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Annise Parker Rejects Idea Black Voters Don't Vote for LGBTQ People

Parker, who was Houston's first lesbian mayor, addressed the harmful stereotype during the Victory Institute's "State of Victory" speech. 

The evil lesbian

Judi Dench breathes new life into a stereotype we used to hate.

Amanda Bearse, an LGBTQ+ Icon, Reemerges in 'Bros'

In 1993 she became the first star of a prime-time network show to come out, and almost 30 years later she's lit up the big screen in Billy Eichner's Bros.

Rachel Getting Merry

With two new comedies and a sharpened gaydar, things are looking up for Debbie Downer herself.

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.

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?

LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots

Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ fire chief, Kristin Crowley, leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.

Short Is the Length of My True Love’s Hair

For many queer women, how we wear our hair is more than just a matter of convenience — though for others it’s precisely that.

Breaking Prop 8 Overturned

Judge Vaughn Walker declared California's voter-approved ban on marriage equality unconstitutional in a forceful landmark ruling.

Grace Bonney Asks, What Does Queer Look Like in 2018?

The best-selling author and Instagram star talks lesbian stereotypes and gender presentation.

Empires that won't fall

A short film was recently pulled from San Francisco's Frameline film festival because it was said to reinforce transphobic stereotypes articulated in Janice Raymond's 1979 book Transsexual Empire. The question is, How has her oversimplified thinking survived?

'Lesbian' Isn't a Dirty Word and More Millennials Need to Use It

The straight male world has convinced young women the l word is a slur.  

Mother Dearest: L.A.'s Riotous Queer Show Goes National

Everyone from Teri Hatcher to Kate McKinnon has told their secrets on stage at L.A.'s famed Don't Tell My Mother!