Community Voices

Feminist bookstores aren’t just places to purchase queer books, they are gathering sites that bring local lesbian and queer communities together.

Not all directors get the recognition they deserve.

Americans don’t realize how Hawaii became part of the U.S., which is a shame, considering how much we like to vacation in this colonized part of Polynesia. 

A painfully, perfectly predictable playlist for your approaching-middle-age-lesbian-heart.

Regardless if you are kissing a current lover or reminiscing about an ex lover, here are some gay movies to compliment V-Day.

I’ve never felt more known than when they put their hand over mine to stop me from biting my nails.

When Tracy Chapman starts strumming, I start crying, and it turns out I’m not alone.

Mädchen in Uniform is screening at Film Forum’s SAPPH-O-RAMA Film Festival on Tuesday, February 6 at 4:10pm, and Saturday, February 10 at 12:15pm.

The SAPPH-O-RAMA Film Festival: CLASSICS AND DISCOVERIES takes place at Film Forum Friday Feb. 2 – Tuesday, Feb. 13.

It all started with a broken heart.

Contortion, hand balancing, and aerial skills are combined in their exquisite new show at Theater for the New City: Conjunction.

This time last year there were three queer bars in Taksim: this year, only Bigudi remains.

Over 300 hot lesbians from around the world in one place. Yes, really.

It’s impossible not to be in awe of all the powerful queer women who dominated 2023– especially during a year that was markedly hard on our community.

We Live Here: The Midwest unearths the stories of those who are often ignored, forgotten about, or flown right over.

Quality, not quantity.

Even a sapphic scrooge would melt for these cute queer holiday ideas.

From pussy-shaped waffles to Picasso.

And they’re all under $30.

There’s even a queer rewrite of “The Dreidel Song.”

Just chill. Here’s some sangria.

To be clear, Bulgaria is no tourist mecca for queer folks. But there are still some great reasons to visit if you have the privilege of safely doing so. 

Nyad, the movie, is inspirational. Nyad’s story isn’t so simple in real life. 

Love for the trans community is possible, and if we want to, we can find safety in cis-het partners who will celebrate, love, and support us.

When I’m with my wife, I don’t overanalyze things. I simply am, because she doesn’t need me to put a label on my gender.

These queer Latinas fly on the regular and know what to keep in mind when it comes to travel.

As I became more comfortable with who I was, I became more willing to admit what I did and didn’t want, and more open to the feelings I did – and didn’t – have.

Why settle for a BFF costume when you can make it truly WLW?

But beware they identify as a “part-time cheater.”

Chappell Roan “doesn’t feel like a queer icon.” Her cult following says otherwise.

Berlin is a magnet for those wishing to change and possibly change again, to hold the door open for futures unknown and unknowable.  

“Sex worker” is far more than just a professional label; it’s a political, often gendered, identity that follows us for life, whether we like it or not. 

The wedding, which took place on Saturday, became unofficially dubbed as the royal wedding of TikTok.

I started stripping back when I thought I was straight, and absolutely nothing changed about my relationship to my job once I realized I was queer.

Welcome to Pop, Milan’s queer safe space in Giorgia Meloni’s Italy.

Queer women asked where to meet each other in Kentucky, and two women answered with an epic monthly party.