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Fred Sargeant: The Time Has Come For A New Gay Liberation Movement
“I have flown the Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag during Pride for more than 25 years, but this year I stopped.”
Lesbians United has Launched in The US
Lesbians United aims to help pick up the slack where organizations, that formerly protected lesbians, have failed and deserted the lesbian community.
Omitted: Anne Frank Was Same-Sex Attracted
Anne Frank was born on June, 12, 1929. If she were alive today, she’d be 92 years old. Her diary is one of the most
Grave Robbers Declare Pauli Murray was not a Woman
“My name is Pauli Murray. My whole history has been a struggle in a society dominated by the ideas that blacks were inferior to whites,
Miriam Ben-Shalom—Lesbian Shero Erased by U.S. Army
Without women like Ben-Shalom, there would be no advancing of our rights, no one to speak up when it really counts the most — when no one else is willing. She wasn’t going to be forced to lie then, and she won’t be forced to lie now.
A Chat with Pride Founder Ellen Broidy — Protest, Life Lessons and Historical Revisionism
“Every now and again, as you’re marching forward, turn around and wave back at us. We’re still here… Much the same way as I needed to acknowledge the shoulders that I stood on, I would like others to acknowledge us. We did a lot of work. And it wasn’t easy.”
Detrans Youth Stories they Didn’t Want you to Hear, in 60 Minutes, or Less.
Back in January, a producer at 60 Minutes reached out. She was gathering information for a segment focused on young detransitioners, and was determined to
Father Jailed for Refusing to Affirm Daughter as Male
Imagine a world where you can be jailed for attempting to protect your child from medical assault. A future where you can no longer object
Democrat Introduces Bill To Protect LGB Youth from Medical Assault
Democrat State Representative, Cezar McKnight, has introduced legislation that would protect nonconforming youth from medicalized gay conversion ‘therapy.’ The “South Carolina Vulnerable Child Compassion and
Burn’s River
a poem for River… River, a warrior woman runs through you, She conjured up a wish, and from it you grew, Till love, a bright
Gasping for Air
a poem on International Women’s Day… Were she a man, she wouldn’t be gasping for air, under a veil, rights stripped bare, Had she a
A Detrans Story: No Longer Silent
They’ve been told to shut up, and threatened when they don’t. They’ve been ignored by mainstream “LGBTQ” media and organizations for years… Even told they
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and the Ongoing Claims of Gender Vultures
If the sharp talons of gender ideology haven’t alarmed you yet, this might do it—While Jolie and Pitt are perfectly content to have a creative daughter named Shiloh, a Google search of “Shiloh” claims they have a “son” and switches her name to “John.”
January Week 1: Words Banned, Rioters Storm, Protester Shot, President Censored, Count Resumed
Earlier today in DC, dozens of rioters stormed the Capitol building, breaking in through windows and balconies, as electoral votes were being counted. Tear gas
Cancelled for Thoughtcrimes
Beyond the Screen Door, Chapter 1 Cancelled for thoughtcrimes, I’m sharing this, the first chapter of Beyond the Screen Door, till I can find a
7 Ways to Boost your Immunity According to Studies
“Stop what you’re doing and take a few minutes to focus on you.”
Cartoon: Pandemic Fatigue
“Babe? Did you put the tea kettle in the fridge?”
Landmark Case in the Fight to Protect Nonconforming Youth
by Julia D. Robertson, journalist and award-winning author, and William J. Malone, M.D., endocrinologist and NYU alumnus *This article has been updated to include December 1
When Day of the Dead is Every Day — An All Hallows’ Eve Story
It’s that time of year again. The time where we celebrate ghosts and goblins, and all things that go bump in the night. Yet, for
Lesbian Playwright Canceled By Thought Police
“This tactic of ‘activists’—threatening livelihoods, careers, dragging names through the mud—is used as a warning shot to others to stay in line.”
Lesbian Icon Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis died 20 years ago, at age 101. She worked hard to open doors for lesbians. On the anniversary of her death, I can’t help but wonder what she’d think of all the doors slamming shut on lesbians today.
