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Crafts & DIY Projects

Bound and Determined: Coptic Book Binding For The Persistently Crafty

Hand-stitch a journal that’s cream of the Copt. Now with more video!

Laura January 18, 2013 18 Comments
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New X-Men Relaunch Will Feature an All Women Team, Albeit Still Drawn By Men

Jubilee is heading up a female superhero team. Yay!

Hansen January 18, 2013 17 Comments
Politics + Activism

9 Reasons More Guns In Schools Is An Idiotic Idea

74 percent of Americans think more armed security guards in public places would reduce mass shootings. I disagree.

Riese January 17, 2013 124 Comments
Lesbian Sex

What We Talk About When We Talk About Flogging

Gather ’round, queers, and let me tell you the tale of The Christmas Flogger. It is a tale of how my girlfriend and I negotiated, bought and learned to use our very first flogger.

Guest January 17, 2013 32 Comments
Gender

Apply To Be Part of The Brown Boi Project, Shape the Future

The Brown Boi Project is a community of masculine-of-center human beings of color working toward racial and gender justice. You have until January 26 to become a part of it.

Carmen January 17, 2013 5 Comments
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Maggie Keenan-Bolger On Being A Queer Lady In Musical Theater

There is a certain level of ostracism that happens when you realize you are different from most of your peers, and not that that can’t be played at by straight actors, it just feels even more gratifying when the actors of the characters you fall in love with have or are looking for female partners.

JuliaOA January 17, 2013 9 Comments
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Brittani’s Video Party: Naya Rivera is a Sexy Scorpion and Kendrick Lamar Likes Cereal

A choreographer dances away from labels, an 11-year-old wants to play football in peace, Naya Rivera sings and Kendrick Lamar talks cartoons.

Brittani January 17, 2013 16 Comments
Book Features

Utah School District Returns Controversial Lesbian Family Book To Shelves, We Win A Thing

Davis County, UT school board realizes that maybe letting books help teach students’ tolerance about same-sex families is actually an awesome idea.

Rose January 17, 2013 5 Comments
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Get Baked: Magnolia Bakery’s Famous Banana Pudding

When your friends try this they are going to tell you that you are a Baking Goddess and you are going to smile and nod, never letting on exactly how easy it is to make Magnolia Bakery’s famous banana pudding.

Vanessa January 16, 2013 34 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: This Is Not A “Super Sin” and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Miley Cyrus dreams of Katy Perry and pubic lice yearn for an unwaxed abode.

Carmen January 16, 2013 31 Comments
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GLAAD Nominates Autostraddle.com For “Outstanding Blog,” Other Things For Other Awards

AUTOSTRADDLE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A GLAAD AWARD! Other noms include Glee, American Horror Story, Degrassi, Mosquita y Mari and so much more!

Riese January 16, 2013 52 Comments
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Going Down (South): On Taking Your Sweet Time

Everything is slower in the South. I’m (slowly) realizing that this includes progress.

fonseca January 16, 2013 23 Comments
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7 Videos That Have Something To Do With Destiny’s Child

Because without Destiny’s Child, there’d be no Beyoncé and how else would I have learned to crip walk? Also, something something Half Time show Destiny’s Child.

gabby January 16, 2013 16 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: Kings

“It’s the best whiskey-soaked campfire sing-along ever.”

Morgan January 16, 2013 3 Comments
Book Features

Science Says Reading the Classics Makes You Smarter, Nicer, Better Overall

If you enjoy Shakespeare, other classical texts, and poetry, your brain has superpowers.

Malaika January 15, 2013 32 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Laura Szumowski’s ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

This tiny book is anything but your mother’s health education book.

fonseca January 15, 2013 18 Comments
LGBT History

Idol Worship: Frida Kahlo, Brutal and Vulnerable

They never told us in school that Kahlo was bisexual and I feel conned by that, feel robbed by it. I’m proud of it.

Carmen January 15, 2013 36 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make A Thing: Hollowed Out Book

Let’s hollow out some books and hide shit in them.

Hansen January 15, 2013 41 Comments
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You Should Go: F To 7th Free Preview Screening And Launch Party

If you loved watching Amy Sedaris make lesbo sexual innuendo in the 30-second teaser video for new lesbian webseries “F To 7th,” imagine how much you’ll enjoy seeing three whole episodes at a free preview screening this week.

Vanessa January 15, 2013 3 Comments
Love + Sex

The Guardian Impressively Talks About Gay Sex By Not Talking About It

In a recent Guardian article, British journalist and author Nick Cohen put on his whimsical ally cap and attempted to tackle an age-old question: Why are straight people so darned invested in what gays do in bed?

fonseca January 14, 2013 33 Comments
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