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Movie Features

Trans* Characters Are Increasingly Portrayed By, Surprise, Actual Trans* People!

Please don’t cast Jude Law in my biopic.

annika July 31, 2011 49 Comments
TV News & Trailers

VIDEO: Real L Word’s Lesbians Share Coming Out Stories and Common Misconceptions

Whitney, Claire, Sajdah, Kelsey, Sarahahahara, Scarlett (YES SCARLETT), Alyssa, Romi, Vivianne, Francine, Cori and Kacy share coming out stories and also debunk common “lesbian misconceptions.”

Riese July 30, 2011 27 Comments
Society + Culture

Also. Also. Also: Dianna Agron Flaunts, Amber Heard Guesses, Kelly Rowland Strips

Gay news from all over the world including India, Ghana and Italy, as well as 4 photoshoots of very attractive women and ~10 additional links of interest to queers & feminists & weirdos. Also, Harry Potter inspired cocktails.

the team July 30, 2011 35 Comments
TV Lists

25 TV Shows You Should Watch on DVD: Our Favorite Marathon-Worthy Series

The one where nearly every single member of the Team discusses some of the best (Golden Girls) and most questionable (Grey’s Anatomy) TV shows out on DVD.

the team July 30, 2011 155 Comments
SEE MOM, THEY'RE ALL SHORT AND A-LINE BUT CLEARLY VERY DIFFERENT. TRY TO KEEP UP.
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Fashioncap 207: Yes, This is a Gay Thing

How many LBDs does one sixteen year-old need?

Lizz July 29, 2011 11 Comments
TV Lists

Listling Without Commentary: Real L Word Recap Images Riese Asked Her Intern to Create This Season

“If you could take a ‘cap of Claire talking about that magazine stuff and then draw all over it to express how it makes me feel, I’d like that”

Intern Grace July 29, 2011 45 Comments
Straddleverse

+1 for Groovy Comments it’s Time for Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday

Roses are red, violets are blue, we’ve got a “like” button because we like you.

Laura July 29, 2011 14 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Rachel Berry’s Glee Spinoff Has Been Shelved and It’s Your Fault

It’s fine, we can make up our own Glee spin-offs in our own heads.

Riese July 29, 2011 35 Comments
Identity

You Need Help: It’s A Hard Knock Life For Bisexuals

What happens when people are weirded out that your girlfriend is bisexual? Or you’re a bisexual girlfriend navigating an open relationship? OBVIOUSLY YOU ASK THE INTERNET.

Rachel July 29, 2011 204 Comments
Geekery

Who Runs The World? Velomobiles!

Rachel’s Team Pick: It’s like someone looked at a bicycle and was like “This could be faster. AND CUTER.”

Rachel July 28, 2011 24 Comments
Society + Culture

Twitter Knows I’m Female!!! (But Only Because I Used Those Exclamation Marks)

“While women LOL, men tend to LMFAO.”

Laura July 28, 2011 26 Comments
Society + Culture

On the Tragedy in Norway

The lesbian couple who rescued 40 kids from Utoya Island, the killer’s anti-feminist anti-gay manifesto and an abbreviated story of what happened.

Riese July 28, 2011 70 Comments
Society + Culture

Bachmann Friend Bradlee Dean Sues Maddow for Speaking the Truth

“Heavy metal evangelist” and homophobe plots his “big revenge” on years of well-deserved criticism.

Rose July 28, 2011 53 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Questlove’s Insight Into Amy Winehouse & Archive of Uncensored Celebrity Encounters

Jess’s Team Pick: Bet ya didn’t know that Questlove briefly dated Natalie Portman…

Jess July 28, 2011 14 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Real L Word Episode 208 Recap: The Hardest Time to Write This Rhyme

This week on The Real L Word, everybody cried because everybody hurts, sometimes.

Riese July 28, 2011 134 Comments
TV Feature

TEASER VIDEO: Autostraddle’s Original Webseries, UNICORN PLAN-IT!

Intern Bren’s Team Pick: Are you ready? I don’t think you’re ready.

Bren July 27, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

New York State Doesn’t Just Allow Gay Marriage, It Opposes DOMA

New York has filed a friend of the court brief against DOMA for forcing it to discriminate against married gay couples.

Rachel July 27, 2011 16 Comments
Love + Sex

You Need Help: Brand New Gays and Social Ashtrays

Should a social smoker quit just to please her girlfriend? And how to stop dating guys and start getting real (if that’s what you want to do).

Laneia July 27, 2011 98 Comments
Movie Reviews

VIDEO: Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office #202: Hangover 2, The Ladies Edition

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard saw the Hangover Part Douche, and it was right up Nacho’s proverbial alley. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll laugh some more.

julie and brandy July 27, 2011 56 Comments
Politics + Activism

Bachmann’s School District Excels at Gay Bashing, Fosters Teen Suicide

In the past two years, nine teenagers in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District have committed suicide. The district is represented by Michele Bachmann, has numerous anti-gay policies. Coincidence? Critics think not.

Ryan Yates July 27, 2011 48 Comments
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