LGBT Book Review: Colors by Johvan Calvo

July 2, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

A book icon states, LGBT Book Review. The image title states, Colors by Johvan Calvo.

Welcome to another LGBT book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBT content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth. You can find all LGBT book reviews here. LGBT Book, Colors: Light spoilers Genre/Plot Colors is a […]

A Lesbian and Her Laptop: June Overview

July 1, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Monthly overviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian and Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. This June on A Lesbian and Her Laptop This June, A Lesbian and Her Laptop performed at an all-time record, gathering over 4,000 views this month, surpassing 2k visitors, with 327 followers! […]

Pride Project 2020: Double-Sided Pride by Jess M.

June 30, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by me, Jess M. My most Prideful moment? My eyes flashed to a photo-covered wall in my […]

Pride Project 2020: What does “Pride” mean to me? – Empowerment and Identity by Ella-Hope Barrington-Bailey

June 30, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

A rainbow icon includes the following title. Pride project 2020. What does pride mean to me? Empowerment and identity. By Ella-Hope Barrington-Bailey

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by Ella-Hope Barrington-Bailey. What does pride mean to me? Well, that is a question I have had difficulty […]

Pride Project 2020: Pride by Liv Gamble

June 30, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by Liv Gamble. The first time I attended PRIDE in Nottingham and watched the march, I was […]

Pride Project 2020: Creating and finding your own family in the LGBTQ+ community and how to get a feeling of belonging somewhere by Helle A.

June 30, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by Helle A. As a kid, and growing up, I always felt like the odd one out, […]

Pride Project 2020: What Pride Means to Me – Representation in the Arts by J. A. Pascual

June 30, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Welcome to Pride Project 2020! In this day-long series, a few queer writers share a moment of Pride on the last day of Pride Month. Read all the Pride Project posts (and identity posts) here. This post is by J.A. Pascual. The first time I came to the revelation that I wasn’t straight was when […]

Support LGBTQ Creatives: Grace Darling (digital Artist)

June 26, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Welcome to this year’s Support LGBTQ Creatives series! All this week, I will be sharing blog posts featuring different LGBTQ artists in a range of disciplines. Check out all the LGBTQ Creatives worthy of support here! (Including creatives from 2019!) Grace Darling is a lesbian digital artist who sells prints, t-shirts, and other merch with her […]

LGBTQ Creatives: Ilnah Marini (Artist)

June 25, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Welcome to this year’s Support LGBTQ Creatives series! All this week, I will be sharing blog posts featuring different LGBTQ artists in a range of disciplines. Check out all the LGBTQ Creatives worthy of support here! (Including creatives from 2019!) Ilnah Marini is a traditional and digital artist from Rio, Brazil whose subjects focus mainly on […]

LGBTQ Creatives: Eli Steele (Textile Artist)

June 24, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Welcome to the last series of Pride month! All this week, I will be sharing blog posts featuring different LGBTQ creatives in a range of disciplines. Check out all the LGBTQ Creatives worthy of support here! Eli Steele is a nonbinary textile artist who creates a range of products that focuses mostly on the lesbian experience. […]

Support LGBTQ Creatives: Molly (Jeweler)

June 23, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Welcome to the last series of Pride month! All this week, I will be sharing blog posts featuring different LGBTQ creatives in a range of disciplines. Check out all the LGBTQ Creatives worthy of support here! Electric Lavender is a new handmade resin jewelry Etsy shop that contains hand-foraged flowers. The shop launched just weeks ago […]

Support LGBTQ Creatives: Johvan Calvo (Author)

June 22, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Welcome to this year’s Support LGBTQ Creatives series! All this week, I will be sharing blog posts featuring different LGBTQ artists in a range of disciplines. Check out all the LGBTQ Creatives worthy of support here! (Including creatives from 2019!) Johvan Calvo is a gay Mexican-American who recently published his first book, Colors. This experimental post-apocalyptic […]

How to Leave Killing Eve Stan Twitter and Get Your Life Back: A guide for leaving toxic fandoms in 4 steps

June 11, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Maybe you’ve already admitted you have a Stan Twitter addiction. If you haven’t, say it now. I have an addiction, because you do. You hate the fandom. It makes you anxious, stressed, annoyed, etc. More harm than good, and yet! You’re still there. It’s because you’re depressed and gay. This guide can give you an […]

The Curly Queer Method: Hair Routine for Curly and Wavy LGBTs

May 28, 2020.Reading time 20 minutes.

