FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
It’s 2 pm where I am and it’s gonna be dark out in like two hours! Yikes! Get in here and keep me company!
The Comment Awards Are Gay, and Also Happy
THEY CAN’T TAKE OUR SHINE.
VIDEO: Did Love Win? Not for Everyone
Marriage penalties keep equality out of reach for lots of disabled folks.
S.H.E. Episode VI: Blue Harvest Blues
“Rough night, kid?”
5 Ways To Fight Back Against Seasonal Affective Disorder
I’ve been dealing with SAD all my adult life, and especially since I moved to the northeast where daylight lasts about as long as my lunch break from November to March. I’ve learned a lot about coping, and about making things easier on myself by noticing and addressing my symptoms before I’m in the midst of a full-blown depressive spiral. SAD isn’t fixable for me, but here’s how I’ve learned to fight back against it.
Roller Derby Recap: 2017 WFTDA Championships in Philly
Supporting roller derby is just about the queerest, feministest thing you can do.
Grey’s Anatomy’s 30 Gayest Moments To Celebrate Its 300th Episode
Happy Birthday, Grey’s Anatomy. (And before you ask, yes, I managed to fit in Callie and Arizona’s brief shower sex scene from season six. )
Make Your Own Chapstick and Lipstick For Every Pocket
Depending on the day, you may be feeling more lipstick or chapstick, and with this simple recipe, you can make both!
You Need Help: Coming Out as Non-Binary at Work
Our gender is not a burden, the binary mainstream society is. You are wonderful, I’m so proud of you for reaching out. Take what works from my suggestions, and know I’ll be hoping it all turns out for the best.
Lez Liberty Lit: We Are Never Lonely In Language
Reading Audre Lorde after Charlottesville, gendered terms in language when you’re non-binary, scary little girls in literature and more.
Always In Lesbian Style: Top 10 Cold Shoulder Tops
Call me old fashioned but I don’t think cold shoulder tops will ever go out of style.
“Dishonored: Death of the Outsider” Gives Us Another Queer Protagonist We Want to Go Stabbing and Drink a Beer With
It’s also just so great to see a major games developer consistently shrug off the idea that a protagonist has to be a white man somewhere between CW Love Interest and CW Hot Dad in age whose character development can be deduced by counting the number of grey hairs in his angst-stubble.
Pop Culture Fix: Lena Waithe Blesses Us All as OUT 100’s “Artist of the Year” and Other Inspirational Tales
Topics include The Out 100 starring Lena Waithe and Chelsea Manning, Anna Paquin’s lesbian turn in “Electric Dreams,”a horror film about lesbian love, wild powers & sexuality and so much more!
QUEER IRL PHOTO GALLERY: Queers in Celebration!
We’re having a great time in here!!!
We Won So Many Things: LGBTQ+ People and POC Kicked Ass In the 2017 Elections
Oh, right. This is what good news feels like.
No Filter: Excuse Me, Can We Talk About Kehlani and Her Girlfriend?
In which we delve into some important rumors of the day – and also, Jasika Nicole, Lauren Jauregui and Mallory Ortberg make some excellent fashion decisions.
It’s Great to Be A Gay A+ Member—Y’all Get 25% Off in the Autostraddle Store!
YOU’RE GAY HAHAHAHA I KNEW IT
Celebrate the First Annual “It’s Great To Be Gay” Day, a Holiday We Just Invented for Fun!
“I love being gay because I get to call these brilliant and vibrant queers my friends and family.”
Dressing Like Yorkie from San Junipero
When it comes to autumnal outerwear, few things beat a classic blue jean jacket. But since a single jacket can only hold so many pins and patches — or just to change things up — it could also be worth trying the slightly more special-occasion looks below. Fleece-Lined 1. Straight Size Jacket 2. Plus Size […]
“Alias Grace”: Come for Margaret Atwood’s Classic Feminist Themes, Stay for the Historical Gal Pal
Watching this show, I was transported to so many conversations with so many men, times when for any number of reasons I knew I couldn’t say “I don’t want to talk about this” and instead had to rely on a combination of playing dumb and playing up ladylike sensibilities, because I knew those would be taken more seriously than my agency as a person.