Queer Women We Love

“I wish I had a strong, beautiful representation of what it meant to be a trans woman. I wish that the popular girl — the girl who gets the guy, the girl who gets the crown — was trans.”

Drink responsibly, babes.

We can’t be what we can’t imagine. We need to see ourselves living joyfully, lovingly, fully in the world.

“I’m casting people who are different from me to make changes that affect all of us.”   

“There is so much out there that says we do not belong. I think having homeownership creates an atmosphere of safety and autonomy over one’s self.”

“I want people to feel like they have showered after they listen to my music, for it to be a cathartic and cleansing sort of experience.”

This is the time to redesign our lives. There is no right way to practice self-care.

Karyn Blanco opens up about her music, “The Circle,” and how she wants people to really see her. 

“There’s something in me that I really need to say. And I’m just going to keep working until I say it.”  

Being closeted is like living in an alternate world within this world.

I want to be both things.

Seeing yourself in someone else can serve as a living affirmation.

We are thrilled to present this year’s 100 Women We Love — a diverse group of out activists, healthcare workers, authors, entrepreneurs, and elected officials.

We need these spaces.

In the words of Audre Lorde, “Without community, there is no liberation.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES: I plan my funeral often.

Becoming a queer Black witch has freed me from the chains of organized religion, encouraged my activism, as well as opened my mind to the many ways we’re allowed to just be.

“Race and sexuality are inextricably linked.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tinder confirmed that I am a big ol’ homo.

“It’s hard to explain to somebody how bad it can be unless you’re seeing it firsthand.”

In a time of such uncertainty, Koones has found a way to keep Babetown in business, keep the community fed, and keep being the culinary badass she is. 

“We want everyone to stay safe and we, the very first minute that we can open our doors and let people in, we’re going to be there and we’re going to come back.”

In strange and dark times, Grace Millo turns to music. 

If you wonder what Sophie was reading at her grandma’s bedside on “Gen Q,” we have the answer.

“It’s not just humbling. It’s a feeling of being part of something huge and vast and magnificent and vibrant and changing and different every day.”  

*cries rainbow tears*

Let’s give it up for the beautiful, badass Mujeres that paved the way.

Self help meets memoir. Party girl meets wise sage. Beauty meets reality. Zara Barrie is the cool older sister you wish you had.

Despite the challenges facing them at work and in the world, these four women have made incredible strides.

What a truly epic lesbian year it has been.

From scorpions to cancer research, these women are changing the world and their fields.

Five of our very favorite humans share their personal views on the significance of WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50.

It was all a (midsummer night’s) dream—complete with a unicorn and an “actual” mermaid.

We are thrilled to present this year’s 100 Women We Love—a diverse group of out entertainers, athletes, artists, activists, business leaders, and elected officials. Each one of these women, in […]

We are thrilled to present this year’s 100 Women We Love—a diverse group of out entertainers, athletes, artists, activists, business leaders, and elected officials.

This Pride month, we honor her as a courageous fighter and trailblazer of the LGBT civil rights movement.