The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) made great strides in terms of LGBT rights when it voted to keep sexual orientation and include gender identity in a resolution condemning executions for reasons of discrimination.
Secret sex tips, the dangers of food candles and topless protesting.
Topics include alcohol, Barack Obama’s twitter account, LIARS, Grace Paley, competitive eating, reading in bars, pretrial prison detention, Joan Didion and Magic The Gathering!
Skip Best Buy and relish in cool deals from retailers like ModCloth, OpenSky, Torrid, Babeland, Topman, Utrecht Art, Autostraddle and Love & Pride.
If we lived in the 90s I would’ve made a huge scrapbook with all the cute photos you sent in from International Autostraddle Meetup Week(s), but we live in 2012 so here’s a gallery of 300+ photos instead. FYI: You are all SO CUTE.
The exploitation of love, anxiety and poverty are the driving force behind another made up moneymaking holiday. ‘Merica!
French President François Hollande spoke to a congregation of mayors on Tuesday, leaving many incensed. Instead of blaming others for their misinterpretation, Hollande acts like a human being and owns up to his mistake.
“Transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, possession of child pornography, and five counts of sexual exploitation of children.” YIKES.
The world’s largest pile of leaves, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy team up for “The Heat”, and impressive sports feats by dudes you’ve never heard of.
“As it turned out, stuffing turkeys on the graveyard shift was a bonding experience that could not be transcended.”
A memoir by a queer Latina punk about how her favorite band saved her from the pain of being a total weirdo.
I mean, not literally. But tell us about your heart and tell us about what you’re eating, you know?
“On the day before Thanksgiving, the day after and the 362 other days of the year (including Christmas) hardly any volunteers, well known or not, showed up to help.”
Have you ever wanted to fuck someone and look like them at the same time? That’s how I feel about Casey Legler, a person who identifies as female but who works as a model in the men’s fashion world. Commence feelings bomb.
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Frozen Jellied Turkey Vegetable Salad!
This year we decided to skip the Tofurkey and try a few new things, with delicious results.
A new lesbian romantic comedy, “Portrait Of A Serial Monogamist”, has an Indiegogo campaign! And it’s really actually good.
Carly and Robin got married, I’m Thinkin’ Bout Booze, and it’s Trans* Awareness Week! Plus, more gay people are getting elected to things.
Eleven months ago, there was still a possibility of Rick Santorum becoming President, so don’t say 2012 never gave you anything.
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!