LGBTQ Spotlight: Trinkets

October 8, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This queer rep review takes a look at the first season of Trinkets available on Netflix.

Bisexuals and Their Laptops: Growing up Bi

September 20, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

The blog log has a bisexual pride banner behind it. The title states, growing up bi, bisexuals and their laptops.

For Bisexual Awareness Week, I have a series of guest posts scheduled every day leading up to Monday the 23rd. Buckle up for some bi visibility! This post, from an anonymous author, follows their experience growing up without the language to express their attraction to men and women. (Read all posts in the series here.)

How to Dress Gay (pt. 5): Gay tees and rainbows

September 17, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

The Gay Dress Code wasn’t working as obviously as I’d wanted at the time, so I resorted to some obvious, but still lowkey additions to my wardrobe. (Part 5/6. Start from the beginning here.)

100th post on AL&HL

September 11, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

This is my 100Th post with A Lesbian and Her Laptop! Let the appreciation begin! (Don’t miss my button giveaway!)

How to dress gay (pt. 3): Discovering the gay dress code

August 21, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

The title states, how to dress gay, 3. Beside the title is a graphic long-sleeve button up shirt with a collar.

I distinctly remember the first time I heard someone describe a look as “gay” without the negative connotations behind it. It defined the gay dress code for me as a baby gay. (Part 3/6).

How to dress gay (pt. 2): My style before the Gay Realization

August 15, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

The title states, how to dress gay, 2. A line of colored pop tabs lines beside the title.

This post is going to be tragic and I apologize. Yes, there are pictures. (Part 2/6. Read part 1 here.)

How to dress gay (part 1): examining my evolution of style and identity

August 9, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

The title states, how to dress gay, 1. Beside the title is pink overalls.

The desire to “dress gay” stemmed from assuming I “straight-passed” to people in my day-to-day life: my peers, my professors, my co-workers. I spent my whole life surrounded by people who assumed I was heterosexual, and I wanted to take that away from them. (Part 1 of 6).

July Review

August 3, 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.

People & Pride: From Twitter to IRL (the one about Alicyn)

July 10, 2019.Reading time 17 minutes.

The image states the following. People and pride with my twitter to IRL friend.

I met one of my closest IRL friends through Twitter and no she’s not a middle-aged male serial killer in disguise. Welcome back to People & Pride, a nonchronological series that examines the impact my identity has on personal relationships and vice versa. You can read posts of People & Pride here.

Sharing experiences to build bridges: An open letter to LGBTQIA+ people on inter-community tension

July 3, 2019.Reading time 28 minutes.

There are 12 pride flags as follows. LGBTQ flag with people of color stripes, lesbian, gay, trans, agender, asexual, pansexual, bisexual, genderfluid, nonbinary, intersex, and genderqueer.

LGBTQIA+ people face a large number of issues both inside and outside of our community. Let’s work on unifying ourselves and facing challenges together by understanding each other’s unique experiences across our diverse subcommunities. It starts with listening and sharing, and I invite you all to be a part of this discussion.