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Hannah Gadsby Refuses To Make Lesbianism The Butt Of The Joke

Joking about homophobia won't solve it — and as Gadsby says in her new Netflix special, Nanette, that tension might make us sick. So she offers a radical alternative.
Shannon Keating • 12 days ago

Poll Finds Lesbians Are Only 16% Of The LGBTQ Population In America

While young women are now more likely to identify as queer or bisexual, they’re much less likely to identify as lesbians.
Shannon Keating • One month ago

People Are Pissed At The New Rules For New York Pride

A new route and group limits for this year's march have sparked outrage and raised questions about who should — and shouldn't — be barred from marching.
Shannon Keating • One month ago

In Defense Of "Unflattering" Clothes

It’s my body, and I’ll wear a fashion potato sack if I want to.
Shannon Keating • One month ago

These Basketball Players Sued Their College For Anti-Gay Discrimination — And Lost

Haley Videckis and Layana White gave up everything to sue Pepperdine University for discrimination. Though they lost the case, they set a major precedent for LGBT rights.
Shannon Keating • One month ago

Three Big Superhero Movies, One Queer Tragedy Trope

In three of the last year's biggest superhero movies, queer-coded minor characters were either straightened out or killed off in strangely similar ways.
Shannon Keating • 4 months ago

What Would A Less Gendered World Really Look Like?

Gender still matters. But how might our world change if we were all empowered to define it for ourselves?
Shannon Keating • 5 months ago

How Jack From "Titanic" Launched A Thousand Lesbian Awakenings

Leonardo DiCaprio and other androgynous '90s heartthrobs looked a lot like the soft butch queer women we'd grow up to date in real life.
Shannon Keating • 7 months ago

LGBT Movies From 2017 You Need To See

2017 was mostly bad. Lots of great queer movies, though!
Shannon Keating • 7 months ago

The End Of An Emo Era Is Breaking My Teenage Heart

As a teenager, Brand New’s music helped me through some of the darkest times in my life. That makes the recent allegations of sexual misconduct against lead singer Jesse Lacey hit even harder.
Shannon Keating • 8 months ago

The Uncertain Future Of Outing

For decades, Kevin Spacey used the media’s fear of “outing” him to keep sexual misconduct allegations out of the news. But what really counts as “outing” — and when is it justified?
Shannon Keating • 8 months ago

Cara Delevingne’s Allegations About Harvey Weinstein Feel Awfully Familiar

Queer women like me have gotten this same message over and over: It’s wrong for you to be queer, unless you’re putting on a show for the pleasure of men.
Shannon Keating • 9 months ago

The Complicated Appeal Of Celesbian Gossip

Our cultural fascination with famous queer women — and women rumored to be queer — has reached a particular peak in 2017. But do celebrities have a moral obligation to come out? And what, exactly, does it mean to "out" someone these days?
Shannon Keating • 9 months ago

Should Pride Be A Party Or A Protest?

From Los Angeles to Washington, DC, LGBT organizers and activists have been reimagining what Pride events should look like in a new era of political resistance — revealing some long-held divisions in the LGBT movement.
Shannon Keating • One year ago

Looking Back At The Sexual Politics Of “Chasing Amy” 20 Years Later

In 1997, Kevin Smith’s romantic comedy about a guy who falls in love with a lesbian quickly became a cult favorite — but it also pissed off a bunch of queer people. Smith talks about the film’s origins, how he dealt with the backlash, and what he thinks of Chasing Amy's legacy.
Shannon Keating • One year ago

"Never Give Up": Trans People Share Messages Of Love And Support For Trans Day Of Visibility

"You are beautiful, you are brilliant, and you are worthy of love."
Shannon Keating • One year ago

LGBT Activists On Trans Student Guidelines: "This Is More Than A Bathroom Issue"

At a rally this week in front of the Stonewall Inn, trans New Yorkers asked for support from the broader LGBT community — something they haven’t always gotten.
Shannon Keating • One year ago

Can Lesbian Identity Survive The Gender Revolution?

Maybe the future really can be female. That depends on how we define it.
Shannon Keating • One year ago

What A Gay College Student's Murder Can Teach Us About Hate In America Today

In 2017, America may be losing ground all over again to the kind of insidious bigotry — against LGBT people and many others — that Matthew Shepard's brutal killing brought to light in 1998.
Shannon Keating • One year ago

The Strange Fate Of Queer Characters On "Westworld"

In a complex, often sexually explicit show that explores the boundaries of human behavior, there sure are a lot of straight storylines — and the few LGBT characters we do see are either coded as villainous or disappear without a trace. (Note: Spoilers ahead.)
Shannon Keating • One year ago
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