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Halloween Recipes

Get Baked With A Tiny (Trick Or) Treat

A small thing you can make for your Halloweening experience. Let them eat teeny tiny cake!

Vanessa October 24, 2012 25 Comments
Gender

Lana Wachowski, Trans* Director of ‘The Matrix’, Gives Touching Speech That Will Probably Make You Cry

“Here in the absence of words to defend myself, without examples, without models, I began to believe voices in my head — that I was a freak, that I am broken, that there is something wrong with me, that I will never be lovable.”

annika October 24, 2012 48 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: A Million Here, A Million There for Gay Rights And Other Stories We Missed

Donation matching, gender swapping, fuck-giving, and another chance to hate on Mitt Romney. Again and again.

Carmen October 24, 2012 16 Comments
Queer Fashion

The Style Manual: Suits 201

To get the look, you need to know about sizing and fit. We’re talking buttons, lapels, jacket lengths and trouser drops! Sounds dirty but it isn’t.

dapperq October 24, 2012 24 Comments
Book Features

This NSFW Video Of Teresa Reading Jeanette Winterson Is Relevant To Interests

“While we can’t see what’s going on beneath the table, their physical reactions reveal that there is definitely a vibrator involved.”

Kate October 24, 2012 29 Comments
Politics + Activism

He’s Got The Whole World In His Binders: What Romney/Ryan Would Mean for Women Globally

The hypothetical future is looking dim.

Gabrielle Korn October 24, 2012 46 Comments
pick an actual category, you strange genius

DIY Hogwarts Owls for Halloween

So my girlfriend and I were invited to a very serious Harry Potter-themed Halloween/birthday party. While neither of us have a lot of enthusiasm for H.P. (I know, I know, I’m sorry!) we knew enough vague facts to brainstorm some ideas. Like, the fact that there are owls. So I set to work on figuring […]

Gabrielle Korn October 23, 2012
Crafts & DIY Projects

One Sweater, Many Crafts: Easy Winter DIY from Recycled Sweaters

Repurposing an old sweater into a hat, a pair of mittens and a pair of fake boot socks is so easy and quick that I made myself a cup of tea before starting the entire project and it was still warm by the time I was done.

Hansen October 23, 2012 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney Because Who Needs Love When You’ve Got Money

A gay person said this: “as [Romney’s] record as Governor of Massachusetts suggests, will not waste his precious time in office with legislative attacks on LGBT Americans.”

Riese October 23, 2012 46 Comments
Community

Intern Army: Meet the Newest Recruits

Meet the freshest little faces of Autostraddle: it’s our Intern Army redux!

Bren October 23, 2012 78 Comments
Music

An Unlikely Pair: Kanye Wes Marries Hipster Films to a Hip-Hop Icon

Carmen’s Team Pick: If you thought you loved Wes Anderson already, just wait ’til you watch it with Kanye West subtitles on.

Carmen October 23, 2012 8 Comments
Politics + Activism

News of the World: Foreign Policy and The Last Presidential Debate

In large part, though, more than individual issues, this debate showcased how each candidate would approach the fact that America is only one citizen of the globe, and has to interact with many other nations and governments.

Rachel October 23, 2012 17 Comments
Queer Fashion

The Style Manual: Suits 101

Whether you’re a neophyte or have a closet full of suits, I bet you can use a refresher on suit lexicon.

dapperq October 23, 2012 68 Comments
Politics + Activism

Army Of Hipster Celeb Ladies Wants You To Vote

Cara’s Team Pick: And they’re not too cool to [pretend to] sing about it.

Cara October 23, 2012 30 Comments
Politics + Activism

VIDEO: Ladies Try To Endorse Romney, Fail, Laugh A Lot

“Am I voting for Romney? Let me just check to see if I still have a pussy.”

Riese October 22, 2012 14 Comments
Halloween

Your Best Halloween Costume Ever: 90’s Television Nostalgia Edition

Costume ideas that would impress both your childhood self and your 90s lesbian brethren. Who doesn’t want to be Carmen Sandiego, really?

carrie October 22, 2012 53 Comments
Straddleverse

We Need Help: Our Tech Director Cee Needs An Intern

As you may know, we’re currently re-building this entire website! This is a daunting task, and our Tech Director Cee needs a nubile intern to help her get shit done. Could this person be YOU?!

Riese October 22, 2012 16 Comments
Book Features

Listling Without Commentary: Weird Things You Did As Children Because You Liked That Book So Much

“At some point during my childhood, I may or may not have tried to float across a body of water in a wooden barrel. It didn’t turn out well. Thanks for the splinters Pippi Longstocking.”

Riese October 22, 2012 131 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Darrin Hagen’s “The Edmonton Queen”

“If anything, The Edmonton Queen reads as a triumphant fuck you in the face of death and losing people you love before their time.”

Malaika October 22, 2012 15 Comments
Music

NEW MUSIC: Tegan & Sara’s “I’m Not Your Hero”

Happy Monday! Here’s a new Tegan & Sara track.

Crystal October 22, 2012 33 Comments
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