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Politics + Activism

Is School a Battlefield For Your Homogay Heart?

Some things change and some things stay the same, like kids getting bullied in school for their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Also, a new survey reveals that most Americans think gay families are kinda normal-ish.

Rachel September 16, 2010 24 Comments
Straddleverse

Autostraddle T-Shirts Are Here! Get ‘Em While They’re Hot

After a long wait at the edge of your seats, Autostraddle t-shirts are finally here! BUY THEM!

Alex September 15, 2010 71 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Queer Fashion

How to Cut Up Your T-Shirt, DIY Style

Our “Autostraddle This” t-shirts are available! (Almost.) So we’re preparing for their arrival with this DIY advice: turn your ill-fitting / beaten up t-shirts into pants, tote bags, patches or restyled, cuter shirts! Little or no sewing skills required.

Laneia September 15, 2010 39 Comments
Travel

On the Road Trip Tips: Taylor and Kelsey’s Winged Migration to San Francisco, Part 2

Kelsey and Taylor fast forward their journey a little, because the first part was boring and full of learning. On the way to New Orleans they learn how to eat, pray, love and remain conscious. Here’s a collection of their pearls of road trip wisdom.

taylor September 15, 2010 14 Comments
The Scene

PYT Girls Amp Up Los Angeles Lesbian Nightlife, One Costume at a Time

PYT (People You Trust) is a new kind of lesbian party, brought to you by 6 Los Angeles women including ReaL L Word’s Romi, Gimme Sugar’s Charlene and DJ Saratonin. Find out what makes this lesbo party team stand out from the pack.

Jess September 15, 2010 19 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Team Pick: Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard Big Gay Pimping

Delicate geniuses Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard went on the Gay Pimp Podcast and talked about The Real L Word, vadge waxing and Michfest! You should probs listen to it immediately.

Riese September 15, 2010 1 Comment
Pop Culture Fix

Can Nicki Minaj Fix Homophobia in Hip-Hop Without Labeling Herself?

Nicki Minaj graces the cover of OUT magazine and wants to fix hip-hop’s homophobia, though she eschews labeling herself despite much talk of bisexuality. Lady Gaga’s DADT activism resulted in a bunch of people googling things like “SLDN” for the first time ever. What do we make of all this?

Riese September 15, 2010 29 Comments
Society + Culture

Lesbians’ Home Set On Fire, World Still Crazy, Mean

This is a really depressing news day, but on the bright side, at least you only have to read about it, and not have your house burned down or endure a custody battle in court.

Rachel September 14, 2010 66 Comments
Politics + Activism

Senate Taking Up Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Next Week, With Strings Attached

Things continue to move forward remarkably rapidly in terms of a repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell! Senator Harry Reid announces that the bill dealing with a possible repeal will be brought to the Senate floor this week.

Rachel September 14, 2010 5 Comments
Music

All the Albums Release on Sep.14th: Your Handsy Guide to the Extravaganzasplosiongasm

Today, new records drop from Azure Ray, Justin Townes Earle, of Montreal, Weezer, Robert Plant, Bilal, Brandon Flowers and many more. Lindsay’s here to give us the run down.

Lindsay Eanet September 14, 2010 24 Comments
Love + Sex

Advice for Homogays, From Homogays (Formspring Fall Cleaning)

You have many so many feelings! We’ve taken your formspring questions and turned them into a one-off advice column. Someone wanted to know how to make tacos, but Laneia didn’t have an answer for that.

Laneia September 13, 2010 79 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

MTV 2010 VMA Recap: Just the Lady Gaga, Gay and Douchebag-Toasting Parts

Last night Lady Gaga wore a dress made out of meat, and won eight MTV Video Music Awards. Also, Taylor Swift wrote in her diary about Kanye West, and then sang it out loud to a crowd of humans.

Riese September 13, 2010 47 Comments
Politics + Activism

Lady Gaga Brings DADT Discharges to VMAs, Is a Dreamer, Is Not the Only One

In which things continue to happen w/r/t Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, including Lady Gaga, and we wonder to what extent they will maybe bring us incrementally closer to an actual repeal someday.

Rachel September 13, 2010 11 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: Like A Virgin, Touched For the Very First Time

Do you remember your very first time? I think I was drunk, idk. Lesbian sex lesbian sex sex sex sex google lesbian sex. Also Camille Paglia says Lady Gaga is the death of sex, Cybersex in 1999 and heaps more lesbian sex sexytime.

Riese September 12, 2010 65 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Books, Lady Gaga, Ellen Page and Rachel Bilson Are The Lesbian Future

The future will come bearing many new lesbian books that will be warmly received by the mainstream, as well as college classes on Lady Gaga, new Ellen Page comedies, Ellen Degeneres on the catwalk, and Daria to answer all of your life’s questions. Daria, what should I do with my Sunday? Daria says you should read the Sunday Funday.

Rachel September 12, 2010 20 Comments
Geekery

Google Instant Debuts, Instantly Excludes Lesbians

Ever try to search for lesbian-friendly content on Google and come up short? Us too, and the new Google Instant excludes lesbians altogether. Lesbians queer sex hot sexy lesbians sexy sex.

Riese September 11, 2010 179 Comments
The Scene

Jess’s Team Pick: Rock the Jewish New Year With Your Fellow NYC Gays

Are you Jewish, gay and located in New York City? Wake up, this one’s for you!

Jess September 10, 2010 3 Comments
Hey Taylor Saw That Comment!
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I Made These For You: Hey! Did You See That Comment Friday

I made these awards for you with my fingertips. Actually you guys are the funny ones, so I guess you made your own awards.

Emily September 10, 2010 19 Comments
Real L Word Parody
TV Feature

VIDEO Teaser – “Real L Word Season One: Looking Back”

A preview for the latest cinematic opus masterpiece of life from Team Autostraddle and Geek Goddess Productions! A teaser! Just the tip! You are absolutely not ready but we don’t care because this crazytrain is rolling on with or without you.

Riese September 10, 2010 62 Comments
Politics + Activism

DADT Ruled Unconstitutional: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Told Not To Ask, We’re Told

Today a US District Court judge ruled that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell violates the First and Fifth amendments, and issued an injunction to stop the military from further discharges. We also had no idea this was even happening today.

Rachel September 10, 2010 49 Comments
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