Top 7 Melania Trump Body Double Costumes on Amazon
First Amazon made a Bob’s Burger’s “Supportive Burger Wife” costume, now they’re cashing in on Melania Trump’s body double!
Politics + Activism
BREAKING: Natalie Barney and Liane de Pougy Break Up Because Amour Is a Lie
We could hardly believe it was real, and now we can hardly believe that it’s over.
Here’s What Jeff Sessions’ LGBT Workplace Discrimination Positions Actually Mean For You
“No matter how many memos he issues, the law is on our side.”
“We Have Babies, Run!”: A Lesbian Couple on Escaping the Las Vegas Shooting
“I was in the military for four years, military police, and I never once experienced something like that.”
BREAKING: Is Charlotte Cushman Cheating On Her Wife Emma With Her Gal Pal Emma?
Charlotte Cushman is at it again!
Here’s How You Can Help with Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Today
If you can give, whether it’s financial donations or direct supplies, time as a volunteer, or even just calling your congressional representatives, please do. Please take a moment and help my home.
LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List
It’s LGBT History Month, a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, a topic which is near and dear to our hearts because it is definitely NOT near OR dear to the hearts of anybody in charge of public education.
Family Open Thread
We usually post a roundtable on Mondays but we decided that this Monday we could really use the space to be together as a family and process some of our grief and anger as we continue to empower each other to take action.
18 Influential Lesbian & Bisexual Jewish Women To Remember Today
Some very cool ladies to remember in all that we do
Roy Moore and His Cowboy Theocracy Are Running for Senate, and That’s Very Dangerous
I grew up in Roy Moore’s Alabama; his hatred and zealotry have no limits. Now, he’s headed for the Senate, and he’ll likely win.
Black Lesbians Targeted by Violent Homophobes in Dallas and NYC
Two Black lesbian friends, who were on their way to Dallas Pride, suffered stab wounds from a homophobic attack earlier this month and a Black lesbian couple were verbally assaulted on the train in New York.
Paving the Way for Gay Rights in Kenya: One Nonprofit’s Story
“Led by youth, a steadfast belief in legal justice, and their right to exist fully and wholly in a country whose mainstream rhetoric remains staunchly anti-gay, NGLHRC refuses to shy away from its mission: to promote and protect the equality and inclusion of LGBTIQ individuals and communities in Kenya.”
Ally Steinfeld Is the 21st Trans Person Murdered in 2017
Her body was found just a few days before her 18th birthday. Four people have been charged in her brutal murder.
Resources and Tools for Climate Change Resilience
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat. But individuals and groups have been doing work to respond. Here’s a guide to helpful practices, attitudes and communities.
Managing the Groundlessness of Climate Change
Is climate change freaking you out? There’s a way to experience this anxiety as motivation for to collective response. But first we have to face it.
Black Queer Ladies Are Rocking Your World This Sunday Funday
Samira Wiley, Lena Waithe, Gaga, gay songs, genderqueer actors, and interracial lesbians buying a house in Connecticut!!!
Why Is YouTube Demonetizing LGBTQ Videos?
Queer content creators are losing page views and revenue over YouTube’s inexplicable decision to hide LGBTQ and mental health videos, while also demonetizing them.
Trans Model Munroe Bergdorf Is Now the Face of Illamasqua, Actual Champions of Diversity
Bergdorf was recently fired by L’Oreal over a Facebook post about white supremacy.
Black LGBT Women Represent on The Root’s 100 Most Influential People List
When I look at this list, I’m fortified knowing that increasingly we are not being asked to choose between our blackness and our queerness as the movement moves forward. We are no longer being asked to do the work, but keep our faces in the shadows.
Refund Equality Act Aims to Recover Same-Sex Couples’ Tax Benefits Denied by DOMA
This legislation would ensure that legally-married same-sex couples – who, until the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, were barred from filing federal taxes jointly – are permitted to file amended tax returns back to the date of their marriage.