Live-Blogging Dinah Shore Weekend: Autostraddle vs. The Lesbians
Reading this Dinah Shore live-blog, updated constantly, is almost like being at Dinah Shore’s legendary lesbian Palm Springs weekend historical event of fun.
Everyone is Gay, Study Finds: That Includes Your Mom BTW
Good news: everyone is gay so you don’t have to come out to your grandparents, and you have a chance with Kelly Clarkson. Also, the first lesbian tree-climber builds a house up there and we’re collecting more applications for our inbox, just to spruce up the place.
VIDEO: Dani Campbell Does Miami, With Pam Grier & Rea Carey
As promised, Dani Campbell took Autostraddle with her to this year’s Winter Party Festival in Miami Beach, Florida; where she chatted it up with Pam Grier (Kit Porter from “The L Word” and FOXY F*CKING BROWN), who is actually the most awesome person of all time. Dani gets tips on becoming a better activist from Rea Carey, the Executive Director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. The camera loves Dani Campbell, it just told me so!
Welcome to the 34th Annual Friday Comment Awards!
Obviously Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday is a weekly occurrence and not an annual one, but I’m feeling very pomp and circumstance this week and it just felt right.
Why Lesbians Won’t Give Up the Hipster
She’s not butch, no. She’s not even dykey. But damn that girl looks good in a tie and skinny jeans. Who is she, and how do you know that she’s not just a cute hipster straight girl? Luckily for you, Dr. KC Danger just received her degree in lesbian hipsterology, and she’s here to give you a lesson in herstory, hipstory, and why the lesbian hipster is more than just a cultural one-night-stand.
Fisting; Comment Awards
This week, Lady Gaga won everything ever but we’re still going to give you awards anyway. ‘Cause you’re just SO FUNNY!
GLAAD Awards 2010 Red Carpet, NYC: Robin Shoots!
Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Paulson and other cute queers & allies come out for the GLAAD Awards 2010 in New York City. Robin was there, took photos.
Happy Birthday to Us, Happy Comments from You! It’s the Comment Awards!
It’s Friday! Finally! So much happened this week; we had a birthday, talked to Marisa Meltzer, and went to prom with girls. There were some haters out on the interwebs this week, but y’all beat them up them with your typical funny and smarty pants selves so do yourselves a favor and go watch the new video for ‘Telephone.’
It’s Autostraddle’s First Birthday!
One year ago today, Jenny “died” and Autostraddle was born.
Robot Unicorn Attack Hey You Won a Comment Award Friday!
This was a big week, with the second episode of In Your Box Office and interviews with both NOH8 frontman Adam Bouska and Dani Campbell and worldwide gender panic. You said funny things and we want you to know that we were paying attention.
Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Carmen is Miss March
Yes it’s that time again… what time? Time for our third Autostraddle Calendar Girl! Ladies, gents and otherwise-identified girl-lovin’ persons, meet Miss March!
Dinah Shore: Sarah Shahi & DJ Samantha Ronson Will Face Lesbians Gone Wild
THIS JUST IN! Carmen de la Pica Morales aka Sarah Shahi is attending The Dinah! Also; DJ Samantha Ronson will be bravely facing her lesbian fans, and Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney bring their Off-Broadway play The Kathy & Mo Show to the west coast for a special Dinah performance.
Dani Campbell Wants More: The Autostraddle Interview
We sat down with Dani Campbell (probably best known for A Shot At Love, though she’s hoping to change that) to talk about likes/dislikes, thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Nearly three years after the show, lesbians still go wild for this charming genderqueer firefighter — and she’d like to do something with that. Something MORE!
Did You See That Comment Friday Post? Oh, Here it Is!
The comment awards are back and we’ve got two weeks full of your sharp cheddar/wit that we’re ready to throw back at you because we love you more than cheese!
Join Tammy Baldwin & Nat Garcia at the Fenway Women’s Dinner (Also: NEW AUTONATIC-VIDEO!)
Nat Garcia is hosting a table for Autostraddle.com at the Fenway Women’s Dinner — come hang out with Kate Clinton, Tammy Baldwin, and 1200 other ladies in Boston for a good cause! Want more Nat? Check our our BRAND NEW video teaser for Autonatic!
Is This a Fairytale? No, It’s Hey Did You See That Comment “Swift Edition” Saturday!
Our article on Taylor Swift vs. Feminism brought so many commenters, they get their own day of awards. It’s a day for miracles! [Also Riese shares some of her favorite ideas about internet commenting. Like, in general.]
This Pretty Bouquet of Comment Awards is Our Way of (Bad) Romancing You!
Ah, homo-love is in the air – can you feel it? … No? Well, you’ll always have us as your Valentine (and maybe if we’re both still single in 10 years, we could give it a shot, ya know, just for funsies). Forget the Hallmark cards, your Autostraddle Comment Award will keep your warm at night!
Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Julia is Miss February
It’s our second month of Autostraddle Calendar Girls. Ladies, gents and otherwise-identified girl-lovin’ persons, meet Miss February!
The Answer to a WTF? Week is Hey Did You See That Comment Friday!
This week had some confusing moments (Really Grammy Awards, Really?) but the Autostraddle Comment Awards are here to ease your mind. And guess what? TAYLOR SWIFT DIDN’T AUTO-WIN ONE! Instead of some golden statue, you get fame and notoriety… or at least, the respect of your peers.
We the Jury Find in Favor of Autostraddlers, to the Amount of 20 Comment Awards!
You’ve all been so patient through 2 hours of Autostraddle downtime, the constant standing applause during Obama’s State of the Union address, and days & days of Prop 8 trial testimony. Well, you can finally rest now – it’s Hey Did You See That Comment Friday! The court hereby orders that you accept these Autostraddle comment awards, effective immediately.