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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Going Down (South): On Taking Your Sweet Time
Everything is slower in the South. I’m (slowly) realizing that this includes progress.
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.
Almost Famous: Kings
“It’s the best whiskey-soaked campfire sing-along ever.”
Science Says Reading the Classics Makes You Smarter, Nicer, Better Overall
If you enjoy Shakespeare, other classical texts, and poetry, your brain has superpowers.
Read A F*cking Book: Laura Szumowski’s ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
This tiny book is anything but your mother’s health education book.
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.
Make A Thing: Hollowed Out Book
Let’s hollow out some books and hide shit in them.
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.
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?
When Will The US Abolish Cruel, Unusual And Inhumane Solitary Confinement?
Is the closing of Tamms Correctional Center — where even non-violent criminals are locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, deprived of all human contact, for years at a time — a harbinger of things to come?
No Fabric? No Problem! Unconventional Ties To Wear Around Your Neck
Sometimes you feel like a fabric tie, sometimes you don’t. I bring you three options for ties that aren’t fabric at all. Queer the tie!
New Tegan and Sara Song: “I Was A Fool” Premiere
You can now listen to “I Was A Fool” and pine for Heartthrob to finally be released.