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21 More Lesbian Slang Terms You’ve Probably Never Heard Before

Are you a running shoe lesbian who likes to make vulva hands? There’s only one way to find out.

By Riese| August 17, 2015 | 66 Comments
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Gal Pals In History: 8 Ways To Avoid Using The Words “Lesbian” or “Bisexual”

“God-insulting grannies.”

By Carolyn Yates| May 29, 2015 | 14 Comments
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More Than Words: 11 “Queer” Questions From 70 Years Of Gallup Polls

What do other people think of us?! The country wants to know.

By Cara| April 21, 2014 | 8 Comments
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More Than Words: Coming Out Party

Skeletons and debutantes.

By Cara| March 10, 2014 | 9 Comments
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More Than Words: Tomboys R Us

“Is all your delite and joy in whiskying and romping abroad like a Tom boy?” This post is for you.

By Cara| February 25, 2014 | 41 Comments
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More Than Words: Gay Pt. 2 — Gay Cats

Come on, you knew there’d be cats involved.

By Cara| February 10, 2014 | 4 Comments
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More Than Words: Gay Pt. 1 — We’re Going Gay

Happiness, Latin vaginas, northern winds, and flaming quarrels. And we’re just getting started.

By Cara| January 13, 2014 | 14 Comments
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More Than Words: Pronouns Pt. 3 – They Said/Ze Said

The grammatical is political.

By Cara| August 26, 2013 | 25 Comments
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More Than Words: Pronouns Pt. 2 — How’d Gender Get In Here?

“I’d skipped a really basic question: why do some languages, including English, have gender woven into them in the first place?”

By Cara| August 5, 2013 | 18 Comments
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More Than Words: Pride Rock(s)

Why are our parades always in the summer? Because Pride goeth before a fall! Thank you, thank you.

By Cara| July 9, 2013 | 5 Comments
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More Than Words: So Androgynous

The word that gives “you do you” a whole new meaning.

By Cara| June 25, 2013 | 12 Comments
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More Than Words: Dyke Pt. 2 — Dyke Dynasty

In which some Dykes on Bikes take on the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Start your engines.

By Cara| May 14, 2013 | 11 Comments
Herstory

More Than Words: Dyke Pt. 1 — Baby Dykes

Was the world’s first dyke a snappy dresser, a 1st-century warrior queen, or a tiny antelope?

By Cara| April 30, 2013 | 37 Comments
Herstory

More Than Words: Queer, Part 2 (Growing Pains)

From Queer Nation to queer theory to alphabet soup and umbrellas and the always-dicey process of reclamation.

By Cara| February 5, 2013 | 15 Comments
Herstory

More Than Words: Queer, Part 1 (The Early Years)

“Queer” set itself up as “not straight” centuries before “straight” had even thought about being a sexual identity.”

By Cara| January 9, 2013 | 53 Comments
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15 Awesomely Named Yet Totally Defunct Lesbian Bars Of America

Whatever happened to the way we used to be, Meow Mix and Mother’s Brew, Push and Wetherbee’s?

By Riese| June 22, 2012 | 97 Comments

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