Mary Emily O'Hara

Mary Emily O'Hara is an LGBTQ reporter. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, NBC Out, Daily Dot, Broadly, Vice, the Daily Beast, the Advocate, Huffington Post, DNAinfo, Al Jazeera, and Portland's Pulitzer Prize-winning newsweekly Willamette Week, among other outlets.

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The harrowing tale of Louis Falcone and his $25M suit against the NYPD

It's the second time in a month that NYPD officers have been accused of homophobic attacks.

On Aug 4, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Tech

Kate Pierson of the B-52s just got married to her longtime girlfriend

The 'Love Shack' singer is living the dream life.

On Aug 4, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Miss Piggy and Kermit just broke up—and love is a lie

Love is meaningless, God is dead, and everything you thought was OK is definitely not.

On Aug 4, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Internet Culture

West Virginians lead effort to support hero sex worker who shot serial killer

Heather is still living in the apartment where serial killer Neal Falls attacked her. But not for long.

On Jul 31, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Pro-choice group fights to block new undercover videos from anti-abortion activists

'The safety and security of our members is our top priority.'

On Jul 31, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Tech

Bikini Kill teases demo reissue with amazing never-before-seen video

The band that helped launch a feminist punk revolution just dropped some 20-year-old footage.

On Jul 31, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Streaming

3 women stole $3,000 from ISIS militants in elaborate catfishing scheme

Thanks for the cash, ISIS. See ya.

On Jul 30, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Tech

Tig Notaro is getting her own Amazon series

The world just can't get enough of our favorite cancer-surviving lesbian comic.

On Jul 29, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Streaming

Instagram’s favorite dads Kordale and Kaleb just broke up

Their relationship may be over, but they served as inspiration to many over the past year

On Jul 29, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Is Instagram censoring searches for Sandra Bland and #BlackLivesMatter?

On Tuesday night, users who tried to search the tags said they were met with blank screens.

On Jul 29, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Congress demands FIFA stop paying female soccer players 40 times less than men

The 2015 Women's World Cup prize money was one-fourth the payout to the losing men's team.

On Jul 28, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

Tech

Why did Instagram just ban the tag #goddess?

It's enough to wonder: Does Instagram have something against women?

On Jul 28, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Boy Scouts end ban on openly gay leaders

The move came after years of activism and national scrutiny.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Nail salon owner attempts to mansplain away N.Y. Times’ nail salon exposé

Sarah Maslin Nir's 'Unvarnished' series has spurred a war of words on Twitter.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Seattle’s ‘straight pride parade’ was a complete bust

Better luck next time.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL