work

work

recipes

Stop Spending All The Money On Gross Lunches and Eat Like A Queen at Work

And turn your cubicle or office into a kitchen instead.

Stephanie Goldfarb —

May 2, 2014

Daily Fix

economics

politics + activism

Worst May Day Ever: GOP Filibusters Bill To Raise Minimum Wage

Senate Republicans decide that raising the minimum wage would hurt people, which sounds economically inaccurate.

Helen —

May 1, 2014

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

We Won A Thing: Michigan Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Today, Judge Bernard Friedman declared Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.

Rachel —

Mar 21, 2014

advice

the office

money + work

Top 5 Ways To Make Your Desk Job More Exciting

“Ways I Could Get From This Roof To That Roof If I Were Spiderman”

Cara —

Mar 17, 2014

economics

intersectionality

politics + activism

Queers for Economic Justice Closes Its Doors Thanks to Lack of Economic Justice

“QEJ will always be a philosophy. If you are a queer, you can be for economic justice. …You don’t have to have a 501(c)(3).”

Maddie —

Feb 24, 2014

Daily Fix

economics

politics + activism

Senate Lets Unemployment Extension Expire, F*cks Over Queers and Trans* People Affected By Recession

While the Senate works out its ridiculous issues, millions of Americans will be waiting for their checks.

Maddie —

Jan 17, 2014

grown-ups

hanukkah

christmas

Holiday Gift Guide: So Your Loved One Works From Home

If you love somebody who works from home, you’ll love this gift guide!

Riese —

Dec 16, 2013

education

Roundtables

coming out

Roundtable: On Coming Out In Our Applications, Interviews, and Lives

Should you tell your dream school that you’re queer in your college application? What about your future employer? The New York Times got us talking about this so we put…

the team —

Dec 13, 2013

Daily Fix

economics

politics + activism

More Than A Minimum Wage: What Recent Protests Tell Us About Women’s Economic Justice

“This is the beginning of a war on an economy that makes certain people vulnerable so a select few can survive.”

Carmen —

Dec 11, 2013

Daily Fix

hrc

money + work

When Bar Is Exceptionally Low, Lots of Companies Are Gay-Friendly, Reports Corporate Equality Index

Last I checked, Wal-Mart wasn’t exactly a praise-worthy work environment for any human being, let alone LGBTs.

A.E. Osworth —

Dec 10, 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

body image

Daily Fix

health

Judge Rules Casino Waitresses Are “Sex Objects” First, Employees Second

Or as he says, “…for the individual labeled a “babe” to become a sex object requires that person’s participation.”

Laura Mandanas —

Aug 5, 2013