You don’t have to be straight to take care of your hair! I’ve been following the “curly girl method” for almost a year, and it’s been my straightest experience since coming out. A lot of queer friends have been asking for my routine, so let’s make it gay and gender-inclusive! The method comes from Lorraine […]

Lesbian Visibility: The Crossroads of Identity

April 25, 2020.Reading time 24 minutes.

The title states, lesbian visibility week. the crossroads of identity.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Shira reveals the challenges of settling into her lesbian and Jewish identities. Read all identity posts here. When you grow up in a place like I did, there’s no room for […]

Lesbian Visibility: Coming (out) of Age–Realising Who I Am

April 24, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

The title states, lesbian visibility week. Coming out of age, realising who I am.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Liv explores the intersectionality of lesbian, nonbinary, and ace identities. Read all identity posts here. It’s lesbian visibility week, and I’m planning on posting pictures on Twitter with my lesbian pride flag, […]

Lesbian Visibility: How to Confirm whether a Suspected Lesbian is actually a Lesbian without Ruining Everything and Having to Retire From Society

April 24, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

The title states, lesbian visibility week. How to conform wheter a suspected lesbian is actually a lesbian without ruining everything and having to retire from society.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Cat will simply make you laugh as a lesbian mom in a rural community tries to determine if her new neighbors are also lesbians. Read all identity posts here. Some context: I […]

Lesbian Visibility: My Path Towards Being Comfortable as a Lesbian

April 23, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

The title states, Lesbian visibility week. My path towards being comfortable as a lesbian.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Izzie follows a disconnect with childhood due to her lesbian journey and roots in Ireland’s Roman Catholicism. Read all identity posts here. Looking back, I never would have expected to become […]

Lesbian Visibility: Doors Unlocked And Open

April 22, 2020.Reading time 19 minutes.

The title states, lesbian visibility week. Doors unlocked and open.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Chelsea Jones, delves into the intersection of lesbian, ace, and trans identities. Read all identity posts here. First, there was silence. A long, uncomfortable silence, as thoughts were born and facial […]

Lesbian Visibility: My first step as a lesbian

April 21, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

The title states, lesbian visibility week. My first step as a lesbian.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Shira Jacobson describes a lesbian coming-out experience at a Jewish private school. Read all identity posts here. Whenever people ask me if I’m religious, the answer is no. Well, yes. Well […]

Lesbian Visibility: Navigating the Uncertain Waters of Life and Sexuality

April 20, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

The title states, Lesbian Visibility Week. Navigating the uncertain waters of life and sexuality.

For Lesbian Visibility Week, A Lesbian and Her Laptop will be releasing a series of 8 lesbian guest posts all week long! This post by Shivy C. uncovers the difficulty of finding identity amidst past trauma and newfound love. Read all identity posts here. From the time I was five, maybe six, I always found […]

HIMMGF–Part 23–Friendsgiving

March 31, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

The image states, H I M M G F 23, friendsgiving.

Catch up on my British girlfriend’s recent trip visit to me in America! Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. The weekend after Real Thanksgiving welcomed the new and improved Friendsgiving. The guest list included myself, Jas, my brother, my sister, her boyfriend, her boyfriend’s brother (both good friends of mine), our cousin, and […]

Queer Book Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

March 10, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Queer book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), and quality of gay content, and include both spoiler and spoiler-lite versions. Catch up on my last book review of Ain’t Gonna Be the Same Fool Twice by April Sinclair. Light Spoilers Genre/Plot The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a novel that became a feature […]

LGBTQ Spotlight: Support an upcoming lesbian film

March 3, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

A T V sketch states, Found Family, on the screen. The title of the image states, l g b t q spotlight, lesbian film by lesbian director.

In just a few days, lesbian filmmaker Esmée Lavalette begins production for her short film, “Found Family.” The film follows the protagonist, Elyse, and the challenges that come with navigating her lesbian identity in her homophobic family and meeting her long-distance girlfriend for the first time. Esmée Lavalette is a Dutch native who acquired both […]

J&J Chats: Dealing with aggressive homophobia in person

February 25, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

The title states, J and J chats, aggressive homophobia in person.

Advice seeker has an aggressive homophobic experience while holding hands with her girlfriend. Welcome to J&J Chats! A series of advice and discourse discussions from J (Jess) & J (Jas, aka, my girlfriend). Read all chats here. Read a similar chat about “bisexual or lesbian” here. Have you ever experienced homophobic people reacting to you kissing or […]

J&J Chats: I might be a lesbian

February 20, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

The title says J and J chats. I was bisexual, but now I think I could be a lesbian.

