The image of Tel Aviv as a liberal gay haven was shattered last year when a gunman injured 15 and killed two youths at an LGBT community center a few months before I was headed there for a study abroad program. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting, LGBTQ Israelis are marching from Jerusalem to Knesset in The March for Equality. Although I was not there today, I also have feelings on this.
While Inception isn’t Christopher Nolan’s best film, it’s a taut psychological thriller that’s really only bogged down by its ambition to be all things to all summer moviegoers.
Time to check back in with Final Fantasy XIII (and model through it), after a hiatus of epic proportion. I’m at about hour 10 and Lightning’s still sassy, but I did spot an alt-lifestyle haircut. Onward and upward! Or downward. I think Pulse is down.
Are you a gay or lesbian parent who needs defend the legitimacy of your family to an individual or legal body today? There’s an app I mean a series of studies and scientific research for that.
GLAAD told CBS it didn’t have enough homos on its channel, and so CBS is gonna make some more homos. Hopefully it’ll be those guys on “Two and a Half Men.”
Critics don’t like Ellen Page’s “asexual chic” in Inception. Why couldn’t she dress sexy like that other girl with the fancy shoes? Well, MAYBE WE THINK “ASEXUAL CHIC” IS SEXY. And maybe we’re not alone.
A student at Augusta State University has sued the school because it has allegedly asked her to alter her Christian beliefs (i.e., not advocate gay conversion therapy) before allowing her to graduate from its counseling program.
It’s Take Your Family to the Episode Day! I mean, it’s an episode about real lesbians. Or something. A recap of something that happened. I wish Slim Daddy had been in it though.
This week in style, Lily exposes her borderline psychotic obsession/romantic relationship with shoes and shares some of her favorites with the world.
Tegan & Sara’s new video for “On Directing.” Also, Kurt may not be getting a boyfriend so fast on Glee, Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell thinks labels are for cans, Ilene Chaiken threatens more Real L Word, Carmen looking for Shane on Twitter.
More homophobic white noise came out of Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s face on The View today. Why is she still on my teevee?
Target recently donated $150,000 to a group that supports anti-gay Republican Tom Emmer. Vote with your dollars, sign change.org’s petition, or both!
More zany stuff went down at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 than you can shake a stick at, but we’ll try to shake a stick anyway. Check out the new Scott Pilgrim movie, a queer comics panel, a Whedonite tidbit and (most importantly) our own Brandy Howard in an inexplicable chicken superhero costume!
GLAAD’s network responsibility index shows per ushe that there aren’t enough lesbians on TV. But something else surprising happened this year — the teenagers kicked our butts! Who was the first young queer you remember seeing on teevee?
The first meeting of the Audiostraddle Record Club starts now! Today’s topic: “The ArchAndroid” by Janelle Monáe.
I really don’t know how to describe what I’ve done here.
Over the weekend, Dan Choi (recently discharged under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell) approached Senator Harry Reid with a letter reminding him of his obligations to gay and lesbian American soldiers and delivering him his West Point ring to drive home the point. We have video coverage of their encounter and GetEqual’s protest, as well as the full text of Choi’s letter.
HOW I ROLE is the upcoming album from Broadway and television’s “tight little ball of spunk, bad ass and class,” Haviland Stillwell. Get ready for its release on September 12.
In which I fall madly in love with one veg blog in particular: Happy Healthy Life. What are your favorite food blogs?
Autostraddle’s fearless guest correspondent Hayley braved hordes of screaming L word fans to bring you all the details of L7, the seventh convention for L Word fans, held in Birmingham, UK. Questions! Answers! Pet turtles! Ever wonder what Kate Moennig thought about Shenny or what Leisha Hailey has to say about Kate’s skills in the BOUDOIR? Read on, queers, so that you can sleep better at night knowing the answers.