Controversy Breaks Out Over the Right Way to Be Ex-Gay
Team Closet vs Team Cure, battling to come up with the best (read: worst) way to force heterosexuality on queers.
Australian Government Votes Against Gay Marriage Bill and For Inequality
“I do not regret that our daughter has Sophie and I as parents. I do regret that she lives in a world where some will tell her that her family is not normal. “
Your Local VAG: “Voting, an Autostraddle Guide” On Why Local Elections Matter
With the upcoming U.S. Presidential election getting All The Press And Attention, here’s a few reasons why you shouldn’t let your local election go unnoticed.
Secret Mitt Romney Video Leaks, Is A Cluster F*ck
If you don’t have anything nice to say, maybe don’t run for President?
Autostraddle’s Women of Color Ask: What Does WOC Mean To Me?
“When I see lesbian couple after lesbian couple with not only matching haircuts and clothes but matching skin colours, I feel alone.”
Once Upon A Time in Charlotte: The Democratic National Convention Recap
“But we also believe in something called citizenship citizenship, a word at the very heart of our founding, a word at the very essence of our democracy, the idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations.”
LGBT Caucus Realness Goes Down at the DNC
For the first time, there is at least one LGBT delegate from every state. Obviously, the time of LGBT influence is now.
Michelle Obama Gives The Speech To End All Speeches, Is More Impressive Than Ever
Seriously, why are we not voting for this woman yet?
New GOProud Video Explaining Gay Conservatism Is GOPathetic
Our least favorite conservative gay group should have made a dance video instead.
Cheater’s Guide to Obama vs. Romney on the Big Four “Gay Issues”
Over on their DC Decoder page, the Christian Science Monitor published a helpful guide on where both President Obama and Mittsy stand on what they at their newspaper call “gay issues” but what I like to call “issues that concern U.S. citizens who are also humans.”
Cowboy Hats, Peanuts, and Regret: The 2012 Republican National Convention Recap
Or, “The One Where Clint Eastwood Does That Thing With The Chair, Oh My God.”
Keeping Pussy’s Power: The Complications of Reclamation
For better or for worse, “pussy” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue — is its magical naughtiness about to be sacrificed in the name of reclaiming?
Australia’s Anti-Homophobia Ads Are Awesome, A Long Way Off For America
A new anti-homophobia ad has come out in Australia and it made me tear up a little bit. Luckily, I won’t have to see anything like them in America.
Gay Reporter Infiltrates NOM’s Youth Conference, Finds It Even More Awful Than Expected
“I’d heard this kind of anti-gay rhetoric hundreds of times before… So why was I getting so upset?”
Anti-“Conversion Therapy” Bill Passes in the CA State Senate
“The bill is one of the government’s many first steps toward defending the mental and physical health of LGBTQ youth. Courts and politicians are starting to become more aware that the mental health of America’s children also means the mental health of LGBTQ teens and children.”
Unidentified Members of Pussy Riot Flee Russia, Call Foreign Feminists To Action
“Who knows, this could be the start of a whole new thing, a whole new motivating source for a globally connected unapologetic punk feminist art and music scene. A catalyst, no matter what it gets called. Anything is possible, if anything, this band has reminded us of that.”
Petition the White House for Beer
Ali’s Team Pick: Because, Mr. President, you know who else loves politics and home brewed beer? Queer ladies.
Log Cabin Republicans Don’t Approve Of Republican Platform, Because It’s Way Anti-Gay
Basically, the Republican party has nailed down social conservatism from 1950, and plans to fuck all of us over. Thanks, guys!
On the Dan Savage v. Brian Brown Debate: Can We Please Just Admit That We’re Different?
“The debate between Savage and Brown, at its core, was really just a fight over whether or not gay people can be deemed appropriate or special enough in the eyes of people like Brown to be permitted in the institution of marriage.”
Indonesian LBT Women Exposed to Backlash
CEDAW–the international beacon for women’s rights–does not shine on lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Indonesia. This is a painful disappointment, given LBT people’s need for protection from a fundamentalist backlash.