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Kate Moennig Returns to the Screen, Uh Huh Her Returns to Your Ears & Eyes

Kate Moennig attends the premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer, Uh Huh Her releases “Black & Blue” EP and east coast tour dates, Jennifer Beals on Regis & Kelly, Glee’s Naya Rivera on “Brittana” and all things lesbian.

By Jess | March 16, 2011 | 38 Comments
Comedy

DeAnne Smith and the Unfashionable Utopia of Yore

“But you loved it, because it was the one material that could be a shirt, sheets, pajamas or a hand-sewn menstrual pad.”

By DeAnne | March 16, 2011 | 147 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Sent A Man To The Moon, Maybe We Can Have Real Sex Ed: Ending Title V

Probably if you had to make a list of things you wanted your tax dollars going to, abstinence-until-marriage sex education would not be one of them. Shockingly, there are some elected officials who feel the same way.

By Rachel | March 16, 2011 | 19 Comments
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Pure Poetry #25: Notes on Rainer “Rilke” Maria Rilke

Did you know that Rilke’s Mom initially raised him as a girl? True story.

By Riese | March 16, 2011 | 29 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Episode 121 Recap: There’s a Monster at the End, She’s Probably Femme

In which we meet ONE MORE LESBIAN and look for the key. The key to what? You’ll see.

By Riese | March 15, 2011 | 32 Comments
Comedy

Alex’s Team Pick: Julie Goldman In Real Life, Wednesday Night

Julie Goldman is doing stand-up in Los Angeles Wednesday night and you should go.

By Alex | March 15, 2011 | 9 Comments
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It’s Design Director Alex’s Birthday!

It’s Alex’s birthday and we’re having cake!! But you have to make your own cake.

By the team | March 15, 2011 | 86 Comments
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Carmen’s Team Pick: Becoming Visible

The Becoming Visible Kickstarter page is running for another 18 days. That means you hardly have time to pledge away as much as possible!

By Carmen | March 15, 2011 | 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

South Africa Government Hears Out LGBT Activists On Corrective Rape

A common practice in South Africa, corrective rape is an act of violence where lesbians are raped in order to “fix” them… as charming as that sounds, it is time to wave goodbye to that policy, for real this time.

By Carmen | March 15, 2011 | 47 Comments
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Hesta Prynn Turns It Gold: The Autostraddle Quickie Interview

“If Brooklyn hip hop knocked boots with PJ Harvey, Hesta Prynn would be their lovechild.”

By gabby | March 15, 2011 | 17 Comments
pick an actual category, you strange genius

Rachel’s Team Pick: This Notebook

Just get this and then write in it. God. It’s not that hard.

By Rachel | March 15, 2011 | 31 Comments
The Scene

Where the Bois Are: Bklyn Boihood is the Future

In which we talk about the future with Bklyn Boihood, “a collective that provides visibility and promotes the empowerment of masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified studs, doms, butches and AGs of color.”

By M.J. | March 14, 2011 | 57 Comments
Politics + Activism

Once More, With Feeling: DOMA Repeal Bill To Be Introduced Wednesday, Celebrities Petition Obama

The DOMA repeal bill is coming out the day after tomorrow, so you better hang on ’til the day after tomorrow, come what may! Also Ellen Degeneres & Martin Sheen & The Lynch have a petition for you to sign.

By Carmen | March 14, 2011 | 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

Boehner Needs Your Money to Extend Your Gay Oppression via DOMA, is Clearly Bad at Budgets

“It must be nice to sit on such a fat cash cow, and be able to spend the people’s money on bigotry at the same time you’re demanding we cut everything back.”

By Rachel | March 14, 2011 | 23 Comments
Book Features

Riese’s Team Pick: Emily Gould on Pure Poetry at Poetry Magazine

“You have to seek poetry out and, at least at first, you have force yourself to swallow it. Like a scratchy vitamin.”

By Riese | March 14, 2011 | 11 Comments
Book Features Issues

Pure Poetry #24: Charles Bukowski

I don’t want to write my essay, so here’s some Charles Bukowski poems.

By Emily | March 14, 2011 | 19 Comments
Sports

Anton Hysén is Gay: Why This Is A BFD Even If You’re Not a Soccer Fan

Anton Hysén is the second professional footballer to come out in the history of professional soccer. The first died of suicide in 1998. Here’s how by coming out, Hysén is helping us change the world.

By Lindsay Eanet | March 14, 2011 | 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is From The Future: Good News For Gaylight Savings Time

Hello today there is good news re: scholarships for gay kids and also gay marriage and also EUROVISION which is obvs most important. May or may not contain an otter, I can’t make any promises.

By Rachel | March 13, 2011 | 14 Comments
Book Features

Pure Poetry #23: NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows Sex is Pure Poetry

“Oh, to be ready for it, unf*cked, ever-f*cked.”

By Riese | March 13, 2011 | 30 Comments
Book Features Issues

Pure Poetry #22: William Carlos Williams and Beyond

This is just a post (mostly) about old white men. But it’s happy. It’s Autostraddle is Pure Poetry week and this is how we do it.

By Becky | March 12, 2011 | 19 Comments
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