Happy Clitoris Week! Clitoraid, an organization that promotes sexual freedom and fights female excision practices worldwide, has declared May 6-12 International Clitoris Awareness Week. How will you celebrate? Here are our top 10 favorite ideas. Let us know yours on Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments section below! Celebrate your clit: 1. Get a hand [...]
By Mary Cass & Mia Di Okay, so lesbians don’t have a monopoly on the Mexican food market. But we do have a special place in our hearts for the taco (and Frida Kahlo.) Tacos are more than just the punchline to your favorite dirty joke. They are a protein-carb-veggie trifecta, and easily come in [...]
D.C.’s bipolar weather makes it difficult to count how many biking days are left in the season. And if you’re anything like me, you probably retire your running shoes and graciously resign yourself to a life of sweatpants and ice cream at the first sign of a cold snap. But by my last estimate, we have anywhere [...]
The holidays can be a trying time. Though Lifetime’s made-for-TV movies would have you believe otherwise, the incessant jingling of sleighbells, the hetero-centric commercials for diamond jewelry and the drunk old uncles pontificating about Obamacare around the dinner table are enough to make any queer rip out her faux-hawk. Sharing in the seasonal customs of [...]
Ever thought your life was so dramatic, so hilarious, so sexy and queer, it could be a scripted show? So did Tucky Williams. She took real characters and experiences from her life as a lesbian in Lexington, Ky., and wrote them into Girl/Girl Scene, a cheeky web series starring Williams, 27, as a swaggering hyena [...]
Sometimes, it seems like the gay boys have it all—relatable, nuanced characters in television shows, dozens of dedicated bars and parties to choose from on the weekends, gay media outlets that focus specifically on their interests and concerns. Queer women and gender-nonconforming folks are too often silenced in gay advocacy groups and underrepresented in mainstream depictions [...]
This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post. We’re reviving it here in light of the series’ new season, which you should probably watch. The way you’d watch a train wreck. Ask any queer girl: When it comes to gaydar, haircuts count. Surely not every pixie-haired chick out there is hiding steamy Sapphic [...]
It’s GAY CHRISTMAS! Aka Pride is here in DC. JD Samson’s djing tonight, and a motley crew of amazing DJs at Booty.Rex. There’s big gay parade tomorrow, Fuse and a festival on Sunday. And that’s not even half! To help you have a great weekend we put together our very own survival guide to Capitol Pride [...]
by Jamie Rosen It’s no secret that we live in a heteronormative society. In our culture, we’re raised to believe that everyone is innately straight. We’re born that way, we’re told. Our society operates under a giant hetero-minded umbrella, and even the homos find shelter under it. Most queer women believe that the only place [...]
If your organization lost a third of its funding to city budget cuts, what would you do? Would you close up shop? Quit your job? Lay down and scream? If you’re super-rad queer activist Cyndee Clay, you tighten your belt, shake out your blue dreadlocks and get back to work supporting one of the District’s [...]