Homespun Love: Sew a Wearable Guitar
For the big or small wanna-be rocker in your life.
Dear Queer Diary: You Need a Cup of Tea
What I want to talk about is journaling with tea, a practice that has, over the last several years, woven itself firmly into the metaphorical fabric (specifically chambray) of my being.
22 Kickass Queer Women Who Came Out in 2013
It was quite a year for Team Lezalicious — let’s take a look at the diverse group of ladies who blessed our hearts with their queerness this year. It takes all kinds, after all.
Mourning Madiba: South African Queers Grapple With An Uncertain Future
The rainbow nation is a country of contradictions and complexities when it comes to its queer citizens, and as LGBT South Africans mourn Mandela they also worry about the future.
Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence
Being a survivor has taught me that resiliency is in the marrow of my bones and with it I can imagine a better world.
How To Keep A Girl For 10 Years: My Top Five Most Ridiculous Arguments And You
Throughout the years, my girlfriend and I have mastered the ancient art of “when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em” popularized by Kenny Rogers, though it took many years of bickering over truly absurd and frivolous matters to get here.
Kids Face Their Fears and Explore a New World in “Demon Street”
If you’re looking for a beautiful comic about a butt-kicking girl, a boy looking for adventure, breathtaking new worlds, and bizarre creatures, you’ll definitely want to check out Demon Street.
Hearts and Crafts: Émilie Mulcahey & A Dapper Collar Pin
Émilie’s work is whimsical and fun, but still poignant and beautiful. She’s amazing. Then she shows us how to make a cute dapper collar pin!
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Presidential Delegation Includes Two Lesbians
Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow, two openly gay athletes, are representing the “diversity” of America.
Brittani’s Video Party: Hannah Hart and Samira Wiley Ride a Bike to Broad City
Samira Wiley has a new film, Hannah Hart is Miley Cyrus, lesbian “SNL” writer Paula Pell’s webseries, a teaser for “Broad City” and the people that reinvented the wheel have a party involving videos.
Also.Also.Also: Flipping the Bird to Every Member of the GOP in a Custom Lesbian Wedding Dress and Other Stories We Missed This Week
When you’re gettin’ married / To another chick / Who you gonna call?
Win a New Tablet With Your Unstoppably Extraordinary Lesbian Mom Story
Did you once kill a wasp with your bare hands so it wouldn’t sting your daughter? Did you raise a thriving family in a homophobic community? Was there some seemingly insignificant moment that was anything but which made you realize that you were unstoppable in your own unique way? We want to hear about it!
BPM: Kate Boy, The One with The Fictitious Androgynous Band Member
Booze Paired With Music: Some incredible androgynous dance music, torrential rain that washes away regrets, and also a whiskey drink. Nothing not to love here.
Queer Outfit of the Week: Christmas Party
Whether you’re going to your company’s holiday party or your uncle’s annual Christmas Eve bash you had better plan on looking fresh. Who knows? There could be mistletoe!
Once Upon A Time 311: Compulsive Heterosexuality and Queer Temporality
What do you do when your harddrive’s overcome with cheap Disney porn? You reboot that shit! And in the meantime, let’s throw every emotion possible at our characters and audience. Emotions you didn’t know you still had in your little gay body!
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Melissa Gira Grant about Cats, Sex Work, and Writing
“Maybe years of blogging ruined me, or maybe they created a productive tension.”
Angel Haze Showers Us With Gifts From On High, Including First Listen to New Track
Dirty Gold release date, cover art, song and lyric video. Are you a puddle on the floor yet?
Top Ten Things I Genuinely and Unironically Love With Little to Zero Shame
“No one can deny the intense ’90s danceability of the Mortal Kombat theme. I even poorly choreographed a half-time dance routine for the cheerleading squad I was briefly a part of before being unceremoniously removed after punching a fellow cheerleader.”
Krissy Krissy Builds It Up Brick by Brick: The Autostraddle Interview
Were you actually discovered in a karaoke bar? “Yes, I was.” What were you singing? “Like the Way I Do’ by Melissa Etheridge.”
Holigay Gift Guide 2013: For XXXMAS Lovers
I’ve been thinking about the impending euphoria of the holidays since a little before Halloween, and a vast majority of that time has been spent trying to figure out what I’m going to put on display to showcase how fucking excited I am.