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Relationships

Oh Hell No: When Your Girlfriend Publicly Hates on You

The thing about being publicly humiliated by someone you care about is that it occurs similarly to slight of hand magic. Here it is, right in the open, right in front of everyone’s face and yet, no one is sure of what exactly has happened.

gabby September 27, 2012 81 Comments
Beauty

Queer Beauty Bar: Make Out With My Face This Fall

Autumn winds may be taking a toll on your face, but don’t let the weather get you down! There are makeouts to be had with your luscious lips!

Kristen September 27, 2012 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Controversy Breaks Out Over the Right Way to Be Ex-Gay

Team Closet vs Team Cure, battling to come up with the best (read: worst) way to force heterosexuality on queers.

Gabrielle Korn September 26, 2012 16 Comments
Gender

Meet Two Female Cabbies In “What’s A Girl Doing Here?”

Vanessa’s Team Pick: In which Vanessa has a lot of feelings about a short documentary about female cabbies in New York City.

Vanessa September 26, 2012 21 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Gay Fraternity That Almost Was and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Other stories include Mitt Romney continually being a doofus, Fred Phelps’ escaped son, and the patriarchy.

Carmen September 26, 2012 11 Comments
School

Make 2012 a Safer Year for LGBT Students

We’re only a few weeks into the 2012 school year and already organizations are stepping up to the plate to make it a little bit easier for today’s queer youth.

Kristen September 26, 2012 10 Comments
Playlists

OPEN THREAD: Music You’re Embarrassed To Love

This is a safe space.

Crystal September 26, 2012 350 Comments
Community

‘Bulimia and Anorexia Since I Was 15’: Lady Gaga Responds to ‘Fat’ Headlines With Half-Naked Pics and a Confession

“With the Body Revolution, Gaga may be orchestrating and using her body to send a message, but one of tolerance and acceptance.”

Jezebel September 26, 2012 74 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Republican Aide Should Not Have Insulted Tammy Baldwin For Lesbian Wonder Woman Video

“Clearly, there’s no one better positioned to talk ‘heartland values’ than Tammy.” (It’s actually true, though.)

Rachel September 25, 2012 9 Comments
First Person Gender

25 Things I Do To Make My Body Dysphoria Feel Smaller and Quieter

Everything’s gonna be super duper.

Kate September 25, 2012 172 Comments
Dating

Oh Gay Cupid! Profiles Are the Window to the Soul, Or Something

A possibly new approach to this online dating game to those willing to eschew norms and take a chance.

Brittani September 25, 2012 136 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee 402 Recap: Britney 2.NO

This week on Glee, Brittany had a mental breakdown and ate a lot of Cheese Puffs. Sponsored by Crayola.

Riese September 25, 2012 52 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Plentitude Magazine’s Inaugural Issue: The Autostraddle Review

Maybe we all share the same eyes or the same hearts. Maybe we just share the same vocabulary.

Carmen September 25, 2012 5 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

A Gaggle of Gay Grandpa Sweaters

Welcome to Fall! It’s sweater season. We have a lot of sweater related feelings.

A.E. Osworth September 25, 2012 80 Comments
Book Lists

14 Girls We Wanted To Be Back Then: Kickass Heroines From YA & Children’s Books Of Yesteryear

We spent the 80’s and early 90’s with our noses in books, dreaming of being Scout or Molly or Fern or Heidi or Ramona or Harriet or so many more! What are your favorites?

Riese September 24, 2012 276 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Ginger Scallion Noodles

Making your ramen suck less one day at a time.

Rachel September 24, 2012 23 Comments
Movie Features

UNICORN PLAN-IT Is BACK: Director K. Rocco Shields Talks Season Two

UNICORN PLAN-IT returns in just over a week – how will you celebrate? We recommend getting horny with our exclusive interviews.

Vanessa September 24, 2012 19 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: 100% Country, 0% A**hole

Country music: Now with 100% less liberal guilt.

fonseca September 24, 2012 84 Comments
Breakups

37 Delicious Things That Become Infinitely More Delicious After A Breakup

18. Gin
19. Brownie batter

Lizz September 24, 2012 57 Comments
TV News & Trailers

2012 Emmys Liveblog and Open Thread TV Mania Adventure

It’s the Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game Of Thrones Mad Men Modern Family Awards!

Lizz September 23, 2012 42 Comments
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