Ellen Degeneres, Sara Gilbert, Melissa Etheridge, K.D. Lang, and Rosie O’Donnell — sounds like a party to me! On last night’s edition of “Watch What Happens Live,” Rosie O’Donnell responded to host Andy Cohen’s questions about her relationship with Ellen with a tale about the good ol’ times when all of Hollywood’s closeted lesbians would party together.
Using criteria ranging from number of LGBT bookstores to hosting a WNBA team, The Advocate released a list of America’s queer capitals. Here they are paired with photos, taken in those cities, that showcase a spirit of gaiety and fun! Full list and explanations at The Advocate.
Famed cartoonist R. Crumb says he’ll never again work for the New Yorker after they rejected this cover without explanation. They commissioned Crumb in 2009 to do a cover on the subject of gay marriage, he turned this in, they rejected it and gave no reason. Too offensive? Not offensive enough? Only David Remnick knows for sure.
KY ups the ante in their first-ever ad campaign that features a lesbian couple on national television. (via towleroad) Watch Video ›
Hege Dalen and Toril Hansen have rightly become national heroes in Norway after they rescued 40 fleeing teens from the massacre on Utoya Island. Using their boat, they made multiple trips into the waters around Utoya where Anders Breivik was murdering 69 people and ferried as many as they could to safety. Bullet holes later discovered in their boat indicate Breivik fired upon them. There’s been some concern among the gay community that their story hasn’t received the attention it should because they are a married lesbian couple. Let’s see if we can’t rectify that. (via talkaboutequality.wordpress.com) View List ›
And there’s video. Since life can never again achieve this pinnacle of sublime perfection, I’m going to curl up and die now. The women from Community, particularly Alison Brie, are amazing. The Emmys can go suck an egg filled with cyanide. (via gq.com) View List ›
Sex, especially lesbian sex, sells.
Amina Arraf, proprietor of the blog “A Gay Girl In Damascus,” is a 25-year-old activist whose heartbreaking tales of oppression at the hands of the Syrian government made her an international symbol of human rights. Amina Araf, as was revealed over the weekend, is also a figment of the overheated imagination of a 40-year-old American by the name of Tom MacMaster. MacMaster, a grad student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, honed his creative fiction on dating websites. His stunt has triggered outrage from authentic activists the world over who say he jeopardized the lives of gay people within Syria. Watch Video ›
Check out this Tumblr dedicated to vintage pictures of lesbians. The site is in honor of , “Vintage Lesbians, Affectionate Women, Lesbian Innuendo,” and more. This Tumblr is adorable, but I must warn you, the site itself is NSFW. View List ›
A new Tumblr with a singular mission: find women, preferably lesbians (although not an ironclad rule), who look like Conan O’Brien. Keep checking Lesbians Who Look Like Conan O’Brien for the latest doppelgingers. View List ›
Oh no, Taytay’s at it again! I guess pretending to be a lesbian and dancing with shirtless fans is her thing now. It’s an easy way to get attention, I hear. View List ›
Photos of Alexa Nikolas making out with young women have emerged online. In one of them she’s of course making out with Vanessa Hudgens. Nikolas is apparently a star of the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101. There are a few more shots of her making out with people who are probably not Vanessa Hudgens. Some even raunchier pictures of Hudgens have surfaced, but you can find those over at Egotastic. View List ›
It happens to all of us. We get older, our hair gets gray, our faces wrinkle, and we become old lesbians. It just happens. View List ›
Everyone’s favorite meerkat-eyed lingerie enthusiast and sometimes sort-of-actress, Taylor Momsen, pulled a shirtless young woman onstage during a recent musical performances. That’s so Taylor. View List ›
The Centers For Disease Control released their findings from a 2006-2008 study of the sexual behavior of 15-to-24-year-olds in the United States, aka The Percentage of People Who Are Winning, Duh. Not much has changed since their last survey in 2002. Although you’ll notice that twice as many women report same sex relations as men. Super Winning, Duh. View Image ›
Slander has never been so hot.
Good for them and good for their classmates.
Thank you, “Black Swan,” for providing an excuse for this article.
Proof that lesbian households aren’t normal.
For anyone who’s been bullied, belittled or beaten down, we want you to know: It Gets Better. This list of inspirational videos from celebs and civilians alike is still growing. Add your favorites or record your own and post them in the comments below. View List ›
I fail to see why a “penis flavored” whatever-this-is would cure someone of being gay. Maybe of being a lesbian…but probably not of being gay. View Image ›
Probably not to publicize their new movie Whip It!, Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page locked lips for Marie Claire. In their defense, Marie Claire is a dirty magazine for the lez set, right? View Image ›
A New York appeals court ruled on Friday that same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries must be recognized in New York, the first known ruling of its kind in the country. First the Superbowl, and now we get gay marriage too?? An amazing week. Read More ›
