Community Voices

“Never allow media, never allow outsiders, never allow anything but yourself and your faith define who you are.”

Remembering the beautiful spirit who offered hope to many generations of trans people.

In this Q&A, author Marissa Alma Nick discusses the inspiration behind ‘Rebel in Venus,’ and the idea that no one is truly alone.

In this Q&A, author Marissa Alma Nick discusses the inspiration behind ‘Rebel in Venus,’ and the idea that no one is truly alone.

“One of the most stylish forms of protest of our generation.”

I even saw Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe in the FLESH.

The building may be demolished, but the queers aren’t going anywhere.

Queer women have 36 different queer sports leagues for us to choose from. Here’s a start.

Christopher Satch isn’t just popular with plants—he has droves of lesbian fans.

Great beach reads written by queer authors.

Red pill, blue pill? This lesbian author reinterprets The Matrix in her new tome.

This August, 30 queer teams will spike, bump, and ace their way through one epic weekend of LezVolley.

Some of our favorite New York City hotspots.

These lesbiqueer-owned breweries let the hops do the talking.

This high school GSA advisor learned how to deal with parenthood quickly—when a family tragedy left her alone with an infant, a toddler, and an 8-year-old.

Girljocks unite.

The couple behind Via Carota created one of New York’s best restaurants. Now they have an empire.

New York’s newest dyke bar is carving out its own niche.

Hollywood nights.

The L Word: Generation Q’s nonbinary hottie (and Jennifer Beals stan) dishes on “complicated queer-ass” love triangles.

It is a hard time to be a gay person who both supports the current Writer’s Guild strike, but also wants to watch something new this summer instead of more Drag Race reruns. Thankfully, these new lesbo-centric must-sees were made long before the strike!

Blue Jean explores surviving as a lesbian in Margaret Thatcher’s era.

Since we launched, Women We Love, which includes cisgender and transgender women across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, has featured nearly 2,000 women, each of whom has worked in her own way to make her community, her state, her country, or the larger global environment a better and more inclusive place for us all.

It’s not just Girl Power. It’s Gay Power.

The hottest Prides, parties, events, and more!

Feimster isn’t afraid.

These amazing Asian American queer women have changed our world.

Step inside the kitchen of a New York City Institution.

Which one changed *your* life?

“Historically, a butch – like myself, and I’ve been one for 50 years now – our role in the community has always been one of the great protector.”

How the supergroup, who played Coachella on Saturday, shaped one woman’s coming out journey.

The land of the free and the home of the little monsters.

It’s official: ALOTO is ending with an abbreviated run.

Don’t mess with JoJo.

We know who’s playing Kiyoko’s love interest.

When Sashay meets Yee-haw.