What a year it has been for ELIXHER! Here we are (and here you are with us!) over 600 posts, 20 contributing writers, 1,010 Facebook followers later. We guarantee that 2013 will be even bigger and better! (Stay tuned.) Join us as we take a look back at some of 2012’s highlights and most popular stories.
It Did Not Start With Stonewall: Black Lesbian Elders Tell Their Herstories
Our revolution didn’t start with Stonewall. African American lesbian elders tell the tales of gay New York life in Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx before the world-altering Stonewall rebellion. In this clip they recall, raids and suffocating laws and racial discrimination faced within the gay community.
Dating A Trans Man: Negotiating Queerness & Privilege
There’s satisfaction knowing two queer folks can benefit from heterosexual privilege. Still there’s that voice inside Aja’s head. It’s part missing the face, the voice, and the smell of that butch girl she fell in love with.
Queer Girls’ Guide To Meeting Ms. Right (Now)
If you don’t live in a queer Mecca or seep gay out of your pores, meeting Ms. Right (or Ms. Right Now) might seem daunting if not impossible. Chances are you have no clue where to meet other lesbian and bisexual women. Even if you do, you might not know how to approach her. But meeting that special lady can be fun if you keep your mind and options open. Here’s how!
PHOTOS: ELIXHER Celebrates Turning One
Beautiful queer folks gathered in Brooklyn for our soiree “SKIN” and to celebrate ELIXHER’s one year anniversary!
She Said, She Said: Women Weigh In On Why They Cheat
Why do some lesbians and bisexuals cheat? ELIXHER surveyed women from across the country to get their thoughts on dating and infidelity.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About LGBT Family Planning
Conceiving a child as a queer woman involves choices that challenge one’s beliefs, finances, and stamina. Here are ten choices you’ll have to make.
Don’t Funk With Their Groove
ELIXHER chatted with Cat and Stas of the funk/jazz/R&B/hip-hop music group THEESatisfaction. Read what the dynamic duo had to say about their black-women-centric video “QueenS,” staying true to themselves and more.
Partnered Polyamory
Monogamy isn’t for me. I am queer. I enjoy butch dykes, dandies, high femmes, trans folks, fairies and all the gender fucking one can conjure up in play spaces, libraries and everyday conversations. I am a poly lover – meaning I am capable of swooning and fucking multiple people at a time while maintaining my primary relationship.
WATCH: ELIXHER Exclusive! Red Carpet Access At The GLAAD Media Awards
Peeling Back The Labels: ‘Femme’ By Default
Labels can be limiting but finding one that works for you can be liberating. When Becca and her girlfriend first began dating, Becca squeezed herself into a ‘femme’ box until she found an identity that reflected her true self.
Ask Dr. Bukky: My Straight Friends Choose Crappy Men
Ask Dr. Bukky offers advice to queer women of color on relationships and mental health wellness. Dr Bukky breaks down the common missteps in relationships and what we should do to avoid them.
PHOTOS: ELIXHER Presents SummHer
Every Second Sunday in the Summer, ELIXHER brought together beautiful queer women in Brooklyn for SummHer, a monthly brunch for women who love women.
Three Sexy Black Lesbian Films You Wanna Watch
Philadelphia’s 18th Annual QFest featured over 100 international Queer and LGBT films including Stud Life, the first narrative feature by UK-based filmmaker Campbell X, Mommy is Coming, a Feminist Porn Award winning skin-flick directed by Cheryl Dunye, and Bumming Cigarettes, a short film by tiona m.
Intro To Kink
If you were curious about kink, one queer couple broke it down.
ELIXHER Creator Nominated For Social Media Award
The Women’s Media Center, a non-profit progressive women’s media organization that works to make women visible and powerful in the media, recently announced the nominees for its Social Media Award, which celebrates new media makers for gender justice. ELIXHER creator Kimberley McLeod is among this year’s nominees.
Between Women: Triumph Or Try Again? One Viewer’s Take
The Between Women web series follows a group of black lesbians who are friends and former lovers as they live their lives and discover what it means to be black and lesbian in Atlanta (where else?). In addition to the acting needing some work, each episode’s storyline is muddled and unclear, including countless scenes that add nothing to the already invisible plot. Worst of all, Between Women portrays black lesbians in the worst possible, most stereotypical light there is.
No Turning Back: MD Couple Talks Marriage Victory & More
Maryland couple Lakisha and ShaDonna talked to ELIXHER about the recent marriage equality victory and their personal journey to the altar.
PHOTOS: Mova DC Jazz Brunch
ELIXHER teamed up with the Women of Mova and lesbian chef duo LoveLust for a jazz brunch in Washington, DC.
Media Hype Over JET Gay Couple Says A Lot About Lesbian Invisibility
ELIXHER explored why there wasn’t as much media attention for the first lesbian couples featured in JET magazine and lauded the women that paved the way.
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