• Can Queer Sex Queer Sex Ed?

    Sex education in American high schools has been put through the gauntlet in recent years. What has this meant for the baby queers? Guest contributor Missy S. breaks it down.

  • Even in Canada! Did Toronto F*ck Up Gay Pride?

    If you thought there wasn’t room for one more controversy to sweep Toronto, well, you were wrong. This officially marks the first time ever we haven’t wanted to move to Canada. Also: Judith Butler turns down an award, bisexuality gets surveyed, gay marriage in NY and the lives of gay youths.

  • Lesbian Prom Case Settled, WE WON: Prizes Include Landmark Anti-Discrimination Policy, Money

    Constance McMillen saves the day in a landmark ruling where she gets her money and Itawamba County School District gets its first gender/sexuality inclusive anti-discrimination policy, the first of its kind in a Mississippi public school! Also Dan Choi got arrested again.

  • Fix: Gaga Does Drag For Vogue, Lohan Debuts on ‘Double Exposure’

    Lady Gaga channels Ivan for Vogue, Ally Sheedy outs her daughter, the religious right goes after The Real L Word, Erin Foley’s audition vid for The Bachelorette, Angelina Jolie talks Shiloh’s butch style, Wonder Woman gets a makeover from DC Comics, and Kristen Stewart is slightly less awkward (but still hella awk) on Letterman.

  • You’re Free To Travel While Transgender, Protected From Queer Partner Violence

    The State and Justice Departments are teaming up to give you kind of a nice Friday – it should now be a lot easier for trans people to get accurate passports, and new guidelines on partner violence are also going to apply to queer relationships. Also, gay Republicans at LA Pride, angry gay Bostonians, the superstar teen sailor is missing, Exodus International wants you to know it’s sorry but you’re still going to hell, and a Jewish/Arab lesbian feminist has some thoughts to share.

  • “Transmen in the City”: Mainstream Mag Does Trans Story Right (Mostly)

    NY Magazine talks to trans photographer and love of our life, Amos Mac. Also; Kate Harding discusses Tasha Fierce’s essay, As Fat As I Wanna Be, more stereotypical junk about Elena Kagan, thoughts on gay parenting, an Iranian lesbian filmmaker is denied asylum, the disgusting practice of ‘corrective rape,’ punk Islam and Harry Potter!

  • Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial Closing Arguments Recap: This Time It’s Personal

    Are you ready to get this Prop 8 thing taken care of once and for all? SO ARE WE. We recap today’s closing arguments on the Prop 8 trial on gay marriage in California, with characteristic Autostraddle style and class.

  • Facebook Says; ‘The Social World is Led by Women’. Let’s Talk About It.

    Ladies love facebook and social networking in general, men just like to digg stuff. Also! Women [not] behaving badly in business, queer culture in Spain, plastic surgery getting a bad rap in hollywood, mind over meds and sartorial immigration policy.

  • Lesbian Prom Update: Constance Suing for Damages & Westboro’s Coming to Graduation

    Constance McMillen is now seeking unspecified monetary damages in her case against Itawamba High School, citing public humiliation. Even worse, Westboro Baptist Church has announced they’ll be picketing her graduation to remind everyone that dykes are ‘filthy.’ Also; more on Scott Baio’s evolving lesbian rage, Gay tourism, forced gay marriage, bisexuals aren’t gay enough, Sikhism and feminism, tv bans plus size ads, and headache fun!

  • Ruby Rose (UPDATE: IS MAYBE NOT) Engaged to Lady Model! Baio’s Lesbian Twitter Wars! Weed! Big Macs!

    Ruby Rose & Catherine McNeil are engaged to get married! Scott Baio called Jezebel a bunch of lesbians! Is it wrong for a gay person to edit Glenn Beck’s books? Plus, pot can maybe help autism, it’s important to come out as married, parents fail at preventing bullying, and insurance companies are buying into fast food.

  • Trans Father Scott Moore’s Baby Photos Inspire Awws, Bigotry

    Scott Moore (dubbed “the second pregnant man” by the media) and his husband Thomas (also FTM) welcomed a new baby into the world yesterday, and TMZ has photos. And the homophobia and transphobia is ‘a-flyin’.

