, 2017|13 Comments
Vapid Fluff

Year-End Roundup: Celebrity Breakups That Remind Us That Love Is Still A Lie

Everything dies.

By Stef|December 21, 2016|22 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: You Can Wear Tegan And Sara As Socks Now I Guess

Also, the cast of Orange Is The New Black are supporting the singer of their theme song, Ruby Rose looks a damn mess and Queen Latifah has no idea how she ended up in this column.

By Stef|October 19, 2016|14 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Brittani Nichols Didn’t Understand The Assignment

Also, Holland Taylor built a shrine to her girlfriend, Gaby Dunn joins the bisexual government and Annie Clark doesn’t have time to talk to you.

By Stef|September 28, 2016|25 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Brittani Nichols And Carly Usdin Take Outfest By Storm

Also, Evan Rachel Wood plays the theremin, Kate Moennig takes on the Champ and Demi Lovato rolls into New Jersey in style.

By Stef|July 13, 2016|9 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Samira Wiley Knows What We’ve Been Thinking

Samira Wiley’s got a shirt you’re gonna like, Jenny Owen Youngs wrote you a new theme song for Rizzoli and Isles, and Amandla Stenberg is really raising the bar for Instagram users everywhere.

By Stef|June 29, 2016|9 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Carrie Brownstein Rolls Deep

Carrie Brownstein went above and beyond to prove that all of your favorite people know each other.

By Stef|April 6, 2016|8 Comments
Vapid Fluff

Hypothetically, If Queen Latifah Dated Women, She Wouldn’t Be Dating One Right Now

Even if this WERE true, it wouldn’t even be a thing anymore, so don’t even worry about it.

By Stef|March 11, 2016|26 Comments
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Rebel Girls: 10 Feminist Gal Pals Who Made This World a More Awesome Place Together

As a follow-up to the time I used “gal pals” sarcastically and taught you all about the queer suffragists, and in honor of Gal Pal Week, this week’s Rebel Girls lesson is going to be about good, old-fashioned friendship.

By Carmen|August 5, 2015|14 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Brittani Nichols and Margaret Cho Take Over Hollywood And Other Queer Entertainment News

Plus: Miley Cyrus puffy painted Caitlyn Jenner for charity, Lady Gaga and Linda Perry tag-teamed on “What’s Up,” Laverne Cox and Lily Tomlin’s “Grandma” gets its first trailer, the USWNT is headed to the World Cup quarters, and so much more information!

By Heather Hogan|June 24, 2015|22 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Everyone Is Bananas For “Carol” at Cannes and Other Important Stories

More and more actors are calling out Hollywood’s gender inequality, Kim Kardashian says Bruce Jenner is beautiful, feminists have had it with Game of Thrones, Mad Men flips the script on Joan and Peggy, Leisha Hailey is coming to ABC Family, and Queen Latifah doesn’t care if you didn’t like her lesbian sex scene in Bessie.

By Heather Hogan|May 20, 2015|47 Comments
Film

HBO’s “Bessie” is The Bisexual Badass Biopic Of Our Dreams

Watch Bessie. Do it for the moments of bisexual badassery. Do it for the love of the blues. But goddammit, watch Bessie because her legacy is an important part of our history as queers in this world.

By gabby|May 16, 2015|26 Comments
Herstory

Rebel Girls: Bessie Smith Was a Queer Pioneer, and We’re Finally Gonna Get to Talk About It

When HBO’s Bessie premieres May 16 to bring the Empress of Jazz back to life, nobody will be skirting the issue of Bessie Smith’s bisexuality.

By Carmen|April 1, 2015|15 Comments
Television

Top 10 Black Sitcoms From the ’90s: Remember When There Were More Than Two

I never had to think to myself, “where are the people that look like me?” because they were there, in abundance, everywhere I looked.

By Brittani|October 20, 2014|44 Comments
Television

Queen Latifah and George Takei’s New Talk Shows Will Be Totally Delightful

Queen Latifah and George Takei both debut new series. Here’s hoping for a crossover!

By Kristen|September 17, 2013|5 Comments
Television

‘Twenties’ is Everything We’ve Been Asking For in a Television Show

The studios are trying to pass on a pilot by a queer woman of color about a queer woman of color and her friends. Surprise surprise. Watch ‘Twenties’ now to show your support.

By Brittani|August 14, 2013|30 Comments
Fashion/Style

Style Thief: Valentine’s Day Edition

We’re stripping down eight extra special queer style icons in this extra special Valentine’s Day edition of Style Thief.

By Lizz|February 11, 2013|17 Comments
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