Hi everyone! I get a fair number of questions from friends, acquaintances, and internet followers on how I got started with A Lesbian And Her Laptop, what it takes to start a blog, and how I get paid. So, I thought I’d put together a quick and easy guide based on my journey: missteps and transparencies included! A huge part of keeping this blog afloat has been with the use of Ko-Fi, a…

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 Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read Evelyn Hugo as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) sapphic books in 2021 to participate! You can read Jae’s…

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 Dreadnought by April Daniels. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read The Falling in Love Montage as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) sapphic books in 2021 to participate! You can read Jae’s…

At the start of my therapist search, I knew right away I wanted a queer therapist. But finding one proved much more difficult than I expected. In this blog, I outline why I wanted a queer therapist and how I found one. My Mental Health History I’ve never had a queer therapist before. Never even had a therapist at all. At 18, the peak of my “Oh no, I think I might be gay” plotline, I trudged…

The following post is by lesbian guest writer, Boja. I hate starting things. That can be attributed to so many factors, but with this one specifically it’s because I’m unsure where to start from exactly. It doesn’t seem like there is a specific start per se, it still feels as an evergoing, ever-changing story. I don’t remember my trajectory ever being thrown off the momentum though, the tomboy…

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. This March on A Lesbian And Her Laptop March went forward with 5k monthly views, surpassing 3k visitors. This is a 500 view and visitor jump from February–a few extra days can really add to it! A Lesbian And Her Laptop now has 442 WordPress followers. This…

An old, square brick building greeted us from the neighborhood street, heat and humidity pouring into the car the moment I get out. “I’m sweating,” I told my best friend. She laughed as we crossed the street, meeting up with the girl we followed here. We all spent the night together at my friend’s apartment, the three of us awkwardly spread out between a bed, an air mattress, and the…

Though the word “sapphic” is likely well-understood in many LGBTQ+ circles (mostly likely sapphic ones), there’s still a lot of confusion around the word. Is it a vibe? Is it a label? Who does it include? Where does it apply? As a core team member for Sapphic Writers, I’ve encountered both personal and professional confusion around the term. So, let’s get to the bottom of it. What does sapphic…

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 Gender: Your Guide by Dr. Lee Airton. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read Dreadnought as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) sapphic books in 2021 to participate! You can read Jae’s full…

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. This February on A Lesbian And Her Laptop February kept up to its 4k monthly view goal of 2021, reaching almost 4.5k views and surpassing 2.5 visitors. This is a slight drop from last month, but February is shorter after all. This month, A Lesbian And Her…

I’ve held my LGBTQ membership for about 7 years now (for the allies reading—it’s a joke!) and encountered my fair share of very poor attempts of straight people trying anything to indicate to me that they don’t hate me for being gay. QUICK TIP: When I mention my girlfriend, I do not need you to wave a Pride flag in my face. I would actually appreciate you carrying on a conversation like you would…

February 13th is Self-Love Day. After recording a podcast documenting my coming out story with sapphic duo at Qu.ear, I’ve been reflecting a lot on a version of myself that existed half a decade ago. Terrified of what I was about to discover, unable to truly believe I was gay, incapable of self-love. It all landed a little too close to the new discoveries about my gender just last year and having…

Monthly reviews recap blog post activity on “A Lesbian And Her Laptop,” personal updates, and what’s coming up for the blog next month. This January on A Lesbian And Her Laptop 2021 started out strong for A Lesbian And Her Laptop with a monthly views going upwards of 5,000 and peaking over 3,000 visitors. The blog now has an email and WordPress combination following of 412, so we broke the 400…

Hello gang! Today’s post is inspired by Valentine’s Day as I decided what to send my girlfriend for the special occasion that we will be spending apart. After six years of US to UK distance, we’ve become quite the experts on long-distance gift giving. This is a guide is designed to jumpstart your ideas and give you options focused on ease and affordability rather than promote specific gifts—that…

Welcome to another LGBT book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBT content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Moonkcakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker. You can find all LGBT book reviews here. This review will run slightly differently, as some categories are not applicable in the same way, considering this book is a nonfiction guide…

Hello gang! Today I present to you a way to be part of an entire community of sapphic writers, offer avenues to get involved, get connected, and get inspired! This post is for anyone who is sapphic and who likes to write. No skills or published works necessary, just passion! What is Sapphic Writers? Sapphic Writers is an online community of such self-identified people, connected through…

Welcome to another LGBT book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBT content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Stand-up (Comedy) for Introverts by Johvan Calvo. You can find all LGBT book reviews here. I read Mooncakes as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) sapphic books in 2021 to participate! You can read Jae’s…