Martha Shelley — The Lesbian Who Proposed a Unified Front After Stonewall
Martha Shelley doesn’t care how people remember her. What she cares about is doing what’s right, right now. Born in Brooklyn, in 1943, Shelley grew
Double Mastectomy at 15, Detrans 16-Year-Old Now Seeks Reversal
Penny was just 11 years old when she decided that people online were right — that she was “transgender.” At 13, she was prescribed hormone
Exclusive: Decaudin Preps for Election Recount After “Unofficially” Taking 2 “Female” Seats, New Details Uncovered
“Decaudin preps for recount to ensure “Female” seats amid concern over uncounted mail-ins. Also: Where’s Stith? We’ve uncovered a web of connections between candidates & male-run organizations.”
Exclusive: Decaudin Dismantled ‘1 Male, 1 Female’ Rule, Now Runs for District Leader
“Last year, Decaudin got the NY State Democratic Party to dismantle the ‘one male, one female’ rule… Decaudin is now running for ‘Female District Leader’ and ‘Female State Committee Member’…”
Male-Run Media slams J.K. Rowling for Defending Lesbians
“Once again, male-run media has slammed J.K. Rowling. Her crime this time? Liking a tweet defending the lesbian community.”
Coming Out Clair Amidst the Covid Quarantine
How I found myself getting in touch with my spiritual side amidst the Covid quarantine, by clearing my chakras and shifting my mindset.
DOJ Sides with 3 Connecticut HS Girls About Fairness in Sports
The Department of Justice has sided with three high school girls in a lawsuit asserting that males have an unfair advantage when competing in girls’ sports.
Stonewall Vet Fred Sargeant on Ellen Broidy: “This is one of those important unknown stories.”
“We find these remains buried, dust them off, and put them out everywhere we can, with such limited resources, hoping to be heard. . . We know if we don’t preserve their legacies, our history, no one else will.”
Lin Farley marched the first March and gave ‘sexual harassment’ a name
Lesbian leader, Lin Farley, reminds us to “stand up and take our own rights into our own hands.”
Harper’s Magazine Claims They Can Change Stormé DeLarverie to a “He”
“Harper’s Magazine is not only ‘comfortable’ with ‘the decision’ to reinvent Stormé as a ‘he,’ they’re comfortable with any distress it causes the lesbian community that surrounded Stormé while she was alive… The very people she spent her life protecting.”
Bentley Was Pushed to Admit Lesbians aren’t Women… A Stance Now Eerily Echoed.
“Gladys Bentley is among an ever-growing list of historical lesbian figures being revised postmortem… If defying sexist ‘norms’ means we can be recategorized after we die, who among us won’t be up for revision?”
#ProtectJamesYounger isn’t About One Child. It’s About Jacob Lemay and So Many Others …
“A child might not like the things you think they should— and that’s not an indication of their sex, or even . . . take a deep breath . . . their sexuality.”
Exclusive: NY Democrats Quietly Dismantle ‘1 Male, 1 Female’ Rule
“Decaudin successfully got the NY State Democratic Party to dismantle the ‘one male, one female’ rule… A rule which the women’s suffrage movement fought to put into place.”
Mourning the loss of Lesbian Feminist Leader Magdalen Berns
“The night Magdalen Berns died, a rare harvest moon hung over Manhattan. It felt as though the sky had somehow coordinated its timing, so it too could pay tribute to a rare force of nature.”
Day of The Girl—A Letter from Future You
Dear girl, You like super heroes, not dolls. You want to dress like the prince, not the princess. You play inventor and build things, you
The medicalization of gender non conforming children, and the vulnerability of lesbian youth.
“I was hurt knowing I couldn’t marry a woman at that time, hurt that I couldn’t have a family that looked like the only families I had seen… The idea I could ‘identify’ out of oppression, and be a straight man instead, felt liberating.” —Charlie Evans
Amid ‘Erosion in Acceptance’ L Word Loses the Plot & GLAAD Targets Youth
“As an adopted nonconforming child, who was same-sex attracted, Sheng didn’t see butch lesbians reflected anywhere… not even on The L Word, a show about lesbians.
Instead, Sheng found Max.
