- 21. Does Your Favorite Lesbian Film Pass This Test?
- (Movies)
- ... most notable one in recent history was 2015’s Bessie, staring Queen Latifah. We deserve an Audre Lorde biopic starring Lena Waithe! I propose a new test: the Gay Test, named aptly after Roxane Gay, patron ...
- Created on 05 February 2021
- 22. Comedian And Writer Greg Mania Unpacks His New Memoir, “Born To Be Public”: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... really didn’t know, so I love hearing about someone else who did know. What did that mean for you as a small child? I knew that I was gay from my [earliest] recollection and my first cognitive abilities. ...
- Created on 28 August 2020
- 23. Eurovision's Breakout Star Netta Talks Feminism, Music, And The Power Of Gibberish: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... is a happy one. It’s like gay pride. It’s a protest, but it’s a protest with love and celebration and a party. I would like to celebrate myself and say, “Hi, I’m here. I love you, and you should love me ...
- Created on 31 July 2020
- 24. Meet Alyy Patel, Founder of Queer South Asian Womxn’s Network (QSAW): BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- Alyy Patel is a LGBTQ+ activist and graduate student living in Canada. Her research includes “'Brown Girls Can’t Be Gay': Racism Experienced By Queer South Asian Women in the Toronto LGBTQ Community,” ...
- Created on 31 July 2020
- 25. Twitter Phenom Jaboukie Young-White Talks DMs, Comedy, and Millennials: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... When I ask the openly gay comic if he’s thought about marriage and kids, he tells me he’s considered “both.” “I’m grappling with how much of that shit I actually want,” he says, “and how much I want just ...
- Created on 21 July 2020
- 26. A Massachusetts City Now Legally Recognizes Polyamorous Couples
- (Feminism)
- ... done in 2012, “essentially half of the respondents (49.5 percent) identified as female, while only 35.4 percent identified as male.” Domestic partnerships were initially created before gay marriage ...
- Created on 07 July 2020
- 27. 13 Queer and Trans YA Books That Actually Have Happy Endings
- (Entertainment)
- With pride month coming to an end, we must celebrate young adult literature that features LGBTQ+ characters. Unlike usual queer and trans media, these books will not have unnecessary pain, death or ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 28. 16 LGBTQ+ Movies Directed By Women Of Color To Watch This Pride Month
- (Movies)
- ... her mother also has some secrets of her own which leads to her moving in with Wil. The film depicts the strain of this relationship between Wil and her mother, and Wil and her openly gay girlfriend (Lynn ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 29. Supreme Court Provides Historic Win For LGBTQ+ Community On Employment Discrimination
- (Feminism)
- ... today’s victory was that of Gerald Bostock, a child welfare coordinator in Clayton County, Georgia who was fired from his job after his employers found out he had joined a gay recreational softball team ...
- Created on 15 June 2020
- 30. 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
- 31. NYC Pride Will Go Digital for 2020, All In-Person Events Cancelled
- (Entertainment)
- With Stonewall50 celebrated and New York hosting WorldPride celebrated last year, NYC Pride 2020 was going to be the 50th anniversary of Pride events. It was set to be a wonderful event with the incredible ...
- Created on 20 April 2020
- 32. Virginia Just Became The First Southern State To Pass LGBTQ+ Protection Bill
- (Feminism)
- ... and the United States as a whole. With Dawn Adams, the first openly gay woman to serve as a state legislator, Adam Ebbin and Mark Levine, two openly gay members of the House of Delgates, Mark Sickles, ...
- Created on 12 February 2020
- 33. The B is for Bisexual: How "Grown-ish" Is Getting Nomi's Sexuality Rig
- (TV)
- ... to have an open space to evaluate where they might be on the spectrum, it’s refreshing to see a young woman that knows precisely where she stands. She doesn’t fall into the straight-to-gay trope that completely ...
- Created on 07 February 2020
- 34. 10 Feminist Easter Eggs You May Have Missed At The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show
- (Entertainment)
- ... ways to conclude one of the best halftime performances in history. All images via NFL and Entertainment on YouTube More from BUST Katie Sowers Will Be The First Woman—And Openly Gay—Coach ...
- Created on 03 February 2020
- 35. The Creation of the LGB Alliance Disregards the History of Trans Activism Within Prominent LGBTQ+ Movements
- (Feminism)
- A new lesbian, gay, and bisexual organization has been facing ongoing criticism since its launch almost two weeks ago in London. Named the “LGB Alliance,” this group aims to focus specifically on the ...
- Created on 04 November 2019
- 36. Protesters Call For More Focus On Violence Against Trans Women Of Color At CNN’s LGBTQ Town Hall
- (Feminism)
- ... — Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) October 11, 2019 After security removed the protesters from the room, Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate, said, “I do want to acknowledge what these ...
- Created on 11 October 2019
- 37. On Miley Cyrus And The Way We Talk About Pansexuality
- (Feminism)
- Miley Cyrus is not straight, gay, or sexually attracted to pans. Yet, seven months of marriage to straight, cisgender husband Liam Hemsworth got her pegged worldwide as a happy, heterosexual housewife. ...
- Created on 16 August 2019
- 38. "I Am Homosexual": Celebrating 20 Years Of Team Spirit In "But I’m a Cheerleade
- (Movies)
- ... in Season 4 and DuVall as Abbi’s girlfriend in the final season). But I'm A Cheerleader, however, did not initially receive much love from the gay community nor the mainstream press. A satire about conversion ...
- Created on 29 June 2019
- 39. Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitche
- (Feminism)
- ... soft neck. And with precious and royal perfume you anointed yourself. On soft beds you satisfied your passion.” ……HELLA GAY! Later, history mocked and destroyed her work. It was denounced ...
- Created on 07 June 2019
- 40. Plan A Sweet Pride Party With These Cake Recipes
- (Eat Me)
- Gay pride celebrations have come a long way since the first pride parade to commemorate the Stonewall riots—organized by “Mother of Pride” Brenda Howard— kicked off in N.Y.C. in June of 1970. These ...
- Created on 07 June 2019
