This Is Why We Need More LGBT Couples in TV Ads
The first time I saw a lesbian couple in a TV commercial was an IKEA ad a couple of years ago. I remember it took me a while to understand the existing love connection between the girls because they...
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Hey, it’s officially spring! Yay for the illusion of time to distract us from crippling ennui, Paul Ryan, yada yada. Anywho, this week Ruby Rose celebrated her 31st birthday, Lauren Jauregui starred in...
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What a week! While a lot of lady lovin’ goodness occurred over the past seven days, my favorite piece of news is the marriage of Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli. This is the pick-me-up we all needed,...
View ArticleLez Dish It OUT! AfterEllen’s Weekly LGBT Round-Up
Happy Friday, ladies! This week I have news on everything from Supergirl‘s beloved lesbian ship to the latest on Beth Ditto’s exciting solo career. Settle in and lez get to it! Beth Releases The First...
View ArticleLez Dish It OUT! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Greetings, lady lovers! This week gifted us with a new lesbian character on UnREAL, the season five trailer for Orange Is The New Black, and a much needed graphic novel featuring queer women of color....
View ArticleNo, Straight People Can’t Be Queer
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View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Hello, ladies! Since there’s a lot of lady lovin’ headlines to get to this week, I’m going to get right to the good stuff. Lez get to it! Amber Heard Is Reportedly Down To Marry Elon Musk It looks...
View ArticleAfter Ellen DeGeneres Came Out on National Television
On May 13, 1988 romantic partners Rebecca Wight and Claudia Brenner were shot to death while enjoying a camping trip together. Their murderer’s reason was because he was enraged by their lesbianism....
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Salutations, lady lovers! This week was an automatic win thanks to Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26, an event AE writer Lily Khuu discussed HERE. As for my own visibility, you know you’re a lesbian...
View ArticleLez Dish It OUT! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to May 2017, people! As AE writer Caroline Cook already clued you in on, Anna Wintour’s annual Met Gala took place on May 2. Luckily for us, a bunch of lady lovin’ ladies attended the coveted...
View Article10 Realities of Being Queer and Mexican
When your family doesn't quite get it. The post 10 Realities of Being Queer and Mexican appeared first on AfterEllen.
View ArticleMeet Niña Dioz, Mexico’s First Openly Gay Female Hip-Hop Artist
Niña Dioz is a hip-hop artist from Monterey, Mexico, and she just released her new hit single and music video, “Dale.” She agreed to speak with AfterEllen about her music, coming out, being new to the...
View ArticleADVOCATES is an LGBTQ Satire That Delivers Comedy with Attitude
Chloë Curran, whose provocative, opinionated articles were proudly published here on AfterEllen for a number of years, has been up to something. Now, if you follow Chloë, you know by now that she is...
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Happy Pride Month, everybody! To kick off the best month of the year, Lauren Jauregui and Halsey released an LGBT love song and Jessica Origliasso treated Ruby Rose to a MAJOR romantic gesture. Plus,...
View Article10 Times Queer Celeb Relationships Were Just Like Ours
Sometimes it’s hard not to feel envy toward celebrity relationships when you and your girlfriend can barely afford an Airbnb for a weekend getaway. It goes without saying that our celeb-centric media...
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
We’re officially one week into Pride Month and the party is still going strong. In this installment of the round-up, I have some very curious news about Kristen Stewart and her ex (?) Alicia Cargile....
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s LGBT Weekly Round-Up
Congrats on making it to Friday, LDIO readers! As usual, this week is chock full of lady lovin’ news. From St. Vincent announcing her fall tour to Amber Heard reuniting with her ex-girlfriend, there’s...
View ArticleWhen Queerness Is Cultural Capital, Lesbians Go Broke.
There’s a video going around social media this Pride month: the ABCs of the LGBTQA. It says “those six letters will never be enough…” while smoke in every color of the rainbow swirls around a...
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s Weekly LGBT Round-Up
Another Friday, another lady lovin’ installment of LDIO. This week had some highs and lows, especially in the realm of relationships. Although I have to report a very sad break-up in the Real L Word...
View ArticleLez Dish It Out! The AfterEllen Weekly Round-Up
Congratulations on making it to Friday, ladies. Before I get into this installment of Lez Dish It Out, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the brave counter-protestors who stood up to the white...
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