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Lily’s College Lesbianage #11: Life Plans, Cuddling – A Jedi Craves Not These Things

“Also, my brother has a haircut that makes him look like a lesbian. He looks like a lesbian who looks like Justin Bieber. It’s pretty exciting.”

Lily January 12, 2011 49 Comments
Sports

Johnny Weir Talks Dirty Gay Details On Howard Stern (FULL AUDIO)

Required listening for Johnny Weir fans. Find out why Johnny can’t relate to Kurt on Glee and get all the dirty details of his sex life via Howard Stern.

Jess January 12, 2011 26 Comments
Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church
Politics + Activism

Arizona Passes Measure Against WBC Funeral Protests In Wake of Giffords Shooting

It took a tragic massacre that killed six people, but someone has finally succeeded in (partially) protecting Arizona mourners from the heartless protests of Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting.

Rachel January 12, 2011 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

Saskatchewan Court Upholds Gay Marriage, Common Sense

According to the Saskatchewan Appeal Court, marriage commissioners cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriages on religious grounds, because it’s illegal and backwards and they say so. Saskatchewan: the province you didn’t know you loved.

Ryan Yates January 11, 2011 67 Comments
Television

A;ex’s Team Pick: Heather Morris Presents “Nuthin’ But A Glee Thing”

Sofia Vergara, Heather Morris in a onesie pajama set, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera dancing together and a “fresh take” on a Dr.Dre classic. What else could a girl ask for.

Alex January 11, 2011 18 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars 112: Salt Meets Wounds, Lesbian Meets Other Lesbian’s Family

This week on The Lesbian Parts of Pretty Little Liars, Emily’s family has Maya over for dinner which makes Dad laugh and Mom cry.

Riese January 11, 2011 15 Comments
Verizon iPhone
Geekery

Verizon iPhone on Sale in February, Thank Everything Holy

The Verizon iPhone manifests! The rumors are true, not unlike this unicorn spotted in the wild.

taylor January 11, 2011 25 Comments
Geekery

Start Reading Comics Part #1: Warren Ellis, Professional Cynic

“Warren Ellis is an excellent point-of-entry for those of you who aspire to one day spend heaps of money on comic books, but don’t know where to start. He’s like a gateway drug. Well, probably more like a “fix” or a “monster bong hit” because he’s so DARK.”

Kimbit January 11, 2011 40 Comments
Music

Jessie J Did It Like a Dude and Most Dykes Like It

Jessie J won the BBC’s “Sound of 2011” poll and her first single “Do It Like a Dude” is a girls-can-f*ck-girls anthem with a gender-bending music video. Is Jessie J a subversive queer superstar or will she be seen as another homocultural appropriator?

Riese January 10, 2011 159 Comments
School

Science For A Brighter Future: Research On Bullying and Gay Teen Suicide

We all know that bullies and homophobes, from the locker room to the Senate, are part of why gay and lesbian teens (and adults) have such ridiculously high rates of suicide. But when a panel of 26 leading researchers back it up, we may finally be on the way to changing things.

Rachel January 10, 2011 17 Comments
Music

Chely Wright, Country Music’s First Out Lesbian Star: The Autostraddle Interview

“The Dinah is gonna be a lot of fun! Truthfully, every time I see a large group of gay women I can’t believe how many of us there are. I marvel.”

Jess January 10, 2011 76 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday: Five Hot Queer Sex Blogs & The Lesbian-Revelation Hookup

we recommend five queer sex blogs, nerve.com has a true story of how one girl totally verified she was a lesbian and The Atlantic tackles porn.

Riese January 9, 2011 14 Comments
Politics + Activism

Morning After: America Reckons With Itself, Giffords is “Able to Communicate”

Congresswoman Giffords is getting better, Sarah Palin’s people say those crosshairs weren’t supposed to be “targets” necessarily, meet the gay intern who saved Giffords life and more updates on the Tragedy in Tuscon.

the team January 9, 2011 59 Comments
Society + Culture

Gay History In The Making: Museum Opens In The Castro, Will Be Great

The first-ever GLBT History Museum in the US is opening in San Francisco, and it is every kind of perfect. Also, gay divorce allowed in Texas, two lesbian priests married in Massachusetts, Lady Gaga has invented something insane and awesome, Jezebel helps you get drunk-dressed, and MARIO BATALI HORROR MOVIE.

Rachel January 9, 2011 23 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Riese’s Team Pick: Kickstart “Pariah”

“Pariah is a feature film about a Brooklyn teenager who juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression. “

Riese January 8, 2011 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot, 6 Killed and 10 Wounded by 22-Year-Old Jared Loughner

Six people were killed today and 11 wounded at an event this morning in Arizona for Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, including Giffords. The gunman, 22-year-old Jared Laughner, has authored some really troubling online rants.

the team January 8, 2011 104 Comments
Community

Listling Without Commentary: Selected Email Subject Lines Sent From Riese to Laneia Between 2009 and 2011

“btw the sister spit thing is priority over pants”

Laneia January 7, 2011 47 Comments
Health

Let’s Not Be Shy: How to Feel Better About Talking to Other Humans

“When you’re feeling shy, it’s easy to think that everyone else is a total master of social interaction whose life is basically a neverending parade of back-slapping and bonhomie. But, about 40% of people say they’re shy.”

Jezebel January 7, 2011 72 Comments
Television

MTV’s Skins USA Apparently Awesome, “Tea” Apparently Awesomest Lesbian Character Ever

Critics say MTV’s Skins USA’s resident lesbian ‘Tea’ is “the most original character out of the entire cast” and “unlike anything seen on American television” and “authentic in a TV world full of manufactured gay teens”

Riese January 7, 2011 42 Comments
Movie Features

Tinkerbell’s Team Pick: Mean Girls in the White House

It’s not our fault that the Republicans are like, in love with us

tinkerbell January 7, 2011 8 Comments
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