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Japan devastated by quake and tsunami, here's how you can help

John Polly

on March 11, 2011 | Comments (12)

Join the American Red Cross, Global Giving, Network For Good and other organizations in lending a hand.

Aoi Hana: Episode 4 "Youth is a Lovely Thing"

Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief

on August 1, 2009 | Comments (20)

Fumi comes out to Akira, and tells her about her relationship with Yasuko.

Aoi Hana: Episode 3 "Rise and Shine"

Karman Kregloe, Editor

on July 24, 2009 | Comments (25)

In this episode, Fumi tells Yasuko that she wants to leave the Basketball Club, but Yasuko uses the opportunity to confess her feelings and ask her on a date.

Aoi Hana: Episode 2 "Spring Storm"

Trish Bendix, Managing Editor

on July 17, 2009 | Comments (40)

Akira and Fumi start going to school together and find their friendship is beginning to get more intimate. Fumi decides to join the literary club and thinks

Review of "Aoi Hana" ("Sweet Blue Flowers")

Erica Friedman

on July 10, 2009 | Comments (13)

A beautiful, character-driven new anime series about a young woman who comes to terms with her sexual orientation in high school.

"Aoi Hana" ("Sweet Blue Flowers") Episode 1

Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief

on July 10, 2009 | Comments (53)

The U.S. distributor of the new anime series Aoi Hana (Sweet Blue Flowers), Crunchyroll, has offered to let us run the episodes on AfterEllen.com a week after

The Internet makes horribly offensive Japanese video game available to all

Grace Chu

on February 18, 2009 | Comments (115)

I know this is slightly tardy, because all of the women-friendly blogs out there have already expressed their outrage, but it took me a few days to tape my sk

Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (April 18, 2008)

Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief

on April 18, 2008 | Comments (106)

Cynthia Nixon, Patricia Cornwell, Fox's New Amsterdam, TV in Japan, movies in Taiwan, and a lesbian comes out in Portugal.

Review of "Love My Life"

Karman Kregloe, Editor

on November 19, 2007 | Comments (27)

This simple, sweet film is a feel-good coming-of-age tale centered on a young lesbian couple in Japan.