GO! Presents 100 Women We Love: Class of 2024

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Zara Barrie

Zara Barrie is the Executive Editor of GO Magazine. She’s consumed by style, sexuality, women, words, fashion and feelings. She identifies as a “mascara lesbian” and lives beyond her means in Manhattan. Stalk her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

September 16, 2024

Zara Barrie

I’m A New Yorker & I Was Not Prepared For Lesbian Dating In LA

Lesbian dating is different on each coast: NY Lesbians Bitch, LA Lesbians Pitch. 

August 22, 2024

Zara Barrie

Queer Femmes Have Always Been ‘Demure,’ Here’s Why

Queer femmes are the OG ‘demures.’

October 5, 2021

Zara Barrie

Lesbian Nightlife Is Back & Oh, How I’ve Missed Her

Do you know what I longed for during the pandemic with the feverish intensity usually reserved for an irresistibly sexy ex you know you’ll never get the chance to have sex with ever again? Lesbian Nightlife.  Dyke Nightlife.  Queer Nightlife. 

September 27, 2021

Zara Barrie

“The L Word: Generation Q” An Ode To Carrie’s Breakdowns

Carrie, I think it’s time you get back to your roots. Come to the city. We’ll eat pasta and cry and laugh and wax poetic over our love of antidepressants.

September 10, 2021

Zara Barrie

What It’s REALLY Like To Date ‘A Bette’

Do you want to date a boss-bitch? Well, guess what? A boss-bitch is a boss-bitch because she’s paying attention to everything. And honestly, it’s quite frankly annoying to have a partner who pays that close attention to you, who notices when you’re slipping through the cracks.

August 26, 2021

Zara Barrie

“The L Word: Generation Q” Season 2: Love Runs Deeper Than Blood

Unconditional love is far more powerful than biology. Biology doesn’t guarantee that people are going to show up for you the way Shane and Alice show up for Bette and Angie.

August 20, 2021

Zara Barrie

“The L Word: Generation Q” Season 2: An Ode To Being A F*ck Up

What this episode reminded me of is the beauty in f*cking up. She’s an unconventional beauty for sure, but anything powerful will never be run-of-the-mill.

August 13, 2021

Zara Barrie

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2: The Most Powerful Moments Were The Smallest

The dyke divinity is in the details.

August 21, 2020

Zara Barrie

Dear GO, Being Your Senior Writer Has Been A Beautiful Honor

Never have I ever worked with such a fiery, passionate, smart, creative, and wildly opinionated group of women

August 19, 2020

Zara Barrie

COVID-19 Interrupted My Plans To Have A Child & Now I’m Rethinking My Whole Life

The castle I call home has crumbled.

August 18, 2020

Zara Barrie

I Still Believe In Shane & Carmen: Why Carmen Should Forgive Shane & Fall Back In Love With Her

All I’m asking for is *one* date, Carmen.

August 13, 2020

Zara Barrie

#TBT: The First Time I Learned About ‘Tops’ & ‘Bottoms’

Something just *clicked.*

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Femme House

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CVNTY CVNT DYKE NYTE

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Femme Fantasies Festival

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FEMMES Book Club

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YUMMY

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Yes Holiday Market

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LEZ-JINGLE HOLIDAY PARTY

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Queer & Trans Yoga

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YES New Year’s Eve!

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August 10, 2020

Zara Barrie

Are You Falling Out Of Love? Or Are You Just Stir Crazy, Irritated, & Lazy?

So what does this empty space mean? Does it mean you’ve fallen through the cracks?

August 10, 2020

Zara Barrie

Cara Delevinge Thinks Margaret Qualley Is CUTE & We’re Foaming At The Mouth

Who knows what’s really going on? Who knows what goes on in the lesbian fashion underworld, besides the long-limbed lesbian fashion icons themselves?

August 7, 2020

Zara Barrie

An Ode To Women’s Basketball

I knew I wanted something big for my life. Something WNBA big.

July 31, 2020

Zara Barrie

Lesbian Bed LIFE: How To Revive Your Dead Lesbian Bed

Lesbian bed death can truly come back from the dead.

