Fat Liberation Is Totally Queer
“Social equality for all people, regardless of size, must become a goal of the queer movement.”
Lez Get Dressed For Work: It’s Hot AND Rainy, and Your Feet Are Miserable
What in the world do you wear on your feet when it’s pouring rain and 90 degrees? Let’s go beyond the choice between hot feet and wet feet and figure out how to make this work.
Team Pick: The Toast Is The Yummiest New Website
“The Toast prefers free weights to circuit machines but also enjoys a good sit. The Toast doesn’t care how much you or Marilyn Monroe weigh. The Toast is happy, then dignified. The Toast is not haunted, but would welcome a visit from ghosts.”
Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Out Of The Vassar Bubble And Into China
I now realize that Chinese is, for lack of a better metaphor, like a crazy ex-girlfriend. She seemed nice and inviting at first but then I realized she’s hard to deal with.
Panic! in the Locker Room: On Fighting for Trans* Youth with Words as Weapons
“I mostly ignored the emails, as anyone with an overflowing inbox does. But this subject line caught my eye: Boys in the girls locker room, legally? WTF?! Maybe now is a good time to mention that I identify and visibly present as genderqueer.”
Brittani’s Video Party: Janelle Monae’s Lips Are All Over Her Hacker Girlfriend
Janelle Monae’s new video, SassiBob’s new Sarah Croce directed webseries, an ad relevant to your interests, and a band-themed lesbo webseries are eating ribs at this week’s video party.
Out Actress Ashleigh Sumner Returns in “Bruno And Earlene Go To Vegas”: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess chats with talented actress and artist, Ashleigh Sumner about her starring role in the new indie film, Bruno And Earlene Go To Vegas, premiering this month at Outfest!
A Prairie Homo Does New York: Wooooh, Dyke March!
“When you’re surrounded by so many queers celebrating queer, you feel normal by default.”
DeAnne Smith’s Questionable at Best Asks “How Much Fun is Drinking”
“Whisky and Doritos is a great diet.”
Kate’s College Lesbianage: School’s (Not) Out For Summer!
It might be June, but Kate’s still in school – in England! She’s spending her rainy summer days memorizing Shakespeare and sorting through ancient books.
Jamie Babbit’s New “Breaking the Girls”: Coming to an LGBTQ Film Fest Near You
There’s a suspenseful thriller involving girl-on-girl sexytimes (among other things, of course) and is directed by Jamie Babbit. Relevant to your interests!
Almost Famous: Leanne Harte
A Dublin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose new EP you’re really gonna love.
“The Fosters” Episode 105 Recap: Remember When You Used to Love My Chimichangas?
Digression 6: My first lesbian date ended on the roof of a small town Pizza Hut, but she knew what we were doing because she helped me push the dumpster up against the wall.
Also.Also.Also: Happy Birthday, Pride Flag and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Everything was going great until Russell Brand showed up.
Cheers, Queers! Craft Brews Are the Queers of the Beer World
“The odds were against these early brewers. But, just like us resilient queers, these folks survived on love, pride and an enduring devotion to community building.”
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 2: Materials, The Gathering
Walking into a fabric store can be daunting and disappointing. How is it that they can carry Toy Story fabric, multiple John Deere designs and 15 different Christmas patterns in July but don’t have anything that you’re looking for? Don’t worry, I promise that there’s something there for you.
Make A Thing: Easy, Fast and Sparkly Jewelry Dishes
These could be a really nice gift for your femme ladyfriend who always complains about losing her earrings at your place when the cat knocks them off the nightstand at 3am. Ahem.
Playlist: Classic Rock Radio Is The Best Radio
Pretty sure the music our parents introduced us to remains the best kind of music forever, and definitely the best kind of music for driving.
Liquor In The Beer: Hatter Day #2, My Fourth of July Drink
I will never give you a red, white or blue (or all three) drink for Fourth of July, because I am cheesy but not that cheesy. That’s why I present to you the Hatter Day #2, a cocktail made of gin and beer.
Girl-on-World: Argentina
Buenos Aires’ dark streets glistened with youth and possibility, and most of our nights revolved around an easy camaraderie between travelers.