The L Word reboot cast-member was 13 at the time…”
No Child is Born in the Wrong Body
“That confusion impacts children…who are statistically more likely to grow up to be [LGB] adults….telling a child that he or she was born in the wrong body pathologizes ‘gender non-conforming’ behavior…”
Returning Home to Madagascar
“I’ve struggled for weeks about whether to write this, because Madagascar is my home. I’d love to just talk about the sweet breeze, the little islands, the dugout-boats, the lemurs and the giant turtles— But creating change has to start here.”
Cartoon: Lesbian Coping Mechanisms. “Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
“Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
Cartoon: Lesbians Lesbianing. Requesting Backup. Over.
“Repeat. Requesting Backup. We only have 7 cops per lesbian.”
R. Kelly’s Child, Jaah, Went Public as Trans. Now 18 Explains She Was a Lesbian
“Dykes aren’t out here to smile and stroke egos. We’re not out here to play nice. We’re out here to come with the realness. And if that makes you sad, you can always just call the cops and have us removed for being a lesbian.”
Finding the Spirit of Pride in Unexpected Places
“Like so many lesbians, I feel disconnected from Pride, but I still managed to find an array of colors, hiding in some unexpected places.”
Lesbian Couple Attacked by Group of Male Passengers on London Bus
“It’s well past the time for mainstream media, including “LGBTQ” media, its publications and organizations, to take responsibility for the part they play in encouraging violence against lesbians.”
Open Letter & Petition: NYC, Stormé DeLarverie deserves a monument.
On June 28, 1969, a cop hit Stormé DeLarverie on the head with a billy club. She was bleeding from that wound when she threw the first punch, at Stonewall—“The cop hit me, and I hit him back.”
She started a Revolution.
Hopping the Barbed Wire Gate— ‘LGBT Sandwich’ Lands Cotton Ceiling 2nd Most Watched
“Most people don’t know… when they do find out, will they just simply want to be left alone so they can enjoy their yummy ‘LGBT sandwich,’ or will they step up to the plate?”
Cartoon: Put The Lesbians In Charge
“Can we all just finally admit that the world would run a lot smoother if lesbians were in charge?”
Another Woman Banned, While Threats of Violence Against Women Are Considered Fair Game
“There is a strong view amongst MPs generally, that what is happening with social media is a threat to democracy.” —Harriet Harman, Human Rights Committee
Anonymous Letter From a Terrified Lesbian
“I’ve never felt as shouted down, ignored, and targeted as a lesbian *within* our supposed GLBT community as I have over the past couple of years.”
Cartoon: Our Dog Can be a Bit Judgy
“Our dog can be a bit judgy… but she’s still one of our favorite humans.”
New Band Alert: Punk, Protest and Reclaiming Pride
“They tell us we’re bigots for being homosexual women. They say we don’t deserve boundaries…” —Big Dyke Energy
16 year old Selina Soule Speaks Up: Connecticut State Championships and the Equality Act
“Selina Soule explains that Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood have an unfair advantage—She’s speaking for girls who are ‘afraid to speak up because of retaliation from the media, school officials, and coaches.’ “
Follow Up: An Interview with Chiara Canaan of The Pique Resilience Project
“What we went through was stressful and detrimental in a lot of ways, so that motivated us to create something for other struggling young people.” — Chiara Canaan, The Pique Resilience Project
Inspired by a Female Bullfighter as a Child, Mathilde “Missy” de Morny Embodied Female Empowerment
La Fragosa taught Mathilde “Missy” de Morny to defy sexist ‘norms’—In rewriting Missy as a “man,” mainstream strips her of her power and denies lesbians their history.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach Died Defying Sexist ‘Norms,’ Only to be Redefined, Postmortem, By Sexist ‘Norms’
“If we can be revised after we’re dead, by the very thing we fight against while we’re alive, then what are we fighting for?”
Jennie Hodgers Bravely Defied Sexist Norms — Honoring Albert Cashier
“Jennie Hodgers, aka Albert Cashier, is a symbol of defiance and bravery—She dreamed bigger than the world would allow. Rewriting Jennie Hodgers as a “man,” does a great disservice to her legacy, and erases the sexism that led her to make the choices she did.”
