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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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Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual Sings Karaoke to Lesbian Justin Bieber’s “U Smile”

Self-explanatory.

Riese July 27, 2011 57 Comments
Society + Culture

‘Stop SB 48’ Campaign Doesn’t Want US History Books to Tell the Truth

The predictable, yet still enraging, backlash to California’s groundbreaking LGBT-inclusive history textbooks.

Carmen July 26, 2011 48 Comments
Politics + Activism

Haters Fight NY Gay Marriage With Idiocy, 2 Million Dollars, Lawsuits, “Bloodshed,” Etc.

Obviously anti-gay groups are doing their best to fight marriage equality in New York State, but their best just isn’t good enough.

Rachel July 26, 2011 23 Comments
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OPEN THREAD: OPEN

Are you upset about something? Well, you should be!

the team July 26, 2011 712 Comments
Lesbian Weddings

If You Ain’t No Punk Holla Gays Need Prenups GAYS NEED PRENUPS

“As an aspiring talk show host who also happens to be a lawyer and a formerly engaged Gay American, I know a lot about the ins and outs of marriage, legally and emotionally.”

Bevin July 26, 2011 35 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Let’s All Look At Pictures of Rachel Maddow

Lizz’s Team Pick: This is how you will spend the next three hours of your life.

Lizz July 26, 2011 39 Comments
Money + Work

Whole Foods is a “Faux Hippy Wal-Mart”

Laura’s Team Pick: Dear *****, You win a lot of awards in my book. Best at being a chauvinist. Least likely to realize he’s about to walk into someone.

Laura July 26, 2011 59 Comments
TV News & Trailers

This is a Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual “True Blood” Post

Rutina Wesley thinks Tara is bisexual, the cast makes “It Gets Better” videos, the Pam/Tara possibility is discussed and lots more in this fantastic mostly Comic-Con-related post.

Riese July 26, 2011 20 Comments
Food Lists

Simple Vegan Recipes for Really Lazy Vegans

Laneia’s Team Pick: You could probably prepare these meals in your sleep.

Laneia July 25, 2011 48 Comments
TV News & Trailers

At Comic-Con, Glee Redacts Old Rumors, Starts New Rumors

Everyone loves Santana and Britney, Rachel Berry isn’t leaving you after all, and Glee 3-D promises extra extra Heather Morris.

Riese July 25, 2011 34 Comments
Comedy

Julie Goldman LIVE At The Renberg Theater July 30th

Bren’s Team Pick: Julie Goldman Live Stand-Up Performance. Get your tickets while they last!

Bren July 25, 2011 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Could Fox News Go Down With the Rest of Rupert Murdoch’s Empire?

Making sense of the News Corp hacking scandal, and why bad news for them could be good news for you.

Rose July 25, 2011 92 Comments
TV Feature

Real L Word’s Sajdah Golde Gets Real: The Autostraddle Interview

“Imagine if you’re just meeting someone, and you look like you’re in the middle of a Verizon commercial because you got a whole fucking network behind you. That’s scary!”

Jess July 25, 2011 260 Comments
Politics + Activism

The “Institution of Marriage” Goes Gay in New York and It Looks Good

As is only reasonable given the fact that we’ve been denied access to it for all but the last decade of our nation’s history, “the institution of marriage” has come to mean something unique and unprecedented to the gay community.

Rachel July 25, 2011 21 Comments
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