Outside the Box

The Real World: Pedro movie will hit MTV April 1st. For ye younguns; Pedro was the first gay HIV positive man ever on television. (@nerve)
You must check this out right now — it’s what the photo above is from — Sophia Wallace‘s Truer “seeks to engage the viewer in questioning pervasive visual depictions of truth in love, gender norms, and feminine beauty.” (@artslant via @sugarbutch).
Via Illinois native Intern Vashti: Civil Unions bill moves to Illnois House Floor. Vashti says: “The battle for gay rights isn’t limited to the coasts — if this bill passes, Illinois will be the first Midwestern state to allow any sort of legal recognition for homosexual couples.” (@the chicago tribune)

Riese is the co-founder of Autostraddle.com as well as an award-winning writer, video-maker and LGBTQ+ Marketing consultant. Her work has appeared in nine books, magazines including Marie Claire and Curve, and all over the web including Nylon, Queerty, Nerve, Bitch, Emily Books and Jezebel. She had a very popular personal blog once upon a time, and then she recapped The L Word, and then she had the idea to make this place, and now here we all are! In 2016, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism. She grew up in Michigan, lost her mind in New York, and now lives in Los Angeles. Follow her on twitter and instagram.