Missouri Bisexual Woman and Her Mother Murdered By Homophobe In Suspected Hate Crime
Witnesses told police Steven Endsley had an “ongoing disagreement” with Danielle Smith about her sexual orientation.
September 7, 2016
“My ancestors didn’t fight for nothing. They didn’t keep going on that long, cold, hard march from our ancestral homeland to “Indian Territory” just so that I could give up. They didn’t lay down on the trail to die and neither will I.”
Y’All Need Help #5: Being a Virgin Doesn’t Make You Straight
Do you have to go to your homophobic asshole cousin’s wedding? How do you tell your more-than-friends friend that you’ve slept with her ex? Is 22 too old to still be as pure and virginal as the driven snow? Get in here and find out!
Mara Wilson Knows Your First Crush Was Miss Honey: The Autostraddle Interview
“Being Queer is not about who you’re with, it’s about who you are.”
View From The Top: Wine and Pie and Collars
“I want my friends to know who I belong to now,” rife said. “I want everyone to know I am taken.”
Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Reminds Us that All Hardcore Lady Types Are Welcome
This credo has been hammered home in a recent issue where Barney, who was once a Scouting Lad, joins the Lumberjanes and the book starts clearly using they/them pronouns for them.
Black Trans Woman T.T. Murdered In Chicago, Is At Least the 20th Trans Person Murdered In 2016
While we don’t know the exact number and almost certainly never will, we know that she is at least the 20th trans person murdered this year, most of them being Black and Brown trans women.
Deplorables, Ranked
Big week for deplorables.
VIDEO: Dorian Electra’s Queer History of High Heels Features Our Own Cecelia and is EVERYTHING
The queer aesthetic here is so strong and bold and aggressive. It looks you straight in the eye turns you queer. It’s a queer gorgon. It’s queer medusa.
33 Bowl Recipes to Keep Your Belly Full and Life Easy
The bowl: an unassuming mix of a protein, veggie and grain, perhaps with some kind of sauce, quick to cook and eaten all in the same dish. (Not a smoothie bowl. Those are bullshit, sorry.)
How To Make A Cute Dopp Kit For Your Overnight Essentials
Carrying around a Whole Food’s tote stuffed with a change of undies and a toothbrush won’t last forever. You deserve better. What you really need is a Dopp kit to keep all the essentials on hand to keep you lookin’ your best for that new babe.
Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Remi is Here, Labor is Hard, and Mesh Undies Are Glorious
Welcome to the world, Remi!
Sunday Funday is Going to the Kiss-Fest, You Should Come Thru
South Africa doesn’t want this anti-gay preacher to come to town, LGBT athletes are taking over college sports, a kiss-fest in defense of lesbian love, and more good gay news!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Going Down
The astrological signs most and least likely to be polyamorous, going down on a vulva, false balance in sex reporting, how to live past age 100 (by having lots of sex) and more.
6 High-Quality Wireless Headphones For Different Budgets
Apple’s iPhone 7 is ditching the headphone jack. Here are some wireless headphones to pair with your sleek new technology.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Seasons Change
“As we usher in September, change is in the air and a new season begins…”
Largest Prison Strike in US History Hopes to Expose Injustice and Suffering
Incarcerated people across the nation are striking today to disrupt the profitability of the prison-industrial complex, California might end their statue of limitations on sexual assault, Airbnb announced new policies to address racial discrimination, and more news
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Never Gonna Stop Sweating
Are you sitting in a pool of your own sweat because even though it’s September and you willed it to finally, please, for the love of everything, to just be Autumn already, it’s still averaging 90º every day? Me too! Let’s talk about it in this week’s open thread!
The Comment Awards Gets a Goal
This week we’ve got allergies, The Babysitter’s Club, throwbacks and so much more.
Things I Read That I Love #210: The New Sofa Has Nothing To Fear From Me
Topics include Flint, the framing of a PTA mom, perfume, Roger Ailes, the true crime genre, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Miss America, domestic spheres, Winona Ryder and more!