Steve Jobs Is Dead at 56
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs died earlier this evening. He was 56. “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
Controversial New Study on Gay Conversion Therapy Claims It May Actually Work
“Jones and Yarhouse found that “23% of the remaining people in the study were successful in changing their sexual orientation toward heterosexuality.”
Marcel the Shell Has Shoes On, Also New Children’s Book
“Well, you know what they say: Lint is a shell’s best friend.”
Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2012: Lily & Jessica Are Super Hot for September & October
Continuing our 2012 Calendar series with our video for September and October — meet Lily and Jessica!
“The Rainbow Struggle” Brings Gay International News Home
Incredible things are happening in this world, gay things are happening in this world…
In Which We Remember Legendary Guitarist Bert Jansch
Lindsay’s Team Pick: Having feelings? Still on the search for a fall soundtrack to listen to while sipping tea and pondering lost loves? Look no further than this late, great Glaswegian legend.
Transgender People, Transitioning and Those Darn Standards of Care
“A disorder is a description of something with which a person might struggle, not a description of the person or the person’s identity.”
Be Still My Heart: Eileen Myles Tackles the Female Life; Black Lesbian Poets Hit the Road
I am convinced that something Eileen Myles loves is something I will love. That is, if I don’t love it already.
Hear Rachael Yamagata’s New Album, ‘Chesapeake’
Crystal’s Team Pick: Rachael Yamagata has a new record and thanks to Paste Magazine, you don’t have to wait ’til next week to fall in love with it.
Regular People in Model “Poses” Critiquing the “Absurd and Artificial”
Carolyn’s Team Pick: Because challenging the dominant paradigm is a good thing.
2 Broke Girls Shop at the Goodwill Like Broke Girls
This week 2 Broke Girls makes you think about tequila and orgasms.
This Is A Period Playlist
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour but heaven knows I’m miserable now.
Playboy Club Gets Axed Because Men Don’t Like It
You wouldn’t know it from its marketing campaign or the pilot episode, but The Playboy Club is really a show for women. Just as the lesbian storyline was heating up, however, it’s been cancelled.
Get Baked: Bean Salad Dip
Do you need a delicious dip that involves beans and cilantro? Boy do I have a recipe for you!
Bevan Dufty Reminds Us Gay Candidates Have Kids Too
This gay man thinks that watching him ride the train with his daughter will make you more likely to vote for him.
“Anyone But Me” Is Ending, Needs Funding, Loves You
“Make a lot of queer ladies happy without even taking off your pants!”
Justin Vivian Bond’s Letter to Heterosexual Americans
Sebastian’s Team Pick: An important response to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide and the culture of anti-gay bullying.
Uh Huh Her’s Camila Grey: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess chats with Southwest refugee Camila Grey, who gives us the Behind the Music treatment on touring with Adam Lambert and Uh Huh Her’s brand new record, Nocturnes, finally out October 11th.
Lesbian Parents’ Lesbianism “Blamed” For 11-Year-Old Child’s Transgenderism
11-year-old Tammy Lobel begins Hormone Replacement Therapy, media begins slamming her lesbian parents for “human experimentation” and questioning the validity of her identity. Homophobia AND Transphobia! What fun!
You Need Help (ON VIDEO!): You Want to Want Her But You Don’t
Haviland Stillwell and Riese answer your wanting to want sex with her question on video, with special guests Marni & Ashley!