Christmakwanzakah Open Thread: For All Your Homo-Holiday Feelings
Really hope I get a fingerbox for Christmas.
How to Deal with Dropping Out of College Or Other Non-Traditional Life Courses
From one in-between half-adult trying to figure out “the real world” to another, here are ten steps to coping with being a college dropout.
Get Toasted with Autostraddle: A Very Special Holiday Drinking Edition
Eight holiday drinks! One for each night of Hanukkah! Which is already over but don’t let that stop you from celebrating. Later on we can hunt for Easter eggs. What? I don’t know. Aren’t excerpts fun? I learned how to say ‘cheers’ in German!
Why Did Someone Spill Urine on 40 LGBTQ Books in the Harvard Library?
Someone poured urine over nearly 40 LGBT books in a library in Harvard. First it was classified as a hate crime, then it was classified as an accident, and either way, it’s weird.
Lessons Learned: How a Jewy Lesbian Can Enjoy a Pleasant Chanukah with Her Uncharacteristically Bigoted Parents
Dad: Let’s light the candles.
Me: Let’s light your face.
My Two (Lesbian) Mums
Look at the cute British lesbian couples and their children! Also, do you have two moms or two dads? We care. More inside.
Best Headphones for the Holidays: Headphone Shopping Guide #2
Quality headphones make an excellent gift, either for yourself or someone else. Here are a few that we can recommend with complete confidence. Hmm what’s that? I can’t hear you I’m listening to Kaki King ON MY FANCY HEADPHONES.
8 Hot Lesbian Jews: On The… Fourth? Night of Hanukkah, It Was Sunday Funday
Did we remember to spell Hanukkah consistently throughout this post? There’s only one way to find out!
How to Find a Therapist
FEELINGS. We have them. You have them. We often need to talk about them, with a professional. Here’s how you can, too.
Emily’s Team Pick: This Latke Recipe
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay.
20 Black Friday Gift Deals You Can Get Without Getting Off Your Ass
Black Friday is a really special day when Americans turn into wild, ravaging, bloody beasts. You should skip all that. Stay home, here’s 20 hand-picked deals and a bit of extraneous unnecessary commentary and a link to the boyshorts 101 post and the one about headphones.
Listling Without Commentary: Sh*t Your Family Said At Last Year’s Thanksgiving
“The entire day was pretty much a game show of Obama vs. My Mama.”
Thanksgiving OPEN THREAD: Are You Full Of T/of/urkey Or Just Feelings?
You got feelings? Join the club. Take a seat. Extra mashed potatoes for everyone.
Get Baked with Autostraddle: Thanksgiving Edition
Six yummy and happenstancely vegan side dishes for your holiday feast!
Holigay 101: How to Bring Your Girlfriend Home for the Holidays
Get your face out of that turkey’s a** and pay attention to your girlfriend.
How I Survived My First Thanksgiving as an Out Vegan Lesbian
Canadian Thanksgiving happened on October 11, which means that Carolyn and all the other Canadians have already experienced the joys of family togetherness. Lucky for you, she documented the whole thing. Recipes included!
Zero Percent Of Kids With Lesbian Parents Report Abuse, Gay Moms FTW
Zero percent of teens with lesbian parents report instances of abuse; probably this means everyone should have two moms, like Riese. Also: You can get married over Skype now, Dan Choi is eloquent on Veterans/Remembrance Day, and meeting Autostraddlers and making friends will make you happy.
Things Laneia’s 5-Year-Old Son Said
“If you loved me then you should’ve put some cheese on it.”
Kelsey’s 5 Steps to Coping with Unemployment
It’s a really hard life being unemployed. Here are some of the ways that I cope.
Oh My God We Are All Unemployed: How Twentysomethings Live Now
Do you have a job? WELL THEN CLEARLY YOU AREN’T A TWENTYSOMETHING WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE. Are you hiring. Can I send you a resume.