Adrian

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

The Fight Didn’t End with Marriage: How Religious Exemption Laws Endanger LGBT Americans

“Non-tailored religious exemptions in general open a can of worms that raises serious concerns for not only LGBT folks but for women, for healthcare,” said report author Heron Greenesmith.

Adrian —

Sep 1, 2015

interview

Queer History

politics + activism

Anonymous Activists Just Painted The Stonewall Statues Brown For Miss Major

“What we did was rectification, not vandalism. Those statues are bronze (brown) underneath the layer of white paint -— the symbolism behind that is infuriating.”

Adrian —

Aug 18, 2015

androgynous fashion

journey to the center

queer fashion

Journey To The Center: The Clothes Coming Out of My Closet

“It was more like breaking off a cast than ripping off a Band Aid. In a mound of gauze and drape, I buried the certain kind of girl I could…

Adrian —

Aug 17, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

crime

politics + activism

We Mourn Kandis Capri, Elisha Walker & 15 Other DMAB Trans People Lost To Transmisogynistic Violence

We have learned of the murders of black trans women Kandis Capri, who was killed August 11, and Elisha Walker, whose remains were found Thursday, 10 months after she went…

Adrian —

Aug 15, 2015

gal pal week

interview with my queer bff

friendship

Interview With My Queer BFF: Audrey Interviews Dana

“Even when we would get really drunk and make out to Ke$ha in front of hundreds of people in our own house, it was never a romantic thing.”

Adrian —

Aug 14, 2015

Daily Fix

trans women

politics + activism

#SayHerName: Shade Schuler Is The 13th Trans Woman Murdered This Year In The U.S.

The news of Shade’s death means that more TWOC have been murdered so far this year than in all of 2014.

Adrian —

Aug 12, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

After the Supreme Court Ruling, The Fight For Marriage Equality Continues in the South

“It was like we were living in this alternate reality, where the north was celebrating and down here in the south we were wondering what the fuck was going on,”…

Adrian —

Aug 12, 2015

gay history 101

LGBT history

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: The Right Side Of History

These 30 essays provide important context and understanding of individuals, movements and moments that formed the greater whole of a long fight for queer liberation, one that is far from…

Adrian —

Aug 7, 2015

album review

gender identity

music

Punk Will Save Our Hearts, and Worriers’ “Imaginary Life” Is Proof

Lauren Denitzio uses 12 songs to capture their heart — their rage, their love, their adulthood, their politics — and offer it to the world. In the process, they found…

Adrian —

Aug 6, 2015

event

feminism

politics + activism

Venir Al Sur Creates Vital LGBTI Feminist Community In Latin America

Folks came from Mexico, Argentina and everywhere in between as well as from Spain for three days of workshops, cultural presentations and a raucous and beautiful closing march.

Adrian —

Aug 3, 2015

Daily Fix

demi lovato

music

Well Demi Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer” Music Video is Just Full of Girl-on-Girl Feelings

A homosexy lesbionic experience that takes us right back to t.A.T.u., and this time with no weird schoolgirl outfits.

Adrian —

Jul 24, 2015

androgynous fashion

journey to the center

beauty

Journey To The Center: What Do I Put On My Face?

I’m intrigued by the ways that makeup can be both feminizing and masculinizing, often at the same time. As I started working on this project, I realized that’s been true…

Adrian —

Jul 20, 2015