We Are Lesbian Tumblr in 57 Parts
why don’t we do it in the bathtub?
Senate Repeals DADT: Holy Sh*t, DADT Repeal? It’s Still a Thing!
Did you think it might turn out to have been not real the next day? GUESS WHAT. IT STILL HAPPENED. Also other stuff! Like Tegan and Sara and a new It Gets Better video and an interview with that cast of Skins and SUBWAY FEMINISM.
SENATE REPEALS DONT ASK DONT TELL ALL CAPS
WE WON A THING
Formspring Friday: Save a Lesbian For Less Than the Cost of a Cup of Coffee
Advice time! Time for advice! We need you to give all of these girls advice! We trust you and think you’re all very wise, so.
Audiostraddle Record Club: Go Listen To Holly Miranda’s Magician’s Private Library
You asked for it, so here it is – the second meeting of the Audiostraddle Record Club. Crystal really wants to discuss Holly Miranda’s ‘The Magician’s Private Library’.
Your Week is Almost Over: It’s Hey Did You See That Comment Friday!
This intern needs an intern to write her excerpts.
Ivan Coyote on ‘Flying While Butch’: Don’t Let “State-Enforced Gender Conformity” Control You
“I managed to convince her that it was the wad of $20s I had from selling books in my front left pocket (I dress left), and she radioed back that the “object had been identified” and let me go, but my hands did not stop shaking for a couple of hours.”
Kevin Spacey Makes A Case For Why It’s OK Not To Say You’re Gay
Kevin Spacey refuses to declare his homosexy, John Travolta’s outing is now up for grabs on Joy Behar, Rosie O’Donnell talks about her show on the Oprah Winfrey Network and Glambert is back in our lives.
Why Did Someone Spill Urine on 40 LGBTQ Books in the Harvard Library?
Someone poured urine over nearly 40 LGBT books in a library in Harvard. First it was classified as a hate crime, then it was classified as an accident, and either way, it’s weird.
Courtney Trouble Wants to Turn You On: The Autostraddle Interview
Where the hell had Courtney Trouble been all my life?
BREAKING FOR REAL: House Passes “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal, Now We Must Charm the Senate
suck it, john mccain
Riese’s Team Pick: What I’ve Learned
“My second husband committed suicide, and I did suicide jokes. You laugh to get through it. I started thinking about jokes while I was walking uptown on 9/11.”
DADT Superstar Dan Choi Breaks Down as DADT Repeal Bill Runs Its Final Lap
“My breakdown was a result of a cumulative array of stressors but there is no doubt that the composite betrayals felt on Thursday, by elected leaders and gay organizations as well as many who have exploited my name for their marketing purposes have added to the result. I am certain my experience is not an isolated incident within the gay veteran community.”
OPEN THREAD: Favorite Albums of 2010
It’s time for year-end lists galore! Jess G. shares some of her favorite albums of 2010. What were yours?
Lessons Learned: How a Jewy Lesbian Can Enjoy a Pleasant Chanukah with Her Uncharacteristically Bigoted Parents
Dad: Let’s light the candles.
Me: Let’s light your face.
Gay Bullying: How Did We Get Here? An Expert Explains
It’s 2010, and Portia de Rossi just changed her last name to DeGeneres. How is bullying of gay kids in school really still a life-threatening problem? Finally, an actual expert gives you some answers.
“Everybody Knows John Travolta is Gay”
Basically this one time I said that John Travolta was gay and SOMEBODY was like “No he isn’t,” and I was like YES HE IS and now Carrie Fisher has said that he is so it’s true now which means I win. Is this tacky. Should we not talk about John Travolta being gay.
Come Party With Us At PYT Productions’ HOLIDAY STRADDLE, The 2011 Autostraddle Calendar Girls Release Party
Want to drink alcohol, have photographs taken of you in flattering lighting, and rub elbows/knees/heads/shoulders with Calendar Girls and other really really really super-fun lesbians and lesbian-appreciators? PARTY WITH US DECEMBER 17TH FOR THE 2011 CALENDAR LAUNCH PARTY WITH PYT PRODUCTIONS OMG
Being Trans Is So Hot Right Now, At Least For Celebrities And Models, Kinda
Good news, being trans is cool and hip now and not at all related to outrageously high rates of violence and widespread oppression and marginalization!
My Two (Lesbian) Mums
Look at the cute British lesbian couples and their children! Also, do you have two moms or two dads? We care. More inside.