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Three LGBT Gamers Talk About Queering Geek Culture

Roll for love: Queer geeks in the 2012 Seattle pride parade. (Photo by Dan B) In the wake of ... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Flicking the Bean

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. In this week’s comic, artist Erika Moen gets some alone time.  Read more »

Misogyny Kills

Who Could Say No to a Bilingual Comic Called "Lowriders in Space"?

Lowriders in Space is a new comic that’s just as much of an adventure as it sounds like.  Read more »

The Long History of Presumed White Innocence and Black Guilt

Last night, thousands of people protested the failure to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner. Photo by David Bledsoe.  One hundred and twenty-two years ago, ... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Best of 2014

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. In this installment, artist Erika Moen rounds up her favorite products from her entire year of testing out sexy stuff.  Read more »

A Female Codebreaker Finally Gets Fame in "The Imitation Game."

The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, opened last weekend in limited release, and is already generating Oscar-talk.  Read more »

Embracing the Aftermath of Ferguson.

A Portland police officer hugs 12-year-old Devonte Hart at a Ferguson protest in Portland, Oregon, last week. Devonte was holding a sign offering free hugs and the officer asked to take him up on the idea. Photo by Johnny Nguyen.  No indictment. I waited three months to hear the... Read more »

Hands Up, Don’t Spend

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot.” Photo from a Washington DC protest. Photo by David Shen In the wake of Ferguson, Black Friday takes on a whole new meaning. I recall with... Read more »

10 Films I Love About Queer Women of Color

Lets not beat around the bush, American cinema has some serious diversity issues. Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Game Changer: Why Gaming Culture Allows Abuse... and How We Can Stop It

You're a Bolshevik feminist jewess that hates white people… and you expect to be taken seriously when you're “critique-ing” ...

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Saying Goodbye to Maria and the End of a Sesame Street Era

Growing up, Sesame Street's Maria was one of the best Latina role models I had. Read more »

Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »