How Will We Save LGBTQ Bookstores?
More and more gay bookstores are closing, which is bad for my bookstore addiction. Let’s talk this out.
Where’s All the Weirdo Actresses? or “Aubrey Plaza as Daria? Really?”
“According to this poll, we have four ‘alternative’ girls in all of Hollywood and any role that calls for someone slightly outside the ‘norm’ will go to one of them.”
Canadian Parents Raise Gender-Neutral Baby by Not Revealing Its Sex
What happens when a family decides to kick “It’s a boy!”/”It’s a girl!” to the curb.
Focus on the Family Knows They’ve “Lost” Gay Marriage, Keeps Fighting For the Thrill of the Fight
“We’re losing on that one, especially among the 20- and 30-somethings: 65 to 70 percent of them favor same-sex marriage.. we’ve probably lost that.”
NEW MUSIC: Cults’ New Album Streaming At NPR
NPR are currently streaming the Cults’ debut album. Get on it.
Effective Pro Gay Marriage Videos, Demonstrated by Gov. Cuomo & A Guy in Minnesota
“It is not often that governors directly lobby the people of their state to get a bill passed.”
Tennessee Passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and ‘Do Be Racist’ Bills
The recent passing of two ‘WTF’ bills has us wondering what in Dolly’s name is going on in Tennessee. Luckily, George Takei has a solution. [WITH UPDATE]
NYT Joins Anti-Gay-Bullying Activism Epidemic with “Coming Out: Gay Teens In Their Own Words”
The New York Times has spoken with roughly 100 gay teens about their experiences – and they want to hear about yours, too.
The Official 2011 Autostraddle Hot 100: Real Gay Ladies
Welcome to the third annual Autostraddle Hot 100 of real living breathing queer ladies.
Real L Word Season 2 Behind the Scenes: Sex, Sex & Rock n’ Roll
Take an in-depth gander at the next batch of Showtime’s Real L Word victims.
Rachel’s Team Pick: Feminist iPhone Apps
Look, shiny things for your iPhone, you lady homosexuals!
A New Model for the Future of Lesbian Film From a Team of Nerds
Busk Films = Gay Things + Art + You = GOOD FEELINGS.
Minnesota Will Vote on Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban in 2012
“We’ve just begun to fight.”
NSFW Sunday Gets Pinned Up
This week on NSFW Sunday we’re looking at past and present pin-up girls (and a gallery!) and reminding you about doing you.
Riese’s Team Pick: TGI Fridays Invented Restaurants or Something
“I painted the building blue and I put the waiters in red and white striped soccer shirts. If you think that I knew what I was doing, you are dead wrong.”
It’s Sunday Funday and Rachel Maddow Has a Cocktail for the Raptor
This Raptor No Different Than Others
Listling Without Commentary: Headlines About Judgment Day
Is Harold Camping’s Doomsday Affecting Your Travel Plans?
Taylor’s Team Pick: My Drunk Kitchen
Exactly what it sounds like: One queer in a kitchen making half-assed grilled cheese sandwiches. And it is sublime.
Bisexual Lindsay Lohan “Still Likes Boys,” is Bisexual
Lindsay Lohan opens up in a revealing Australian radio interview and Fox News is worried about her breasts, Heather Morris covers Women’s Health, Roseanne’s fascinating New York Magazine article, K.Cheno back on TV and Lady Gaga set for SNL tomorrow.
Rhode Island House Approves Civil Unions, But With Restrictions
The bill still has to pass the Senate and be signed by the governor, but legislators say this is just a step toward full equality down the road.