July 30, 2020

Zara Barrie

My Dog Ate Marijuana & All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Attack

Not only did I have a marijuana-seeking dog, he chose to eat roaches. Did he not deem himself worthy of the plump buds next to the sad, sorry, limp joint remnants? Did he need counseling?

July 30, 2020

Zara Barrie

Poetry Is A Lifeline: An Ode To Andrea Gibson

Andrea Gibson will pull you back into focus when you feel yourself fading away.

July 24, 2020

Zara Barrie

‘Hamilton’ Reminded Me Of How Much Our Culture Undervalues The Power Of Art

Here’s to the creatives, our greatest professors who manage to stay creative in a culture that is forever undermining their worth in the world when they’re ones who bring us the world.

July 22, 2020

Zara Barrie

A Mascara Lesbian Reveals: 9 Incredible Ways To Make Your Lashes Look Long & Luscious!

CURL, if your lashes identify as heterosexual.

July 20, 2020

Zara Barrie

I’ve Identified As An Angry Lesbian Since Before I Was A Lesbian

I liked the way the word lesbian rolled off my tongue and “angry” described exactly how I felt.

July 6, 2020

Zara Barrie

Empty Depression Is The Loneliest Place I’ve Ever Lived

I don’t really have a thesis here.

July 2, 2020

Zara Barrie

The World Is Falling Apart & You’re Still Bodyshaming Yourself?

How I learned to get a GRIP.

June 26, 2020

Zara Barrie

SEND HELP, WE BOUGHT A BIRD FEEDER: The Identity Crisis Of Being ‘Domestic’ In Quarantine

The suburban confessions of a native New Yorker.

June 23, 2020

Zara Barrie

Wine With A Side Of Crippling Anxiety: A Deep Dive Into The Dark Side Of Vino Blanco

What is it about white wine that makes us EXTRA un-hinged the following day?

June 16, 2020

Zara Barrie

Love Is More Than A Feeling: Life-Changing Lessons I Learned About Love In My Twenties

You are your own ride or die.

June 15, 2020

Zara Barrie

In Landmark Case The Supreme Court Says Federal Law Protects LGBTQ+ Workers From Discrimination

The landmark ruling is not only a groundbreaking victory for LGBTQ people and advocates all over the country, it comes as a surprise from our increasingly conservative court.

June 10, 2020

Zara Barrie

An Ode To NYC Pride

But there will still be an energy, an electric vibe, even if we’re locked inside.

June 1, 2020

Zara Barrie

Let’s Honor Pride Month By Supporting Black Lives Matter

Because if you strip away the sparkles and the rainbows, the LGBTQ rights movement is about fighting, with everything you have in your body, for humanity. And right now Black humans need us to step up and speak out.

May 22, 2020

Zara Barrie

How To Keep It Hot In Quarantine With Your GF

Be. A. TEASE. For we all want what doesn’t ~come~ easily.

May 21, 2020

Zara Barrie

#TBT: The Time I Dated A Woman With A Rough Tongue

Now, I ALWAYS kiss on the first date. Just to make sure I don’t fall for another rough tongue.

May 11, 2020

Zara Barrie

I’ve Never Felt More Physically Vile In My Life

When I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I run away.

May 8, 2020

Zara Barrie

PSA: BEWARE OF THE QUARANTINE BLACKOUT

Did you feed your cat Doritos? I did.

April 28, 2020

Zara Barrie

Quarantine Is Really Bringing Up My Hairy Girl Issues

I’m a desert Jew with eyebrows like caterpillars and arms so hairy you can’t make out the complexion of my skin beneath the thick brush.

April 23, 2020

Zara Barrie

Binge Eating Doesn’t Comfort Me, It Destroys Me

Binging feels sort of like that manic social media scroll. You can’t stop. You can’t stop. You can’t stop. Nothing good is going inside of you. You know this. But still. You can’t stop.
Lesbian couple smiling at the camera

April 15, 2020

Zara Barrie

Want To Keep Having Sex With Your Girlfriend? Stop Stealing Her Leggings

Stop stealing her clothes. You’re not sisters. You’re lovers.
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