25 Awesome Gay Things To Be Thankful For This Year
Eleven months ago, there was still a possibility of Rick Santorum becoming President, so don’t say 2012 never gave you anything.
Get Baked: Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecakes and Vegetarian Tofurkey For Thanksgayving
Who doesn’t love a tiny pumpkin cheesecake that fits in the palm of your hand and smells like autumnal bliss? Plus a delicious buttery tofurkey!
Make A Thing: Cassette Tape Wallets
The Cassette Tape Wallet: No sewing required, only liberal amounts of hot glue.
You Should Go: LezCab New York City
Queer women singing Broadway showtunes? See ya there.
The Super-Easy Way To Support Autostraddle While Holiday Shopping Online
Are you gonna buy stuff online this holiday season? You should do this. It’s easy.
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Ten Things You Can Do
“Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of national indifference and hatred.”
Introducing the 2013 Autostraddle Calendars! Pre-order Now and Get Special Things
It’s here! It’s here it’s here it’s here and we think you will love it and we’re so proud of this thing.
Liquor While At Her Family’s For Thanksgiving: Mulled Wine
As a non-normative person, there are a lot of traditions I get shellacked on. But one thing I can do is traditional alcohol. There’s so much tradition behind alcohol of all sorts, so much history and artistry. And one thing that screams holidays to me is mulled wine.
Playlist: You Can Go Home Again
Here are some songs to help get you there.
In “Human Sexuality” Class, We Took Academic Honesty To A Whole New Level
On our first day, the Professor stepped onto the floor of the auditorium and said, “Raise your hand if you had sex last night!”
Ode to My Pantry: Miso
Embrace the miso rainbow through soups, sauces and whatever else you can dream up.
Dressing to Stuff Your Face Elsewhere
You’re eating Tofurkey somewhere new this year? What the hell are you going to wear?
Read A F*cking Book: Jeanne Thornton’s “The Dream of Doctor Bantam”
A book in our language.
Books and Art and T Shirts, Together As One. You’re Welcome.
Ali’s Team Pick: Ever want the entire text of a book on a tee shirt? How about on a poster? Me too! This is a thing I want! And Litographs can give it to me!
Glee 406 Recap: Glease Is A Really Weird Word
In which Santana Lopez returns and everybody screams for grease lightnin’.
“Turn Me Up” Finds The Heart of Female Rap
“At the end of the day, they just want to be heard.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Dancing In The Dark
This week on NSFW Sunday: debate over porn, BDSM, a gallery of studs from V Magazine, and the end of monogamy.
Sunday Funday Is Thankful for Every Gay-Friendly Wallet
Drop the mic and walk off the stage.
Sir James Dyson Likes Vacuums, Dislikes French Lesbian Poetry
“Imagine how wonderful it would be to take a class on French lesbian poetry in university, but wait, who’s that British man in a suit, aspirating your French lesbian poetry textbooks into his bag-free vacuum cleaner?”
Queer Your Tech With Fun: Mac Trackpad Shortcuts For the Win
Basically, trackpad shortcuts aren’t just super duper time savers when you’re using a Mac. They’re also an opportunity for me to talk about one-finger, two-finger, three-finger and four-finger gestures with an audience who will get the joke.