What we missed this week: DC Republicans adopt inclusive language, Chuck Norris had feelings about boy scouts, and a safer sex guide for trans*women is right at your fingertips!
Frank Ocean came out as gay or bisexual today in a letter published online, telling the story of his first love with a male friend.
Let’s go “behind the scenes” of The Real L Word in a new trailer video! Also, some related reading.
Laura’s Team Pick: Let’s talk about this food object.
Brittany is a caring nurse on her way to the top and a gymnast with a penchant for handstands. You’d better be able to throw a football!
Dublin twins are making a splash with their infectious melodies and charming sound.
Jenna is driving and Melissa is faking babies. Don’t worry though, Emily’s hair is still blowing softly in the wind.
A fascinating new “theory of fiction” from Stanford University!
“There are so many things about our lives that are so much more than our bodies and this transition that we go through.”
“When they see you happy, they’ll accept it,” someone told me once. When there are tears about something unchangeable, people can only be optimistic. It’s the only thing that is left.
“…a class of people large enough to constitute a population majority—as women did—could not feasibly be “oppressed…”
“15. NOT QUEER ENOUGH”
Brunch with Autostraddle, all over the world! Mark your calendars.
“If you would like to wear a romper… you should be welcome to do so within the privacy of your own home” vs. “Rompers are the way and the light.”
“For the record: I am gay.”
“Richmond is the antithesis of everything terrible you’ve ever heard about Virginia. I can tell you in complete honesty that RVA is, hands down, one of the gayest cities in the American South.”
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
Carmen’s Team Pick: “‘Don’t you know that these people have no place to go and need a place like that bar?’ she shouted.”
19-year-old Kristene Chapa is recovering (without health insurance) from the shooting that killed her 18-year-old girlfriend. Also, new information from her family and the Portland Police Department.
Let’s celebrate Canada Day with all the other Canadians!