15 Brand New Queer Lady Teevee Characters Defying Expectations This Summer
This spring/summer there are more brand-new lesbian, bisexual and otherwise-identified ladies on your television set than we ever dreamed possible.
This Week In Small Post-DOMA Victories: Judge Rules that Lesbian Widow Should Receive Spouse’s Benefits
A Philadelphia judge rules that the same-sex widow of a lawyer, is entitled to her benefits plan after a legal battle with her spouse’s family.
New Music: Mary Lambert’s “She Keeps Me Warm”
Today you can buy “She Keeps Me Warm,” Mary Lambert’s new single, on iTunes. Let’s celebrate by listening together and holding hands, shall we?
Idol Worship: Every State Needs A Wendy Davis
Every state needs a Wendy Davis. Every person has a story.
Hello Flo’s Adorable Tampon Ad Is Cute and Funny, Free of White Yoga Pants
“For these campers, I was their Joan of Arc. It’s like, I’m Joan, and their vag is the ark.”
Make A Thing: Upcycled Graze Trinket Boxes
Upcycle your flap-top boxes into trinket boxes to hold your favorite precious little things.
Playlist: Flying Solo
Because sometimes you just happen to be on your own. And that’s okay.
Pope Francis Doesn’t Approve of Gay Marriage or Adoption, But Says “We Shouldn’t Marginalize People For This”
“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis remarked in Italian. “We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.”
Team Pick: Scientists May Have Cure for Cat Allergies, Everyone Rejoices
Thanks to a team of researchers at Cambridge University, cat dander’s days of ruining dates and eliminating roommates may be numbered.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Minna Ola
The Minna Ola is a tricked out sex toy for the techie in all of us that’s great for anyone who wants a fun, quirky, versatile vibrator that’s perfect for couples play.
The Army Taught Me That I Can Change My Body (And It Will Still Be Mine)
Here’s the deal: I both like and am my body. I am a girl, ergo I have a girl’s body. It’s neat. You know what I think helped me to be comfortable with my body more than anything else? The US Army.
Team Pick: 100 Most Stylish dapperQs Features Autostraddle’s Gabby, Katrina & Kate!
Mondays are really hard so let’s all take a break and enjoy the glorious gift that is The 100 Most Stylish dapperQs.
Straddler On The Street: PJ
“Being butch is something I have both been my entire life and something that I have chosen.”
Ode to My Pantry: Popcorn
Nothing tastes as good as an explosion.
The UN Wants Us To Be Free & Equal and Naya Rivera Looks Good In Pink This Sunday Funday
Mmmmm. Tastes like bottomless.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Take You To Brunch
This week on NSFW Sunday: a better online dating profile, lesbian vocabulary, sex scandals and more.
UK’s Plan to Block Porn and “Adult Subjects” Doesn’t Bode Well for Gay and Sex Ed Resources
Flawed attempts to make the internet a safe space could be compromising actual safe spaces with an indiscriminate default-on porn filter.
Queer Your Tech With a Nerdy Video Party
Seriously. The geeks of the interwebs were on point with the video content this week. Includes a feminist analysis of Adventure Time, Bill Nye explaining asteroid disasters and some rad footage of plants growing (which is, it should be noted, more exciting than it sounds).
Pretty Little Liars Recap 407: Crash and Burn and Take Off Your Pants, Girl!
Okay. A murderous, cyber-stalking, all-knowing bully I can grasp, but any teen girl talking to her dad like this? No way.
Things I Read That I Love #85: Cut-Out Dolls For Grown-Up Girls
Topics include Shirley Jackson, paper dolls, disaster reporting in Haiti, HIV/AIDS, the Worst of White Folks, Rick James, exes on social media, working at a men’s magazine and more!