“Concussion” Knows Sex Is Never Enough
The first thing you should know about “Concussion” is that Robin Weigert has sex.
Dear Queer Diary: Coming Out on Paper
Coming out, one page at a time.
Read A F*cking Book: Not Your Mother’s Meatloaf
Basically, this book is one big giant sex-ed zine, but it’s a book.
VIDEO: “Little Horribles” Episode 9: Basketball
This episode wins a gay ESPY.
Marimacho Showcases Under-the-Sea Styles for Grrls and Bois at NYFW
The great tides of fashion are ahead! Come scope the massive styles (and cute bois and grrls) under the sea in Atlantis 2050: Marimacho’s Spring/Summer 2014 New York Fashion Week debut!
Also.Also.Also: The Empowerment of Goddesses, Twenty-Somethings, and NYC Girls and Other Stories We Missed This Week
From Dartmouth to the concert hall, there’s a ton of queer shit going down. And a little bit of Nickelback.
Almost Famous: Amy Andrews
Meet Amy Andrews, a Georgia based folk singer, feminist and activist who enjoys SNL dates with her cat Cookie.
Purveyor of Fine Jokes, Cameron Esposito: The Autostraddle Interview
“Diversity in any show will make that show stronger. It’s just hard to stay interested in the opinions of 87 straight white dudes in a row.”
Queer Outfit of the Week: Apple Picking!
You’ve gotta pick the cutest outfit for the cutest fall date ever!
Michelle Rodriguez Coming Out Bisexual Is A Big Deal
We’ve come a long way from, “if I wanted people to know what I do with my vagina, I would have released a sex video a long time ago.”
Top Ten Reasons Why Joan Jett Is Everything
4. Hey, have we talked about the video for “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)” ????
Lesbians Demolish Patriarchal Power Standards With Egalitarian Hand-Holding Habits, Study Says
Researchers wanted to find out if physical and/or psychosocial differences are predictive of hand-holding habits when gender is no longer a factor.
You Need Help: On That Younger Possibly-Queer Human Who Might Need You
“I’m seventeen and I’ve already gone through my queer angst – and it kills me to see this kid alone almost all the time, they always look miserable and it reminds me of me a couple of years ago.”
Make A Thing: Camp Crafts Round Up
The best activities at camp revolve around crafts, am I right?
Team Pick: Supercook Will Help You Keep Your Stomach and Your Wallet Full
Rose’s Team Pick: Ever wished you could just try a new recipe with the stuff you already have in your fridge? Well, look no further than Supercook, which is designed to do exactly that!
High Femme: Getting My Weed Card in California
“I have a knot in my stomach, like a kid waiting outside the principal’s office. But I’m not a kid, and this is not a principal’s office. I’m an adult in the great state of California waiting to get her medical marijuana card.”
Loving Your Body in the Age of Patriarchy
“As a woman of color who does not fit into Western Eurocentric standards of what is conventionally attractive, every day I step out and love myself is an act of resistance.”
The Poet and the Scientist: Taking Back Sandwiches in the Midwest
The girls are cute, the beers are cold and Andrea Gibson is in town. Need we say more?
Who’s Really to Blame for the Looming Government Shutdown? Sluts.
So, let’s revisit what’s about to happen because the drunk old men running the US Congress won’t budge on sluts.
Salon LGBTQ Conference: Join Autostraddle In Atlanta October 17th-19th!
Riese, Alex and Vikki will all be in Atlanta October 17th-19th for Salon LGBTQ, the world’s first national LGBTQ social media conference and you should be too!