Don’t Call Me A Dyke! by Effing Dykes
Krista from one of our favorite blogs called “Effing Dykes” has a question for you! It’s about reclaiming words and who has a right to do so. EFFING DYKES ON AUTOSTRADDLE. THIS HAPPENED.
Crystal’s Team Pick: ‘Gay Like Happy’ Mixtape
Just in time for the weekend – a free queer party mix tape!
Lady Gaga’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell PSA: Schumer Cannot Hear Her, Is K-Kinda Busy
Lady Gaga has a message for the U.S. Senate about the unconstitutionality of DADT and its enforcement, even though they won’t pick up her telephone call. I can only hope John McCain cares as much about what Gaga has to say as we do! When people ask why we love her so much, we want to point to things like this and say “because of things like this.”
This Title Informs You That, Hey, It’s Friday, And There Are Comment Awards
This excerpt tells you that the author of this post wrote it entirely with one hand in a bowl of popcorn, would like to give awards to almost everyone but is slightly crazy and overworked like everyone else on this site/planet, and wishes we could all just get along.
Open Thread: How Do You Create, Keep & Care for an Alternative Lifestyle Haircut?
If your hairstyle’s as gay as we think it is, that issue of Cosmo with “Seventy-One Sexy Hair Tips” isn’t going to be real helpful. Here’s your chance to trade styling and haircare tips for your fellow gaymos!
Christine O’Donnell Reminds Us That Gay Family Members Do Not a Homo-Friendly Politician Make
Did you hear the one about the [homophobic politician] and their gay [daughter/sister/brother/friend]? So did we, and you know, it’s really not funny anymore.
Crystal’s Team Pick: Kaki King Australian Tour
This is an Audiostraddle PSA for our Australian readers.
Autostraddle’s Ultimate Fall 2010 Television Preview/Pre-Judge
Why are there 80 zillion new TV shows this year? This is more of a sampling than a survey, because I really can’t cope.
Editor’s Team Pick: Typical Incendiary Blog Post
“This sentence contains a provocative statement that attracts the readers’ attention, but really only has very little to do with the topic of the blog post. This sentence claims to follow logically from the first sentence, though the connection is actually rather tenuous.”
VIDEO: Jane Lynch Visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Thanks Her For Blazing Gay Trails
You think being Jane Lynch is hard? Try being waterboarded or being on The Ellen Show, that’s hard. And HEY who’s that new girl on GLEE?
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.