Advice
Red Flags Part Deux–First Date Faux Pas
So, you’ve met a girl (at one of our events…naturally). You cautiously looked out for the red flags we mentioned before. Now that you’ve moved past the meet and greet phase, its time for the first date. Keep your ears on alert, just in case she says any of the following off-the-wall, First Date Red [...]
23 Cheap Summer Date Ideas
As the weather gets nicer we begin to liberate our feet with flip flops, open the windows to circulate the fresh air and make our way out of the months-long seclusion known as winter. From cozy nights filled with wine and board games we get ready for summer’s endless list of festivals, long weekends, Barbecues [...]
Back your shit up
How many times have you heard a version of this story? You have carefully catalogued your digital photos over the last 5 years, including many important points in your life: your trip abroad, your niece’s first steps, that thesis you’ve been working on for 2 years. One night, you are gesturing rather emphatically to your [...]
Lesbians and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
I want you to imagine the following scenario. Jill is in bed blogging on her laptop while her sexy girlfriend, Suzy, is reading on her Ipad. As Jill is typing away at the computer, she starts to feel a slight ache in her right wrist and weakness in her fingers. She shakes it off and [...]
She Reminded Me To Dance
Guz Viewz – The perspective from our Senior Editor and word wrangler, Kathy Guzman. Every step we take brings us closer to the end of all things that we know. Every glimpse we grab generates new foundations and possible expectations for what is yet to be. We live for today and hope for tomorrow and [...]
“Leaning In” as a Lesbian
By Mallorie DeRiggi What does it mean to “Lean In”? That’s been the buzz this past week, when Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook came out with her new book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.” Her message summed up in one word, empowerment. Women have slowly but surely been excelling over [...]
Boxes Of All Sizes
How’s it goin’, clit whisperers? Everything is lovely here. So calm. As I write this, I have a roast going in the Crock-Pot, almond milk yogurt going in the yogurt maker (yes! I am that dyke!), and a bunneh quietly nibbling tiiiiiny little cabbage wraps stuffed with parsley and cilantro. My apartment is clean. There [...]
TED Talks: Marriage Equality, Gender, and Vaginas
Most of us have heard about TED talks, but how many of us have actually been able to attend one? Here is a compilation of some inspiring and entertaining TED talks that will get you thinking. From gender to marriage, to bullying and the “gay agenda,” take a break and sit back and enjoy some [...]
Woman’s History Month – The Power of Mentoring
Anne came to American on a boat in late 1931. A hazel eyed 16 year old Irish girl leaving a life and family behind to make a better place for herself in a new world she knew very little about. Her strong hands, worn and calloused through time and efforts in the fields of Roscommon, [...]
How much do you REALLY know about the clitoris?
By Scout Bratt, Health Educator at Chicago Women’s Health Center Well, join Chicago Women’s Health Center (CWHC) for a discussion about the anatomy of the clitoris and the elusive female pleasure system! CWHC’s Anatomy of Sex workshop will be a night of fact-based myth-busting where you will learn about the rarely-talked about, often misunderstood parts [...]