LGBTQ Book Review: The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

June 17, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Dreadnought by April Daniels. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read The Falling in Love Montage as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) […]

What Does Sapphic Mean?

March 11, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

A flag is divided into 3 equal horizontal parts. The parts are top to bottom as follows. Pink, white, pink. The white part has two purple flowers with green leaves. Beside the flag, the image asks, what does sapphic mean?

Though the word “sapphic” is likely well-understood in many LGBTQ+ circles (mostly likely sapphic ones), there’s still a lot of confusion around the word. Is it a vibe? Is it a label? Who does it include? Where does it apply? As a core team member for Sapphic Writers, I’ve encountered both personal and professional confusion […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]