My Coming Into Her Coming Out
BY CINDY LINDER When Ellen DeGeneres’ character, Ellen Morgan uttered the words “I’m gay” on primetime TV twenty years ago, it was history making. 42 million viewers, including myself, were
My Queer Time at Full Frontal’s Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By Jade Salazar This past Saturday, Samantha Bee hosted her much-talked-about “Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner.” The event was held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and was
What Is There to Be Proud Of? Asks Transgender Activist
It took years for me to find pride in my identities. For the majority of my life, being transgender in a society where even the most liberal and “well-intending” folks
A Resolution: To Write and Send More Love Notes
New Year’s Resolutions are shit. Time is a fallacy. Dedicate yourself to changing your life whenever you feel like it or whenever someone you love or trust intervenes. I’m much
International Women’s Day: Does Protest Send a Loud Enough Message to Trump?
“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you,” said trade unionist Nicholas Klein
Opinion: The Best LGBTQ TV Programs
Years ago, there were hardly any good TV programs featuring LGBTQ characters, but luckily there are a lot more readily available these days. What is certain as well, is that
This is a Safe Space: My Experience in Portland’s Progressive Bubble
By Ali Dopp Having moved to Portland from Washington, D.C., I’ve traded in my weekends of lesbian brunch and bottomless mimosas for hikes topped off with lunch and beers at
Queer Out of Water
Growing up I always wanted to be a cast member on The Real World. I loved the Seattle season so much that after college I moved to the Emerald City