10 Badass Disabled Women You Should Know About
Disabled people deserve to know, from our school days, that we’re not just cases, diagnoses, or “not really disabled”; we’re part of a community with its own histories and triumphs.
26 Birthday Cakes I’d Like To Weep Gently Into This Year
Here’s to becoming 26 in the midst of my infamous #SummerOfSelfSabotage and feeling very great about it.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Likes Your Hips
The most popular emoji on Tinder, when your partnership gets boring, why it’s still hard to talk about what you want and more.
Sunday Funday is Pulling Out All the Stops to Shut Down Your Anti-LGBT Bullshit
A wall for Donald Trump, new laws in Cleveland to protect trans folks, and more good gay news from the Democratic National Convention and around the world!
6 Pieces Of Tech We’re Jazzed About This Summer
Mobile apps, web apps, games, and chargers.
WATCH: Clea DuVall Directs Tegan and Sara’s New Super Queer “BWU” Video
“BWU” shows the part that comes after figuring out marriage isn’t what you want: finding partners who are on the same page.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Excavation
The sentimental packrat.
Rebecca Sugar is Bisexual: “Steven Universe” Creator Comes Out at Comic-Con
When asked why focuses so much on LGBTQ issues on her show, Sugar answered “I want to feel like I exist and I want everyone else who wants to feel that way to feel that way too.”
News Fix: Federal Lawsuits Take On Trans Students’ Rights in Wisconsin and Maryland
Two lawsuits that fight for trans students to access the bathrooms they need, WNBA players standing up for Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump’s RNC acceptance speech and more.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s Almost My Birthday And I’ll Watch History Get Made If I Want To
I’m about to be real busy watching Hillary Clinton get closer to being the fucking president and also real angsty about the fact that I’m friends with a bunch of people who born after 1990 and also real happy to see your faces, so get into it and talk to me already!
Taco Tuesday: The Fascinating, Multicultural Origins of Tacos Al Pastor
What do donor kebab, shawarma and tacos al pastor all have in common?
The Comment Awards Asks ‘Who Ya Gonna Call?’
This week some other things happened that weren’t the Ghostbuster’s movie, but mostly the Ghostbuster’s movie happened. Ya’ll had lots of feelings about it.
Style Thief: How To Dress Like Dr. Jillian Holtzmann
So you want to dress like Dr. Jillian Holtzman from Ghostbusters in your real, everyday life? You and the rest of us, friend.
Michelle Obama Doing Carpool Karaoke Is The Joy You Deserve Today
Feat. Missy Elliott!
Police Shoot Unarmed Black Man Charles Kinsey for Advocating for His Autistic Client
Video shows Charles Kinsey complying with police demands and keeping his hands up as he explains and advocates for both himself and his client; North Miami police shot at him anyway.
I Can’t Write About The Republican National Convention Anymore Because I Can’t Stomach Watching It
“They are terrified and they are angry and they are operating in a reality that quite simply does not exist. There is no war on Christmas.”
Lez Liberty Lit: Dog-Eared Days of Summer
Mental health zines, libraries’ political and social power, what counts as a diverse book and more.
Michelle Chamuel Is More Than That Queer Girl With Glasses From “The Voice”: The Autostraddle Interview
How is it possible that a queer woman who came in second place on NBC’s mega-smash-hit The Voice could, three years later, still be unknown? The short answer is that before Michelle Chamuel could fully tell the world who she is, she had to figure it out herself.
Look, All The Women In “Ghostbusters” Are Gay — Deal With It
I may be extrapolating, but I am pulling my theories from very real, very present stuff. This is basically science, y’all.
This Business of Art Fix: Why Chase Clicks When You Can Chase Human Hearts
Topics include Talking Point Memo and The New York Times doubling-down on reader support, Twitter opening up verification to applicants, This shutting down, how to talk to your boss about your intesne workload and more!