Honoring a Queen—The Marsha Johnson Story
“Marsha Johnson, aka Malcolm, was a self-proclaimed gay man, drag queen, transvestite, until his death in 1992… So how did Johnson’s story come to be so drastically revised?”
Girlhood Interrupted—Path of Desistance
“The view from my window is of the house next door, and a little winding road that leads to a local co-op… I wish my life, like this view, could’ve been so simple.”
What Happened to Ruby Rose, and Why It Should Concern You.
“Some of us never realize that pink and blue boxes are nothing more than the grand design of the men that built them. Some of us never find our way out of internalized homophobia.”
Thanks To Lesbian Stand-Up Hannah Gadsby We Were Finally Seen. AND IT’S ABOUT F*CKING TIME
“When you soak a child in shame, they cannot develop the neurological pathways that carry thoughts of self-worth.” — Hannah Gadsby
Vocal Lesbian Feminist Magdalen Berns Assaulted, Suspect at Large.
“Many in the community are just now learning of the news and are
disappointed that (as is so often the case with lesbians and more
specifically butch lesbians) there has been no coverage of this attack in
‘LGBTQ’ media.”
Why is the Media Trying to Erase the Word Lesbian?
“Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Lesbian! What they failed to tell you, is that IT’S MY WORD… And I CAN reclaim it!”
Kerrice Lewis, Lesbian Woman Shot And Burned Alive In Washington, D.C.
Kerrice Lewis. Say her name.
Lesbian Couple and 2 Children, Viciously Murdered in their Home
“Some love stories change the world.” — Brandi Mells
A List Of 100 ‘Girl Meets Girl’ Pairings — And Not A Butch In Sight
“The Mainstream Media has a Major Butch-Phobia Problem— And No One Is Talking About It.”
Why didn’t you say something sooner?—You’re Asking The Wrong Question
“After a while, I realized, it didn’t matter how good I was, or how smart, or how talented. None of it mattered. Nothing was ever going to be enough. Girls are broken by the time we reach womanhood”
Interview with: The BETTY Effect
“Each of the three of us started our activism in early childhood, so it’s as natural as flopping out of bed in the morning.” —Alyson Palmer
Lea DeLaria Reveals What’s Underneath the Butch Struggle
“The worst of it was that people watched it happen and did nothing to intercede…” says Lea DeLaria, “…30 people that did nothing.”
A Bisexual Awareness Week Dish: Ricky Rebel à la Mode
I caught up with my glamorous bisexual pop star friend, Ricky Rebel, to chat about his music, touring, ‘gender norms’ and… dun dun dun… politics.
Co-opting the L: Homophobia & The Thought Police
“Forcing people to deny reality, is not a human right. An ally would never require lesbians to suspend their own reality.”
Maryam Mirzakhani—The Woman Who Broke the Math Mold & the Iranian Hijab Taboo
Throughout his-story, women have made major contributions, without getting recognition—Especially women of color… Sunday, Iran’s newspapers broke the country’s rules and ran photos of Mirzakhani with her head uncovered.
Why Is Nobody Talking about Cognitive Brain Development In the Rush to “Transition” Kids?
What Happened to Ruby Rose and Why It Should Concern You…
Miriam Ben-Shalom: The Lesbian SSG Who Fought ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
“Back then, women who refused to fall in line with a male-dominated way of thinking, were shut down immediately.”
The Lesbians That Founded The Gay Village And The Mafia Alliance They Made For Protection
“They were the epitome of female beauty wrapped in Brooks Brothers suits.”
Remembering Stormé – The Black Butch Lesbian Who Started The Stonewall Revolution
“Let’s set the record straight (no pun intended): a lesbian was responsible for starting the Stonewall riot.”
The Segregation of Girl-Meets-Girl —Publishing a Lesbian Novel
We live in a world where we’re constantly fed media images, T.V. shows and movies, with straight protagonists and straight love stories. My life was rarely represented as more than a cliche or a punchline. After a while you start to wonder if this world is a place where you really belong.