Advice seeker tries to come to terms with being a lesbian, which is difficult due to some intersectionality with regards to race. Welcome to J&J Chats! A series of advice and discourse discussions from J (Jess) & J (Jas, aka, my girlfriend). Read all chats here. Read a similar chat about “bisexual or lesbian” here. […]

HIMMGF 22: Coffee and Conflicts

February 18, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

This started as a Christmas post and ended with existential realizations. Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. Our second Christmas together unfolded how I imagined in most ways. And it first started like every morning, the mere waking up together—something that started the day with love for 69 consecutive mornings. (Yes, 69, […]

HIMMGF: How I miss my girlfriend

January 31, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Hi gang this post will be sad. Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here. Jasmin is back at her home in the UK, and the days have been dragging since. We video chatted the day her plane landed—Jan 26th–and overnight the space between us re-emerged. The sound of the Skype ring struck an […]

Hopeless Changes Over Time: A Halsey Concert Essay

January 16, 2020.Reading time 36 minutes.

The title states, Hopeless Changes Over Time.

The Prologue I spent the whole summer of 2017 trying to convince myself I’d survive the year without attending Halsey’s Hopeless Fountain Kingdom concert in Detroit. After a few months traveling the States with my girlfriend, I reserved my savings for student loan backup payments between paychecks. I couldn’t justify dipping into the savings for […]

AL&HL 2019 Review

January 1, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Welcome to A Lesbian and Her Laptop’s very first yearly review! So long 2019!

J&J Chats: Bisexual or lesbian? Plus sexism.

December 20, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

The title reads, J and J chats, bisexual or lesbian? plus sexism.

Anonymous advice-seeker questions their identity and wonders if their thoughts about men are sexist. (Read all chats here.)

LGBTQ Spotlight: The L Word (2004-2009)

December 14, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

A TV screen displays a rainbow. The title states, The L Word, l g b t q spotlight.

With all this talk about The L Word: Generation Q, here is a little review of the original series and whether or not you should watch it.

HIMMGF–Part 21–Arrival and Thanksgiving

December 6, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

A steaming turkey is served on a plate. The title states, Brit eats Thanksgiving.

Catch up on the first two weeks into my girlfriend’s second American adventure! Read all “How I Met My Girlfriend” posts here.

November Review

December 1, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Monthly reviews recaps blog post activity on “A Lesbian and Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month.

Movie Club Sungay: Disobedience

November 24, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.

the title states, movie club sungays with A L and H L and Queerfully. Disobedience.

Welcome back to Movie Club Sungays! In this series, I have teamed up with the podcast Queerfully to review a queer movie every month. Make sure to follow Queerfully on Twitter so you can vote for which films we talk about next!And don’t miss Queerfully’s episode on Disobedience!

Is tolerance enough?

November 19, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

The title states, Tolerance versus Acceptance. What is tolerance and is it enough?

This Saturday was International Day for Tolerance, dedicated by the United Nations. So, let’s talk tolerance, shall we?

Queer Book Review: Ain’t Gonna Be the Same Fool Twice by April Sinclair

November 5, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Queer book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), and quality of gay content, and include both spoiler and spoiler-lite versions. Catch up on my last book review of The Female Man by Joanna Russ. Light Spoilers Genre/Plot Ain’t Gonna Be the Same Fool Twice by April Sinclair is the sequel to Coffee Will […]

October Review

October 31, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Monthly reviews recaps blog post activity on “A Lesbian and Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. This October on AL&HL This month surpassed 1,500 views, but it did not perform as high as September. Remember, the best way to help support the blog is simply by sharing the […]

Movie Club Sungay: The Haunting

October 31, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

The title states, movie club sungays with A L and H L and Queerfully. The haunting.

Welcome back to Movie Club Sungays! In this series, I have teamed up with the podcast Queerfully to review a queer movie every month. Make sure to follow Queerfully on Twitter so you can vote for which films we talk about next. And don’t miss Queerfully’s episode on The Haunting! Each Movie Club Sungay post will review the film under […]

J&J Chat: Helping a long-distance partner through a hard time

October 29, 2019.Reading time 24 minutes.

The image states, J and J chats. Helping long distance partner through a hard time.

Welcome back to J&J Chats where J (me, Jess) and J (my girlfriend, Jas) offer unprofessional advice. Today’s J&J Chat is sponsored by my friend and patron, Hope. TW for mentions of feeling suicidal.