Web Series ‘My Life’ Spotlights Transgender Couple

By Ashley R. Lierman Mode Studios’ web series My Life, which “takes a deep look into the lives of fascinating individuals,” recently profiled a transgendered married couple, Out reports. In their segment on the series, Claire and Jim talk about their history, their desire to raise a family, and more. Watch an exclusive clip of […]

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Autostraddle ranks every queer female television storyline in 2015

By John Mack Freeman Autostraddle released a ranking of the 83 television storylines in 2015 to feature a queer woman. While of course any ranking is ultimately in the eye of the viewer, we wanted to pass this along as a fairly comprehensive list of representation in the past year. You can view the entire list […]

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Queer Quest 16 – A Brief Queer History of Star Wars

By Ashley R. Lierman (image c/o GeekParty.com) I’ll admit it, I’m not the biggest Star Wars person. I don’t have anything against it, it was just something I never really got into, for whatever reason. But it’s hard not to be aware of the importance the Star Wars universe holds for a lot of us, […]

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SheWired Picks 2015’s Best Films for Queer Women

By Ashley R. Lierman The season for end-of-year lists is upon us, and SheWired has a great kickoff with their list of 12 of the year’s best films for and about LGBT women. The list includes buzzed-about big names like Freeheld and Carol as well as smaller indie titles, and even one film (The Girl […]

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Current Scholarship Roundup: Trans*formational pedagogies, Alison Bechdel and more

By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Journal Issue The current Issue of Trans* Studies Quarterly, titled “Trans*formational Pedagogies,” is focused on education. Articles include “’Trans Enough?’: The Pressures Trans Men Negotiate in Higher Education” from D. Chase J. Catalano and […]

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“This Book Is Gay” at center of dispute in Wasilla, AK

By John Mack Freeman Wasilla, Alaska’s city officials heard public comment on Monday, November 25th regarding a complaint that the Wasilla Public Library had James Dawson’s This Book Is Gay included in their juvenile nonfiction section. The complaint was brought forward after an area resident found her son reading the book. Via Alaska Public Media: This Book […]

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Watch: Clip from Lesbian Romance, Carol

By Ashley R. Lierman Carol, a film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel The Price of Salt, opens this weekend with a limited release. The film stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as two women in a love affair in 1950s New York, and has already been receiving major critical acclaim. Even if the film […]

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Watch: Trailer for Web Series on Dating as a Trans Woman

By Ashley R. Lierman Her Story, an upcoming scripted web series, explores the experiences of trans women when dating, featuring a trans woman in a relationship with a cisgender lesbian. Crowdfunded by independent creators, the series is planned to debut free online around the end of January 2016. The Advocate has an interview with the […]

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