Fred Sargeant: The Time Has Come For A New Gay Liberation Movement
“I have flown the Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag during Pride for more than 25 years, but this year I stopped.”
Lesbians United has Launched in The US
Lesbians United aims to help pick up the slack where organizations, that formerly protected lesbians, have failed and deserted the lesbian community.
Omitted: Anne Frank Was Same-Sex Attracted
Anne Frank was born on June, 12, 1929. If she were alive today, she’d be 92 years old. Her diary is one of the most
Grave Robbers Declare Pauli Murray was not a Woman
“My name is Pauli Murray. My whole history has been a struggle in a society dominated by the ideas that blacks were inferior to whites,
Miriam Ben-Shalom—Lesbian Shero Erased by U.S. Army
Without women like Ben-Shalom, there would be no advancing of our rights, no one to speak up when it really counts the most — when no one else is willing. She wasn’t going to be forced to lie then, and she won’t be forced to lie now.
A Chat with Pride Founder Ellen Broidy — Protest, Life Lessons and Historical Revisionism
“Every now and again, as you’re marching forward, turn around and wave back at us. We’re still here… Much the same way as I needed to acknowledge the shoulders that I stood on, I would like others to acknowledge us. We did a lot of work. And it wasn’t easy.”
Detrans Youth Stories they Didn’t Want you to Hear, in 60 Minutes, or Less.
Back in January, a producer at 60 Minutes reached out. She was gathering information for a segment focused on young detransitioners, and was determined to
Father Jailed for Refusing to Affirm Daughter as Male
Imagine a world where you can be jailed for attempting to protect your child from medical assault. A future where you can no longer object
Democrat Introduces Bill To Protect LGB Youth from Medical Assault
Democrat State Representative, Cezar McKnight, has introduced legislation that would protect nonconforming youth from medicalized gay conversion ‘therapy.’ The “South Carolina Vulnerable Child Compassion and
Burn’s River
a poem for River… River, a warrior woman runs through you, She conjured up a wish, and from it you grew, Till love, a bright
Gasping for Air
a poem on International Women’s Day… Were she a man, she wouldn’t be gasping for air, under a veil, rights stripped bare, Had she a
A Detrans Story: No Longer Silent
They’ve been told to shut up, and threatened when they don’t. They’ve been ignored by mainstream “LGBTQ” media and organizations for years… Even told they
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and the Ongoing Claims of Gender Vultures
If the sharp talons of gender ideology haven’t alarmed you yet, this might do it—While Jolie and Pitt are perfectly content to have a creative daughter named Shiloh, a Google search of “Shiloh” claims they have a “son” and switches her name to “John.”
January Week 1: Words Banned, Rioters Storm, Protester Shot, President Censored, Count Resumed
Earlier today in DC, dozens of rioters stormed the Capitol building, breaking in through windows and balconies, as electoral votes were being counted. Tear gas
Cancelled for Thoughtcrimes
Beyond the Screen Door, Chapter 1 Cancelled for thoughtcrimes, I’m sharing this, the first chapter of Beyond the Screen Door, till I can find a
7 Ways to Boost your Immunity According to Studies
“Stop what you’re doing and take a few minutes to focus on you.”
Cartoon: Pandemic Fatigue
“Babe? Did you put the tea kettle in the fridge?”
Landmark Case in the Fight to Protect Nonconforming Youth
by Julia D. Robertson, journalist and award-winning author, and William J. Malone, M.D., endocrinologist and NYU alumnus *This article has been updated to include December 1
When Day of the Dead is Every Day — An All Hallows’ Eve Story
It’s that time of year again. The time where we celebrate ghosts and goblins, and all things that go bump in the night. Yet, for
Lesbian Playwright Canceled By Thought Police
“This tactic of ‘activists’—threatening livelihoods, careers, dragging names through the mud—is used as a warning shot to others to stay in line.”
Lesbian Icon Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis died 20 years ago, at age 101. She worked hard to open doors for lesbians. On the anniversary of her death, I can’t help but wonder what she’d think of all the doors slamming shut on lesbians today.
