Autostraddle Makes Refinery29’s “24 Best Websites For Women”
Refinery29 wasn’t thrilled with Forbes’ list of the top 100 websites for women (and really, who was?) so they decided to compile a list of their own. We’re proud to say we made the cut!
Two Trans* Women of Color Murdered Within a Week; Anti-TWOC Violence Claims Even More Lives
Islan Nettles and Domonique Newburn, two African-American trans* women, were brutally murdered within a week of each other. This is just the latest in a trend of horrific violence against trans* women of color.
Straddler On The Street: Monique
Monique talks about being Mexican and queer in Arizona, her favorite artists, and her adorable dog Elliot (who is an extremely well-behaved road trip travel companion.)
Ode to My Pantry: Meat Cake
Meat. Cake. I really can’t be any clearer than that.
MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Liveblog and Open Thread
I’ma let you finish, but Autostraddle had one of the best MTV VMA liveblogs of all time! Of all time!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Sunbathing In Her Skivvies
This week on NSFW Sunday: being happy naked, types of relationships, activism in BDSM, 18 vulvas, sex and aging, and more.
A Million Gays Here, A Million There This Sunday Funday
Neko Case, cuddly beavers, and a whole lotta love.
55 Ways To Leave Your Lesbian Vampire Lover (According To True Blood)
Sometimes it feels like every single person in Bon Temps is constantly going through the worst lesbian breakup of all time.
Pretty Little Liars Recap 411: Going Down on the Hoe
This week in Rosewood, Emily and Paige queer a hoedown! That’s right, it’s girls dancing together in plaid and cowboy boots!
This One Time At Queer Writing Camp: All About the 2013 Lambda Literary Retreat
What I learned from a week on a hilltop with 50 queer writers.
This Is A Bubbline Appreciation Post and Gallery
I would rather slowly pull out all my teeth than write about unconfirmed lesbian subtext in any teevee show ever. But I actually think we’re moving from the realm of wishful thinking into the realm of actual plot/canon. Here’s why.
White House Will Talk About Bisexual Issues For The First Time Ever
Oftentimes it’s a challenge for bisexuals to simply have their identities perceived as valid, and our government’s acknowledgement that we are a real community with unique challenges is a huge step towards eradicating that misconception.
Campership Alert: Go To A-Camp October For Free Thanks To Kipper Clothiers!
Camp is less than two months away and we’re offering another opportunity for you to go for free, thanks to Kipper Clothiers! Enter to win a campership!
The Comment Awards Want To Carve Tropical Fruits For You
Fantasy bands, lego warfare and Christmas in July (err, August)
Things I Read That I Love #89: But It Was A Myth I Believed In
Topics include assisted living facilities, the militarization of the police, work, bike shops, Intervention, grief, TV ratings, cotton farmer suicides, Woody Allen’s New York and more!
Underneath His Bustle: An Insider On How Everyone’s Most Resented “Feminist” Website Actually Began
“So what makes you qualified to work for me? No offense, but you don’t look like someone who will cry if she can’t get her hands on the latest Gucci purse.”
Anti-Gay Violence in Cameroon Rises: “We Are Calling on Our Government to Stop Waiting”
Over 100 people gathered in Cameroon’s capital city to demonstrate for harsher punishment of LGBT citizens, distribute anti-gay pamphlets and hang signs with homophobic messages
The Mako Mori Test is Here to Fill Another Spot on Your Feminist Film Criticism Toolbelt
For a long time the Bechdel test has seemingly been the only tool we have to examine sexist trends in Hollywood. Now, thanks to Pacific Rim, the Mako Mori test is here to help.
Get Baked: Dairy-Free Apple Cake
Accidentally dairy-free apple cake is the best kind of apple cake.
GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index On Gay Representation Recalls Last Year’s Awful Movies
“Of the 101 films released last year by the six major studios, only five films contained any semblance of queer lady representation.”