Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Carmen is Miss March
Yes it’s that time again… what time? Time for our third Autostraddle Calendar Girl! Ladies, gents and otherwise-identified girl-lovin’ persons, meet Miss March!
Dinah Shore: Sarah Shahi & DJ Samantha Ronson Will Face Lesbians Gone Wild
THIS JUST IN! Carmen de la Pica Morales aka Sarah Shahi is attending The Dinah! Also; DJ Samantha Ronson will be bravely facing her lesbian fans, and Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney bring their Off-Broadway play The Kathy & Mo Show to the west coast for a special Dinah performance.
Video Game Maps: An Ode to Overworld Cartography
This (early) edition of Geekender is a love song to video games maps! Because I love cartography, and by cartography I guess I mean gaming. But hey, everybody likes Mario 3 and Zelda, right? AND THERE’S A SECRET BONUS QUESTION which is: Would you join an Autostraddle guild in WoW? Because that’d be hot.
Kathy Griffin’s Lesbian Law & Order SVU Episode: As Good As it Gets?
Riese recaps last night’s episode of Law & Order SVU starring Kathy Griffin as a lesbian activist — not so bad, even without the Mariska Hargitay lesbian kiss (we’ve got VIDEO!) Also; Tegan & Sara acoustic videos, Lohan’s memoir, Johnny Weir on Joy Behar, Lady Gaga in Cosmo, Adam Lambert in Sydney and a Dana Delaney headline way more offensive than SVU.
Gay NOH8 Photographer Adam Bouska: The Autostraddle Interview
NOH8 Campaign photographer Adam Bouska talks to us about the night it all began, his surprise engagement to partner [and NOH8 visionary Jeff Parshley], his dream celebrities to shoot, why the hell Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert haven’t posed yet, backlash from the anti-gay contingent, and gearing up for the hot & sweaty Dinah Shore open shoot later this month.
Life & Style’s Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Tomboy-Panic Cover Borderline Offensive
Life&Style Magazine wants to know WHY IS ANGELINA TURNING SHILOH INTO A BOY? and we want to know when this shit gets officially offensive, ’cause quoting Focus on the Family is scaring us. Also; Funny or Die’s presidential reunion, guns are everywhere in Starbucks, big tobacco loves the gays, and ice dancers take cultural appropriation to new lows.
That Lesbian Kiss is Gonna Need Some Tongue Before We Deem it “Hot” Thanks
Lads list TV’s Hottest Lesbian Scenes but miss all the good stuff, 90210’s lesbian kiss anticipation, Adam Lambert does “Sleepwalker” on Jay Leno (VIDEO), Rosie recaps The View’s interview with Octomom (IT’S AMAZING), Kanye writes a good blog post, Real World DC’s Emily Schromm talks to AfterEllen, Lindsay Lohan’s Purple Magazine photoshoot, 90210 House on sale & more!
Dani Campbell Wants More: The Autostraddle Interview
We sat down with Dani Campbell (probably best known for A Shot At Love, though she’s hoping to change that) to talk about likes/dislikes, thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Nearly three years after the show, lesbians still go wild for this charming genderqueer firefighter — and she’d like to do something with that. Something MORE!
Same-Sex Marriage in D.C. Starts Tomorrow: Gayest Longest Line Ever Anticipated
You can get gay married in Washington DC tomorrow! The 40-year-old archives of the Washington Blade won’t be lost forever. A San Antonio police officer was arrested for raping a trans woman. Plus, Atlanta police officers have to testify about a gay bar raid and Olivia Wilde talks health care.
The Big Reveal: Glambert’s Gay Impact, Jennifer Beals’ L-Plot Choice, Gaga’s Feminism
Guardian writer misses the point on Lady Gaga, Desperate Housewives’ lesbian update and Dana Delaney on Jennifer Beals’ choice to reject Sen Grisham to stay true to her character/Tina, will Adam Lambert change pop music for the queers, Johnny Weir posed for Vanity Fair recently. Kathy Griffin will be on SVU tomorrow. The stars of Glee will be on tour this May. And Daniel Radcliffe loves the gays.