Martha Shelley — The Lesbian Who Proposed a Unified Front After Stonewall
Martha Shelley doesn’t care how people remember her. What she cares about is doing what’s right, right now. Born in Brooklyn, in 1943, Shelley grew
Double Mastectomy at 15, Detrans 16-Year-Old Now Seeks Reversal
Penny was just 11 years old when she decided that people online were right — that she was “transgender.” At 13, she was prescribed hormone
Exclusive: Decaudin Preps for Election Recount After “Unofficially” Taking 2 “Female” Seats, New Details Uncovered
“Decaudin preps for recount to ensure “Female” seats amid concern over uncounted mail-ins. Also: Where’s Stith? We’ve uncovered a web of connections between candidates & male-run organizations.”
Exclusive: Decaudin Dismantled ‘1 Male, 1 Female’ Rule, Now Runs for District Leader
“Last year, Decaudin got the NY State Democratic Party to dismantle the ‘one male, one female’ rule… Decaudin is now running for ‘Female District Leader’ and ‘Female State Committee Member’…”
Male-Run Media slams J.K. Rowling for Defending Lesbians
“Once again, male-run media has slammed J.K. Rowling. Her crime this time? Liking a tweet defending the lesbian community.”
Coming Out Clair Amidst the Covid Quarantine
How I found myself getting in touch with my spiritual side amidst the Covid quarantine, by clearing my chakras and shifting my mindset.
DOJ Sides with 3 Connecticut HS Girls About Fairness in Sports
The Department of Justice has sided with three high school girls in a lawsuit asserting that males have an unfair advantage when competing in girls’ sports.
Stonewall Vet Fred Sargeant on Ellen Broidy: “This is one of those important unknown stories.”
“We find these remains buried, dust them off, and put them out everywhere we can, with such limited resources, hoping to be heard. . . We know if we don’t preserve their legacies, our history, no one else will.”
Lin Farley marched the first March and gave ‘sexual harassment’ a name
Lesbian leader, Lin Farley, reminds us to “stand up and take our own rights into our own hands.”
Harper’s Magazine Claims They Can Change Stormé DeLarverie to a “He”
“Harper’s Magazine is not only ‘comfortable’ with ‘the decision’ to reinvent Stormé as a ‘he,’ they’re comfortable with any distress it causes the lesbian community that surrounded Stormé while she was alive… The very people she spent her life protecting.”
Bentley Was Pushed to Admit Lesbians aren’t Women… A Stance Now Eerily Echoed.
“Gladys Bentley is among an ever-growing list of historical lesbian figures being revised postmortem… If defying sexist ‘norms’ means we can be recategorized after we die, who among us won’t be up for revision?”
#ProtectJamesYounger isn’t About One Child. It’s About Jacob Lemay and So Many Others …
“A child might not like the things you think they should— and that’s not an indication of their sex, or even . . . take a deep breath . . . their sexuality.”
Exclusive: NY Democrats Quietly Dismantle ‘1 Male, 1 Female’ Rule
“Decaudin successfully got the NY State Democratic Party to dismantle the ‘one male, one female’ rule… A rule which the women’s suffrage movement fought to put into place.”
Mourning the loss of Lesbian Feminist Leader Magdalen Berns
“The night Magdalen Berns died, a rare harvest moon hung over Manhattan. It felt as though the sky had somehow coordinated its timing, so it too could pay tribute to a rare force of nature.”
Day of The Girl—A Letter from Future You
Dear girl, You like super heroes, not dolls. You want to dress like the prince, not the princess. You play inventor and build things, you
The medicalization of gender non conforming children, and the vulnerability of lesbian youth.
“I was hurt knowing I couldn’t marry a woman at that time, hurt that I couldn’t have a family that looked like the only families I had seen… The idea I could ‘identify’ out of oppression, and be a straight man instead, felt liberating.” —Charlie Evans
Amid ‘Erosion in Acceptance’ L Word Loses the Plot & GLAAD Targets Youth
“As an adopted nonconforming child, who was same-sex attracted, Sheng didn’t see butch lesbians reflected anywhere… not even on The L Word, a show about lesbians.
Instead, Sheng found Max.
