- 1. There Are Only 14 Lesbian Bars Left in the US. Here's Why
- (Living)
- ... bars have closed in recent years. ”...As technology advanced, you were able to meet people online... And then with the sort of assimilation of gay people, we were accepted by the broader society. So I ...
- Created on 16 March 2023
- 2. Gia Woods Is The Queer Persian Pop Princess Of Our Playlist's Dreams! Her New Song "Enough Of You" Will Have You Dancing All Summer Long: BUST Intervi
- (Music)
- The queer Persian pop princess we’ve all been waiting for has been solidifying herself as our latest obsession. Gia Woods is ridiculously talented, undeniably sexy, and sooooo gay. With hypnotizing ...
- Created on 17 June 2021
- 3. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... via Wikimedia Commons Hinduism is the posterchild for queer representation when it comes to deities. Hindu literature is full of fluid gender expression, gay sex, and polyamorous relationships. Basically, ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 4. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... bleaching and wooden-spoon making classes, all made worse by an inability to relate to Beyoncé’s catalogue of break-up songs as a gay woman. Esposito rose as a prominent figure in the #MeToo movement ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 5. "The Lesbian Bar Project" Documentary Is Helping to Save Lesbian Bars From Extinctio
- (Movies)
- ... within their walls. Throughout the film, we are introduced to gay women, such as Lisa Cannistrac, the owner of Henrietta Hudson who is looking to cultivate a space that welcomes all people regardless of ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 6. The 1970s Influences in St. Vincent's New "Daddy's Home" Singles Usher In Her New Era of Glamour and G
- (Music)
- ... of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On (‘71), Sly & the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On (‘71), and Stevie Wonder’s pivotal records Innervisions (‘73) and Songs in the Key of Life (‘76). Despite its seemingly ...
- Created on 06 April 2021
- 7. Big Freedia Opens Up About Beyoncé, Bounce, Being Black in New Orleans, and Her Boo: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- ... her in BUST’s April/May 2010 issue. A gay man who prefers she/her pronouns, Freedia (pronounced as in Kahlo) was making waves at that time as one of the major forces reviving New Orleans’ club scene in ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 8. Remember: Queer Black Womxn Paved The Way For LGBTQ+ Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... in the community. Eckstein firmly believed that there needed to be a public outcry for gay rights, arguing that LGBTQ+ acitivists needed to become involved in courtroom action as a means to create change. ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 9. Ugandan Feminist Released From 18 Months in Prison for “Cyber Harassment” Charge
- (Feminism)
- Writer, scholar, and queer and feminist rights acitivst, Dr. Stella Nyanzi, was just released from prison in Uganda after her 18-month sentence. Last year, Nyanzi was found guilty of cyber harassment ...
- Created on 24 February 2020
- 10. Why Are Women Still Being Blamed For Their Own Murders?
- (Feminism)
- In December of 2018, 21-year-old British back-packer, Grace Millane, was murdered and buried in a suitcase near Auckland, Australia. What followed was a trial in which her murderer tried to use her ...
- Created on 24 January 2020
- 11. Week Of Women: May 31-June 6, 2019
- (Entertainment)
- ... tackles themes of justice, freedom, and compassion. Out June 4. In The Deep End by Kate Davies Davies’ debut novel, about a young woman’s sexual awakening—and its ups and downs—in London’s gay ...
- Created on 30 May 2019
- 12. How Mae West Turned Her Arrest For Obscenity Into Her Big Break
- (Movies)
- ... in a gay bar in Greenwich Village, ensuring she got the cast she wanted and casually going against every rule in the book to do so. Drag opened out of town in January 1927 to packed houses ...until it ...
- Created on 06 August 2018
- 13. Sandra Oh, Before "Killing Eve": From The BUST Archive
- (TV)
- ... backward? It comes down to my identity as an American or a Canadian. I identify myself as a Canadian because I like the safety of saying, “Well, I could go back home.” You know, if I was gay, I could ...
- Created on 18 July 2018
- 14. Learn About Stonewall Hero Stormé DeLarverie
- (Feminism)
- ... appearing with her car, which was well known for being parked outside the gay bars in Greenwich Village and was actually outside Stonewall Inn the night of the riots. She settled in Brooklyn, New York ...
- Created on 13 July 2018
- 15. What "The Deuce" Got Wrong, From Someone Who Lived I
- (TV)
- ... No one is having any fun or laughter at all with the exception of Paul (Chris Coy), The Deuce’s gay bartender, who is busy being gay in the '70s, a full decade before AIDS. The Deuce I first showed ...
- Created on 01 November 2017
- 16. Summer 2021
- (Magazine)
- Summer is already heating up here at BUST, and to celebrate, we’ve got fab, feminist scene stealer Uzo Aduba from the amazing shows Orange is the New Black and Mrs. America gracing our cover! ...
- Created on 01 February 2017
- 17. Manchester, England Travel Guide: From The Pankhurst Centre To V Revolution Diner
- (Living)
- ... Sq.): head inside to gawk at the huge Reading Room with its domed ceiling. Canal Street is home to Manchester’s gay bars, and the center of Pride—unmissable if you’re lucky enough to visit at the end ...
- Created on 25 January 2017
- 18. How My Queer As F*ck Video Game Was Changed By The Pulse Shootings
- (Entertainment)
- ... after hearing the news, my good friend came over and insisted he was going to spend the day being as gay as possible (not much of a stretch for him). He wanted to find a rainbow flag to hang over a bridge, ...
- Created on 17 October 2016
- 19. 7 Things To Keep In Mind This National Coming Out Day
- (Feminism)
- ... Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, was created to raise awareness and promote a safer world for LGBTQ individuals — a world where everyone can come out without fear of violence repercussions. We’ve ...
- Created on 11 October 2016
- 20. 10 Books BUST Is Reading Right Now
- (Books)
- ... Moira Weigel’s new book, Labor of Love, helps demystify this tender topic by introducing readers to how our modern courtship rituals began. From shop girls to gay clubs, Weigel explores it all, with each ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
