greatest hits

femmes

gender identity

first person

What We Mean When We Say “Femme”: A Roundtable

We now live in a world where it is totally possible to claim the same word as someone else and completely disagree on what the word means.

Cecelia —

Jul 18, 2016

greatest hits

law and order

television

Every Major “Law & Order” Character Ranked In Order Of Lesbianism

Look.

Riese —

May 16, 2016

epic

greatest hits

television

105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis

Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.

Riese —

Apr 28, 2016

#LGBTFansDeserveBetter

bisexual tv history

television

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Infographic Guide to Dead Lesbian Characters on TV

The dead lesbian TV characters trope is even worse than you think.

Heather Hogan —

Mar 25, 2016

femmes

greatest hits

style

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 2

To a casual viewer, this might seem like a down home, girl next door outfit. Oh, just some casual slip-ons, a jersey top, cut-off jean shorts and a baseball hat.…

Erin —

Mar 25, 2016

all the things they said

bisexuality

community

Labels: For Jelly Jars, For Lesbian and Bisexual People, Or For Both?

ELLE Magazine asks if we’re post-LGBT because Kristen Stewart and kids these days just aren’t labeling themselves like they used to and so in this post what happens is that…

Riese —

Mar 2, 2016

femmes

greatest hits

queer fashion

What I Wore: Navigating the Heternormative Patriarchy (Part One)

“When I want to go for a drink at a bar where I know the crowd will be overwhelmingly straight, I take great strides to ensure a look that says…

Erin —

Feb 29, 2016

greatest hits

lesbian bar culture

pop culture fix

Lesbian Bars I Definitely Made Up But Probably Exist

“Yearn is honestly a little too much. Yearn is the bar equivalent of Marina’s voice on Jenny’s voicemail that one time when she’s like, “Jenny. I was just… thinking about…

Erin —

Feb 10, 2016

bdsm

greatest hits

sex

View From The Top: I Started As A Bottom

Started as a bottom, now I’m here.

Sinclair Sexsmith —

Feb 2, 2016

greatest hits

personal essay

sex

Love Non-Orgasmically: She’s Not Coming But We’re Still Here

“I came. You didn’t. I’d kind of expected it to happen because of our connection – hoped egotistically anyway. I was disappointed but figured I’d give it time.”

Guest —

Jan 19, 2016

2016 election

greatest hits

comedy

12 Presidential Candidates Who Dress Like Lesbians (Besides Hillary Clinton)

Today’s Slate.com article about Hillary Clinton dressing like a lesbian misses one very important point: EVERY presidential candidate dresses like a lesbian. Luckily, we are here to make that point…

Riese —

Jan 15, 2016

carol

greatest hits

movie features

The “Carol” Oscars Snub: The Problem Isn’t Lesbians, It’s Misandry

“If Carol really wanted an Oscar for Best Picture, Haynes should have had Harge and Carol reunite as he sewed a severed arm back onto her body and chased away…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 14, 2016