The L Word reboot cast-member was 13 at the time…”
No Child is Born in the Wrong Body
“That confusion impacts children…who are statistically more likely to grow up to be [LGB] adults….telling a child that he or she was born in the wrong body pathologizes ‘gender non-conforming’ behavior…”
Returning Home to Madagascar
“I’ve struggled for weeks about whether to write this, because Madagascar is my home. I’d love to just talk about the sweet breeze, the little islands, the dugout-boats, the lemurs and the giant turtles— But creating change has to start here.”
Cartoon: Lesbian Coping Mechanisms. “Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
“Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
Cartoon: Lesbians Lesbianing. Requesting Backup. Over.
“Repeat. Requesting Backup. We only have 7 cops per lesbian.”
R. Kelly’s Child, Jaah, Went Public as Trans. Now 18 Explains She Was a Lesbian
“Dykes aren’t out here to smile and stroke egos. We’re not out here to play nice. We’re out here to come with the realness. And if that makes you sad, you can always just call the cops and have us removed for being a lesbian.”
Finding the Spirit of Pride in Unexpected Places
“Like so many lesbians, I feel disconnected from Pride, but I still managed to find an array of colors, hiding in some unexpected places.”
Lesbian Couple Attacked by Group of Male Passengers on London Bus
“It’s well past the time for mainstream media, including “LGBTQ” media, its publications and organizations, to take responsibility for the part they play in encouraging violence against lesbians.”
Open Letter & Petition: NYC, Stormé DeLarverie deserves a monument.
On June 28, 1969, a cop hit Stormé DeLarverie on the head with a billy club. She was bleeding from that wound when she threw the first punch, at Stonewall—“The cop hit me, and I hit him back.”
She started a Revolution.
Hopping the Barbed Wire Gate— ‘LGBT Sandwich’ Lands Cotton Ceiling 2nd Most Watched
“Most people don’t know… when they do find out, will they just simply want to be left alone so they can enjoy their yummy ‘LGBT sandwich,’ or will they step up to the plate?”
Cartoon: Put The Lesbians In Charge
“Can we all just finally admit that the world would run a lot smoother if lesbians were in charge?”
Another Woman Banned, While Threats of Violence Against Women Are Considered Fair Game
“There is a strong view amongst MPs generally, that what is happening with social media is a threat to democracy.” —Harriet Harman, Human Rights Committee
Anonymous Letter From a Terrified Lesbian
“I’ve never felt as shouted down, ignored, and targeted as a lesbian *within* our supposed GLBT community as I have over the past couple of years.”
Cartoon: Our Dog Can be a Bit Judgy
“Our dog can be a bit judgy… but she’s still one of our favorite humans.”
New Band Alert: Punk, Protest and Reclaiming Pride
“They tell us we’re bigots for being homosexual women. They say we don’t deserve boundaries…” —Big Dyke Energy
16 year old Selina Soule Speaks Up: Connecticut State Championships and the Equality Act
“Selina Soule explains that Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood have an unfair advantage—She’s speaking for girls who are ‘afraid to speak up because of retaliation from the media, school officials, and coaches.’ “
Follow Up: An Interview with Chiara Canaan of The Pique Resilience Project
“What we went through was stressful and detrimental in a lot of ways, so that motivated us to create something for other struggling young people.” — Chiara Canaan, The Pique Resilience Project
Inspired by a Female Bullfighter as a Child, Mathilde “Missy” de Morny Embodied Female Empowerment
La Fragosa taught Mathilde “Missy” de Morny to defy sexist ‘norms’—In rewriting Missy as a “man,” mainstream strips her of her power and denies lesbians their history.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach Died Defying Sexist ‘Norms,’ Only to be Redefined, Postmortem, By Sexist ‘Norms’
“If we can be revised after we’re dead, by the very thing we fight against while we’re alive, then what are we fighting for?”
Jennie Hodgers Bravely Defied Sexist Norms — Honoring Albert Cashier
“Jennie Hodgers, aka Albert Cashier, is a symbol of defiance and bravery—She dreamed bigger than the world would allow. Rewriting Jennie Hodgers as a “man,” does a great disservice to her legacy, and erases the sexism that led her to make the choices she did.”
