“The Fosters” Episode 114 Recap: We Could All Use Some Jesus Time
Stef is watering the bushes when Lena gets home from the doctor and says, “Have fun at the gyno?” Lena says, “It’s more action than I’ve gotten from you in awhile.”
Also.Also.Also: Laverne Cox Needs Our Help and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue is getting better and Russia’s only getting worse.
From Russia, With Messy, Complicated and Sometimes Conditional Love
“Like Russia itself, my parents’ instincts are torn. My birth country can’t make up its mind whether it wants its culture to be a part of liberal Europe or conservative Asia, my birth parents can’t make up their minds between simply loving their only child and feeling like there is something fundamentally broken about me now.”
30 Super Lesbosexy Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
What to get someone for Valentine’s Day when you have no idea what to get someone for Valentine’s Day but you do like sex. Vibrators, strap-ons, robot cufflinks and more.
Mixcard: Combining Postcards and Playlists for a Musical Love Explosion
A personalized playlist postcard is the perfect (alliterative!) Valentine’s Day gift for the queer who has everything!
Piers Morgan Misgenders Janet Mock on CNN, Insults Her on Twitter
Piers Morgan proved once again that the media still has a long way to go when it comes to learning to talk to trans women. He also proved that he has a long way to go when it comes to being a mature twitter user.
Drawn to Comics: Taking a Look Back at Hourly Comic Day 2014
On the first day of February, comic creators from all over the place try to draw one comic for every hour they’re awake. Here are some from the artists I’ve featured in this column.
GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets To Mary Lambert’s Intimate Valentine’s Day Show In New York
No matter what your romantic situation, seeing Mary Lambert for free sounds like a pretty ideal way to spend one’s Friday night.
Dear Queer Diary: To Burn Or Not To Burn?
What say you, my dear queer diarists? Are your journals destined to go up in flames? Or are you already planning the exhibition on your journal-writing career?
Top 10 Special Weirdo Things I’ve Done Since My Very First Break Up
“Sat in my car listening to a police scanner app for an hour for no particular reason “
We Won A Thing: Scotland Legalises Same-Sex Marriage, Braces For Bad Weather
As per UKIP prophecy, torrential rains await Holyrood as Scottish gays might be able to get hitched as soon as this autumn.
Make A Thing: Valentine’s Day Crafts Roundup
Valentine’s Day is a perfect excuse to bust out the cutest and most adorable crafts ever.
Lost Girl 404: Everyone’s Full of Feels
Bo comes home, Tamsin grows up and Lauren and Betty McRae have the most awkward post-sex process ever.
Intense Lesbian Fanfiction, Part One: Blaze Is Here
“The night was deep and dark over Ellen DeGeneres’ Burbank mansion. Inside her mahogany themed living room, Ellen sat in a velvet high back chair and quietly sipped whisky out of a crystal glass.”
Jacqueline Nantumbwe Must Stay: Why the Current UK System For LGB Asylum Seekers is Broken
The UK Border Agency has detained Ugandan asylum seeker Jacqueline Nantumbwe, placing her at risk of abuse and deportation unless she can “prove” she’s gay.
We Need Help: Seeking New Fashion Writers
If you’ve ever felt like Autostraddle could be the perfect place to put your words about fashion, style & beauty for a smart queer lady audience, your time has come!
The Problem With The Reaction to the Reaction to Coke’s “America the Beautiful” Commercial
It’s easy to be enraged by these kind of tweets and statuses but it’s really just lazy journalism that obscures the real issues.
Five Things You Should Know About the New Report on Low Abortion Rates in the U.S.
I know you’re thinking it’s definitely because of the 205 draconian abortion laws enacted over the past few years, but this study actually suggests that abortion rates are going down because of birth control and family planning. And the economy.
Latin Lovers and Spicy Bombshells: What “The L Word” Got Wrong About Latinas
The truth is that Carmen and Papi are Latina characters who perpetuated sweeping generalizations about Latin@ Folks and ultimately made matters worse.
Top 15 Things I Wrote In My Journal Without Context: January Edition
“I guess if I freak the fuck out so much at the prospect of someone reading my journal then I should probably stop doing the things I end up writing about but that seems unattainable at this point in my life.”