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Drawn to Comics: In Praise of Patreon

Patreon is sort of like a virtual tip jar, or a Kickstarter that keeps on going each month, and it lets you support all your favorite creators so that you can let them know you appreciate them and so that they can keep doing what they do.

Mey May 3, 2016 10 Comments
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Kristen Stewart Spotted Walking Alone; Stop the Presses

She told French Marie Claire that she hates being gossiped about, so here we are. Gossiping about it.

Stef May 2, 2016 36 Comments
Comedy

5 TV Specials in the Spirit of TLC’S ‘My Husband’s Not Gay’

“Hi, Linda, how are you?” “Hi, Erin. My husband’s not gay.”

Erin May 2, 2016 45 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for May 2016

With several planets traveling through Taurus this month, we’re attuned to a slower pace and a sweeter sense of life.

Corina Dross May 2, 2016 14 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Label-Free Fluidity is the New Chill and Other Stories You’ll Live Through

The care and keeping of lost baby birds, restaurant regulars, education spending in the US, Obama wasn’t joking, tampon tax, women in academia, I propose a Kissing Jessica Stein Addendum, viral trans bathroom selfies, that Michelle Tea piece, talking cats and so so much more!

Laneia May 2, 2016 61 Comments
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Tattoos and Disability: Surviving An Experience Not Everyone Can Handle

“I made a choice about how I would look, and didn’t realize until I’d done it how unprecedented that was.”

Carrie May 2, 2016 35 Comments
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22 Smoothie Recipes To Freeze (And Fuel) Your Brain (And Body)

Nothing is better than cold fruit giving you a brain freeze on a warm day. It makes you feel alive and invigorated!

Ari May 2, 2016 8 Comments
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Helping You Help Yourself #26

Good coffee for lazy people. accomplishing things while you’re depressed, putting the duvet cover on your comforter, and more.

Rachel May 2, 2016 30 Comments
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Lily Tomlin and Viola Davis Rip North Carolina’s Anti-Trans Laws This Sunday Funday

Gay marriage is finally official in Colombia, two Italian women just adopted each other’s kids, the Dems are fighting for the Equality Act and Sioux Falls is stepping up, and everyone (still) hates North Carolina’s HB2.

Carmen May 1, 2016 4 Comments
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Meet You Inside

Non-monogamy gets bigger than ever, everything you’ve always wanted to know about fish orgies, what to say if someone might be flirting with you and more.

Ryan Yates May 1, 2016 16 Comments
Geekery

The 7 Very Coolest Things I Found At NY Tech Day

“I decided to only visit tables with at least one woman behind them. It’s such a low bar; it cut out a lot of tables.”

A.E. Osworth April 30, 2016 10 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Big Monster

“Wait, where’s the little monster? It’s usually here by now making me panic or cry or something.”

Cameron April 30, 2016 19 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Gets Ready For Lesbian Divorce Court

Things are getting even dumber between Arizona and Callie, and Cookie has finally met her match!

Heather Hogan April 29, 2016 50 Comments
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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Take Me Back to Wonderland

Go down the rabbit hole with me and tell me all about your weekend plans or drug-induced hallucinations or best mac and cheese recipe or whatever.

KaeLyn April 29, 2016 255 Comments
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The Comment Awards Really Get You

We’ve got alpacas, blood oaths, mozzarella sticks and so much more!

Bren April 29, 2016 7 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Without ID Is Forcibly Removed from a Restroom and Other, Brighter Stories

I have negative feelings about sad uncomfortable men, lots of bird pictures you’ll love, ugly crying, a teacher fired for saying “vagina,” empowered women in ads and so very much more!

Laneia April 29, 2016 61 Comments
Queer Fashion

What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 3

This outfit consisting of a rapidly deteriorating sweater, pleather pants, and a jacket made into a demi-skirt flashed me forward into a dystopian future where water is scarce but total gender/orientation presentation acceptance is not.

Erin April 29, 2016 68 Comments
LGBT History TV Feature TV Lists

105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis

Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.

Riese April 28, 2016 142 Comments
Politics + Activism

Oxford, Alabama Takes Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills to a New, Dire Level

One city in Alabama has drawn a new line in the sand with bathroom bills, organizing against police violence, a bill about counselors in TN that’s dangerous for LGBT people, and more.

Rachel April 28, 2016 28 Comments
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Mama Outsider: No Place Like Home

“Every day since my father died has been at least a little fucked up. There is no such thing as a non-fucked up day when you are a Daddy’s girl without a father.”

Asha April 28, 2016 36 Comments
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