Honoring a Queen—The Marsha Johnson Story
“Marsha Johnson, aka Malcolm, was a self-proclaimed gay man, drag queen, transvestite, until his death in 1992… So how did Johnson’s story come to be so drastically revised?”
Girlhood Interrupted—Path of Desistance
“The view from my window is of the house next door, and a little winding road that leads to a local co-op… I wish my life, like this view, could’ve been so simple.”
What Happened to Ruby Rose, and Why It Should Concern You.
“Some of us never realize that pink and blue boxes are nothing more than the grand design of the men that built them. Some of us never find our way out of internalized homophobia.”
Thanks To Lesbian Stand-Up Hannah Gadsby We Were Finally Seen. AND IT’S ABOUT F*CKING TIME
“When you soak a child in shame, they cannot develop the neurological pathways that carry thoughts of self-worth.” — Hannah Gadsby
Vocal Lesbian Feminist Magdalen Berns Assaulted, Suspect at Large.
“Many in the community are just now learning of the news and are
disappointed that (as is so often the case with lesbians and more
specifically butch lesbians) there has been no coverage of this attack in
‘LGBTQ’ media.”
Why is the Media Trying to Erase the Word Lesbian?
“Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Reclaiming my word! Lesbian! What they failed to tell you, is that IT’S MY WORD… And I CAN reclaim it!”
Kerrice Lewis, Lesbian Woman Shot And Burned Alive In Washington, D.C.
Kerrice Lewis. Say her name.
Lesbian Couple and 2 Children, Viciously Murdered in their Home
“Some love stories change the world.” — Brandi Mells
A List Of 100 ‘Girl Meets Girl’ Pairings — And Not A Butch In Sight
“The Mainstream Media has a Major Butch-Phobia Problem— And No One Is Talking About It.”
Why didn’t you say something sooner?—You’re Asking The Wrong Question
“After a while, I realized, it didn’t matter how good I was, or how smart, or how talented. None of it mattered. Nothing was ever going to be enough. Girls are broken by the time we reach womanhood”
Interview with: The BETTY Effect
“Each of the three of us started our activism in early childhood, so it’s as natural as flopping out of bed in the morning.” —Alyson Palmer
Lea DeLaria Reveals What’s Underneath the Butch Struggle
“The worst of it was that people watched it happen and did nothing to intercede…” says Lea DeLaria, “…30 people that did nothing.”
A Bisexual Awareness Week Dish: Ricky Rebel à la Mode
I caught up with my glamorous bisexual pop star friend, Ricky Rebel, to chat about his music, touring, ‘gender norms’ and… dun dun dun… politics.
Co-opting the L: Homophobia & The Thought Police
“Forcing people to deny reality, is not a human right. An ally would never require lesbians to suspend their own reality.”
Maryam Mirzakhani—The Woman Who Broke the Math Mold & the Iranian Hijab Taboo
Throughout his-story, women have made major contributions, without getting recognition—Especially women of color… Sunday, Iran’s newspapers broke the country’s rules and ran photos of Mirzakhani with her head uncovered.
Why Is Nobody Talking about Cognitive Brain Development In the Rush to “Transition” Kids?
What Happened to Ruby Rose and Why It Should Concern You…
Miriam Ben-Shalom: The Lesbian SSG Who Fought ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
“Back then, women who refused to fall in line with a male-dominated way of thinking, were shut down immediately.”
The Lesbians That Founded The Gay Village And The Mafia Alliance They Made For Protection
“They were the epitome of female beauty wrapped in Brooks Brothers suits.”
Remembering Stormé – The Black Butch Lesbian Who Started The Stonewall Revolution
“Let’s set the record straight (no pun intended): a lesbian was responsible for starting the Stonewall riot.”
The Segregation of Girl-Meets-Girl —Publishing a Lesbian Novel
We live in a world where we’re constantly fed media images, T.V. shows and movies, with straight protagonists and straight love stories. My life was rarely represented as more than a cliche or a punchline. After a while you start to wonder if this world is a place where you really belong.