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The Cast of “Orange Is the New Black” Performs “Pinot Noir” This Sunday Funday

Politicians and laws that don’t suck, an LGBT-friendly church AND an LGBT-friendly gym, “Pinot Noir” by the Orange Is the New Black cast, and “Formation” by some Pikachus.

Carmen March 27, 2016 9 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Fisting A Watermelon

Fisting a watermelon, orgasm denial, new sex positions, talking about porn in academia and more.

Ryan Yates March 27, 2016 8 Comments
Geekery

What We Talk About When We Talk About Virtual Reality

Why I think we as a community of queer women and non-binary folks need to be talking about virtual reality at this exact moment.

A.E. Osworth March 26, 2016 10 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Perfect Apartment, Part Two

“I thought the Craigslist ad said ‘Newly-Renovated?'”

Megan Praz March 26, 2016 12 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Rosewood’s Lesbian Couple Finally Smooches on The Lips

Plus Callie and Arizona have a conversation on Grey’s Anatomy, and someone who isn’t a lesbian gets killed on Younger.

Heather Hogan March 25, 2016 36 Comments
TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Infographic Guide to Dead Lesbian Characters on TV

The dead lesbian TV characters trope is even worse than you think.

Heather Hogan March 25, 2016 151 Comments
AF+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 21, March 2016

“I will probably be Connie Britton Editor from now on. Also heading up our Star Witness Akita division.”

Riese March 25, 2016 51 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Wants World Peace and an Honest Frozen Yogurt

We’ve got illness-seeking dogs, all of the cookie dough, period talk and so much more!

Bren March 25, 2016 2 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Revival, Reduce, Reuse!

I turned 30! I climbed a waterfall! I got a chance to feed a miniature pony a carrot but then a turkey stole it and ran away! I met my dead grandmother! Get inside and help me!

Erin March 25, 2016 154 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #198: I Wondered Why Female Violence Was Always So Quick To Turn On Itself.

Topics include gay chefs, Colonel Sanders, gentrification, online dating, tindering across Europe, Instacart, writing about feminism for Playboy and moar!

Riese March 25, 2016 25 Comments
Community

Straddler Nation: We Built This Meet-Up on Rock ‘n Roll (And Baked Goods)

In which Claire and Whitney talk to folks who have planned or hosted meet-ups and ask them for tips and tricks they’d pass along to others. Also, there’s a lot of dreaming big in here. Get into it!

Carmen March 25, 2016 8 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Body Hair, Board Games, Bunny Stamps and More for Your Friday

We’re making a doll that fits in a matchbox, confronting the lack of diversity in all the things, getting jazzed about pet stamps, dreaming of undercover gigs, crying, getting high, watching The O.C., knitting, and oh yeah talking about my armpit beards. And so much more!

Laneia March 25, 2016 45 Comments
Queer Fashion

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 2

To a casual viewer, this might seem like a down home, girl next door outfit. Oh, just some casual slip-ons, a jersey top, cut-off jean shorts and a baseball hat. Hey y’all! But then it’s like, oop, nope, that’s just a bra.

Erin March 25, 2016 47 Comments
Politics + Activism

With the Passing of HB 2, North Carolina Signs Hate into Law

“What’s so scary about HB 2 is that it doesn’t seem discriminatory when first read, but the contradictions are all over it. It says that North Carolinians have the right not to be discriminated against, but then makes the basis of that protection “biological sex”, immediately endangering anyone who isn’t cisgender. This is terrifying.”

Ari March 24, 2016 27 Comments
Politics + Activism

GOP Fear Tactics and Transmisogyny Are Colliding, with Trans Women in the Crosshairs

How trans women became the victims of the latest conservative backlash, Jian Ghomeshi’s acquittal, the horrors inherent in seeking asylum, Islamophobic threats from Trump and Cruz, and more.

Rachel March 24, 2016 5 Comments
Comedy

8 Reasons Cameron Esposito is “Marriage Material” in Her New Special

Just two days before marrying fellow comedian Rhea Butcher in her hometown of Chicago, Cameron Esposito invited a whole bunch of strangers to her bachelor party, otherwise known as her first standup special.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 24, 2016 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

After North Carolina: 9 States Have 14 Anti-Trans Bills in The Works

Opening the floor for this kind of transphobic debate only preys on people’s ignorant fears and perpetuates the kind of untrue stereotypes that have led to a pandemic of violence against trans people, particularly black trans women.

Heather Hogan March 24, 2016 30 Comments
Politics + Activism

Kourtney Yochum Becomes the 7th Trans Person Murdered This Year, We Find Ourselves Asking the Same Old Questions

Seven trans people have been killed this year, six trans people of color. That’s two every month, and we’re not even done with March yet.

Mey March 24, 2016 22 Comments
Lesbian Weddings

The Queer How-To Guide For Wedding Plus Ones

“My goopy brain instantly convinced me that this event would singularly make or break our relationship and that if it went poorly it would be my fault. But I swallowed my anxiety and said yes. Then I immediately started thinking about my outfit.”

Adrian March 24, 2016 25 Comments
Money + Work

Follow Your Arrow: Photographer Michelle Davidson-Schapiro on Confidence and Caring

“It’s the kind of work that makes me look forward to eight hours on my feet holding five pounds of camera in my hands with another seven pounds slung across my back. It’s wonderful to create not just art, but art that makes people feel special and good and beautiful.”

Beth March 24, 2016 10 Comments
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