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Bomb Girls 201 Recap: I Heard You Like Beards

Bam! Season 2 has begun. This episode is called “The Quickening”, maybe for how quickly time has flown by since the end of last season. Kidding! It felt like forever and I wanted to die.

Kate January 4, 2013 79 Comments
Society + Culture

Let’s Queer The NYT ‘Debate’ About Women And Makeup

This week, the New York Times wants to talk about your lipstick and your self-esteem and I want to talk about how they are missing the point when it comes to the debate about women wearing makeup.

Vanessa January 4, 2013 183 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #57: Live From Snowbank City

Topics include snow removal in Montreal, homesteading, faux-survivalism, Honey Boo-Boo, sexual violence in India, temps, Cambodia, AIDS, and so much more!

Riese January 4, 2013 8 Comments
Geekery

Girl Scout Cookie Finder App: Probably Greatest Invention Of All Time

Girl Scout Cookie Locator. Need I explain more?

Hansen January 4, 2013 38 Comments
Straddleverse

Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2014: Cynthia is Miss January

Meet the first of our 2014 calendar girls! Cynthia will warm your icy winter heart with giant, delicious flowers and her sunny/sexy good looks.

Robin January 4, 2013 64 Comments
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Butch Please: Butchsolutions

12. Do your goddamned laundry.

Kate January 4, 2013 74 Comments
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The Comment Awards Are Settling Into 2013

The comment award winners are bringing the sass in the new year!

carrie January 4, 2013 9 Comments
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‘The Lives They Lived’ Includes Sally Ride And Other Legendary Queers

The exhaustive list of legends lost in 2012 includes many American artists and scientists, as well as one Costa Rican you’ve probably never heard of (but will be glad you did).

fonseca January 4, 2013 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Lesbian Couples in Mississippi Protest Marriage Inequality By Applying for Marriage Licenses

And the fight for LGBT rights in the Deep South goes on.

Rose January 3, 2013 15 Comments
Geekery

I’ve Got A Ticket To Ride And I Don’t Care

Laura’s Team Pick: I’m not talking about the Beatles song. I’m riding high because I just can’t stop playing this game.

Laura January 3, 2013 30 Comments
Politics + Activism

HUD and Bank of America Do Settlements The Right Way, Win Policy Changes for Gays

Bank of America discriminated against a lesbian in couple in Florida. Instead of just settling for a huge sum of money like Americans in the private sector normally do when faced with legal action, HUD asked for a relatively small sum of money ($7,500) and actual policy changes.

A.E. Osworth January 3, 2013 6 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: The New Year Looks Funny

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper, Kay Cannon, The Hunger Games, The Hobbit…and some dude’s dad getting a puppy.

Brittani January 3, 2013 7 Comments
First Person

A Prairie Homo Companion: Where The Sidewalk Ends

Maybe there are possibilities beyond the mortgage and the SUV and the Big Oil Company. Maybe you’ll walk along past where the sidewalk ends and discover those possibilities for yourself.

Malaika January 3, 2013 48 Comments
Book Lists

My Top 8 Favorite Authors: Vanessa, Contributing Editor

The writers I like tend to be women who live, or who have lived, in New York, and who write about girls, growing up, and what it’s like to be a human being in this world.

Vanessa January 3, 2013 15 Comments
Community

Let’s Get Our Shit Together, Yeah?

You guys, Apartment Therapy’s January Cure starts today and I am in there (much like swimwear). Do it with me!

Laneia January 2, 2013 63 Comments
Politics + Activism

Kansas Tries To Get Child Support From Sperm Donor Because Lesbians Aren’t Real Parents

A state in America has once again tried to eff things up for a same-sex couple!

Hansen January 2, 2013 14 Comments
Queer Fashion

Top 7 Style Blogs for The Aesthetically Oriented Queer

Fashion inspiration from the far corners of the internet.

Gabrielle Korn January 2, 2013 131 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Obama Stands By Chuck Hagel and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Should Chuck Hagel be Defense Secretary? Who cares! Go stick your nose back in that book if you ever want to be happy, little miss.

Carmen January 2, 2013 6 Comments
First Person

Going Down (South): The Sass Manifesto

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but good sassin’ will knock you out for a week.

fonseca January 2, 2013 19 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: Tiny Tusks

Happy New Year! It’s a queer emo, pop post-punk, heartfelt feelings party, and you’re invited!

Morgan January 2, 2013 3 Comments
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