femme on a mission

A lovely blog called The Well-Read Wife recently ran a contest raising money for The Trevor Project. (If you’ve never heard of The Trevor Project, they are a foundation that provides a 24-hour suicide prevention hotline for LGBT youth.) The Well-Read Wife donated $200 to the project when her post reached one hundred comments, plus […]

A new PL for today! (Catch up on all the others here.) Who: Elly Jackson, a.k.a La Roux Why she’s beautiful inside and out: La Roux is one half of a British recording duo that makes really fun dance songs, like “Bulletproof” and “I’m Not Your Toy.” One of her hits, called “Quicksand,” has some […]

The first love of my life was books. I was pretty young (three or four) when my older sister first started learning how to read, but I was fascinated by the way little symbols on a page could turn into sounds, then words, then ideas. I would gobble up her Hooked-on-Phonics readers, and those little […]

Check out our newest PL! (See all the other Pretty Ladies here.) Who: P!nk Why she’s beautiful inside and out: P!nk is an international superstar who uses her voice and platform to support feminist causes. Check out the video for Stupid Girls if you haven’t seen it! More pictures after the jump!

Today the Freedom to Marry organization launched an online lobby to support the marriage equality bill that will soon arrive on the desks of Rhode Island Legislators. For any of you with a Rhode Island address, please follow this link and take a minute to send along a letter. There’s even a form letter you can […]

Hi, it’s a new PL! (Want more pretty ladies? Click here!) Who: Melissa Ferrick Why she’s beautiful inside and out: Melissa is an out lesbian musician with a voice that oozes sex appeal. Her song “Drive” is the steamiest I’ve ever heard. Take a listen! More pictures after the jump!

The old “lesbian sleeps with a man trick”? Not cool.

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Hi everyone – let’s take a look at another PL! (Click here to catch up on the previous pretty ladies!) Who: T.V. Carpio Why she’s beautiful inside and out: T.V. is a successful Broadway actress and had a break-out film role in Across the Universe. She is also LGBT friendly, portraying a lesbian character in […]

Before we get started, check out this video clip from The L Word. Watch as the ladies on the show try to ascertain the sexuality of the chef by sending in their secret weapon: Shane. While The L Word was on the air, the character of Shane McCutcheon captured the rapt attention of nearly anyone who […]

Who: Christina Hendricks Why she’s beautiful inside and out: Christina is a star of the hit show Mad Men. She exudes femininity and embraces her full body in spite of industry pressure to lose weight. Christina is the perfect poster woman for loving your body at any size.  More pictures after the jump!

Beth Ditto: “I think ‘cool’ is probably the dumbest word in the world. I think the idea of being ‘cool’ is kind of ridiculous.. I think being nice is the coolest thing you can do.”

If you’re anything like me, some days you wake up feeling like the hottest thing this side of the sun, and others… well, not so much. Never fear, femme on a mission is here with ten ways to feel sexy every morning! 1. Stretch. Few things feel better after a long night than reaching those […]

In heteronormative society, is femme the “acceptable” type of lesbian? If there is any aspect of my lesbian identity that my parents are happy about, it’s the fact that I am femme (not that they are aware of that word). Their main concern upon my coming out was that I wouldn’t start “dressing like a […]

Who: Staceyann Chin Why she is beautiful inside and out: Stacey is a spoken word poet and political activist. If you have never seen her work, you MUST. Unabashedly feminist and an out lesbian, Staceyann produces poetry that is fearless and cuts deep. Watch this one and this one, and be prepared to be moved. More pictures after the […]