Feminism, Psychology, & Coffee

25/10/2025

23/10/2025

The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.

23/10/2025

17/10/2025

~ Lulu ❤️

17/10/2025

14/10/2025

Gloria Steinem once slipped into fishnet stockings, a corset, and those iconic rabbit ears — not for glamour, but to uncover the truth. In 1963, long before she became the face of second-wave feminism, Steinem went undercover as a Pl***oy Bunny at a New York club. On the outside, it glittered with champagne, celebrities, and sophistication. Inside, it was a trap of exhaustion, harassment, and endless rules: “Don’t gain weight. Keep your tail fluffy. Smile, no matter what they do.” The experience seared her. “I saw how women were bought and sold, even under the glitter,” she later said. Her exposé, A Bunny’s Tale, ripped the satin curtain off the fantasy, showing America that glamour could mask humiliation.
Her courage wasn’t born in a vacuum. Steinem’s father abandoned the family when she was a child, and she spent her early years on the road with her emotionally fragile mother. She learned what it meant to feel invisible, underestimated, and alone. When she entered journalism, editors often gave her “women’s pieces” — fashion, lifestyle fluff — instead of hard reporting. But Steinem turned those limits into tools. “If they won’t let me write the big stories, I’ll make the small ones speak for millions,” she said, and she did.
The Bunny story made her name, but the 1970s made her a movement. She co-founded Ms. magazine, delivered electrifying speeches on women’s liberation, and transformed her aviator sunglasses and long hair into a symbol of defiance. She marched for abortion rights, workplace equality, and against domestic violence — all while surviving smear campaigns that claimed she was “too pretty” to be serious or “too radical” to belong.
What’s often hidden is her quiet struggle with the spotlight. “I’m an introvert in public,” she admitted. She battled self-doubt but carried the weight of a generation, giving women words for what had been silenced.
Gloria Steinem didn’t just fight for feminism — she learned how the world overlooked her and turned that invisibility into power. She slipped into disguises, magazines, and movements until she made the nation listen. “They thought I was nothing,” she said. “So I became everything.”

12/10/2025

11/10/2025

We had some great women in my time.

Breaking: We're heartbroken to share that Hollywood legend Diane Keaton has passed away at 79. While the world will remember her Oscar-winning performance in "Annie Hall" and her iconic roles in "The Godfather" trilogy, the LGBTQ community has a special place in our hearts for this unforgettable ally.

Diane never fully understood why gay men loved her so much - she once sweetly speculated "maybe because they love their mother" - but she absolutely embraced it. When "The First Wives Club" became a gay cult classic in 1996, she was genuinely surprised and deeply touched that the community still celebrated it decades later.

In the film, she played a mother with a le***an daughter, and that storyline resonated with so many of us.

Her androgynous style - those suits, those hats - made her an icon to the le***an community. Her authenticity and self-deprecating humor made her relatable to all of us. And her openness about having gay friends "all along, both sexes" as just part of her life showed she was an ally before it was trendy.

She was ready and happy to be the mother figure so many gay men saw in her. And honestly? We were lucky to have her. Rest in power, Diane. You gave us laughter, style, and acceptance. We'll never forget you. 💔