A handy guide to common lesbian (stereo)types. Even if you aren't a lesbian you've probably heard people use descriptors like "power lesbian" or "baby dyke." Sure, you might have an inkling of what ...

"The moments before our daughter was born, I looked at Leah and felt the most precise and sweeping love I have ever felt." ...

Narrowing down the 15 best movies in any genre is tough, but for lesbian films you have to begin with a reductive question: What is a lesbian film? What, in fact, is a lesbian? (But that’s a different ...

"Lesbian" is a demonym for the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos, so why does it today describe female homosexuality?

In 2019, there was a paradigm shift in how social media, and pop culture broadly, perceived gay women. It was as if lesbian culture—its memes, language, and stories—was suddenly mainstream. Over the ...

Over the years, Netflix has developed some of the best films that not only focus on the LGBTQ+ community at large, but zeroe in on stories made for and written by lesbians. This growing selection ...

I'll never forget the first time I sat in a roomful of gay people, not because I finally felt like I was "at home" or "living my authentic self" or anything nearly as heart-warming. I was terrified ...

In the LGBTQ+ community, there are many flags that signify pride. From the Rainbow Pride Flag to the individual sexual orientation Pride flags, there are various and unique symbols representing the ...