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.
January 9, 2025
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Grace Bonney Asks, What Does Queer Look Like in 2018?
The best-selling author and Instagram star talks lesbian stereotypes and gender presentation.
November 2, 2018
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.
October 28, 2022
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.
January 11, 2016
In our parent's footsteps
LGBT kids who grew up with gay parents are finding support in groups like COLAGE. And they're discovering their desire to work in the gay rights movement.
June 5, 2006
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
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?
July 3, 2007
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
Dana Debunks 3 Stereotypes Straight Men Have of Lesbians
Comedian Dana Goldberg has a lesson for the oblivious.
January 25, 2018
10 lesbian content creators to boost your daily dose of dyke
We've got the lesbians you need and desire.
October 9, 2024
'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.
July 13, 2018
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!
June 11, 2015
Rachel Getting Merry
With two new comedies and a sharpened gaydar, things are looking up for Debbie Downer herself.
June 1, 2009