HIMMGF – pt 28 – An Almost-Breakup

How I Met My Girlfriend. Part 28. An Almost Breakup.

Catch up on all HIMMGF posts here. [Back to part 27.] The first week we spent back in Ipswich, Jas had to work all week. She left early in the morning before each sunrise and returned home long after sunset. I’d spend entire days boxed into Jas’ tiny bedroom watching the sun rise and fall, alone. […]

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LGBTQ Book Review: Girlhood by Melissa Febos

LGBTQ Book Review: Girlhood by Melissa Febos.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. Girlhood: LGBTQIA Book Overview Genre/Plot This essay […]

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AL&HL March 2024 Wrap

AL and HL review. March 2024.

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. So long, March! This March on A Lesbian And Her Laptop This March stuck to the routine two blog posts. (Perhaps at some point this will pick up in speed, but don’t […]

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Ask a Lesbian: How to handle mistakes with they/them pronouns

A web browser types, ask a lesbian, in the search bar. The screen displays the following text. When I talk to someone who uses they/them pronouns, I always want to them them that I respect their pronouns, but I might make mistakes, but not intentionally. Do you think it's better to say that? Or better to not say anything? I know that the best thing to do is to get their pronouns right always, and I'm getting better at it, but I'm always afraid of making mistakes. What do I do?

Welcome to the start of my “Ask a Lesbian” series where I answer advice requests on all things queer (and more). To kick off the series, I’m using old advice requests I used to receive on my Curious Cat back in the day and fleshing out responses. This request comes from 2021, but likely still […]

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LGBTQ Book Review: Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

LGBTQ Book Review: Don't want you like a best friend by Emma R. Alban.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend: LGBTQIA Book Overview Genre/Plot […]

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AL&HL February 2024 Wrap

AL and HL review. Feb 2024.

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. Bye-bye, February! This February on A Lesbian And Her Laptop February 2024 saw two new blog posts. First, an update on the How I Met My Girlfriend series. This post chronicled the […]

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LGBTQ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

LGBTQ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. In the Lives of Puppets: LGBTQIA Book Overview Genre/Plot Victor lives with […]

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HIMMGF – pt 27 – Lesbians in London

How I Met My Girlfriend: part 27. Lesbians in London.

Catch up on all HIMMGF posts here. [Back to part 26.] Covid kept us apart for almost two years and the time finally came for my return to the UK. After moving and spending weeks on end with my friend, Al, it felt natural to invite her to England with me. She and Jas got along […]

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AH&HL Jan 2024 Wrap

A L and H L Review January 2024

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. So long January! This January on A Lesbian And Her Laptop I’m excited to announce that I put out three posts this month to start off 2024! The first post was an […]

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LGBTQIA Book Review: Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel

LGBTQ Book Review. Inverse cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. Inverse Cowgirl: LGBTQIA Book Overview Genre/Plot This memoir recounts the life of intersex […]

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