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Andrew Shirvell Ordered to Pay $4.5 Million for Anti-Gay Attack Blog

There’s a difference between freedom of speech and hate speech.

Whitney Pow August 22, 2012 39 Comments
Issues LGBT History

Jewelle Gomez, Lesbian Trailblazer: The Autostraddle Interview

“There was a great heyday in the 80’s in which I felt like you could publish anything, you could say anything – any of the initials, L, G, B, or T.”

fonseca August 22, 2012 12 Comments
Sports

Michele Smith Makes History: A Love Letter to Title IX and Women in Sports

Ladies, you are now welcome in the wide-world of baseball analysis, at least according to one broadcasting booth. And if you are as awesome as Michele Smith.

A.E. Osworth August 22, 2012 7 Comments
Book Features

How To Name Your Child After Beer, Brunch and Roller Derby

Vanessa’s Team Pick: Give your future child the hipstery indie DIY name they so richly deserve.

Vanessa August 22, 2012 64 Comments
Society + Culture

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems: Canada Whitewashes the New $100 Bill

The Bank of Canada of going back to the drawing board after a focus group decided that the scientist on the $100 bill looked “too Asian.”

Malaika August 21, 2012 37 Comments
Relationships

Run Anyway: Real Talk About Abusive Lesbian Relationships

“The further away I got, the clearer it became. She had been my first serious girlfriend after a succession of boyfriends, and I was more in love than I had ever been before. But the relationship stretched and accommodated behavior I likely would have never taken from a man.”

Gabrielle Korn August 21, 2012 95 Comments
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Todd Akin Is Terrible Tip of Terrible Iceberg That Is the Republican Party

Todd Akin is awful, but the idea of “legitimate rape” isn’t going to go away if he does.

Rachel August 21, 2012 27 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Melbourne, Australia

Have a gay old time in the city with four seasons in one day.

Kerry August 21, 2012 35 Comments
News

VAG: Your Advanced Guide to Voting the Hell Out of 2012

The world of US voting is ever changing and, frankly, fairly complicated. Here’s a few more resources and fun facts about voting in the US Presidential Election. Remember, vote with your VAG (Voting: an Autostraddle Guide.) You’ll be glad you did.

A.E. Osworth August 21, 2012 20 Comments
Travel

Girl-On-World: Coffee and Cakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

DapperQ’s features editor and her girlfriend head to southeastern Europe for food, family and a touch of gay.

Anita Dolce Vita August 21, 2012 13 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Shrimp Tomato Pasta

This pasta is basically an excuse to eat pints of tomatoes.

Ryan Yates August 21, 2012 7 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Real L Word Episode 306 Recap: Lost In A Bush (That’s What She Said!)

This week on The Real L Word, everybody is still at Dinah Shore playing golf, making out with each other or talking shit about each other or catching feelings. Who killed Rosie Larsen? This episode won’t answer that question.

Riese August 20, 2012 107 Comments
Camp

Team Pick: Ten Year-Old Camper Tells You How to be Cool

Kristen’s Team Pick: This kid knows more about getting along with girls than I do!

Kristen August 20, 2012 25 Comments
Sex

CDC Warns That Oral Sex Is Still Risky: How Queers Who Like Vaginas Can Keep Them Safe

Safer oral sex is healthier, sexier, and is likely to improve the quality of your life in general.

Gabrielle Korn August 20, 2012 48 Comments
Money + Work

Why We Can’t Get Coffee: The Guide for People Who Love People Who Work From Home

What are the “rules” for working from home? When is it okay or not okay to interrupt? We tackle the topic for anyone out there who is or loves somebody who works from home.

Ryan Yates August 20, 2012 29 Comments
News

“Injustice at Every Turn”: Asian and Pacific Islander Trans* Community Faces Terrible Discrimination

A new report published by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force looks at language and accessibility for APIA trans* and genderqueer individuals.

Whitney Pow August 20, 2012 10 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

Buckle Up and Bike In Style: The Autostraddle Helmet Guide

Get something stylish to keep that sexy little brain of yours safe.

Cara August 20, 2012 44 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Recap 310: What Lies Beneath Lesbian Relationships

Emily does a lot of kissing in this episode. Some of it is good. Some of it is awkward.

Lizz August 19, 2012 75 Comments
Book Features

Millennials Buy The Most Books, Will Save The (Publishing) World

Are you a millennial who likes to read and buy books? Me too! And now there’s a study proving that we all paid attention during Reading Rainbow.

Vanessa August 19, 2012 32 Comments
First Person

It’s Not Me, It’s Them: On Wanting To Break Up With Facebook

Facebook has locked me out of my account for being a part of a peaceful, compliant, and legal protest in Washington, DC.

Carmen August 19, 2012 69 Comments
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