• Mary Gray Knows What it Feels Like For Gay Kids in Rural America

    “I’m not less gay when I take the rainbow sticker off my car. I just know that if I have that in my car, I’m going to piss off people who are already angry at me.”

  • Real L Word’s Raquel Castaneda Tells All: The Autostraddle Interview

    Raquel talks about her break-up from Mikey, Ilene Chaiken’s death wish for us, WTF is up with all the hair and make-up artists on The Real L Word and more!

  • Get Ready for ‘Sara’ As We Interview Out Model/Actress Jessica Clark

    You know Jessica Clark as that smokin’ hot lesbian model but now she is ALSO AN ACTRESS. Does she have a new short film debuting on Autostraddle later today? Perhaps. More details inside.

  • Where the Bois Are: Bklyn Boihood is the Future

    In which we talk about the future with Bklyn Boihood, “a collective that provides visibility and promotes the empowerment of masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified studs, doms, butches and AGs of color.”

  • Lingerie Football League Lesbian Amber Elizabeth Will Tackle You

    Meet Amber Elizabeth, because you’re gonna see her real soon at the Dinah Shore Weekend: “At first, when [my Mom] heard about me playing football in underwear she was a little skeptical, so we just agreed to disagree.”

  • Laurel Holloman Would Make Bette Porter Swoon, Too: The Autostraddle Interview

    Jess chats with Laurel about her emerging art career, the controversy over The Kids Are All Right, her iconic lesbian roles as Tina and Randy Dean, what TV shows she’d love to be on, whether she’ll act again and much more! Plus, come face to face with Laurel and her artwork at The Dinah this Spring!

  • The Truth About Fortune Feimster: The Autostraddle Interview

    Fortune Feimster has been tapped as the next great lesbian comedian with Saturday Night Live knocking on her door. Fortune talks to Autostraddle about her run on Last Comic Standing, life as a celebrity personal assistant and being mistaken for Jonah Hill and Richard Simmons.

  • Real L Word’s Stamie Gets Real Funny: The Autostraddle Interview

    The Real L Word’s Stamie Karakasidis talks to Autostraddle about adjusting to reality fame with Tracy Ryerson, coming out in a Greek family, The Kids Are All Right, the glowing vag poster and the cast’s real opinion of TRLW.

  • Kaki King: The Audiostraddle Interview & Photoshoot

    In the midst of her North American tour with An Horse, Jess G. caught up with guitar goddess Kaki King at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. In an exciting (and terrifying) chat in the club’s backstage area, Jess asked her about her new album ‘Junior,’ life on the road, breakup songs, and her ever-changing sound. Listen to the Autostraddle interview with Kaki King now! With brand-new photos from our photoblogger Robin Roemer!

  • Televisionary Q&A: How “Real” is “The Real L Word”?

    I’ve got some questions about “The Real L Word.” So I tracked down a veteran reality TV editor and established fan of reality teevee programs to get the scoop on how scenes get constructed, what makes TRLW different than other shows, the Theory of the Dogs, “Frakenbiting,” who controls the “stories” being told and other supreme secrets of editorial magic!

  • 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!

  • Judy Gold, Funny Jewish Gay Showbiz Mom: The Autostraddle Interview

    Jess sits down with Judy Gold to talk about finding her niche as a Jewish lesbian comedian, working on The Rosie O’Donnell Show, the R Family Cruises, meeting her girlfriend through a Time Out New York singles ad, making it in the notorious boys club of comedy, starring Off Broadway in Love, Loss & What I Wore and her brand new one-woman show.

  • Out Actress Ashleigh Sumner Arrives in “And Then Came Lola”: Autostraddle Interview

    Ashleigh Sumner is the adorable, every-girl star of the sexy lesbian romantic comedy, And Then Came Lola. Jess chats with her about her first on-camera sex scenes, seeing herself on the big screen, LA vs. San Francisco, gays & superheroes, and her artwork.

  • Guinevere Turner, From “Go Fish” to L-Wording: The Autostraddle Interview

    Writer/actress/director Guinevere Turner tells all about her L Word legacy, her own “Chart,” why she stopped watching, seeing “Go Fish” two decades later, writing Michelle Rodriguez & Kristanna Loken’s Bloodrayne underwater fight scene, and — well — read this interview. Seriously. Read it right now, trust me.

  • Mrs. Danvers All-Girl Band Will Make 2010: The Autostraddle Interview

    Remember the psychotic lesbian maid from the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Rebecca? No? Well, her name is Mrs. Danvers. Much like their namesake, Mrs. Danvers the band are queer, a little peculiar, and slightly unnerving, but in a really, really good way. Music writer Corey talks to the girls about their music, influences, Anamaniacs and their plan for domination in 2010.

  • Lucky Dog Leather: Rockstar Style for Homos and Rebels

    Jess sits down with Lucia Gerbino, owner of Lucky Dog Leather to find out the secret behind the unofficial wardrobe to the celesbians.

  • 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!

  • Brooke Means Business: Franco Stevens, Founder and Publisher of Curve Magazine

    Time for the second edition of Brooke Means Business, in which Autostraddle COO Brooke Levin finds ladies who will talk to her about business. Today we bring you Franco Stevens, who was 22 years old when she decided to stop looking for a National lesbian glossy magazine and start her own — and thus CURVE was born.

  • Lesbian Hip-Hop Duo Kin4Life: The Audiostraddle Interview

    In the lead up to their performance at Go Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Nightlife Awards, New York Hip Hop duo Kin4Life speak with Audiostraddle’s newest music writer Glennisha about their love of nightlife, as well as their new record and the reasons you should go see their show.

  • Toni Collette is Queering Gender in United States of Tara: The Autostraddle Interview

    Season 2 of United States of Tara kicks things up a notch with homo-sexy goodness with Joey Lauren Adams and further explores her gay son Marshall’s sexuality. We met up with the woman of a thousand looks and accents to talk about straddling the line of gender roles and norms, her preparation for playing multiple characters within the same TV series, what major role she turned down and more!