Politics
With Fascism on the Rise,
Lesbians Are Under Threat
Award-winning Curve journalist Victoria A. Brownworth looks at what is at stake for queer women for this year and next… Read more »
Victoria A Brownworth
Victoria A. Brownworth is an award-winning journalist, editor and writer. She has won the NLGJA and the Society of Professional Journalists awards, the Lambda Literary Award and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Volume 32 #1
Charting Our Herstory, Changing Our Future:
A Reporter’s Notebook
As a journalist, I live within the daily cycle of politics and I show how it inextricably shapes history. For lesbians, this goes well beyond that famous George Santayana quote: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” How does our history—herstory—mesh with our political reality… Read more »
Volume 32 #1
Radical Transformation, Radical Love:
Black Queer Women You Need To Know
Throughout Black History Month and Women’s History Month, mainstream and independent sites tend to focus on the same figures, time and time again. But, the voices of Black lesbians and queer women are too often missing from these commentaries and highlights… Read more »
Mean Girls Never Grow Up
Mean girls never grow up. They just get new screen names. Thata’s where the problem begins… Read more »
Queer Thriller: Dare Me
USA’s simmeringly queer “Dare Me” is one of the best series currently on TV. Based on Megan Abbott’s best-selling novel of the same name and written and executive produced by Abbott, it is dark, darker, darkest… Read more »
Golden Globes Highlight Impact Of Queer Representation
The 77th Annual Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 5 was notable for political speeches, and long-overdue recognition of women and people of color… Read more »
Caitlin Ryan Is Rewriting The Message
One lesbian working to create acceptance within families… Read more »
Headcase By Stephanie Schroeder
Headcase is a groundbreaking collection of personal reflections and artistic representations illustrating the intersection of mental wellness, mental illness, and LGBTQ identity, as well as the lasting impact of historical views equating queer and trans identity with mental illness… Read more »
Lesbian Activist Lyra McKee Killed By Terrorists
Lyra McKee was an independent journalist and an in-your-face LGBT activist who took on the Catholic Church and stared down rioters with equal courage.On April 18 Lyra McKee was shot to death in what police called a “terrorist act.”… Read more »
Lori Lightfoot Beats Homophobia To Become America’s New Black Lesbian Mayor
Just months before the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, 73% of voters chose a black lesbian for their mayor… Read more »
TV’s Olivia Benson Makes History
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s an issue the longest-running primetime TV series has been addressing every week for decades… Read more »