Results for: be the change
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“Hearts Beat Loud” is the Quirky, Queer Rom-Com We All Deserve
When was the last time a motion picture centered itself on the premise that a teenage, mixed race, black lesbian is worthy of support and love from everyone surrounding her? It’s simple and tender and because of those things it’s groundbreaking.
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Sunday Funday is Celebrating DeWanna Bonner and Candice Dupree’s Basketball Love
We’ve got love and basketball, queer rock camps, Nanette coverage, and more! Happy Sunday!
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The Multifaceted Masculinity of the Dream Daddy Comics
“I can simply rest in this strange and beautiful world of homosexual daddies with expansive definitions of what it means to be masculine; given how raw and terrible I feel as I continue to come out as trans, continue to lift up the rocks within myself and peer under them, this is what I need.”
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Food and Water, Silence and Solitude: The Bike Trip That Returned Me to Myself
In 2014, after learning how to care for a person on the edge between life and death, I went on the bike ride that would, ultimately, return me to myself.
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Josie Totah Is Transgender: “Glee” and “Champions” Star Is Ready for a New World
“I almost felt like I owed it to everybody to be that gay boy. But that has never been the way I think of myself.”
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Find Your Fit: The Queer Academic Who Wants to Be Your Professor Crush
“As a 25 year old, 5’3″ AFAB genderqueer person, with a face that apparently screams ‘possibly a 14 year old unaccompanied minor in this airport??’, it’s important that I look professional enough (especially when I’m teaching) to convey some authority. Any advice you’ve got to help me achieve my goal of being the queer professor crush of everyone’s dreams?”
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Also.Also.Also: “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Trailer Looks So Good and Other Stories for Your Pre-Weekend
Plus: Best lesbian kisses in movies, pro-gay soccer jerseys, new Sapphic Lasers, why Donald Trump is scared of breast feeding, how to sleep in summer without an a/c, and more proof lesbians do it better (in bed).
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What’s the Lesbian Equivalent of “He’s Tall”?
It’s been established that Straight Women Are Not Okay, and this is just another drop in the ocean.
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Drawn to Comics: Kiku Hughes’s Short Comics Are Lush, Moving and Really Gay
Kiku Hughes first came to my attention a few years ago when I saw a lovely short comic she did about some space lesbians. I was immediately drawn to her lush and deeply rich character designs and colors. The comic looked like a galactic dessert, and I wanted seconds and thirds.
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For Your Consideration: Openly Scrolling Through Someone’s Entire Instagram Feed
Let them know you’re looking!
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Lupe Valdez Is a Gay Latina Running for Texas Governor; That’s Something at Least
The 71-year-old has prided herself on being a hard worker coming from a humble background and being a champion for the people. But her lackluster campaign and her not-so perfect record as Dallas County Sheriff has dampened Texans’ enthusiasm for her as a candidate, including this queer Tejana.
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: Quiet Ann Is in Love on “Claws,” Niska Is Still Here and Queer on “Humans”
Plus updates on Queen Sugar, Younger, The Young & the Restless, General Hospital, and Critical Role.
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Boobs on Your Tube: “The Good Place” Super Confirms Eleanor’s Super Bisexuality
Plus: The best/gayest episode of All American yet, gayness abounds on Charmed, what-the-fuckery is here to stay on The Purge, a new bisexual character on Chicago Fire, Chris decides love isn’t a lie on S.W.A.T. and more!
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13 Mind-Expanding Nonfiction Books to Read for LGBTQ History Month
Pick up one of these 13 books about LGBTQ history and learn about your queer and trans ancestors!
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Why Did You Betray Your Own Heart, Cathy?
“Last week I found one of those butter-coloured strands on my dress, and wondered. Then I realised it was one of my own, greying hairs. Ten years have passed, and she’s straight now, living with the boyfriend I introduced her to nine and a half years ago.”
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10 Incredible Queer and Trans Artists to Get You Ready for Summer
Some of these songs and/or albums are dark, slow, and ponderous, great for really sinking into your mattress. Most of them, though, are cute, sweet, upbeat tracks that helped me keep going when it seemed like I was going to never leave my house again.
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“CLAIREvoyant” Is the Quirky, Queer Comedy You’ve Been Waiting For
CLAIREvoyant is a feministy, queer webseries about two best friends and their adventures in life, dating, and finding out your psychic powers kicked in on your 25th birthday.
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Untouchable
“The boots fit. They fit in every way I had never known that other clothing didn’t. They fit in the way that frilly, muddy dresses fit my sister; the way that a black cocktail dress fit Audrey Hepburn; the way that pillbox hats fit Jackie Onassis.”
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You Need Help: How to Be More Assertive (or, When to Clap Back at Men)
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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Raging Against Cultural Amnesia: tatiana de la tierra and Latina Lesbian Herstory
In the 90s, a collective of Latina lesbians founded two radical, bilingual zines. They made culture, connected activists, and scared the sh*t out of the patriarchy.