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A Prairie Homo Companion

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A Prairie Homo Companion: Prairie Homo Spring

This spring, as you shed all the layers of winter, it’s important to love your prairie homo skin and not feel bad about its colour, its stretch marks, or whom…

Malaika —

Mar 21, 2013

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Daily Fix

love + sex

Lesbians Love Older Women, Says Survey And Our Hearts

The Allure “Anti-Aging” Survey found “LGBT Community is More Attracted to People 10 Years Older,” according to a press release we found in our boxes this morning.

Riese —

Mar 19, 2013

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documentaries

movie reviews

Aquaporko!, or I Was a Teenage Synchronized Swimmer

“While these women joined Aquaporko to find a group of like-minded people to swim with, they stayed because they loved being surrounded by strong women who loved them unconditionally.”

Dina —

Mar 7, 2013

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gay men

gender

Why Do Gay Men Keep Touching My Boobs

In which we respond to “Gay Men’s Sexism and Women’s Bodies,” an article by a gay man who noticed his peers “curiously comfortable critiquing and touching women’s bodies at whim.”

Riese —

Dec 27, 2012

amber riley

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health

How About We Stop Criticizing Amber Riley’s Body, My Body, Your Body

“Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is. Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman,…

Malaika —

Nov 27, 2012

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christina aguilera

pop culture fix

Fake Words and Real Talk on Christina Aguilera, Weight, and Ethnicity

While quickly shot down by a rep as being “100% false,” Aguilera’s words that weren’t were around long enough to generate 100% real commentary and feelings about weight and ethnicity.

fonseca —

Oct 8, 2012

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jezebel