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Pop Culture Fix

Fake Words and Real Talk on Christina Aguilera, Weight, and Ethnicity

While quickly shot down by a rep as being “100% false,” Aguilera’s words that weren’t were around long enough to generate 100% real commentary and feelings about weight and ethnicity.

fonseca October 8, 2012 72 Comments
Queer Fashion

dapperQ’s He Said/We Said: Fall Fashion Is In The Details

Get ready to think beyond sweaters. We’ve got six models who know that it’s the little things that make the outfit.

dapperq October 8, 2012 24 Comments
Food and Drink

Three Cheers for Pumpkin Beers (With List of Those Most Beloved by Queers!)

Liquid pumpkin pie is probably my favourite flavour when it comes to beer.

Kristen October 8, 2012 37 Comments
Comedy

Depressing Cats Are Depressing (And Funny)

Ali’s Team Pick: Hard Truths From Soft Cats is the kind of funny that’s cry-until-you-laugh. Dark sentiments and cute, illustrated cats. Happy Monday, everyone!

A.E. Osworth October 8, 2012 15 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Has Been Having A Gay Old Time, Would Like to Thank Lady Gaga And This Keg

Toronto teachers witnessed a revolution in their classrooms and a bunch of people gave money to other people who fight for the rights of gay people. Did I mention Big Bird is doing okay? Also, pumpkin keg.

Carmen October 7, 2012 15 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Autostraddle Book Club #6: We’re Reading “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”

“Girls kissing girls in barns, in twisty slides on playgrounds, in abandoned hospitals. Miles City, Montana. The 1990s. Swimming. Summer. Cowgirls. Dinosaur discovering. Ferris Wheels. Conversion therapy. Taco Johns.”

Riese October 7, 2012 62 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants You To Talk About Sex, Has Toys

Your turn to answer the questions the A-Camp Sex Panel didn’t. Plus: the panel’s quick guide to toys, resources, and queer porn mentioned on the panel.

Ryan Yates October 6, 2012 30 Comments
Music

Artist Spotlight: Wallis Bird

Wallis Bird released her debut album Spoons to critical acclaim back in 2007 and has been on the rise ever since.

Elaine October 6, 2012 16 Comments
Sports

Closet Door Is Gay Boxer Orlando Cruz’s Tenth Knockout

“I’ve been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself . . . I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man.”

Cara October 6, 2012 12 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Oh, That’s Where Babies Come From

Kristen’s Team Pick: Here’s your daily Aww.

Kristen October 5, 2012 41 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Leaning Seductively In Your Direction

The only place where you can win awards for talking about bad Glee fashion and getting arrested by Sarah Croce.

carrie October 5, 2012 5 Comments
Straddleverse

Now Casting: Autostraddle’s 2014 Calendar Girls

Have you always wanted to grace the pages of an Autostraddle Calendar? Now’s your chance to apply!

the team October 5, 2012 47 Comments
Politics + Activism

New Poll Shows Latino/a Voters Largely Support Gay Marriage, Unfortunately for GOP

But is this really all that big of a shift?

Rose October 5, 2012 2 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #44: Screaming Sounds

Topics include Harriet the Spy, bipolar disorder, Jerry Sandusky, promiscuous reading, rock criticism, right-wing podcasts and online dating!

Riese October 5, 2012 10 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Carrot Ginger Soup

Words cannot describe how easy this soup is, because it actually takes more effort to describe than to make.

Ryan Yates October 5, 2012 18 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #4: I Kept Always Two Books In My Pocket

This week in lit: banned books, Vagina, and lots of lesbian storylines.

Ryan Yates October 4, 2012 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

GChatting For Freedom: The First Presidential Debate

“I’m going to live my whole life and die right here in front of my laptop while Romney talks.”

Rachel October 4, 2012 30 Comments
Book Features

Read Banned Books, Be The Revolution

Banned Books Week is like Christmas for me: it allows me to queer my reading like I queer my gender. Party hard with some inappropriate reading!

A.E. Osworth October 4, 2012 12 Comments
Meet-Ups / Events

International Autostraddle Meet-Up Weeks: You’ve Earned It

We want to hang out. Like, a lot.

Vanessa October 4, 2012 519 Comments
Gender

PSAs Aim To Prepare Citizens Who Are “Voting While Trans”

Vanessa’s Team Pick: More than 25,000 transgender American citizens may face stiff barriers to voting in the November 2012 election; the National Center for Transgender Equality wants to change that.

Vanessa October 4, 2012 7 Comments
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