Reclaiming lesbian: Why the label ISN'T problematic & the TERFs can't have it
Two proud lesbians take on the most complicated debates around the L word and explain why they will never give it up.
May 11, 2024
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Drive-Away Dolls’ stars on their 'very gay' love letter to ’90s lesbians and bars
The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.
February 21, 2024
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Douglas Coupland returns with a hilarious new novel that explores tech culture, Ronald McDonald, lesbian separatists, and the nightmare of being Googled.
June 5, 2006
Jill Gutowitz on Excavating Sapphic Pop Culture in Girls Can Kiss Now
The social commentator and Taylor Swift aficionado chats with The Advocate about diving into lesbian pop culture in her funny and affecting memoir.Â
April 28, 2022
Lesbian Author-Scholar Julia Penelope Dead at 71
Prolific author Penelope, a feminist and separatist, was also active in the Green Party and once ran for Congress on the Green ticket.
January 24, 2013
Dyke eye for the L Word girl
Do lesbians have to conform to stereotypes fitting gay males--fat-free bodies, designer clothes, aggressive sexuality--to win media visibility? Why are the women of The L Word and Queer Eye so Birkenstock-free?
February 11, 2005
Have Hipsters Broken Your Lesbian Gaydar?
Women looking for other women have a new challenge these days, says one writer for The New York Times.
January 1, 2017
10 lesbian content creators to boost your daily dose of dyke
We've got the lesbians you need and desire.
October 9, 2024
Female Editors Reject AfterEllen, Other Sites' Anti-Trans Agenda
A show of solidarity against an iconic website's recent transphobia.Â
December 19, 2018
Lost in Translation
What's not gay about girl-on-girl comic book love? In Japan, everything. Caroline Ryder explores the elusive world of lesbian manga.
September 24, 2008
Are Lesbian Bars Making a Post-Lockdown Comeback?
Pop-up LGBTQ+ events may be spurring a resurgence of lesbian bars across the U.S.Â
February 28, 2022
Survey: Young Indians split over whether to scrap sodomy law
A campaign to repeal an Indian law that makes homosexuality a crime has split young people in New Delhi and Mumbai, with about half of them in favor of scrapping the legislation, according to a survey published Monday.
September 25, 2006
Bay Area Lesbian Archives Founder Lenn Keller Dead at 69
A photographer and filmmaker, Keller was devoted to documenting lesbians' experience in the San Francisco Bay Area.
January 6, 2021
Lesbian Music Legend Alix Dobkin Dies at 80
Dobkin was a contemporary of Bob Dylan and was as active in social justice as he was.
May 19, 2021