- 1. How TikTok Helped Me Learn to Accept My Vulva
- (Sex)
- “I could never be gay because I think my own vagina is fucking disgusting.” That’s what I used to say, with a laugh, before I fully understood the complexities of gender and queer attraction, and their ...
- Created on 29 March 2022
- 2. Devery Jacobs of "Reservation Dogs" Talks The Power of Indigenous Stories and Stepping Into Her Own As a Queer Woma
- (TV)
- ... felt right.” According to Jacobs, that compulsion to please others finally subsided when she moved to the city of Montreal and “stepped into her queerness.” “I felt like queerness was not a Native thing. ...
- Created on 01 March 2022
- 3. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... their favorite women, queer, and BIPOC comedians (their podcast may have been the first place you heard Aparna Nancherla or Michelle Buteau), providing an influential platform that expanded the media landscape ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 4. Bitch, The Legendary Queer Music Icon Is Back With New Album “Bitchcraft” After a 9 Year Hiatus
- (Music)
- As a lover of both queer musicians and female rockers and badass music makers, Bitch is a name and face I’ve seen since my #babydyke days, strolling used record stores after school. So when I was told ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 5. The New Victoria’s Secret Brand Ambassadors Are Gay, Trans, Plus-Size, BIPOC, And Pissing Off Conservatives
- (Feminism)
- ... it, what women, queer folks, people of color, and plus-size people think and fight for is important and finally starting to be heard. Literally every guy commenting on this to insult Megan Rapinoe ...
- Created on 22 June 2021
- 6. Don't Forget Your Story: Why Kink Will Always Belong in Prid
- (Living)
- ... notions of the Pride parade or myself standing adjacent to that much queer energy. At 14, I wasn’t awake to my full sexuality or desires. It just felt like a San Francisco bucket list activity. As the ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 7. NYPD Is Banned From NYC Pride Events Until 2025 In An Effort To "Create Safer Spaces" For LGBTQIA+ And BIPOC Communitie
- (Feminism)
- ... for June 27. Top photo by Teddy Osterblom via Unsplash More from BUST Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitches Biden Administration Brings Back Obama-Era Policies, Bans Discrimination Against ...
- Created on 19 May 2021
- 8. 5 Righteous Reading Recommendations From Olaronke Akinmowo Of The Free Black Women's Librar
- (Books)
- ... about two Black teen girls who find home and safety in each other, and it captures the nuances of the Black diaspora while telling a queer story devoid of stereotypical extreme violence or pathology. I ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
- 9. Janet Mock Gave Hollywood The Long Overdue Read It Deserves At The "Pose" Season Three Premier
- (TV)
- ... exploitation of trans and queer representation as just a few of her grievances. The importance of a show like Pose can’t be overstated, and so the collective sadness among longtime fans came as no surprise ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 10. Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
- (Living)
- ... from her decades as an avid rink fixture. One of the best of the newer roller-skating content creators on YouTube is the colorful and fabulous Rebel from Queer Girl Straight Skates. Be sure to also check ...
- Created on 05 May 2021
- 11. Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema
- (Movies)
- ... is largely rooted in her extensive work as an activist in the fight for trans and queer lives. Working alongside co-producer Sasha Wortzel, her earlier films STAR People Are Beautiful People and Happy ...
- Created on 22 April 2021
- 12. Another Black Trans Woman Was Murdered. Here Are 10 Black Trans-Led Organizations To Support Right Now.
- (Feminism)
- ... known to be a sister organization with Save Our Sister United. You can support them here. Top Photo Courtesy of Alec Perkins via Wikimedia Commons More from BUST 13 Queer and Trans YA Books That ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 13. Singer-Songwriter Frankie Staton Blazed A Trail For Black Artists In Country Music: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- “Honey, you've got to look this up. Hank Williams was taught by a Black man named Rufus ‘Tee Tot’ Payne,” Frankie Staton, 66, tells me over video chat. “When Bill Monroe created bluegrass, he played ...
- Created on 06 April 2021
- 14. Join Artivist Dani Slocki As She Showcases Her Annual Fundraiser Dedicated to Brooklyn Creatives
- (Arts)
- On Sunday, April 11th, 2021- PROPHETS OVER PROFITS [P.O.P], the Brooklyn based art collective is back for its annual fundraiser, this year as a virtual online event to raise money and awareness for ...
- Created on 24 March 2021
- 15. Social Justice Illustrator Shirien Damra Re-envisions A Better Future Through Art: BUST Interview
- (Arts)
- When 33-year-old artist Shirien Damra first learned about the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was gunned down while jogging in Georgia last year, she, like many of us, was angry and heartbroken. ...
- Created on 13 March 2021
- 16. Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... Denyeta. Alexandria, Virginia. 1979 © JEB / Anthology Editions Social media can difficult. I'm thinking about how so much mainstream media queer representation lacks joy and there is a focused lens on ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
- 17. Julia Turshen—Rad Cookbook Author and Activist—Reveals Her Gourmet Pantry Staples
- (Eat Me)
- ... POC and the LGBT community.” And her “labor of love,” the podcast “Keep Calm and Cook On,” features in-depth conversations with fascinating figures ranging from chef and author Samin Nosrat to Queer Eye’s ...
- Created on 26 February 2021
- 18. The Timelessness Of The Cheerleader Flick: Serving You Veracity In A Y2K Miniskirt
- (Movies)
- ... genre can actually be. Now, though, Jennifer’s Body is finally receiving the hype it deserves as it enjoys a second-life through its queer cult status. 20th Century Studios' official poster for Jennifer' ...
- Created on 04 February 2021
- 19. Calling All Aesthetes: 10 Activist Artists Who Should Be At The Top Of Your Instagram Feed
- (Arts)
- While social media is primarily used as a tool for keeping updated on the lives of friends, acquaintances, and your favorite celebrities, it can also be an impressive device for keeping yourself updated ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 20. New Exhibit "Womxn in Windows" Faces Off Against Female Objectificatio
- (Arts)
- ... Prophetess, courtesy of the artist. Second Image: Still from Remie Akl’s A human, an animal or a thing, courtesy of "Womxn in Windows." More from BUST: This Unapologetic Street Art Series Puts Queer ...
- Created on 22 October 2020
