greatest hits

greatest hits

interview

love + sex

Body as a Second Language: Navigating Queer Girl Culture on the Autism Spectrum

“For me, reading and speaking body language is like communicating in any foreign language — I concentrate hard, stumble, and make embarrassing errors. Turns out other queer autistic people have…

Emily —

Jan 2, 2014

#longreads

2013 list

first person

24 Incredible Personal Essays We Published This Year

We told so many amazing stories this year, we really gave Storytelling Time in kindergarten a run for its money.

Riese —

Dec 25, 2013

beyonce

greatest hits

music

Top Ten Questions for Beyoncé re: “Beyoncé”

Question: Tell me what you think about, B? You buy your own diamonds and you buy your own rings?

Lauren —

Dec 14, 2013

greatest hits

hanukkah

christmas

Holigays 2013 Gift Guide: 25 Sweaters With Cats On Them

This is a list of 25 sweaters with cats on them. Not to be confused with cats in sweaters.

Lizz —

Dec 4, 2013

greatest hits

Lists/Top 10s

movie lists

Top Ten Movies That Would Have Been Better If They Were Gay

What if everyone really was gay? Movies would be so much better, that’s what.

Dannielle —

Dec 3, 2013

butch

butch/femme

first person

Fat-Booty Butch Wears Leggings — Confuses World, Confronts Self

“Form-fitting feels different than tailored and my form is something I’m super protective of — so why the fuck did I decide to wear leggings today?”

gabby —

Dec 2, 2013

charice

critters

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Top 15 Mostly Queer Most Critterish Humans Of All Time

A critter is someone who does things that normal people do in a way cuter than the average person.

Riese —

Nov 25, 2013

all the things they said

greatest hits

lgbt history

18 Keen Insights On Lesbian Sexual Activity From 1966’s “The Lesbian Handbook”

“It is true that sapphism is also to be met with in quite young girls, but only if they live in houses of prostitution or in girls’ colleges.”

Riese —

Nov 24, 2013

anti-discrimination laws

greatest hits

politics + activism

American LGBT Workers of Color Are Part of a Broken Bargain

For queer women of color, intersectionality isn’t just a “concept” or a “framework” for theorists to use for mind exercise — it’s a lived experience.

Carmen —

Nov 21, 2013

greatest hits

kanye west

music

25 Explanations For Why Kanye’s “Bound 2” Video Is What It Is

Yeezus Christ.

the team —

Nov 19, 2013

greatest hits

personal essay

first person

I’m Not Broke As F*ck Anymore, Does This Mean I Made It

“It’s like you’re so good at your weird, low-cost lifestyle, but you know nothing about the real world.”

Carmen —

Nov 15, 2013

all the things they said

greatest hits

lgbt history

16 “Hard-Core Facts” About Lesbians From 1963’s “A New Look At The Lesbian”

Conversations among their own group consist of sexual gossip, certainly in excess of what we might have designated as “good taste.”

Riese —

Nov 14, 2013