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by Chiara Canaan
Stolen History
Remembering Stormé – The Black Butch Lesbian Who Started The Stonewall Revolution
Miriam Ben-Shalom: The Lesbian SSG Who Fought ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
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.”
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Cartoon: Our Dog Can be a Bit Judgy
“Our dog can be a bit judgy… but she’s still one of our favorite humans.”
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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?”