  • Transpeople, Ewoks, Dolly Parton: It’s All The Same to Bill O’Reilly

    Now that American Eagle staffers don’t have to choose “gender-specific” outfits, what’s to stop them from DRESSING LIKE EWOKS? Lawyers think George Rekers gay sex controversy could call his past expert witness testimony into question. Why aren’t we talking about the sex lives of the white male Supreme Court Justices? Plus, how parents deal with Glee, how to be a good beard, and racism in beauty pageants.

  • Real L Word Premieres Sunday, Hated It

    The Real L Word premieres on Sunday, aren’t you so excitant? We reflect and look forward and read reviews and witness strap-ons. But really the best part is that Autostraddle’s Nat Garcia is gonna be doing exclusive Real L Word content for Showtime & Sho.com! I know! See! We got our grrrl in there, and she is perfect.

  • Cynthia Nixon: Gay Identity a ‘Political Stance’, We’re All Bisexual.’

    The beautiful/perfect Cynthia Nixon is on the cover of Advocate’s pride issue, talking relationships, sexual identity, her Miranda identity, her hot butch partner and “Sex and the City 2.” Also; Katie Melua questions her sexuality, Julie Goldman covers SHE Mag, Lea Michele covers Women’s Health Mag, Bitch Blogs celebrates the Daria DVD release and Family Guy features a trans character.

  • Queer the Census: Be Counted or Pay the Price, Homos.

    Get a sticker and queer the census, or go without education and health care. Just saying, it’s up to you. Patraeus says the time has come to repeal DADT. Also; just like kids in middle school, more and more seniors are daring to come out as queer or trans. Even more legal analysis of the Prop 8 trial and what it all means! Plus, a lesbian couple was granted a marriage license in CA because of regressive gender laws, and you can get married at Mt. Everest!

  • Will Healthcare Reform Lure College Grads Back to The Parental Units?

    Some are ‘worried’ that extending family health care under Obama’s plan to 26 year-olds will encourage ‘slackers,’ many more find this safety net ‘awesome.’ New provisions will make it harder to kick gays out of the army ’cause of DADT (like your ex-girlfriend can’t do it for revenge, etc.) while they decide what the f to do long term. Also; the redacted memo, web 3.0, prom in New Orleans? & marijuana legalization on the ballot.

  • Hollywood Loves Gay Men & Teens, Just Ask “The Marriage Ref”

    Not since the dawn of Rickie Vasquez & Will Truman have gay men been so loved by Hollywood. It’s fine, ladies have tampons and performance art. Also; A new teaser for Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBuono’s We Have to Stop Now, Glee on Oprah, & Prop 8 Films’ gay marriage documentary ‘Till Death Do Us Part.’

  • Friends of Lesbian Teen Gave Her Six Months to Go Straight Before Attacking Her

    New information in the Cheyenne Williams case (maybe), and shocking violence in Edmonton. Gay and bisexual politicians abound, and the petition on Ref. 71 is finally going to court. Also, a defense of the Boy Scouts, and an investigation of the gay dollar.

  • Gay Prom Update: ACLU Schedules Hearing. Also Constance McMillen’s Mom is Gay!!!

    In a radio interview, Constance mentions that her Mom is gay and also talks about how the response online has warmed her while classmates have been hostile. Also: big boobs do not a “curvy model” make, the case for girl geeks, Miss England trades swimsuits for sports, Karl Lagerfeld hates gay marriage, Tampon ads come back around, and a woman coaches football.

  • Is Jennifer Knapp the Brave Christian Lesbian We’ve Been Waiting For? (Larry King VIDEO)

    A full video of Jennifer Knapp’s appearance on Larry King Live is out — will Jennifer Knapp be the one to show Gay & Christian are not mutually exclusive? And when did Ted Haggard stop being an asshat and start being bearable? Rosie makes our little gay hearts feel full of love, Archie Comics are getting a new gay in Riverdale, Will Phillips is the cutest recipient of a television journalism award in the history of television journalism, and there’s a new name in media aimed at Muslim women. And hey, have you made a video for Be Queer, Buy Queer yet? If not, make moves!