Hot Town, Summer In The City: Keep Your Vag From Feeling Dirty And Gritty
Your vulva asked me to write this.
Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s “Fall On Your Knees”
What if the nerdy bookstore owner from “Better Than Chocolate” wrote a book of her own? Oh, wait, she DID!
TESTIMONY Exhibition Gets Born, Tells The Story Of Being Young And Queer
Were we ever so young? “Testimony” is here to tell us we were (and it was actually kind of okay.)
Banned Cub Scout Troop Leader Jennifer Tyrrell Isn’t Giving Up: The Autostraddle Interview
The Boy Scouts of America decided to keep their anti-gay ban, while Jennifer Tyrrell keeps fighting. “How dare someone tell a mother they can’t be a part of their child’s life?”
Listling Without Commentary: Playlists You Asked Us To Make
“a playlist about sparrows”
Get Baked and Toasted: Get Out of Your Gardening Predicamint
When life gives you tasty weeds, make mojitos! Or mojito-esque things, because rum isn’t always work appropriate.
Dispatches From Ballroom 20: All Day, All The Panels
In which Ash tells you everything you missed before the Firefly reunion at San Diego Comic Con.
Why Claiming Republicans Are “Hardly Anti-Gay” Makes Hardly Any Sense
Spoiler alert: it takes more than “tolerance.”
Playlist: Discovering Your Ex Is A Shitty Person
I prescribe this playlist as an antidote to most shitty ex situations.
Records for Rebel Girls and Riot Grrls from Bikini Kill
Commence freaking out!
Also.Also.Also: The First Ever Gay Marriage On A Military Base and Other Stories We Missed This Week
AAA Episode V: Brittani Nichols Strikes Back, and in the meantime people have feelings about gay marriage, Republicans are delusional/happy, and Megan Rapinoe jams out on video.
Music Fix: No Doubt Are Back! Plus Other Musical Things
We have a lot to talk about.
VIDEO: It’s Autostraddle’s “Real L Word” Season 2 Parody!
Season 3 of The Real L Word just premiered, so we’re being avant garde and are finally releasing the SEASON TWO PARODY VIDEO OH MY GOD.
Evil Disney Queens Are Doing It For Themselves
Things from your childhood that you probably didn’t associate with homosexuality, but now you will.
Iraqi Women’s Basketball Team Demonstrates “Rising Above,” Without Nike’s Help
“Sports aren’t just about empowering women to change their surroundings. They’re also about changing the ways in which women are viewed in their surroundings.”
This Week in Homophobia: FL Lt.Gov Says She’s Too Pretty To Be A Lesbian And Other Stories
Jennifer Carroll says “usually black woman that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that,” a straight Olympian couple pissed that gays can bunk together and they can’t, plus three stories about lesbians getting kicked out of things!
Retroactive Retirement Is All The Rage: The Deal with Romney and Bain Capital
Here’s what the Mitt Romney news has looked like for the past few days: Bain Capital, retired, 1999, 2002, Bain Capital Bain Capital Bain Capital. Autostraddle is here for you in your time of need, with a simplified primer on what it all means and why you should care.
Ladies Who Rap: The Playlist and Guided Herstory Tour
Let’s take a video-guided tour of the movement called ‘female rap’ with appearances by Salt-n-Pepa, Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim and more! Also, there’s a playlist.
Read A F*cking eBook: Best Lesbian Titles Under $5
You probably want to read some lesbian and queer books this summer. Here are a few that are under $5.
You Need Help: Look and Feel Less Gross After Flying
In which we discuss how to come off a plane and greet your sweetie without looking like an oily zombie.