VIDEO: Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office #2: Paranormal Activity
Hey it’s Monday, wanna LAUGH YOUR A** OFF? In the second episode of Autostraddle’s original webseries “Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office,” celesbian comedian Julie Goldman and actress Brandy Howard check out Paranormal Activity and do their own all-lady version w/original song “Paranormal Activia,” based on the yogurt.
Weekly Music Fix: Broken Social Scene, Laura Veirs, Gorillaz, and More!
Broken Social Scene releases a new single, Laura Veirs is (still) cute, the Gorillaz are back with an album, and so much more!
PS3’s Outage Failpocalypse, iPad’s Inventory & LG’s Smartphone
Holy sh*t it’s March! When did that happen? Considering that now we’re basically in the future, here’s a bunch of stuff you’ll need to know when the inevitable international geek coup d’état goes down. Any day now.
Lesbian Lifestyle Unpopular Today: Maureen McCormick, Kim Zolciak, Alicia Keys h8 the Rumors
Apparently the gay agenda isn’t working today ’cause no one wants to be a lesbian BUT who cares, This American Life’s 2002 ep about how homos aren’t crazy is streaming online this week! Also; homophobia in African-American churches, Johnny Weir on “That’s Gay!”, the upside of depression, Caster Semenya is not the real Middlesex, Clay Aiken’s HRC speech FTW, Crystal Renn interviewed, “Bro-etry,” 10 Reasons to Avoid the Phone and more!
It’s OK to Hate Gays: Exodus International Counters GLSEN’s Tolerance Campaign
Exodus International counters GLSEN’s message of tolerance with the “day of truth.” Health care is changing in NY and marriage recognition is changing in MD; Miss Beverly Hills is just as bitchy but not as pretty as Carrie Prejean, and the NAACP’s feelings about gay marriage could be maybe on the way to changing. Stuff might be happening again with the Prop 8 trial, people in the Netherlands are protesting the Catholic Church’s exclusion of gays, because obvs Jesus would love to go to your gay wedding.
Adam Lambert Snags UHH’s Camila Grey for Magical Gay Mystery Tour
This Sunday is extra Funday! Camila Grey is Adam Lambert’s new keyboardist, Gay Mardi Gras rocks Sydney, Harry Potter is going to save gays from suicide, Chris Rock schools you about healthcare, Sad Magazine will make you feel good, and recovery from anorexia is possible. Also, Lilo’s looking hawt.
Skins Recap Episode 405: Freddie (and Effy, That Crazy Diamond)
We recap Episode 405: Effy, in which Freddie and Effy take a little mania along with their love, and Katie F*cking Fitch wears a sexy angel outfit.
We Surrender: “Room in Rome” Trailer Wins NSFW Lesbian Sexy Award of Forever
“Room in Rome” is a sexy foreign film with naked girls having sex a lot. Also; sexy Curling girls, lesbians give top 10 sex tips to men, Sex.com, GLEE porn (weird?), Beautiful Agony, top lesbian kisses, sex advice from Chatroulette and more!
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s Tomboy Look Scares Media Just Like Ours Scared Our Grandparents
Apparently Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is a stylin’ tomboy, which means Angelina is brainwashing her into the bisexual lifestyle! Meanwhile, studies suggest tomboy-identification is good for girls. Also; South African boarding school shuts down after lesbian kiss, the NAACP Image Awards, out actor Guillermo Diaz, “Toe to Toe” looks at interracial friendships, Tegan & Sara in Austin, how to help Chile and old school Gaga.
Placebo’s Secret Myspace Show: Fifteen & Front Row
Crystal reports from the front row of Myspace’s Secret Placebo Show. When Defamer Australia offers you tickets to see a show you couldn’t get tickets to, you say yes. Loudly.