Pure Poetry #15: Pablo Neruda
“Cómo logró su libertad la bicicleta abandonada?”
Remember Bradley Manning? Wikileaks’ Forgotten Gay “Unparalleled Hero” Made to Sleep Naked in Jail
This is what it looks like to get all of the backlash and none of the glory for exposing the American government’s dirty laundry.
Revolution Queer Style Now: Christian College Bans Students’ Gay ‘Zine
We talk to the queer vanguards of Harding University who made a ‘zine “to be a voice for the voiceless who are quietly dying inside the walls of our campus” and got banned by the administration.
Girlfight! – In Which We Debate Westboro’s Right to Picket Funerals
This is where the Carmen and Carolyn not-showdown will begin. We’re friends, after all, but we’re going to give you guys a little bit of both sides. We framed it like a girlfight to make it more interesting, though.
The Non-Comment Non-Awards (It’s Still Friday Though Don’t Worry)
The award for laziest comment award ceremony goes to… me!
Pure Poetry #13: Jack Spicer Breaks My Heart Into Small Pieces
“I think that anyone’s a fool to become a junkie or a poet… it’s the same kind of hook really, and it has the same withdrawal symptoms if you ever try it.”
New Gaga Song, LiLo, Meredith Baxter: Pop Friday Gay Grab Bag
The Real L Word Season 2 premiere date, Lindsay Lohan’s post-rehab interview, Meredith Baxter’s memoir, Lady Gaga debuts “Government Hooker,” and Pink has a comment on the XTina sitch.
OPEN THREAD: What Did You Do Without Autostraddle?
“I laughed, I cried, I was introduced to alcoholic whipped cream.”
LGBTQ News Roundup: The Kids Weren’t Alright, and Neither Were All of The Adults
Anti-gay parents denied right to adopt, fighting for same-sex marriages to resume in California, a lesbian got sent home from the army for being “lovestruck,” and everything else you/we missed.
Seriously, Who Does A Gay Teen Have To Petition To Get A GSA Around Here
This isn’t the first time a high school has threatened to cut all extracurricular clubs because they didn’t want to have a Gay Straight Alliance. But this week marks the first time someone actually has! Way to go, Flour Bluff High School in Texas!
Pretty Little Liars 119 Recap: A Person of Interest is Interested in Making Out, Secretly
Talk about speed-dating.
Jess’s Team Pick: Mindy Kaling Tweets Her Unused ‘Office’ Storylines
‘The Office’ writer/actress Mindy Kaling tweeted out her unused storyline pitches for Steve Carell’s character, Michael Scott.
VIDEO: Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office: The Sh*t You Didn’t See
“Obviously we’re gonna sound dumb, inarticulate, offensive, probably discriminatory, very middle class, uneducated, ill-informed, don’t read, only watch Joy Behar…”
Rep. John Boehner Scared Of Change, Gay People, Wants To Defend DOMA
You know what they say, if you give a mouse a cookie the Republicans will fight to keep oppressive legislation until someone pries it from their cold dead hands!
DeAnne Smith Waxes On
“Also, you’re welcome. Because let’s be honest, that was a drunken and flexible decade.”
Pure Poetry #11: Saul Williams
“Admittedly, as a 21-year-old middle-class queer Asian woman, I probably do not share that many experiences with Saul Williams, except for maybe being from New York and having a profound appreciation for women’s bodies.”
Jessie J is Queer, Rocks G-A-Y, Releases “Who You Are” in the UK Today, Yay!
Jessie J confirms her bisexuality, releases a new album, gives a concert in a tore-up Mickey shirt, and goes on the Graham Norton Show with Charlie Salinger!
Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Music Video Premiere Gets Born: OPEN THREAD
Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Music Video Premieres on Vevo!
Autostraddle Is Maybe Not Working Super Well, WE KNOW
WE’RE REALLY SORRY GUYS
Mike Huckabee Takes “Gay Ick Factor” Campaign on the Road
“Huckabee has argued that Obama’s approach to the Defense of Marriage Act is just “wrong” for many ungrounded reasons which he would be happy to share with you at length.”