How to Tell Who Your Real True Friends Are
Fold 300 origami balloons. Cut 300 varying lengths of string and 300 pieces of tape. Put a Jolly Rancher inside one balloon. Using a ladder, hang all 300 balloons from your ceiling. Invite a friend to your house and tell them to bring their Nerf gun. If this friend doesn’t have a Nerf gun, invite a different friend. Put on this playlistand turn it up enough that it seems like a soundtrack to your…
Kate Leth And Comics Alliance Give Us A Peek Inside The World Of Comics
Kate Leth is well known for her comics on Tumblr as well as her work with Adventure Time, Locke and Key and plenty more. She combines a sharp, but often approachable wit with a vast knowledge and love of the comic industry and all things nerdy. Her comics can be seen at her website Kate or Die!. A few months ago, comic website Comics Alliance brought her on to make exclusive Kate…
This episode begins as much of lesbian mom life does – with a Prius chock full o’ kids. Lena complains about how long it takes everyone to get ready in the morning and Jude says, “I’m always ready!” and Lena says, “I know, honey. That’s why you’re my favorite.” I love that response even though I can’t make that joke because my kids have elaborate conspiracy theories as to which one of them is my…
A-Camp May Campership: We’ve Got A Plane Ticket AND Tuition For One Lucky Overseas Camper!
Howdy, would-be-campers! Do you live outside the US and have a dream of coming to A-Camp in May? WELL GUESS WHAT, an anonymous donor is about to make your dreams come true, possibly!
A mysterious donor who loved her A-Camp experience and wants somebody else to experience the magic first-hand has offered to cover not only your A-Camp tuition, but also (up…
It’s Wednesday and there are several things we haven’t talked about yet this week! Let’s get it started.
How Americans Ruined RussiaHomophobia in Russia didn’t just come from anyone. It came from us. Or, at least, it came from the slimiest motherfuckers among us.
In November 2010, Russia’s Sanctity of Motherhood organization kicked off its first-ever national conference. The theme, according to…
Rhymes with Witches: The Only Straight Santana Lopez Is Straight Up Bitch
I’ve always had a bit of a thing for bad girls, and I don’t think I’m alone on this one. Who doesn’t love gals with switchblades hidden in their beehives, girls with killer smirks who drink the tears of their enemies, and ladies that enact revenge without smearing their lipstick? And why do we love them? Is it the clothes, the hair, the make-up? Or is it more about attitude, manipulation, and…
Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About the Video for Beyoncé’s “Kitty Kat”
I am, of course, familiar with the song “Kitty Kat.” It was released in 2006 with the rest of B’Day, and is okay, but really at that point in the album you’re just sort of waiting for “Upgrade U.” At least that was what I thought until I saw the video about six minutes ago.
How could I possibly have been prepared for any of this?
The L Word and “But Not Too Bi”: Flipping The Script Is Not Much Better
It’s been ten years since The L Word premiered, and we’ve got lots to talk about. Welcome to The L Word week!
Bisexuality, and the way it is presented in both queer and “straight” media, is always a complicated issue. The degree to which we are welcomed in the LGBTQ community, how that varies between different sections of it, how that shouldvary… that is a question that can be debated endlessly.…
The Radtastic Black Lesbians Who Changed LGBT History and Our Lives
Black History Month started in 1926 as “Negro History Week,” centered around the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, and then expanded into Black History Month 50 years later during the nation’s bicentennial. Black History Month speaks to our need to preserve the lived realities, achievements and culture of black people in the United States who have seen our humanity obliterated…
I’m Going to Washington DC For The LGBT Media Journalists Convening, Come Hang Out With Me
Hello, internet! Today I come to you with a very important announcement: this weekend I am honored to have been invited to The 5th Annual LGBT Media Journalists Convening in Washington DC, hosted by The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association and sponsored by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. It’s an important thing for grown-up journalists and famous important people will be there…
Idol Worship: Nicki Minaj’s 8 Gayest Songs
The jury is pretty much out on whether or not Nicki Minaj is inclined to date women, sleep with women, touch women affectionately, or ever make all of my dreams come true and admit that “Pink Friday” was, in fact, entirely about her latent homosexuality.
The first time I ever heard the word “tomboy” I was probably eight years old. I’d been hanging out with my two sisters and three cousins, the six of us split down familiar lines — the two boys and me on one side, playing something, probably an amped-up version of Horse featuring alien subplots, and the other three girls on the other, playing something else,…
