Carmen’s Team Pick: Becoming Visible
The Becoming Visible Kickstarter page is running for another 18 days. That means you hardly have time to pledge away as much as possible!
South Africa Government Hears Out LGBT Activists On Corrective Rape
A common practice in South Africa, corrective rape is an act of violence where lesbians are raped in order to “fix” them… as charming as that sounds, it is time to wave goodbye to that policy, for real this time.
Hesta Prynn Turns It Gold: The Autostraddle Quickie Interview
“If Brooklyn hip hop knocked boots with PJ Harvey, Hesta Prynn would be their lovechild.”
Rachel’s Team Pick: This Notebook
Just get this and then write in it. God. It’s not that hard.
Where the Bois Are: Bklyn Boihood is the Future
In which we talk about the future with Bklyn Boihood, “a collective that provides visibility and promotes the empowerment of masculine of center bois, lesbians, queers, trans-identified studs, doms, butches and AGs of color.”
Once More, With Feeling: DOMA Repeal Bill To Be Introduced Wednesday, Celebrities Petition Obama
The DOMA repeal bill is coming out the day after tomorrow, so you better hang on ’til the day after tomorrow, come what may! Also Ellen Degeneres & Martin Sheen & The Lynch have a petition for you to sign.
Boehner Needs Your Money to Extend Your Gay Oppression via DOMA, is Clearly Bad at Budgets
“It must be nice to sit on such a fat cash cow, and be able to spend the people’s money on bigotry at the same time you’re demanding we cut everything back.”
Riese’s Team Pick: Emily Gould on Pure Poetry at Poetry Magazine
“You have to seek poetry out and, at least at first, you have force yourself to swallow it. Like a scratchy vitamin.”
Pure Poetry #24: Charles Bukowski
I don’t want to write my essay, so here’s some Charles Bukowski poems.
Anton Hysén is Gay: Why This Is A BFD Even If You’re Not a Soccer Fan
Anton Hysén is the second professional footballer to come out in the history of professional soccer. The first died of suicide in 1998. Here’s how by coming out, Hysén is helping us change the world.
Sunday Funday Is From The Future: Good News For Gaylight Savings Time
Hello today there is good news re: scholarships for gay kids and also gay marriage and also EUROVISION which is obvs most important. May or may not contain an otter, I can’t make any promises.
Pure Poetry #23: NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows Sex is Pure Poetry
“Oh, to be ready for it, unf*cked, ever-f*cked.”
Pure Poetry #22: William Carlos Williams and Beyond
This is just a post (mostly) about old white men. But it’s happy. It’s Autostraddle is Pure Poetry week and this is how we do it.
Carl Kruger’s Twofer: Corruption Scheme Plus “Secret Gay Lover!”
This is an actual news headline. Senator Carl Kruger took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribe money – and then laundered it through his secret boyfriend.
Just Kidding, Maryland Isn’t Getting Gay Marriage Anytime Soon
“But Democrats… have managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”
2011 Summer Music Festival Guide
It’s music festival season! Where are you going this year and, more importantly, do you have an extra ticket?
Jess’s Team Pick: Autostraddle’s Broadway Benefit Concert Photos & Video
A super cute 11-year-old girl sings “For Good” from Wicked!
Japan’s Devastating 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Spawns Tsunami, Destroys Things
“Due to the tsunami advisory, filming of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn has been delayed. All cast and crew were evacuated to the movie production’s base camp. Everyone is safe and sound.”
Here’s An Award For Your Feelings, This Week Was Full of Them
Please say you love me back.
Franky Likes People: Skins UK Episode 507 is a Pansexual Ending to a Very Queer Week of TV
Skins UK’s Franky isn’t a lesbian and she isn’t bisexual and she isn’t straight. Franky just likes people. No really, Franky just likes people.