Queer Women History Forgot: Mai-Mai Sze
The Chinese-American writer, painter, performer and activist had a lifelong relationship with costume designer Irene Sharaff.
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The Chinese-American writer, painter, performer and activist had a lifelong relationship with costume designer Irene Sharaff.
Plus: The LPGA has an out Filipina golfer on this year’s tour and more.
The nation’s highest court decided not to hear the case of Gavin Grimm—a transgender boy suing his school district because he was denied access to the restroom matching his gender identity—this term.
The legendary actress was bisexual.
“I think it’s time for me to tell my side of the story…. There’s not too much that’s special about this story, and there’s work to be done.”
Does this look familiar?
Among some of the more familiar faces on ABC’s “When We Rise” are some uber-talented newcomers that go toe-to-toe with heavyweights like Mary-Louise Parker, Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell. Ivory […]
“Can I just be in my head with you?/Come on, let’s sleep in my bed.”
“Gay/straight or gay/gay has nothing to do with it—it’s just male/female and our experience in the world is very different.”
The Jamaican-American author wrote experimental work that transcended genres and boundaries.
“Fuck off if you say Ruby Rose.”
This is what you came for.
Remembering the radical group of lesbian activists who pushed for visibility and founded the Dyke March.
“Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter and abolish it, and to institute new government. That is why we are here!”
“I think there’s something sticky when you say ‘lesbian.’ People are like ‘What? There’s a professional thing that’s connected to that?’ I think there’s a ton of power in that.”
“Do you want a backrub?”
“We want to make it so that when LGBTQ women wake up and go about their day, their lives are not any harder or different because of sexual orientation or gender identity.”
Laundry and chill?
If we view YA novels as echoes of their authors’ lives, then for the younger (and marginalized) LGBTQ audience, these novelists’ experiences mirrored through their work serve as invaluable touchstones that provide much-needed voices of reason, sympathy and identification to relate to on the page.
After a mixup, “Moonlight” on Sunday night became the first LGBTQ film to ever earn a “Best Picture” Oscar—in addition to garnering a “Best Supporting Actor” award for Mahershala Ali, and one for “Best Writing Adapted Screenplay.”
“It’s time to show up. It’s a singular time in history. It’s a time to engage.”
On the week of what would have been Kurt Cobain’s 50th birthday (he was born on Feb 20, 1967 and died tragically in 1994 at the age of 27), GO reflects on the grunge icon’s staunch feminism, status as an LGBTQ ally and his own self-contemplated queerness.
GO speaks with acclaimed out writer Dustin Lance Black on his groundbreaking new LGBTQ history mini-series, “When We Rise,” launching Monday on network television (ABC).
Who run the world?
Even if you’re shy AF.
“You have to find a balance between self-care and staying educated.”
The Trump administration on Wednesday effectively redacted Obama administration guidelines for schools to protect transgender students. The public outcry by LGBTQ advocates and allies was loud and instantaneous.
Protect trans kids. #NODAPL
SB 694 would bar cities in Oklahoma from offering expanded protections to LGBTQ residents that the state itself currently fails to provide, as well as make Tulsa’s Fair Housing Act illegal.
The Trump administration plans to today redact guidance from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education regarding schools’ crucial protections for transgender students, following a fight between Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos on the issue and a DOJ decision to eliminate the Obama administration’s challenge to a nationwide injunction against the guidelines.
The workshops, shorts, features and special presentations to see at this year’s QPOC film fest.
You don’t own her!
Out singer/actor Jo Lampert stars as a queer icon on Broadway.
Kirsten Kuppenbender’s collective of queer women comics takes the show on the road.
“Beyond the general party theme, the Dinah actually has a very profound meaning and a significant way of touching people. It’s powerful.”
“Own it, address it, clarify it, empower our #Queer #Bisexual youth & community w/accurate positive reflections.”