- 1. Judy Blume Shares Her Own Coming-of-Age Story in New Documentary, ‘Judy Blume Forever’
- (Movies)
- Iconic YA author and companion through adolescent anguish, Judy Blume’s life and cultural impact are the focus of a new documentary, Judy Blume Forever, set to release on April 21. In the film, ...
- Created on 10 March 2023
- 2. Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
- (TV)
- ... Then, this past August, a teacher in my homestate of Oklahoma, faced termination, and was later forced to resign, because she provided her students access to books by writers like Zora Neal Hurston, poet Maya ...
- Created on 13 October 2022
- 3. Fight Back Against Book Censorship in The US With These 4 Actionable Steps
- (Books)
- ... Plus, it’s just nice for library staff to hear they’re appreciated. Request Materials for the Library Most libraries have a form on their website that allows anyone to request books for collection ...
- Created on 02 May 2022
- 4. 5 Great Things You Can Get From Your Local Library -- Besides Books!
- (Books)
- ... offer passes to local museums, theaters, or other cultural destinations. And many libraries themselves host exhibits of art, rare books, local historical artifacts, and more. “THINGS” Books aren’t ...
- Created on 24 February 2022
- 5. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... in San Francisco by Korean parents who owned a gay bookstore: “There were old hippies, ex druggies, burnouts, drag queens and Chinese people. It was a really confusing, enlightening, and wonderful time.” ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 6. Don't Forget Your Story: Why Kink Will Always Belong in Prid
- (Living)
- ... pride is non-negotiable. Top image by naeimasgary via Pixabay More from BUST 9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations "Ahead of the Curve" Is A Must-See ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 7. You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
- (Eat Me)
- ... TX, offered drinks called “The Virgin’s Lament” and “The Black Woman.” While at the 600 Club in Miami, Kirsten writes, revelers were given matchbooks embossed with bare-breasted hula girls, the surface ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 8. NYPD Is Banned From NYC Pride Events Until 2025 In An Effort To "Create Safer Spaces" For LGBTQIA+ And BIPOC Communitie
- (Feminism)
- New York City Pride organizers announced on Saturday, May 22, that NYPD and other law enforcements are banned from participating in the annual pride parade until 2025, NBC reported. Heritage of Pride, ...
- Created on 19 May 2021
- 9. How One Woman Changed The Video Game World Forever
- (Entertainment)
- In 1980, a shy young woman named Roberta Williams made history by designing a new kind of computer game—changing the industry forever Mystery House YOU ARE IN THE FRONT YARD OF A LARGE ABANDONED ...
- Created on 09 October 2020
- 10. Margaret Atwood Is Here To Save Us (Again), But This Time With Self-Quarantine Recommendations
- (Books)
- ... just like the rest of us. And in our time of need, she is here to give us recommendations for the following: plague books, comforting books, and poetry books to read while in quarantine as well as stupid, ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 11. ABC Called This Frida Mom Ad "Graphic" and We Need to Fight the Stigma of Postpartum Recover
- (Living)
- ... we love when women become pregnant and we love babies, but we don’t love new moms. Header image courtesy of Frida Mom via Youtube More from BUST Three New Books That Get Real About Motherhood ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 12. Let Them Sit On Cake: Professional Cake Sitter Lindsay Dye On Art, Camming, And The Decriminalization of Sex Work
- (Arts)
- ... pleasure of catching one of Dye’s performances on September 25 at Bluestockings Bookstore. In a way, the effect and experience of watching cake-sitting begins in the anticipation, excitement, and confusion. ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 13. Shadow Banning: Why Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram
- (Feminism)
- ... photo courtesy of Tofros.com via Pexels More from BUST LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Homophobic Censorship Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"? 7 Must-Read Pieces ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 14. Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"
- (Feminism)
- The film Booksmart shows graduating seniors Molly and Amy on a wild romp through their last 24 hours before high school graduation—a day packed with parties, plot twists, and romance. Despite the film’s ...
- Created on 29 October 2019
- 15. Historically, Dieting Has Always Been The Worst
- (Living)
- Fun fact: dieting does not work. And yet, every year, millions of us get on that diet bandwagon, looking for a quick fix. This isn’t a modern thing – it’s a tale as old as time. So let’s look back down ...
- Created on 08 August 2019
- 16. Misogyny and Manacles: The Real Story Behind "Wonder Woman
- (Entertainment)
- ... super-dickery that was now gripping comic books. And so Wonder Woman spending a lot of the 1950s writing a love advice column and dreaming of marriage, babies, and a career as a model. via Giphy But ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 17. There's Finally Going To Be An "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" Mo
- (Movies)
- ... Fremon Craig says, "I got the greatest email from Judy where she said if someone were to make a film of one of her books, she hoped it would have the same tone and feeling that The Edge of Seventeen had… ...
- Created on 22 October 2018
- 18. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Award. Here's Why That's A Good Thi
- (Books)
- ... statement, the ALA said that the decision was made in part because Wilder's books "reflect dated cultural attitudes toward Indigenous people and people of color that contradict modern acceptance, celebration, ...
- Created on 27 June 2018
- 19. The Story Of Alice Keppel, The Last (Official) Royal Mistress
- (Feminism)
- Alice Keppel grew up in obscurity, relative to the English nobility—meaning she spent her childhood frolicking in the grounds of her family home, a Scottish castle (naturally). Born in 1868, Alice was ...
- Created on 22 June 2018
- 20. Frida Kahlo Barbie Is Banned In Mexico: Link Roundup
- (Living)
- Frida Kahlo’s Family Keeps “Frida Barbie” Off Mexico’s Shelves A Mexican court ruled last Friday that the family of deceased artist Frida Kahlo owned the sole rights to Frida’s image, and that they ...
- Created on 23 April 2018
