Autostraddle chats with Tegan of Tegan & Sara about writing Sainthood, making eggs, throwing bras, touring Australia, playing so many standing room venues, and a little something we call “The Tegan and Sara Experience.”
When times get tough, the tough get marketing to lesbians — it might be the WNBA’s only hope of financial survival. Also; Crafts Gone Wild, Ms. Magazine, Mexico’s Pink Taxis, and the straight couple suing a gay cruise for not warning them.
In addition to EVEN MORE TEGAN AND SARA (the videos are really monumentally awesome), we’ve got Samantha Ronson filming 90210, Adam Lambert’s ‘Time for Miracles’ video debut, Jillian Michaels with a new show, Brandi Carlile coming out and GaGa tour dates.
There were lots of big events on tv this week: firings, weddings, photo montages, lesbian ratings stunts (Heroes!)… check out Carlytron’s thoughts on Heroes, Gossip Girl, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Saturday Night Live, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, and more!
Brilliant collaborations all over: Adam Lambert & Lady Gaga, Joss Whedon & GLEE, Tegan & Sara, Mia Hamm & Breaking Ball Films! Also, Lindsay Lohan finally wins a ruling on something (but it’s not what you think), GLEE updates, and the best parts of Three Rivers (SHANE).
Tegan & Sara’s new album Sainthood is now streaming live from their myspace. In part two of our Sainthood review, we review Sainthood album track-by-track in obsessive detail so we can all talk about it constantly forever!
Have we said all there is to say to people who passionately oppose full & equal rights for gays and lesbians?
Autostraddle Redesign vaults lesbian & bisexual website into uncharted territories of awesome. Let’s take a tour.
California judge dares to ask anti-equality lawyer how exactly gay marriage will affect opposite marriage. Another Prop 8 Crusader says the effect on him is being seen as a bigot for doing bigoted things. Also; Maine Update, Mormon squabbles, SECULAR SABOTAGE and … teletubbies?
Photos from Jennifer Beals’ book of L Word memories. Also the Spice Girls World Bus still exists, just like unicorns. Plus; more movies that scare children like Where the Wild Things Are!
Lindsay Lohan wants you to know her whereabouts, Adam Lambert makes out with chicks for DETAILS magazine, Morehouse forbids cross-dressing to ensure heteronormativity, there’s a Republican for that (video! funny!), and interracial marriage controversy update.
It’s NSFW Sexy Sunday! Pre-orgasmic women, self-proclaimed Trannychaser, even sex toys are going green, sex advice from lesbian oil wrestlers, new genderqueer porn and hot ladies in Spain. Oh, and Pink’s ass.
Tegan & Sara’s new album, Sainthood, drops October 27th (or October 23 in Australia), and we’ll be covering this monumental event in obsessive detail, including a two-part album review (overall, and track-by-track). This here is part one. Are you ready? You better get ready.
We’re giving away 10 copies of Tegan & Sara’s new album, Sainthood!
A Louisiana justice of the peace denied a straight interracial couple a marriage license out of concern for their future children. A high school student in Mississippi is kicked out of the yearbook for wearing a tuxedo. And where’s the progress on DADT?
The Lynch can do no wrong and she OWNED this episode. The spit flies on Glee this week, as Sue and Will face off over control of the Glee club, Terri continues to fake her pregnancy, Quinn has to deal with the ramifications of hers, and Emma is tragically nowhere to be found.
Our final thoughts on the National Equality March: Katrina reports and recaps the entire day, including her interview with Cynthia Nixon. Riese presents Autostraddle’s NEM VIDEO, with appearances by Haviland, Dan Choi and Kristin Chenoweth.
The State of the American Women: They’re all straight, and half of ’em think it’s better for women to stay at home while men work. Also; Daily Show does the equality march, celebs told to stay off twitter, and Sarah Haskins is on Rachel Maddow!
Enter our Exclusive Cruise Giveaway Contest and you could be cruising with Hot Celesbians & Autostraddle to the Caribbean courtesy of SWEET, “The Future of Lesbian Travel.” You gotta be in it to win it, y’all! Also, our weekly comment awards of the week!
A big day for gender! Gender-free bathrooms at Princeton, a progressive look at Intersex Female Athletes, and more women in college than men. Also: Jezebel’s Anna Holmes interviewed, vampires are gay, and you tell us: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO WAKE UP TOMORROW?