In which I say goodbye to Gawker.com for many words and also: freelancers getting fucked over by Vice, straight people reporting on LGBTQ stories and other fascinating tidbits of information and stories for you!
This is a great time to release those old, dead stories about needing to be perfect to deserve being loved. This is a perfect time to remember that you get to make new choices about the present moment, free of attachment to the past or fear of the future.
How did I, a girl growing up in 1970s New York City, relate to a drama about two women who fall in love during WWI? And, why has it remained with me for 40 years?
I’m here to defend eggplant’s honor and prove it can be damn delicious when done right.
Handwriting doesn’t matter, punk and magic in art, preserving lesbian pulp fiction, breaking up with a bad book and more.
Carmilla season three looks sexy af, Ellen’s producing a new sitcom, Jen Richards tells what’s what about cis men playing trans women in TV/film, Kerry Washington is going making an all-lady cop drama for ABC & so much more pop culture news!
“Instead of getting medical care, I had a work colleague help me to my hotel room and pour me a tumbler of whiskey. I downed the whiskey with a handful of aspirin and prayed for the pain to stop.”
“i’m stepping down from autostraddle
bye
you’ll miss calling me out when i give my body to the sea so”
This election has been shaped by Clinton’s campaign at least as much as Trump’s trainwreck of one. She’s aggressively capitalized on her gender by positioning it not as a side note, or even a historic anecdote waiting to happen, but instead as a tangible asset than shifts her ability to lead.
Samira Wiley is rockin’ a pretty familiar-looking shirt, Tegan and Sara finally learned how to communicate with animals and check out this SPICE GIRLS REUNION.
“How do I explain anything not heterosexual to my definitely heterosexual children?”
Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito’s new show is truly delightful.
Clinton’s new plan calls for prioritizing mental health care and putting it on par with physical health care when it comes to access or quality of treatment. For LGBT people, who are more likely to suffer from mental illness compared to straight people, this is a really hopeful announcement.
Now that everything’s been made public, the roll out on this is going to be quick. What rural town from which you’ll steal land is best for you? Should you diversify and steal from multiple areas? Should you stake claim on your new land by driving a dildo into the ground?
It’s almost impossible to master while grieving. When that grief turns into a depression, is it even M/s anymore?
With illustrations!
My favorite card games to play with queers in parks and bars in honor of the brand new Oregon Trail card game.
I can’t believe I’ve written around 150 of these????
Our Leo/Virgo cusp baby is definitely moving into Virgo territory.
Welcome to your list of queer and/or feminist books coming out in fall 2016. New Zadie Smith, Ivan Coyote, Anne Carson, Margaret Atwood, Bae Suah and more.