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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Verb Adjective-y Nouns

This week’s comment awards were brought to you by the letter “I” for “Incredible.” Which is what Community Managerette Carrie is.

Laura May 25, 2012 11 Comments
Straddleverse

Autostraddle Hot 100 2012: The Hottest Queerest Women In All The Land

1,000 of you placed votes for the hottest most amazing queer women in the universe and now it’s time to announce the 100 winners of the 2012 Autostraddle Hot 100!

the team May 25, 2012 257 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Mumbai’s Queer Film Festival Aims To Transform India’s Queer Landscape

Mumbai’s third annual Queer Film Festival wants to bring India’s vibrant queer life to mainstream culture.

Laura May 25, 2012 6 Comments
Sports

NFL Rookies Okay With Having a Gay Teammate

Brittani’s Team Pick: “You can’t discriminate. It’s just like black, white, same thing. You wouldn’t discriminate against my race, just like I wouldn’t discriminate against your sexuality.” -TJ Graham of the Buffalo Bills

Brittani May 25, 2012 7 Comments
Music

Music Fix: Metric, Gossip, Missy Higgins And More

Want to hear a new song from Metric? Thought so.

Crystal May 25, 2012 25 Comments
Politics + Activism

Illinois State Senate Doesn’t Pass Bullying Measure, Because It Might Encourage Homosexuality

Illinois’ State Senate somehow found a reason not to pass an anti-bullying measure.

Rachel May 24, 2012 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

VIDEO: Pastor’s Defender Proves It’s Hard To Defend Bigotry Without Sounding Like A Total Moron

Watch Anderson Cooper roast Stacy Prichard as she attempts to defend the idea of trapping gays and lesbians behind a giant electric fence until they die out.

Riese May 24, 2012 126 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Eggplant Bruschetta

This bruschetta uses roasted eggplant instead of bread. And it is delicious.

Ryan Yates May 24, 2012 10 Comments
Music

Artist Spotlight & Playlist: B.Steady

Queer multimedia artist B.Steady creates work for People of Color, Queers, Women, and all of the intersectionalities. That means you.

Emily May 24, 2012 14 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

Sneaker Feature: Kicks are for Queers

Sneakers are the universal sign for “I got this.”

gabby May 24, 2012 137 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Jim Parsons Is Hilarious, Also Gay

Jim Parsons just came out publicly! I have eight of his funniest Big Bang Theory clips to celebrate!

Lizz May 24, 2012 64 Comments
Politics + Activism

Colin Powell Has No Problem With Gay Marriage

Colin Powell says that “I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married under the laws of their state or the laws of the country.”

Lizz May 23, 2012 8 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Jillian Michaels and Heidi Rhoades Become Two Mommies With Two Kiddies

Jillian Michaels goes public about her relationship with Heidi Rhoades because Heidi’s just given birth to a baby boy, and Jillian just adopted a daughter, and now the whole family is gonna be in People together!

Riese May 23, 2012 33 Comments
Politics + Activism

Republican Women’s Policy Committee Shows Little Interest In Helping Women Outside the Committee

24 Republican female legislators have formed a Women’s Policy Committee, but it’s way less exciting than it sounds.

Rachel May 23, 2012 10 Comments
First Person

Experiments In Sobriety or “This Is When I Admit That I Have A Drinking Problem”

“It’s like I’ve got an internal switch that flips and not everyone has it, and if you don’t it’s almost impossible to explain.”

Guest May 23, 2012 76 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: St. Louis, Missouri

Are you ready for a hood-by-hood walking tour through the queerest parts of The Lou?

Liza May 23, 2012 42 Comments
Politics + Activism

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rules That Anti-Trans* Discrimination Is, In Fact, Discrimination

A ruling by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission means that trans* people actually have legal recourse if they’re discriminated against in the workplace.

Rachel May 22, 2012 10 Comments
Camp

A-Camp September 2012: It’s Campership Time

Testimonies from A-Camp April 2012’s four scholarship campers and how you, too, can help send a lucky lucky girl to camp in September OR how you could be that lucky girl. So many opportunities in this post.

Riese May 22, 2012 39 Comments
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Call For Submissions: “The Way We Were”

This time we’re looking for herstory. Lots and lots of herstory.

Riese May 22, 2012 19 Comments
Visual Art

15 Ways Vice’s Period Photo Set Could’ve Been Even Better

“12. Girls plus the chairs they were just sitting in.”

Laneia May 22, 2012 43 Comments
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