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National S’mores Day is tomorrow and we are SO READY.

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Want To Know Where Babies Come From

Your thoughts on ex-gay pride, cute aggression and baby-making.

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Indeed, they are lesbianing together.

Kate August 9, 2013 182 Comments
Community

Brittani and Kim Stolz are Gay This Week on HuffPost Live

Brittani and Kim Stolz will be joining the HuffPost Live team for a new segment that recaps the week in gay. Tune in today at 4:45pm ET.

Brittani August 9, 2013 7 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Recap 409: Into the Dyke Birthday Party

Paige throws Emily a surprise birthday party but Emily shows up completely pissed off. This is not going to end well.

Lizz August 9, 2013 9 Comments
Literature

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Topics include Creedmor Psychiatric Center, San Francisco, Jeanette Walls, LSD, Eddie Ellis, The O.C., housesitting, selfies, rape in a Mennonite community, Texas, the lottery and more!

Riese August 9, 2013 6 Comments
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Sally Ride And Bayard Rustin To Be Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Obama has released the names of sixteen recipients to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on its 50th anniversary.

Hansen August 9, 2013 3 Comments
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Mira Bellwether and “Fucking Trans Women” Zine: The Autostraddle Interview

“When one of my lovers said that she wished she had an instruction manual for my body, I took that and responded to it pretty literally.”

Kennedy August 9, 2013 25 Comments
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After many (many) hours, you’ll have a quilt all ready to grace your bed, sofa or chair with its warmth, charm and I-made-that-ness.

Laura August 9, 2013 6 Comments
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Dream 9 Released From Immigration Detention on Parole, Await Asylum Hearing While They Make History

Immigration officers found that the nine had “credible fear of persecution or torture in their birth country” of Mexico, and therefore could not be removed from the US.

Rachel August 8, 2013 2 Comments
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Women in gaming, animals so cute you want to squeeze them, and Kristen Wiig’s new movie party to “Picasso Baby.”

Brittani August 8, 2013 6 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #26: Summertime, and The Reading is Easy

The books of Orange is the New Black, diversity in kids’ books, heroic librarians, subtle ways of convincing those around you to read your favorite childhood novels and more.

Ryan Yates August 8, 2013 6 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Jeanne Córdova’s “When We Were Outlaws”: Who Says the Second Wave’s Not Sexy?

“Being an activist leader brought dozens of women to my bed,” Córdova recalls. “Power seemed to attract people, and my political life put me at the center of the action.”

Anna Mollow August 8, 2013 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Only 10 People Show Up to National Ex-Gay Pride Events, “Ex-Gay Pride Month” Officially A Flop

In the most recent sign that the ex-gay movement is dying, an attempted “Ex-Gay Pride Month” was a massive flop after only 10 people showed up in Washington, DC.

Mey August 8, 2013 14 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“The Fosters” Episode 110 Recap: The One With the Lesbian Wedding

“They ask Stef and Lena about their vows and Stef says they’re not doing vows and I start to think that Stef doesn’t understand what a wedding is.”

Vikki Reich August 8, 2013 34 Comments
TV News & Trailers

The Bechdel Files Are Basically Everything I’ve Ever Wanted From The Internet

Does it count if it’s Scully talking to Queequeg? Important questions.

Rachel August 8, 2013 11 Comments
Music

Mexican Rock Band Molotov Fails To Update Homophobic Song, Won’t Be Winning Any Ally Prizes

Mexican rock band Molotov announced they would be dropping the word maricón from their song “Puto” during their Jagermeister US tour. But it’s hard to believe this move was about solidarity and not just ticket sales.

Araguaney R. Da Silva August 7, 2013 22 Comments
Comedy

VIDEO: “Little Horribles” Episode 6: Minibar

Cynthia Stevenson (Dead Like Me) and Tom Virtue (Even Stevens) appear in this episode, continuing the string of awesome guest stars on “Little Horribles.”

Brittani August 7, 2013 10 Comments
Society + Culture

New Legislation Could Mean Change for Homeless Queer Youth – But Not Enough

Despite the fact that LGBT youth comprise a disproportionate amount of the youth homeless population, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act currently does not contain language or requirements to specifically protect this vulnerable population.

Laura Mandanas August 7, 2013 5 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Orange Is The New Black

1.5 hours of extended pleasure courtesy of songs from and in the spirit of “Orange Is The New Black.”

Riese August 7, 2013 22 Comments
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