Lea DeLaria Revisits Her Career Highlights
From stand-up comedy to Broadway to Orange is the New Black, she's basically done it all.
How To Pitch Stories To BuzzFeed LGBT
We’re looking for personal essays, cultural criticism, profiles, and reported features that touch upon some aspect of the LGBT experience. Here’s what you need to know.
My IUD And Me: A Lesbian Love Story
Since I stopped needing birth control, I’ve realized that being gay affords me a particular privilege — but queer women still belong in the reproductive health conversation.
Movies I Loved Before My Feminism Made Me Love Them Less
If I saw any of these today I'd be like "lol nope."
Director Roland Emmerich Discusses “Stonewall” Controversy
“You have to understand one thing: I didn’t make this movie only for gay people,” Emmerich told BuzzFeed News.
Lily Tomlin Proves Why We Need More Older Gay Women In Film
We could use more representations of older women in general, really.
Where's My Lesbian Friend Group?
Finding a bunch of queer lady friends is harder than I thought it would be.
Why Are Movies About Queer Women Mostly Terrible?
Four writers discuss the latest lesbian film — which stars Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel — and its place in the storied history of bad popular gay cinema. When so few lesbian films manage to get made, why aren't more of them any good?
Welcome To Lesbian History Week
Various writers look back on the queer ladies who came before us.
Jazz Jennings' Guide To Staying Positive, Even On The Worst Days
She's got a few tips to ~jazz~ up any day.
How Strangers Harass Lesbians On The Street
Plenty of women, regardless of sexuality, face street harassment on a regular basis. Queer women experience a few particular kinds.
Behind The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Conversation With Ezra Miller And Kyle Alvarez
The director and actor discuss life on set, prison ethics, hypermasculinity, and why a 1970s psychology experiment gone wrong is still relevant 40 years later. **spoilers**
Jazz Jennings And Her Mom Offer Wonderful Advice To Parents Raising Transgender Kids
"Without my family, I'm not sure I would even be alive today sitting here right now."
"Tangerine" Is The Trans Women Buddy Comedy You Didn't Know You Needed
BuzzFeed News spoke with director Sean Baker and actor Mya Taylor about making a groundbreaking feature film on an iPhone — and what's next for transgender representation in film.
No, Queer Women Aren't "Just Experimenting"
They aren't "just going through a phase," either. But female queerness continues to be qualified, belittled, and disbelieved.
What Ridiculous Euphemism Best Describes Your Queer Lady Relationship?
Is your ~special someone~ your gal pal? Your BFF? Anything but your wife or girlfriend!
“Fun Home” Is Bringing Butch Lesbians Into The Mainstream
The popular success of Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir turned musical is a pivotal — and bittersweet — moment for lesbian culture.
What The Hell Do Butch And Femme Even Mean Anymore?
A group of trans men and queer women discuss whether it's time to retire the masculine versus feminine dynamic at last.
Adventures In Queer Girl Tinder
Finding other queer women to have adventures with used to be difficult and disheartening. That was before I started using dating apps.
Three Years After Teen Lesbian Couple Brutally Attacked, The Only Survivor Looks Back
In 2012, Kristene Chapa and her girlfriend were shot execution-style and left for dead. Now, Chapa prepares for her alleged attacker’s trial — with the support of her increasingly LGBT-accepting southern Texas community.