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19 Things About Living Alone

Because hell is other people.

taylor November 14, 2011 120 Comments
TV Reviews

You Can Watch “Circus” on Netflix Right Now and Probably Should

Look there’s a teevee show about the circus!

Rachel November 14, 2011 6 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Behind-the-Scenes VIDEO: Unicorn Plan-It Presents “Being a Professional”

1.5 nonstop minutes of long walks on the beach, Haviland’s Sarah Croce impression, Alex on drums and so much more!

Riese November 13, 2011 12 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Following Its Gay Heart to the Altar and the Internet

Since it’s Sunday Funday I get to warm your heart with stories of gays defying expectations, following their dreams, and getting a little love. Also a zebra.

Carmen November 13, 2011 19 Comments
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, A Boundless Fantasy World to Devour You Whole

“Skyrim is an example of a game that pushes the bounds of gaming as we know it, peeling back the surface layer to reveal just what video games can do as a medium for something more.”

taylor November 12, 2011 50 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Televisionary: It’s Awkward to Do Model UN, Be Scared of Birds, and Move

This week on TV, everyone is doing things that make them both excited and uncomfortable. Check out our recaps of Parks and Recreation, Community and Big Bang Theory.

Brittani November 12, 2011 15 Comments
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100,000 Signatures to Shut Down Ex-Gay “Torture Clinics” in Ecuador

The Ecuadorian government has shut down about 30 abusive ex-gay clinics, but over 200 remain.

Rachel November 11, 2011 13 Comments
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OPEN THREAD: Jessica Lowndes Wishes She Was Gay in New Music Video

Really the only selling point here is burlesque.

Laneia November 11, 2011 68 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Autostraddle Book Club #4: Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

“I am literally incapable of talking about a memoir about a queer woman grappling with a fraught, distant, infuriating relationship with her father without talking about myself.”

Rachel November 11, 2011 45 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Won a Thing: Mississippi Votes Against Classifying All Embryos As People

Mississippi voted against changing the legal definition of “person” to include “every human being from the moment of fertilization.”

Jamie J. Hagen November 11, 2011 19 Comments
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It’s Time For Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday

Hey! What did you eat for lunch today?

Laura November 11, 2011 5 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee 305 Recap: The First Time Sex Episode

Who has sex with their socks on? Watch this episode of Glee to find out!

Riese November 11, 2011 69 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Cece Sleeps Over and Nothing Gay Happens on “New Girl”

“New Girl” is the only show usually covered to show a new episode this week. So lonely right now.

Brittani November 10, 2011 6 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Real L Word 3 Is Casting: Why Read the Recaps When You Could Be IN THEM?!!!

Are you comfortable with nudity and crying on camera? This opportunity has your name written all over it in lipstick, just like how there was lipstick on Romi’s mirror in the opening credits.

Riese November 10, 2011 49 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Cover Songs Are Sometimes Better Than the Original

Ready for Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” reinvented as an alt-country rock tune?

Jess November 10, 2011 71 Comments
Dating

You Need Help: I Feel Like We Would Like You If We Met You

You think you can’t talk to that girl because she’s flawless and you’re you, but that’s bullshit! With special guest: The Great Equalizer.

Laneia November 10, 2011 50 Comments
Geekery Music

What Are You Listening To? There’s a Drink for That.

Lizz’s Team Pick: Drinkify solves the greatest problem of all time by pairing drinks with musical artists.

Lizz November 10, 2011 36 Comments
Geekery

Battleground Twitter: Women, Misogyny, and #MenCallMeThings

RT @sadydoyle: When we all speak up, it doesn’t sound like self-pity any more, and it’s not hurt fee-fees. It’s structural oppression. #mencallmethings

Laura November 10, 2011 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

Hillary Clinton Names Ellen DeGeneres Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness

This post has Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres in it. Talking to each other about how to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Yeah, you should probably read it.

Lizz November 10, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

It Gets Better With Books and Teen Gay Activists

This California teen is working hard to make things better by providing gay books to gay kids all over America.

Rachel November 9, 2011 17 Comments
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