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lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Sometimes Being Bad Is Good In “Southern Sin”

“Set in the land of deep-fried Christian morality, a natural tension is created in each one of the anthology’s 23 stories, making for a mostly sexy, sometimes terrifying, but always…

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Mar 24, 2014

first person

Of A Swamp Witch And A Rural Queer

“It’s so easy to yearn and ache for people to fill the space surrounding you, but it’s so difficult to find those who can do so in a way that…

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Dec 5, 2013

tv reviews

Why Grey’s Anatomy’s New Story Arc Is A Pretty Big Deal

Because lesbian and bisexual characters now have longer shelf lives, network TV is beginning to go beyond the same trope-tastic story arcs.

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May 16, 2013

music

Going Down (South): The Gospel of The Southern Divas, Part I

I’m about to take ya’ll to church, where — every once in awhile — everything is gospel and nothing hurts.

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Jan 30, 2013

life

Going Down (South): Profiles In Southern Queerness

Being queer is a lot like being Southern. Both identities refuse to be contained by border or stereotype.

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Jan 23, 2013

first person

Going Down (South): On Taking Your Sweet Time

Everything is slower in the South. I’m (slowly) realizing that this includes progress.

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Jan 16, 2013

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Laura Szumowski’s ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

This tiny book is anything but your mother’s health education book.

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Jan 15, 2013

love + sex

The Guardian Impressively Talks About Gay Sex By Not Talking About It

In a recent Guardian article, British journalist and author Nick Cohen put on his whimsical ally cap and attempted to tackle an age-old question: Why are straight people so darned…

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Jan 14, 2013

lgbt history

‘The Lives They Lived’ Includes Sally Ride And Other Legendary Queers

The exhaustive list of legends lost in 2012 includes many American artists and scientists, as well as one Costa Rican you’ve probably never heard of (but will be glad you…

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Jan 4, 2013

first person

Going Down (South): The Sass Manifesto

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but good sassin’ will knock you out for a week.

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Jan 2, 2013

first person

Going Down (South): Strapping It On

Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps is only an effective strategy if you have boots to begin with.

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Dec 26, 2012

politics + activism

Going Down (South): Midnight in the Garden of Marriage Equality and Hate Crimes Laws

Georgia’s got a hot new lesbian in her legislature and she’s at the helm of some pretty progressive policies.

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Dec 19, 2012