Janelle Monáe’s (who uses she/they pronouns) “Lipstick Lover” music video takes everything we know about Hot Girl Summer and turns it upside down, plastering a “No Boys Allowed!” sign on the front.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “That song, ‘Lipstick Lover,’ I’m like, ‘Why didn’t I write this song years ago?’ Because if you know me… Today, I don’t have on ...

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.

“Lipstick Lover” is a reminder that it is possible to be unapologetically Black, creative, sensual, and proud of who you are during every stage of life. In her video for Lipstick Lover, Janelle Monáe ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...