Sandra Valls makes her Broadway debut in 'Real Women Have Curves'
The multi-talented queer entertainer has made her Broadway dreams come true at 59: “I’m so happy that I had faith in myself.”
June 18, 2025
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Discover the origins and meanings of these 36 Pride flags
Confused? Our comprehensive Pride flag list will help you understand the importance of queer flagging.
June 1, 2023
Jeanne Cordova Remembered: 'Butch Chicana Lesbian Feminist Outlaw'
Before she died, Cordova donated $2 million to the Astraea Lesbian Foundation.
January 12, 2016
The Family Tragicomic That Could Change Broadway Forever
The story of the sexual awakening of a young, butch lesbian is the most honest thing Broadway has seen on LGBT lives.
March 4, 2015
Artist Brings a Queer Eye to Female Catholic Saints
Alma Lopez's "Queer Saints: Holy Violence" exhibition explores the idea of female saints as butch/masculine lesbians.
December 5, 2014
Vida's Ser Anzoategui: 'It's a Beautiful Thing' to Play a Butch
Nonbinary actor Ser Anzoategui beautifully brings to life an old-school butch lesbian in the breakout series.
July 22, 2019
Dita Von Teese Wants You to Sweep Her Off Her Feet
As she opens her new variety show, Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray! legendary performer Dita Von Teese talks to us about bull riding, retiring at 70, and why she still "fantasizes about being swept away by an elegantly dressed and gorgeous butch lesbian."
May 9, 2012
Getting Stoned
In I'm From Rolling Stone, the MTV reality series that premiered January 7, six young journalists compete for a one-year contract as a contributing editor at the iconic magazine. We're rooting for Tika Milan, a charismatic 26-year-old "big butch lesbian" who plays by nobody's rules but her own.
January 16, 2007
Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive)
“It’s already enough being Black and facing discrimination,” Kalaya Morton told The Advocate. “Now I have to worry about being harassed just for needing to pee?”
February 28, 2025
Unveiling the stealthy, steamy mystery of 'ninja lesbians'
Gays may have the bears and otters, but lesbians have ninjas in our ranks.
November 19, 2024
Why the use of 'butch' as an insult rankles some in the LGBTQ+ community
There are plenty of things one could criticize about Marjorie Taylor Greene, but having a "butch body" shouldn't be one of them.
June 17, 2024
Lea DeLaria Wants a Lesbian Rom-Com
The Orange Is the New Black star joins Alan Cumming and Charles Busch to discuss the importance of queer cinema.
May 31, 2018
Lea DeLaria Reveals She Was Violently Gay-Bashed In Her Twenties
"We get attacked more than any other women in our community," the Orange is the New Black star said.
June 8, 2021
Op-ed: Where Have All the Butches Gone?
In defense of resilient butches or effeminate fairies.
January 14, 2013
The 11 sultriest sapphic femmes and lesbians in film and TV history
These femme characters will have you swooning!
May 2, 2025
Responding to J.K. Rowling: It’s Past Time for Lesbians to Speak Out
Two lesbian feminist activists talk about why it's important to denounce trans-exclusionary language.
July 1, 2020
Op-ed: Why Hollywood Can't Get With Butch Women
As long as the entertainment industry cravenly appeals to straight men, less-than-feminine women will rarely see their stories on screen.
July 17, 2015
Op-ed: Accepting My Partner's Gender Transformation
After her partner of 17 years began transitioning to male, a lesbian explains what keeps them together no matter life's changes.
July 18, 2014
Leslie Feinberg's Gone and Something's Missing
It's nearly three years since the author of Stone Butch Blues left the world, and Riki Wilchins is still grieving.
September 25, 2017