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Valentine’s Day for the queer woman

For straight America, Valentine’s Day is a contrived product of capitalism and Hallmark. Men are forced to shell out cash for flowers and candy, and women are forced to feel like pathetic hags if they don’t have a Valentine. So depressing.

For us lesbians, on the other hand, Valentine’s Day is the time of year when we’re actually justified in the day-to-day geeky, artsy-fartsy, and just plain sappy ways we show our significant others how much we love them. But you have a problem – you’re out of ideas. You’ve already made a macaroni-art portrait of her face, custom-embroidered matching Snuggies, and purchased her a lifetime membership to REI. What could possibly be more romantic? Never fear, because we, along with our fave queer characters, are here to help. (Warning: if you hate this holiday, this is not for you!)

Valentines

Why not go old-school and send your boo or prospective gal pal a cute Valentine?

Illustrators Elisha Lim and John Webster (aka Sissy Dude) came up with some cute queer V-Day cards:

Ballyhoo Media’s Queer Valentines are the bomb dot com and cut-outs!:

Super cheesy cards:

And one that I made in honor of the best Valentine’s Day TV episode to date (Marissa and Alex from The O.C.‘s “The Lonely Hearts Club”):

Ugh, I still get emotional every time I watch Malex YouTube videos set to sad Mariah Carey songs. Which, um, is really rare.

Flowers

Nobody makes flowers feel less cliche than Luce (Lena Headey) from Imagine Me & You. Whether they’re freshly picked or delivered from Whole Foods, flowers sure are special. Go with the azalea if you’d like to wish your Valentine achievement of “financial security.” If you’re feeling gutsy, try Rachel’s (Piper Perabo) favorite, the lily, which means “I dare you to love me” (just don’t run away afterward and things could go well for you).

Slow dance

Emily and Maya (Pretty Little Liars) seemed to think that slow-dancing was the most romantic thing to do on their last night together, so why not try it? (Jeez, what I wouldn’t do to slow-dance with

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