Malinda Lo

Today, Oct. 11, is National Coming Out Day. It was also the day of the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. I was not there, but I followed it on Twitter for a while, and this is one of my favorite signs I saw: I’ve had a few people ask me about my own coming-out ... More→

I got back from my offline writing retreat to discover that my latest Notes & Queeries column, titled “The Trouble with ‘Bisexual,’” was published on AfterEllen.com Sunday night. Can I just say: WOW on the response. If you haven’t read it, you can go here to check it out. In my column, I wrote about ... More→

Yesterday my latest Notes & Queeries column was published on AfterEllen.com. Titled “Rachel Maddow, Butch Fatale,” it’s a response to the mainstream coverage of Maddow that almost always references her lesbianism and then focuses on her appearance. Here’s a teaser: It was easy to be irritated, if not offended, by Daphne Merkin’s flashy article about ... More→

My latest Notes & Queeries column, "Yes I Am," was published at AfterEllen.com over the holidays. In the column, I write about how we as LGBT people generally have to come out over and over again, and I offer some thoughts on making that a bit easier. It was inspired by the film Milk and ... More→

Today my latest Notes & Queeries column was published on AfterEllen.com. This month I watched the DVD of the first season of Logo’s sitcom Exes & Ohs, which is sort of like a lesbian Friends, and while watching it I was struck by something that one of the lead characters says: “Being single is a ... More→