2014 Holiday Gift Guide
Arbonne Offers the Gift of Beauty and Health By Michelle Lu Bath and beauty products are always a great gift. Need ideas for products that are high in quality and
District of Invisibility: LGBTQ Erasure Then and Now
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a panel focused on the LGBTQ experience in the District of Columbia titled District of Change: LGBTQ Life in DC –
LGBTQ History #12: Willi Smith Brings Street Couture to the Masses
Parson’s Design School alum and openly gay Philadelphia designer Willi Donnell Smith launched WilliWear in 1975 — a move that would launch his career and make him an institution in…
LGBTQ History #11: Bounce Music Originates in New Orleans
It’s been widely propagated that there is no place for queerness in hip-hop. However, for those who know better hip–hop has not only provided an affirming and encouraging backdrop for…
LGBTQ History #10: Laverne Cox Becomes First Openly Trans Person Nominated for an Emmy
Laverne Cox is a “Jackie” of all trades. Actress, producer, and LGBTQ activist are just some of the many lines of Cox’s extensive résumé. Graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, Cox…
I’m More Than a Friend, Dammit!
Despite our closeness, I have been assumed everything in relation to my partner, but a girlfriend. Once we were even asked, "Are you two...sisters?" As my boifriend is a blue…
Opinion: If They Gunned Me Down, Would They Say I’m a Stripper or a Ph.D?
I will never forget the moment my Aunt mentioned a picture my cousin had shown her of me, thinking I hadn’t “outed” myself to her yet. I was me, sitting…
Femme Problems 129: Fifty Shades of WTF
The moment the 50 Shades of Grey trailer dropped I could hardly hear the sound of my own laughter over that of every femme in my life. We were more…
Riding with Pride: OUT Riders WMC
Spending 30 plus days of celebrating what Barack Obama and all of us capital city queers affectionately call LGBT Pride Month was a fabulous whirlwind. This year, even as my…
Modern D.C. Separatists Take Note: It’s not cool and edgy to divide and conquer
By Tiffany Mott-Smith My introduction to my first queer community is, well, precious. It goes like this: Sheltered girl meets not-so-sheltered girl and freaks out about the giant middle finger…