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Take It or Leave It: Sizzy Rocket on Creating Pop Music Just for Queer Women
“Younger queer artists definitely inspire me every day to just be truer to myself. Because I didn’t have that example.”
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From Representation to Tragedy Porn: Did “OITNB” Fail Its Marginalized Viewers?
Did Orange is the New Black accurately represent marginalized people, or simply expose them to pain via tragedy porn?
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Lesbian History
A few weeks ago, a copy of Judy Chicago’s 1979 book The Dinner Party: A Story of Our Heritage arrived on my doorstep.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Henrietta Lacks is Finally in the National Portrait Gallery
Despite her substantial contribution to modern medicine, Lacks was never compensated or given credit.
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The Pleasure Dome: On Nonmonogamy and Casual Sex
With time, I’ve learned that under the layers of socialization—and jealousy—there’s deeper wiring that says yes to one, or yes to two, or yes to many.
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Tiny Massacres: On the Anniversary of Pulse
The most privileged among the LGBTQIA+ community have not only forgotten the forebearers of our movement, but just a year later, so many have forgotten about Pulse.
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Appropriating Audre : On The Need to Locate the Oppressor Within Us
Appropriations of Lorde not only rob her work of nuance, sensuality, and creativity, but also fail to do what she asked most of feminist movements: to center a racial analysis in feminist and queer work.
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Audre Lorde’s ABCs of Fighting Fascism: It’s Time for All of Us to Face our History
When I don’t know what to do, I turn to the Lorde. And right now, a lot of us don’t know what to do.
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Shed a Queer Tear as “Fun Home” Departs from Broadway
When it opened on Broadway in April 2015 Fun Home was an instant hit, bringing powerful queer representation to the stage.
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Lesbian Coming-of-Age Novel "Juliet Takes a Breath" Is a Breath of Fresh Air
The novel by Gabby Rivera centers on a Puerto Rican lesbian who's trying to make sense of the world.
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