If you ask people (straight or gay) to define “lesbian sex,” you’ll likely be left with varying answers or the big question mark you started with. (The answer is not in “lesbian” porn.) You have to wonder why the average person is so puzzled when it comes to girl-on-girl intimacy when there’s no confusion about what constitutes gay male sex or straight sex.
Over the weekend, the Audre Lorde Project’s Safe OUTside the System Collective (SOS) hosted the first annual Bed-Stuy Pride in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The event was a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, trans and gender non-conforming people of color in the Bed-Stuy community.
At the beginning of the month, not-so-funny comedian, Katt Williams, turned Twitter into a stand up act and lesbians were the brunt of his “jokes.” Less than a week later, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Omarion tweeted, “I don’t believe in lesbians…they change around me…even if they just want to sample…I can be the ‘example.’” Katt Williams and Omarion’s tweets aren’t innocent; they’re enablers.
For decades, Bedford-Stuyvesant (more commonly known as Bed-Stuy) has been a cultural hub for Brooklyn’s Black population. While White faces trickle into the neighborhood and quaint coffee shops and wine bars pop up along the brownstone-lined blocks, one thing that has always been here and will remain is its Black queer community. “There’s a misconception [...]
Want to find out all the juicy details about what really went down on The Real L Word?! Then this interview is not for you. ELIXHER recently sat down with Sajdah Golde, star of the Showtime hit reality series and field organizer with the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center’s Vote for Equality campaign. Whether [...]
With the temps skyrocketing, there’s no need to compromise your daily workout routine. Fitness guru, Aja Davis, has the solution to your warm weather woes! You asked… Is there a way to enjoy the outdoors without being uncomfortable during the warmer months? Aja answered… The best way to enjoy the outdoors is to be prepared. [...]
bklyn boihood, a collective that creates visibility and builds community within masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified, studs, doms, butches and AGs of color through online media, events, workshops and collaborative projects, is producing their 2012 calendar. They need your help! Here’s what you can expect from this year’s calendar and why it’s so important. [...]
bklyn boihood, a collective that creates visibility and builds community within masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified, studs, doms, butches and AGs of color through online media, events, workshops and collaborative projects, is producing their 2012 calendar. They need your help! The money raised will fund printing the calendar, the production team, photographers, editors, filmmakers, [...]
A trip to the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Midtown in Atlanta or Ferndale in Detroit will reveal cultural hubs for gay folks. But when you look at the establishments, look at who is running them, look at the patrons, you’ll find that they are owned and/or frequented by primarily white gay men—with [...]
You asked… Help! How do I tone up my legs and abs? Aja answered… Toning your legs and abs for summer can be easy and fun. Here are a few of my favorite exercises. Jump Squat: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, hands down by your sides. Bend your knees and sit your hips [...]
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