The Texas Gang Rape Story, Revised, Updated and Heartbreaking
“The original problem wasn’t that the Times chose to report this fact, but that it failed to balance the story with appropriate concern for the girl.”
Pure Poetry #34: Of All Poets, Stephen Dunn
In which five of us talk about our favorite poet ever. “Those of us who think we know / the same secrets / are silent together most of the time.”
Dragon Age Just Got Gayer, Get Your Lesbian Avatar, Let’s Play
The new release allows people to engage in a wide variety of romantic options – whether your avatar is male or female, whether you’re gay or straight. Let’s call it “Equal Opportunity Romance.” Sounds nicer than “the continuing battle for gay rights,” AMIRIGHT?!
Pure Poetry #33: Sappho Was a Right-On Woman by Marisa Meltzer
“I kinda only care about lesbian poets.”
Dinah Shore Weekend 2011: Lesbian Events, Parties & Concert Schedule
Your official Autostraddle guide to all things Dinah Shore 2011.
Read A F*cking Book Club #3: We’re Reading Bastard Out Of Carolina!
We’re going to read Bastard Out Of Carolina and we want you to read it with us!
Pure Poetry #32: Gertrude Stein & Mina Loy
Did you know that Gertrude Stein and Mina Loy were friends? Do you even know who Mina Loy is? I didn’t until about ~5 days ago.
Gay And Trans-Inclusive ENDA Introduced Again, Probably Going Nowhere Again
Today ENDA will be reintroduced to the House of Representatives and also fail in the House of Representatives.
Are You Gonna Pay for The New York Times? (Someone Has To –Right?)
“To ask NYTimes.com’s 33 million unique monthly visitors to switch to a cash-for-manufactured-goods-based model from the standard everything-online-should-be-free-for-reasons-nobody-can-really-explain-based model is pretty fearless.”
Mike Huckabee Is A Terrifying Possible Future For Gay People, GOP Favorite
Mike Huckabee REALLY doesn’t want you to get married, and right now he’s the most likely Republican Presidential candidate. Awesome.
At Last, the Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Has Come Along
It’s the biggest class action lawsuit of all time! It’s about gender discrimination! I read all 115 declarations!
Canada Will Have Election on May 2, Bad News For Bill C-389
For the fourth time in seven years, Canada is going to have a federal election. This one is slated for May 2, mark it on your calendars, Canadians!
Pure Poetry #31: Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver writes poetry about nature. Both kinds of nature.
Canada Is Extra Our Favorite This Week, Is Into Gay Foreign People
Between Canada working towards welcoming more gay refugees and America working towards deporting fewer of them, we look forward to an unprecedented number of gay people in the western hemisphere. Also: some other stuff about lesbians on the internet!
Emily’s Team Pick: Insomnia Radio
A new song every day!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Has 5 Playlists for 5 Ways to Get It On
Sweet jams for making sweet sweet love or the opposite of that.
Wis. Governor Doesn’t Care About the Law, Dislikes Gay Things
“Everything that Gov. Walker is doing is ideological,” Pines added. “I don’t see that his administration has any particular respect for the law per se.” Awesome!
Target Really Wants Gay People to Hate Them, Despite Solid Stock of Cute Boyshorts
Target is suing a gay rights group for petitioning outside its stores, further complicating its relationship to the gay community.
Playlist: You’ve Got No F*cks To Give
So I think this is the best playlist for the day.
Vatican Stands Up to Catholics & Obama by Maintaining Its Anti-Gay Position
“There’s a complete lack of distinction here between ending violence against an oppressed minority and somehow forcing people to support that minority.”