Dear Queer Diary: Commonplace Books Should Be More Common
Craft “a salad of many herbs” for your reading and writing pleasure.
Stand By Me: Historically Black Churches and LGBTQ Allyship
The question of homophobia in historically Black churches is way more nuanced than conversations about Christianity and queerness often take into account. If the Black church and LGBTQ movements joined forces, they would be a force to reckon with.
“The Fosters” Episode 120 Recap: Nothing Good Ever Happens in Metropolis
“Stef and I say, “Nothing intimate about that!” and then Stef and I laugh, but the Serious Music of Relationship Doom starts and Stef and I know we’ve made a terrible mistake.”
This is What Sex Ed Looks Like in My Queer Feminist Utopia
“We’re all normal, as long as we are having sex in ways that are consensual, risk-aware and injury free. Our bodies? They’re normal too. Beautiful, even. That should be the core concept in any comprehensive sex education, in my opinion.”
The Autostraddle Reader Survey 2014: We Want To Know All About You
It’s time for our yearly reader survey! We need you to answer some questions! Otherwise it’s just us asking things and that’s awkward.
Top Five Best Bagels I’ve Ever Eaten
“I still love it like a person. I miss it every damn day. I carry around photos of it on my phone because I never want to forget how much it changed my life. I owe it that.”
Also.Also.Also: Rachel Maddow’s Taking Pictures in Solidarity with Farmworkers and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Sexism and homophobia are still serious problems, but queer folks are taking beautiful photos, Rachel Maddow tells Obama critics what’s up, Florida farmworkers are organizing for fair wages and better working conditions, and much more!
OPEN THREAD: Pretty Little Liars Season Finale “A is for Answers”
Questions got answered, but now I have even more questions than before! Updated with a post episode mini recap!
Top Five Alternative Cheeses Nearest to This Vegan’s Heart
It’s helpful to know which fake cheeses are so delicious you can eat them straight out of the box, and which are merely bright orange globs of gelatinous sawdust that even the dog won’t touch.
Captain’s Log: New Music From Sia, Mykki Blanco, Lykke Li and Tove Lo
All Swedish people are gifted with the ability to write gloriously catchy, frighteningly on-point songs about having your heart broken, which is slightly disconcerting.
Comedy Crush: Aparna Nancherla, Joke Entrepreneur
Aparna Nancherla is this week’s comedy crush and her worst nickname is for sure worse than yours.
“Haircut” And Sara Goetter’s Other Cute, Girl-Centric Comics Will Brighten Your Day
“Haircut,” a short online comic by Sara Goetter is a super cute story about a princess and the lady knight who rescued her. Goetter’s other comics take a similar tone with even more stories about precocious young women and the adventures they go on.
My Personal Is Political: Reconciling My Trauma With My Feminism
“It eventually stopped. I don’t know how long it went on for. I’m not sure where I live, but I know it’s not in my body; everything felt like nothing and I didn’t know where that place was.”
22 Ways for Eggplant to Help You Make It Through This Endless Motherf*cking Winter
For the week ahead: 22 eggplant recipes because we’re tired of eating tater tots and eggplants are THE BEST.
Five Girls You Will Bring Home In Your Twenties
“Her dog is super cool, though. You think you might still be sleeping with her because her dog is so goshdarn awesome.”
#AutoAri: This Week’s Real World Q&A is Deeper Than Bromance
Don’t worry, Tom. It’s a lesbian thing.
‘Orange is the New Black’ Paleyfest Panel Reveals Cool Shit About Season Two
The cast of “Orange is the New Black” was at PaleyFest on friday to give us an inside look on how Season One has changed their lives and what we can look forward to in Season Two.
Top 5 Ways To Make Your Desk Job More Exciting
“Ways I Could Get From This Roof To That Roof If I Were Spiderman”
Star Trek N00b, Episode 15: Balance of Terror (Races in Space)
“Leave any bigotry in your quarters. There’s no room for it on the Bridge. Do I make myself clear?”
Despite Luck of the Irish, Guinness, Heineken and Sam Adams Drop Sponsorship of Anti-LGBT St Patrick’s Parades
In a surprise turn of events, Guinness announced on Sunday that it will be pulling sponsorship from New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade on Monday, in support of LGBT groups. It joins Heineken and Sam Adams, who had earlier pulled their sponsorship from New York and Boston parades respectively.