Happy Birthday Rachel!
In which we hope to give our Senior Editor Rachel the best birthday gift ever, with your help!
Book Binding For Dreamers
“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
Things I Read That I Love #38: She Hit Send
Topics include Dominique Moceanu, life insurance, Sweet Valley High, Spike Lee, bath salts, Juggalos, life insurance, hipster conservatives and abortion!
Voting: an Autostraddle Guide (a.k.a. VAG)
VAG makes voting in the USA easy peasey lemon squeezy with answers to questions like how to vote absentee and how to register in your State. Get your gay tushies out there in November!
From Sailor Moon to Yaoi Fangirls: Gender and Sexuality at Otakon 2012
How is sexism perpetuated in anime and manga? What is the role of women in geek culture? Just some of the interesting topics covered by my visit to the East Coast’s largest anime convention.
Playlist: Pack Your Bags And Move On Out
Most things are less miserable when you can dance around while doing them, I’ve found. Here are some songs to make packing suck less.
Queer Ladies Speed-Dating at Strand Bookstore Happened, Was A Huge Success
Approximately 90 people showed up, Gabby stood on a table, Carly wore a bow tie, and you’re all really cute.
Lez Liberty Lit: Your New Biweekly Guide To Queer Lady Literature
Welcome to the inaugural Lez Liberty Lit post, a column where we tell you things about books that will make your brain smarter, better, faster, stronger.
Also.Also.Also: Many People Support Gender Non-Conforming Children and Other Stories We Missed This Week
If I pitch my tent here will a bear eat me?
Your Favourite Queer Artists Will Play Phasefest 2012
The Phasefest 2012 lineup has been announced! See The Lost Bois. Clinical Trials, Mitten, People At Parties, Hunter Valentine, Bitch and more.
Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Shani Mootoo’s “Cereus Blooms at Night”
“We sat reading on the rooftop for hours, only stopping when the sound of a train drowned out our voices.”
Femmes: Beyond Lipstick (and Heels and Dresses)
Sometimes you just want a role model.
Peaches and Friends Rock Out For Pussy Riot and Your Enjoyment
Rachel’s Team Pick: In honor of both Pussy Riot and Peaches, please do something punk rock today.
Family Business: How To Break Up With Your Ex’s Family, Too
You were never just dating a cute woman. You were dating a cute woman who is also someone’s daughter, granddaughter, bubeleh, mija, etc.
Pastor Who Helped Lisa Miller Found Guilty, But Miller Still On the Run
The pastor who helped ex-gay Lisa Miller kidnap her daughter and flee the country was convicted, but Lisa Miller and her daughter still haven’t been located.
This is a Kristen Stewart Jodie Foster Feelings Atrium Post
Today, Jodie Foster published an essay in The Daily Beast about how everybody should lay off Kristen Stewart regarding her torrid affair with Rupert Sanders. Please share your feelings on this crucial groundbreaking news item with us.
Autostraddle’s Get Baked Sale!
It’s your last day to order homemade cookies and treats from our fundraiser! Snickerdoodles, butter cookies, oatmeal shenanigans, Oreo situations — they’re all here, and all made with love.
Jennifer Beals Plays Character Other Than Bette Porter in New Webseries, “Lauren”
Hansen’s Team Pick: Jennifer Beals! There. I have your attention.
Queer Girl City Guide: Sydney, Australia
After a four-year stint in Autostraddle’s top American lesbianish city, I thought I had developed impossibly high expectations for every future place I’d inhabit. Then I found Sydney.
Julie and Brandy Do the Olympics: Gymnastics, Bikini Volleyball, and Synchronized Slapfights
Drunk Olympic Musings.