Hello! The biggest news is apparently somehow still about Elon Musk buying Twitter, but it’s Lesbian Visibility Day and I simply SHALL NOT deal with that. Here’s so many other things to talk about!
Queer as in F*ck You
Lesbian ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Mattea Roach Just Keeps Winning. Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Day, I know that’s right!! Let’s go lesbians.
The Pandemic Inspired a Cartoonist to Explore Their Wuhanese Roots and Queer Identity. This sounds AMAZING!! “In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir ‘Messy Roots,’ artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan.”
‘We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Brew Beer’: Brewing Collective Wants to Shake Up the Suds Business. So many of my favorite things (queers + beer) in this headline, way to go Canada.
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Aren’t New. They’ve Just Been Revived.
Meet Shilletha Curtis: A Black, Lesbian Hiker Who Is Poised To Achieve ‘The Triple Crown’
Awww graduation season is upon us once again, BYU Graduate Flashes Rainbow Gown In Defiance Of School’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies. “‘I couldn’t live an authentic life for years,’ Jillian Orr said of her decision to showcase the pride colors while accepting her degree at Brigham Young University.”
ALL CAPS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT!!
I will be interviewing 100 LGBTQ elders over the next two years for a project I am calling “OLD & QUEER.” I believe it’s vital to collect stories from our elders while they’re still alive, and I’m excited to share the first one here:
Pat and Paulette, both 70, in Harlem, NYC 🧵 pic.twitter.com/0I0NCVywQq
— Lil Uzi Hurt 🥺 (@lostblackboy) April 25, 2022
Saw This, Thought of You
The WNBA training camp is underway and the season starts May 6th, so Natalie and Heather cannot be stopped with the sports links!
- From Heather: How Russia Pushed the WNBA to a Crossroads, “The country’s war in Ukraine and detainment of Brittney Griner have upended the women’s basketball landscape.”
- Which Natalie recommends pairing with this podcast episode from Just Women’s Sports. And as always when we talk about BG, we keep her in our thoughts for a safe return home to her family. Forever and ever.
- Layshia Clarendon Foundation Seeks to Aid the Trans Community
What It Would Take To Make Us Love Our Jobs Again. Suggestions include “higher wages” and “shorter hours.”
I don’t usually include product reviews, but I actually have been curious about this: Is Lizzo’s Shapewear Line Worth The Hype? We Put It To The Test
Megan Thee Stallion Is a Victim, Says Gayle King. So Why Don’t People Believe Her? I almost didn’t link this because it’s hard where to even catch up Megan Thee Stallion’s case against ex-boyfriend Tory Lanez but saying “she definitely was shot and Tory is trash” is evergreen, so let’s start there.
Political Snacks
The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban. “They’re making a rush decision, and that’s when regret comes.”
