Results for: queer parenting
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Margaret Cho Gets Cho-Dependent: Autostraddle Interview
We talk to Margaret Cho about tattoos, her romantic relationships with gay men, celebrities who come out later in their careers, her pick for “the next Gaga,” Adam Lambert, Ani DiFranco, Sex & the City and more.
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Real L Word Episode 108 Recap: Runway Bridezilla Attacks Zombies, Eats Crybabies, is a Lesbian
What do you want from me. The Real L Word. 108. It happened. Deal with it OMGFASHIONWEEEK FASHIONWEEK.
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You’re Free To Travel While Transgender, Protected From Queer Partner Violence
The State and Justice Departments are teaming up to give you kind of a nice Friday – it should now be a lot easier for trans people to get accurate passports, and new guidelines on partner violence are also going to apply to queer relationships. Also, gay Republicans at LA Pride, angry gay Bostonians, the superstar teen sailor is missing, Exodus International wants you to know it’s sorry but you’re still going to hell, and a Jewish/Arab lesbian feminist has some thoughts to share.
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Race, Sexuality & Feminism: Autostraddle Feminist Roundtable Part 2
In which we ask: How does your race and/or sexuality impact your feminist identity? Do you ever feel you have to “pick one”?
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28 Docs Later You’ll Be A Better Person, Just Watch
Autostraddle has a serious soft spot for documentaries, and we want to give you the same. Here’s the official Autostraddle list of the documentary films everyone should see before they die.
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Is American Apparel’s Target Market “People Who Pretend to Care, But Don’t”?
American Apparel isn’t interested in the “plus-sized demographic,” which is like the 100th thing they’ve done to annoy us this year, yet we continue to shop there, like sheep. You? Plus, women do housework, apps continue to get more oddly specific, Maxim’s model quotes are stupid, and your name can mean a lot.
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“Transmen in the City”: Mainstream Mag Does Trans Story Right (Mostly)
NY Magazine talks to trans photographer and love of our life, Amos Mac. Also; Kate Harding discusses Tasha Fierce’s essay, As Fat As I Wanna Be, more stereotypical junk about Elena Kagan, thoughts on gay parenting, an Iranian lesbian filmmaker is denied asylum, the disgusting practice of ‘corrective rape,’ punk Islam and Harry Potter!
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Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial Closing Arguments Recap: This Time It’s Personal
Are you ready to get this Prop 8 thing taken care of once and for all? SO ARE WE. We recap today’s closing arguments on the Prop 8 trial on gay marriage in California, with characteristic Autostraddle style and class.
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Constance McMillen Fake Prom 2010 Student Rebuttal: Bigotry or Bullying? (Yes. Both.)
Constance McMillen’s treatment is a nasty reminder of how high school kids can be cruel, especially when LGBTs are involved. We overanalyze, Angela Chase-style. Basketball players might or might not be changing beauty standards, the first female Cherokee leader died yesterday, racism is bad for your health, and Yale starts a student-teacher sex ban.
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Lambda Literary Awards 2010: 12 Queer Books You’ll Love
It’s Reading Rainbow time at Autostraddle! We talk about which of the Lambda Literary Awards nominees we’re most excited about reading. Spoiler alert: a lot of awesome out lesbians and bisexuals wrote fantastic looking books in 2009. Just FYI.
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Facebook Says; ‘The Social World is Led by Women’. Let’s Talk About It.
Ladies love facebook and social networking in general, men just like to digg stuff. Also! Women [not] behaving badly in business, queer culture in Spain, plastic surgery getting a bad rap in hollywood, mind over meds and sartorial immigration policy.
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Lesbian Prom Update: Constance Suing for Damages & Westboro’s Coming to Graduation
Constance McMillen is now seeking unspecified monetary damages in her case against Itawamba High School, citing public humiliation. Even worse, Westboro Baptist Church has announced they’ll be picketing her graduation to remind everyone that dykes are ‘filthy.’ Also; more on Scott Baio’s evolving lesbian rage, Gay tourism, forced gay marriage, bisexuals aren’t gay enough, Sikhism and feminism, tv bans plus size ads, and headache fun!
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Ruby Rose (UPDATE: IS MAYBE NOT) Engaged to Lady Model! Baio’s Lesbian Twitter Wars! Weed! Big Macs!
Ruby Rose & Catherine McNeil are engaged to get married! Scott Baio called Jezebel a bunch of lesbians! Is it wrong for a gay person to edit Glenn Beck’s books? Plus, pot can maybe help autism, it’s important to come out as married, parents fail at preventing bullying, and insurance companies are buying into fast food.
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Celebs with Two Moms: A Lesbian Mother’s Day Extravaganza!
To mark this wonderful, made up celebration of mothers, Autostraddle brings you a list of people with gay moms — and odds are, you’ll be surprised by a few of them.
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Trans Father Scott Moore’s Baby Photos Inspire Awws, Bigotry
Scott Moore (dubbed “the second pregnant man” by the media) and his husband Thomas (also FTM) welcomed a new baby into the world yesterday, and TMZ has photos. And the homophobia and transphobia is ‘a-flyin’.
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Transpeople, Ewoks, Dolly Parton: It’s All The Same to Bill O’Reilly
Now that American Eagle staffers don’t have to choose “gender-specific” outfits, what’s to stop them from DRESSING LIKE EWOKS? Lawyers think George Rekers gay sex controversy could call his past expert witness testimony into question. Why aren’t we talking about the sex lives of the white male Supreme Court Justices? Plus, how parents deal with Glee, how to be a good beard, and racism in beauty pageants.
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Real L Word Recap Episode 102: Making Something Out of Nothing
I’m just a shell of myself. Ok, Brandy? I’m a shell of myself.
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Real L Word Premieres Sunday, Hated It
The Real L Word premieres on Sunday, aren’t you so excitant? We reflect and look forward and read reviews and witness strap-ons. But really the best part is that Autostraddle’s Nat Garcia is gonna be doing exclusive Real L Word content for Showtime & Sho.com! I know! See! We got our grrrl in there, and she is perfect.
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Cynthia Nixon: Gay Identity a ‘Political Stance’, We’re All Bisexual.’
The beautiful/perfect Cynthia Nixon is on the cover of Advocate’s pride issue, talking relationships, sexual identity, her Miranda identity, her hot butch partner and “Sex and the City 2.” Also; Katie Melua questions her sexuality, Julie Goldman covers SHE Mag, Lea Michele covers Women’s Health Mag, Bitch Blogs celebrates the Daria DVD release and Family Guy features a trans character.
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Queer the Census: Be Counted or Pay the Price, Homos.
Get a sticker and queer the census, or go without education and health care. Just saying, it’s up to you. Patraeus says the time has come to repeal DADT. Also; just like kids in middle school, more and more seniors are daring to come out as queer or trans. Even more legal analysis of the Prop 8 trial and what it all means! Plus, a lesbian couple was granted a marriage license in CA because of regressive gender laws, and you can get married at Mt. Everest!