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Reclaiming lesbian: Why the label ISN'T problematic & the TERFs can't have it

Two proud lesbians take on the most complicated debates around the L word and explain why they will never give it up.

Lesbian Author-Scholar Julia Penelope Dead at 71

Prolific author Penelope, a feminist and separatist, was also active in the Green Party and once ran for Congress on the Green ticket.

Female Editors Reject AfterEllen, Other Sites' Anti-Trans Agenda

A show of solidarity against an iconic website's recent transphobia. 

Are Lesbian Bars Making a Post-Lockdown Comeback?

Pop-up LGBTQ+ events may be spurring a resurgence of lesbian bars across the U.S. 

The evil lesbian

Judi Dench breathes new life into a stereotype we used to hate.

Bay Area Lesbian Archives Founder Lenn Keller Dead at 69

A photographer and filmmaker, Keller was devoted to documenting lesbians' experience in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Drive-Away Dolls’ stars on their 'very gay' love letter to ’90s lesbians and bars

The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.

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Douglas Coupland returns with a hilarious new novel that explores tech culture, Ronald McDonald, lesbian separatists, and the nightmare of being Googled.

Have Hipsters Broken Your Lesbian Gaydar?

Women looking for other women have a new challenge these days, says one writer for The New York Times.

Lost in Translation

What's not gay about girl-on-girl comic book love? In Japan, everything. Caroline Ryder explores the elusive world of lesbian manga.

Survey: Young Indians split over whether to scrap sodomy law

A campaign to repeal an Indian law that makes homosexuality a crime has split young people in New Delhi and Mumbai, with about half of them in favor of scrapping the legislation, according to a survey published Monday.

Lesbian Music Legend Alix Dobkin Dies at 80

Dobkin was a contemporary of Bob Dylan and was as active in social justice as he was.

Jill Gutowitz on Excavating Sapphic Pop Culture in Girls Can Kiss Now

The social commentator and Taylor Swift aficionado chats with The Advocate about diving into lesbian pop culture in her funny and affecting memoir. 

Dyke eye for the L Word girl

Do lesbians have to conform to stereotypes fitting gay males--fat-free bodies, designer clothes, aggressive sexuality--to win media visibility? Why are the women of The L Word and Queer Eye so Birkenstock-free?

10 lesbian content creators to boost your daily dose of dyke

We've got the lesbians you need and desire.

The New Lesbian Dad

How some women are reinventing what it means to be a parent.