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pop culture fix

Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres standing together on a red carpet in 1997.

Pop Culture Fix: Anne Heche Sure Is Out Here Giving Statements on Ellen Like It’s 1997

Classic LGBTQ moments on soaps, Tig Notaro will replace Chris D’Elia in Army of the Dead, Janet Mock wins a whole new award, trailers for Trinkets and Bad Hair, Amandla…

Heather Hogan —

Aug 17, 2020

tv recap

Wayhaught – Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught from Wynonna Earp

television

“Wynonna Earp” Episode 404 Recap: The Grudge

Waverly and Nicole take Rachel on a field trip to a junkyard to find Peacemaker while Wynonna is stalked by a Reaper in this spook-tacular episode.

Valerie Anne —

Aug 17, 2020

education

police violence

politics + activism

Schools Are Ending Contracts With Cops, But That’s Not Enough

While students, their families and organizers are reimagining school hallways without cops, some administrators are stuck on punitive solutions to conflict.

Ro White —

Aug 17, 2020

the speakeasy

The phrase "What Do We Mean When We Say BIPOC" is against a neon pink and purple background.

society + culture

What Do We Mean When We Say BIPOC?: A Roundtable

Nine queers of color on understanding and grappling with BIPOC — the acronym that, in so many ways, has come to define this summer.

The Speakeasy —

Aug 17, 2020

l word season five

podcast

the l word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 502: Look Out, Here They Come!

Your transcript and screencaps are here for the episode in which Shane sleeps with all the bridesmaids and Helena and Bette have a literal top-off in a fantasy sequence!!!!

Riese —

Aug 17, 2020

Lists/Top 10s

women in business

money + work

We Need a Three Day Work Week

The time has come for us to abandon ideas of “normal” and imagine new worlds. What if we also imagined less time at work? What if every weekend was a…

Ari —

Aug 17, 2020

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regular

A still from Cheryle Dunye's The Watermelon Woman. Two black queer women sit on a stoop at night, talking with each other.

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Rewatching “The Watermelon Woman” and Revealing in Cheryl Dunye’s Black Queer Joy

1997’s The Watermelon Woman is required viewing for 2020 (plus, Cheryl Dunye was fine then and is still fine now!). Compton has a legally recognized transgender district, Bay Area queers have…

Ari —

Aug 16, 2020

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NSFW

Two women lie on bed together making out, and one woman playfully and sexily bites the other woman's shoulder blade.

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Self-Destructing Art

How to tell if you’re dating a narcissist, how to get better at talking about sex, a pandemic glory hole explainer, the self-destructing art show you don’t want to miss,…

Ryan Yates —

Aug 16, 2020

Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

When a couple trans masc friends are into pup play, it’s a coincidence. When half of the trans men I know are into it, it’s a pattern. I began to mentally set up a bulletin board with red string to solve one question: why are so many trans mascs pups?