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Pop Culture Fix

Patricia Velásquez Is Gay: Latina Supermodel, Actress & Activist Comes Out In New Memoir

In her new book, Velasquez — an activist, model and actress who you may recognize from The L Word, Arrested Development, and the Mummy franchise — speaks openly about her relationship with Sandra Bernhard and struggling to come to terms with her sexuality.

Riese February 2, 2015 31 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

VIDEO: Look How Cute These Lesbians Are In This Hallmark Ad

Something to make your day a little bit brighter.

Yvonne February 2, 2015 35 Comments
Politics + Activism

Mike Huckabee Compares Gay Marriage to Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, Will Run on Bad Analogy Platform in 2016

Mike Huckabee says he tolerates your gayness like he tolerates your love of cheap Cabernet. But the weddings and bacon-wrapped shrimp are a bridge too far.

Mari Brighe February 2, 2015 27 Comments
Lesbian Weddings TV Show Recaps

Say Yes to the Dress Recap: Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson

Where Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson become our favorite lesbian couple and we all get married. You’re going to need some tissues for this one. Or a blow horn.

Helen February 2, 2015 13 Comments
AF+

The A+ Bee Issue Thirteen: You Better Beelieve It

It’s GROUNDHOG DAY! And also Bee Day!

Chelsey February 2, 2015 32 Comments
Food Lists

40 Noodle Recipes Because Seriously, Who Isn’t Excited About Noodles, They’re Great

Whether sauced, fried, floating in soup, mixed with vegetables and proteins or delightfully minimalist, they’re never unwelcome.

Rachel February 2, 2015 18 Comments
Valentine's Day

9 Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Autostraddle-Loving Girlfriend

The most important item on this list is #5.

Riese February 1, 2015 14 Comments
Sports

VIDEO: These Brands Will Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Super Bowl Today for the Following Feminist Messages

From girl power to domestic violence, these are the ads screening during today’s big organized athletic event between two teams from I think the United States that have something in them for the rest of us. Mindy Kaling’s in one!

Carmen February 1, 2015 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Watching the Puppy Bowl with Ellen, Leisha Hailey, and Some Red Pandas at a Feminist Bookstore

Meet Disney’s first-ever Latina princess, watch red pandas play in the snow, and fill up on a bunch of queer reasons to celebrate this Super Bowl Sunday!

Carmen February 1, 2015 8 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Sext You

Sex myths, signs your relationship might not last, sex without orgasms, being wanted/loved as a fat person and more.

Ryan Yates February 1, 2015 16 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee Episode 605 Recap: I’m All Out of F*cks

This show is just Sue’s Sylvester’s Faustian fever dream now.

Heather Hogan January 31, 2015 40 Comments
Geekery

So You Want To Make A Website (A Multipart Series, Just For You)

I was going to put in a video of the song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman.” But then I actually watched it and that song is a real bummer.

A.E. Osworth January 31, 2015 27 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Cold As F*ck

Kristen Stewart, lumbersexiness, palazzo pants and moar!

carrie January 31, 2015 9 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Taste The Rainbow

It’s about ultimate frisbee’s simultaneously baffling, weird, and wonderful obsession with rainbows.

Megan Praz January 31, 2015 16 Comments
AF+ Queer Fashion

Peau De Loup Has the Buttondown of Your Dreams (and You Could Win One!)

In short, it’s a damn good shirt, designed for those of us who are tired of tailoring menswear to fit. With a myriad of both classic and eclectic colorways, it’s a shirt for everyone. And yes, in case you were wondering, they’ve got flannel.

Lydia O January 30, 2015 65 Comments
Food and Drink

Top Chef’s Melissa King: The Autostraddle Interview

We convinced her to share her top secret tips for cooking perfect scrambled eggs!

Heather Hogan January 30, 2015 15 Comments
TV Feature

Fan Fiction Friday: Tumblr’s 20 Best Femslash One-Shots

The world’s largest fandom playground never stops giving!

Heather Hogan January 30, 2015 42 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #164: Being Underestimated Is Something Most Women Have In Common

Topics include Dollywood, women writers, migrant farmers, Dorothy Allison, the Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped Boko Haram, the American military and more!

Riese January 30, 2015 6 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: A Bronzed Anus is Actually Super Cute? and Other Stories We Missed

The women activists of #BlackLivesMatter, anal bronzing, Rachel Maddow, a week of being harassed on twitter, douchebags catcalling their own mothers, Google is not a library, the whiteness of voices in public radio, I think Modern Farmer is going to be ok, teenage brains, and more!

Laneia January 30, 2015 37 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Say Yes to the Lez: The Five Best Queer Lady Moments on Say Yes to the Dress, in Brittney Griner’s Honor

Since Brittney Griner is joining the allstar lady gay crew of brides on Say Yes to the Dress, let’s celebrate our favorite queer lady wedding moments in the series so far.

Helen January 30, 2015 26 Comments
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