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Notes & Queeries

, Jul 20, 2009

A new novel about college students and her own upcoming wedding has Malinda reflecting on the best gift of her undergrad experience — her friends.

Notes & Queeries: The Allure of the Lesbian Vampire

Malinda Lo

, Jun 24, 2009

The lesbian vampire is making a comeback in TV and film — what does that mean for queer women?

Notes & Queeries: The Trouble with "Bisexual"

Malinda Lo

, Apr 19, 2009

Clementine Ford's history, sexual fluidity on Oprah, and Malinda's own coming-out story highlight the problem with the label.

Notes & Queeries: Rachel Maddow, Butch Fatale

Malinda Lo

, Mar 16, 2009

Anxiety with butch lesbians is expressed in numerous mainstream articles about Rachel Maddow.

Notes & Queeries: Change Comes to "The L Word"

Malinda Lo

, Feb 23, 2009

The show reminds us that we all struggle to evolve — and that’s a good thing.

Notes & Queeries: The Truth About Lies

Malinda Lo

, Jan 29, 2009

Two young adult novels remind us that growing up is about telling the truth.

Notes & Queeries: Yes I Am

Sarah Warn

, Dec 24, 2008

The central strategy of Harvey Milk's campaign for equal rights — coming out — should still be our strategy today.

Notes & Queeries: Come Out, Again

Sarah Warn

, Nov 16, 2008

A recent episode of South of Nowhere reminds us of the need to keep coming out — including to people of older generations.

Notes & Queeries: The Undiscovered Country

Malinda Lo

, Oct 20, 2008

The slow beginning to Erica and Callie’s romance on Grey’s Anatomy reminds us of the wonder of a new relationship.

Notes & Queeries: A Wal-Mart Wedding

Malinda Lo

, Sep 22, 2008

Ellen and Portia's wedding is the talk of the checkout aisle in mainstream America — and that's a very good thing.

Notes & Queeries: An Open Mind

Malinda Lo

, Aug 13, 2008

Buffy and Satsu's relationship in the Season Eight comic series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer suggests that sexual orientation is increasingly irrelevant.

Notes & Queeries: Returning to the Indigo Girls

Malinda Lo

, Jun 26, 2008

After going to an Indigo Girls concert, Malinda Lo discovers that the hardest to learn is the least complicated.

Notes & Queeries: The Wisdom of Exes

Malinda Lo

, May 20, 2008

The television comedy Exes & Ohs shows that there's life after coming out, and it's OK to be single and gay.

Notes & Queeries: Beauty and Margaret Cho

Malinda Lo

, Mar 19, 2008

The queer comedian's latest tour, Beautiful, is blunt, sexually explicit and important.

Notes & Queeries: Friends and "The L Word"

Malinda Lo

, Feb 12, 2008

Malinda Lo's first monthly column about the personal side of pop culture explores what Showtime's drama did for lesbians.