You Want to Bind, But You Need Some Help
Binding for the first time can be exciting and confusing; here are some tips!
Chrissy’s Bananas: More Internet Haikus
This round we cover internet relics, Facebook’s “maybe” option, the cry-laugh emoji, Banksy, and more!
Pop Culture Fix: “Mean Girls” Reimagined As A Lesbian Rom Com Is Exactly What You Need Today
Plus: A new St. Vincent music video, Samira Wiley on Last Week Tonight, Mary Lambert is everywhere (as it should be), and Cara Delevingne chattin’ about “lady gardens.”
Coming Soon: S.H.E. (The Space Heroes Of El Andoo)
“They’ve got nothing in common except each other.”
Calls for Renewable Energy Meet Disaster Capitalism in Post-Maria Puerto Rico
As we continue watching the response to Hurricane Maria unfold, those of us who care about sustainability should be mindful of who we’re enabling to gain figurative power as well as literal.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #31: Hypochondriac
“Despite being a champion in the art of actual survival, I’ve become a wildly imaginative and catastrophic thinker.”
No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Was the Piano Robot All Along
Also, Gabby Rivera met a baby and Stephanie Beatriz and Brittani Nichols are both living their absolute best lives.
4 Tips to Make Your ComicCon Experiences as Gay as Possible
“Sometimes I forget that straight people watch TV, too.”
The Gayest Friendship Fights I Had as a Closeted Baby Lesbian
“She wouldn’t let me sit next to her on the bus on the way to camp! For some reason, I had this elaborate Charlie’s Angels-esque fantasy about her where we kicked down the emergency door of the bus together and like idk did a heist or something?”
Queer Girl City Guide: Baltimore, Maryland
Although Baltimore is not known as a tourist destination or a LGBTQ vacation spot, the city has an abundance of culture and beauty to offer its visitors and residents.
Here’s How You Can Help with Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Today
If you can give, whether it’s financial donations or direct supplies, time as a volunteer, or even just calling your congressional representatives, please do. Please take a moment and help my home.
CHAVELA Documentary Highlights the Pain and Poetry of the Seminal Mexican Lesbian Singer’s Life
Though her life was characterized by solitude and her love for it and the freedom it gave her, CHAVELA is a story of a remarkable person told by the people who loved and admired her most.
LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List
It’s LGBT History Month, a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, a topic which is near and dear to our hearts because it is definitely NOT near OR dear to the hearts of anybody in charge of public education.
Drawn to Comics: We Need More Slice Of Life Trans Comics Like Melanie Gillman’s “Pockets”
In “Pockets,” Sydney and her mom are on their way to go shopping for some hiking boots and shorts for Sydney’s trip. She’s normally wearing skirts and cute flats, but her mom is understandably concerned about those kind of clothes while she’s hiking up a mountain for a week.
50 of the Gayest Nerdiest Things You Weirdos Named Your Pets
“Stewie’s full name is Kristen Stewart because, let’s face it, they look exactly alike.”
Family Open Thread
We usually post a roundtable on Mondays but we decided that this Monday we could really use the space to be together as a family and process some of our grief and anger as we continue to empower each other to take action.
PHOTO GALLERY: Queers with Pets
Oh did you think there wouldn’t be a chicken in here? WRONG.
Style Thief: How to Dress Like Kate McKinnon in Vanity Fair
From a Texas Tuxedo to full-on sapphic circus garb, here’s what you’ll need.
VIDEO! Getting In Bed with Kristin: School Hard
We got in bed and we BROUGHT OUR BOOKS! Just kidding (although I did bring one), but we *did* talk about graduate programs, GSAs, queer theory, Catholic universities, and all things school. Woot woot!
3 A.M.: Cafe Peru
Remember the note from Ruth? Mae follows what it said and goes to Cafe Peru before her shift.