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Politics + Activism

Boehner Hires Really Expensive Lawyer to Defend DOMA, Is a Real Anti-Gay Go-Getter

If you were worried that your tax dollars weren’t going to be used to defend DOMA any longer, well, you can probably rest easy now.

By Rachel | April 19, 2011 | 31 Comments
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Playlist: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Feel all the feelings.

By Crystal | April 19, 2011 | 102 Comments
Movie Lists

We Love Documentaries: 5 Documentaries Relevant to Your Interests

The incredibly true story of a girl in love with Netflix instant who watched 4 GLBTQ-related documentaries and one about politics and hip-hop and would like to share her experience with you.

By L | April 19, 2011 | 58 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Evan Rachel Wood is Bisexual, Toppy, Romantic, Will Pay For Dinner

“I was always into very androgynous things. Guys, girls … I’m into androgyny in general.”

By Riese | April 18, 2011 | 76 Comments
Community

Gay Website Queerty Closes, Now Queerty Can’t Write Snarky Headline About Queerty Closing

I wonder what Queerty would say about Queerty closing?

By Riese | April 18, 2011 | 30 Comments
Society + Culture

The Trouble With Counting The Gays

This article is an example of a lesbian putting her B.A in Sociology to good use, regarding controversy surrounding a recent study that only 3.5% of the US population identifies as LGBT.

By Laura | April 18, 2011 | 33 Comments
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Carmen’s Team Pick: This Lemonade Stand

Autostraddlers in New York City are going to be selling lemonade like cute little girls do, with a lemonade stand, on April 23 to raise money for pediatric cancer research!

By Carmen | April 18, 2011 | 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Gay Tolerant Environments Make Life Feel Tolerable for Gays, Study Shows

A new study from Oregon shows that when you treat queer teens like actual humans, they are significantly more likely to want to be alive. (Being in a democrat-majority county is also helpful, sidenote)

By Riese | April 18, 2011 | 18 Comments
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We Love You

Fundraising for Autostraddle to keep on existing — it’s a thing.

By Riese | April 18, 2011 | 172 Comments
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LISTEN: Rosie O’Donnell & Howard Stern Talk Return To TV & Moving To Trump’s Chicago Hotel for Oprah

“I have a lot of feelings about Oprah. I want to deliver for Oprah.” -Rosie O’Donnell

By Jess | April 18, 2011 | 20 Comments
Pop Culture

Riese’s Team Pick: Bill Moyers Interviews David Simon (The Guy Who Made “The Wire”)

“I am very cynical about institutions and their willingness to address themselves to reform. I am not cynical when it comes to individuals and people.”

By Riese | April 18, 2011 | 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Delaware Makes Best Civil Unions Ever Happen

Delaware, land of my credit card bills, makes Civil Unions happen.

By Riese | April 17, 2011 | 20 Comments
Society + Culture

California Schoolkids, Adam Lambert Are Winners This Sunday Funday

California children are one step closer to being allowed to find out that gay people exist, Adam Lambert sets us straight on nail polish, and Anita Bryant got pied for real.

By Rachel | April 17, 2011 | 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Emily’s Team Pick: Vote Mob

I will keep bothering everyone about the election until the election is over.

By Emily | April 17, 2011 | 38 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: The Beginning of Sex, The End of Bed Death

Straight people have appropriated lesbian bed death. Also: butch bottoms, a lez learning to masturbate, some new tumblrs and dirty sheets.

By Riese | April 17, 2011 | 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

Score One For Gay Marriage, Zero For Maggie Gallagher And Anti-Gay Republicans

Rep. Trent Franks and Maggie Gallagher both had a lot of feelings about gay marriage being bad, but it turns out no one cared about them.

By Rachel | April 16, 2011 | 21 Comments
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We Need Help

Autostraddle needs: 1. money, 2. people who know how to get more money. Businessey addy type people. Details inside.

By the team | April 16, 2011 | 159 Comments
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Postcards from Uganda: An American Lesbian Abroad

The incredibly true story of my first two months in Kampala, Uganda, where I really can’t tell anyone that I’m gay.

By imanadventurer | April 16, 2011 | 60 Comments
Politics + Activism

“Corrective Rape” in South Africa: Not Getting Better

The contempt, and rage, felt toward the lesbian community in South Africa is pretty devastating, and the meeting with the LGBTQ activists wasn’t the catalyst we’d hoped for…

By Carmen | April 15, 2011 | 15 Comments
Straddleverse

Day of Silence OPEN THREAD

Today thousands of students will be silent for all or part of the school day to call attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

By the team | April 15, 2011 | 62 Comments
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