Community Voices

Living together means countless nights scrolling Netflix, so why not get innovative?

The Lesbian Mapping Project was born as an alternative, not a replacement, to the solemn queer history we are used to seeing.

2024 was the Year of The Lesbian.

A lot has changed in my life since that Christmas at the drop-in center, but I’ll never forget the magic and love I found there.

Fear has always been part of my daily life.  So has the determination to thrive despite it.

Denverites, a new queer-owned bar is in town!  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pearl Divers (@pearldiversdenver) The aptly-named bar, Pearl Divers, celebrated its grand opening earlier […]

From butches to femmes, pet lovers to culinary queens, there’s something here for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving, queers! Why are you thankful to be queer?

Alex Kekesi and Asa Akira sit down with GO Magazine, shining a light on the ways porn is political—and how everyone is connected in this fight for free expression.

Deirdre Alston, a queer Brooklyn-based wedding and elopement photographer, like so many of us, felt devastated on November 6. And so she decided to do something immediately. 

Nonbinary activist and influencer Rain Dove plunged into Trump territory to dig deep into the psyche of his supporters, listen to the provocative speakers, and find out how they would be received at the NYC Trump rally. Some of what they discovered was surprising.

Janelle Monáe is totally unrecognizable.

In this hilariously raw and beautifully real essay, Barbara Gaines tells the story of her breast cancer journey.

Over 60 spook-tacular queer Halloween parties throughout NYC starting TONIGHT!

Featuring 143 films from 31 countries, screenings continue until October 22, 2024.

“Are you sure you really want to cut that off?” the hipster hair stylist asked. I was sure.

We deserve representation of happy lesbians.

“Our community really wanted this,” says QVNYC co-founder Brandon Smith.

The only lesbian bar in Boston has finally opened its doors!

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

As queer people, we often look to the stars for guidance just like we do pop music.

“Who was going to watch a film with one woman, let alone two women, falling in love?”

Transgender teen Jayden Tkaczyk said he was punched, kicked, and stomped on by a large group of high schoolers.

Rockaway Beach belongs to the sapphic surfers – at least for a few hours every Sunday.

Country singer Maren Morris shared her journey to self-discovery on Sophia Bush’s podcast Work in Progress.

Actor Sophia Bush and her wife, soccer player Ashlyn Harris, are using their platforms to “fight for LGBTQ justice.”

Kehlani’s highly-anticipated mixtape While We Wait 2 dropped on Wednesday.

The decision comes after the families of two trans teens, Tirrell and 14-year-old Iris Turmelle, filed a lawsuit earlier this month.

Countless sapphic love stories have unfolded on these shores, and this lesbian wedding felt like the culmination of generations of herstory.

After my divorce, I’ve been spending time in Leather bars. I feel more connected to Dyke culture, and more confident in myself.

Queer femmes are the OG ‘demures.’

Seattle is very cool, in more ways than one. 

“A lot of people doubted me. But look, I’m still here, you know?”

American Airlines has not commented on the situation.

No one knows how to break up quite like lesbians!

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