Do you think that the idea of the "male lesbian" was either a joke or the creation of the producers of The L Word? Apparently, if so, you're wrong. At least if you believe the 1980s work of one psychologist. » 5/20/14 3:20pm 5/20/14 3:20pm

Cornetto has been doing a lot of filmmaking-as-advertising lately, by making long-form commercials that barely even show the product being shilled. The latest is called "40 Love," and features two winsome young ladies, with Lily Allen as a guest star. » 5/19/14 5:00pm 5/19/14 5:00pm

American anime distributor Viz has announced that they have obtained the rights to both the upcoming Sailor Moon: Crystal series and the original 90s classic Sailor Moon. The classic series will be broadcast, uncut, on Hulu in both Japanese and English. » 5/18/14 10:03pm 5/18/14 10:03pm

Anne of Green Gables may not be the the first work on your list of "classic queer literature," but maybe it should be. There's something about Anne Shirley which seems, at least to me, undeniably queer. It's little wonder that I have always identified heavily with Anne and the novel remains my favorite novel of all… » 5/15/14 11:08pm 5/15/14 11:08pm

When MTV first announced its new series Faking It, about two girls who pretend to be lesbians at a super liberal Austin, Texas high school in order to became popular.... Well, I gave it pretty heavy side-eye. But I admit, I'm hooked already. » 4/17/14 8:59pm 4/17/14 8:59pm

British lesbian dating app Dattch, which verifies that its users are indeed female-identified, is now expanding into the United States, starting with San Francisco and expanding to other American cities. Further plans are to expand into other major English speaking markets like Australia and Canada. » 4/07/14 10:58pm 4/07/14 10:58pm

Ellen sits in front of a roaring fireplace in a mahogany living room, drinking whiskey from a cut crystal glass as Portia sleeps at her feet. So begins an "intense lesbian fanfiction" starring Ellen Degeneres, Portia di Rossi, Jodie Foster and a 21-year-old Midwesterner named Blaze. » 2/04/14 5:20pm 2/04/14 5:20pm

Robin Roberts, Good Morning America anchor, publicly came out on Sunday, via a touching Facebook post thanking fans, family and her longtime girlfriend, Amber Laign, for their support during recent health battles. » 12/29/13 8:30pm 12/29/13 8:30pm

Shakespeare With a Twist is happening everywhere right now; in New York on Broadway, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad star in an interracial version of Romeo and Juliet. And in Philadelphia, the Curio Theater is producing the same play — with two women in the title roles. » 10/04/13 2:30pm 10/04/13 2:30pm

In trying to crackdown on porn, Tumblr has added #gay, #lesbian, and #bisexual to the list of censored terms that will return no results on their iOS app. They say this is because those tags return too much porn. I say it's because our very existence is seen as obscene, and that this is a crackdown on our very… » 7/21/13 9:00pm 7/21/13 9:00pm

22-year-old Brittney Griner, the number one pick in the WNBA draft this year, new Phoenix Mercury player and someone you will instantly like after seeing this picture, has become the first out-and-proud athlete to be signed to an endorsement deal by Nike. » 4/27/13 12:30pm 4/27/13 12:30pm

Kenneth "Manimal" Faried, who plays for the Denver Nuggets, which is a hilarious name for a basketball team, stars in this very sweet PSA for civil unions in Colorado. » 1/29/13 9:20am 1/29/13 9:20am

Last year it was discovered that bisexual women were more likely to have depression or anxiety than straight women—the head researcher said this was likely due to dealing with the stigma against bisexuals. Now, the first national study that examines abuse rates by womens' self-identified sexual orientation has… » 1/26/13 5:00pm 1/26/13 5:00pm

Yesterday, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, passed away after battling pancreatic cancer for a year and a half. But hidden in her obituary was a surprise — she was survived by Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years. Tam O'Shaughnessy is a woman. » 7/24/12 2:40pm 7/24/12 2:40pm

Essentially, what I love about lingerie is how it can express a part of you that has nothing to do with what everyone else sees. True, your choice of undergarment affects the look of the clothes on top of it (imagine a bullet bra vs. your classic Victoria's Secret push-up) but within the most basic guidelines, you do… » 7/16/12 6:40pm 7/16/12 6:40pm

When it comes to modern relationships between insufferable people who take pictures of their food, it's not official until it's on Facebook. And until very recently, the social networking site couldn't provide accurate graphics to newly wed same sex couples, thus negating all gay rights. But not anymore — Facebook… » 7/02/12 1:00pm 7/02/12 1:00pm