Lesbian literature is an extensive genre-spanning over 2,500 years. Though the ancient Grecian poet Sappho is credited with producing the earliest forms of lesbian writing, the genre as we know it today began taking shape…
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Baylea Jones is a freelance writer and high school teacher living in Houston with her wife. She holds an MFA in fiction from Western New England University. Her writing has been featured on HuffPost, Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, Electric Literature, and more
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Historically, portrayals of lesbians and same-sex relationships in American film were extremely limited due to the Hays Code. The Hays Code, enacted in response to the wild and roaring 20’s, was a set of moral…
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When I was about nine, I typed the word “lesbian” into Internet Explorer search bar on my parents’ desktop computer after a girl at school told me I looked like one. (It was the week…
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This year New York City is expecting in the neighborhood of four million rainbow and glitter-clad World Pride attendees to flood the streets of Manhattan. New York City Pride is always one of the largest…
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I’ve talked at length about my unique situation growing up poor, I wasn’t born in NY but I lived there longer than any other place in my life. I consider myself a New Yorker not…
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You might have heard that 2018 was the best year yet for LGBTQ+ representation on TV and, if you’re anything like me, you’re hoping for more queer characters on TV (and in all media) this…
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been searching for a place where I belong. I’ve found glimmers of it over time. Like when I’d split a cab with my roommate and we’d both…
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If I’ve learned anything about traveling it’s that no matter how many places you visit the list of places you want to see grows twice as fast. My travel bucket list is constantly growing…
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This week on Queers You Should Know, We’ve got indie singer-songwriter Natalie Ceva. Her lyric-driven melodies put feelings I could never describe into verse. Her organic voice pulls you into a diary of sound, intimate and personal,…
