The Comment Awards Are The Warmest Color
Homovember is in full swing.
Things I Read That I Love #100: I Never Told A Soul, and I Suppose This Alone Says Something.
Topics include HIV, farmer’s markets, the worst serial killer ever, Jay-Z, Salem Witch Trials, slave dwellings, undocumented farm workers, queer sororities and moar!
Queered Science: Sexism Is For Everybody!
“Discrimination in the sciences is an issue that direly needs more publicity and honest discussion, so I don’t want to discount Eileen Pollack’s well-researched and articulate piece. But in many ways, from a queer-feminist perspective, it was a total disappointment.”
IMPORTANT: Alanis Morissette Takes “Jagged Little Pill” To Broadway
“Will Full House’s Dave Coulier step in as the backstabbing ex-boyfriend? Will any of the ironic plot twists actually be ironic, or just crappy things that happened?! The future holds many mysteries, my friends.”
Get Baked: Poached Egg Soup
It’s cold. Soup isn’t.
Pope Francis Wants To Know What You Think About Gays (If You’re A Bishop)
The Vatican is soliciting opinions on a number of groundbreaking issues, including same-sex marriage, birth control, polygamy and forms of feminism “hostile to the Church.”
Dear Queer Diary: Let’s Get Drinks
Did you know that journaling while intoxicated is legal in all fifty states?
ENDA Passes the Senate: How Did We Get Here, Where Are We Going?
What just happened with ENDA, and what do you need to know to make sense of it? Everything you’ve ever needed to know about ENDA right up to the minute is right here!
Team Pick: Autostraddle And The Toast Watch Awful Gay Movies
What’s funnier than Riese, Laneia, and Rachel discussing awful gay movies by themselves? Riese, Laneia, and Rachel discussing awful gay movies with Mallory and Nicole from The Toast!
Three Cheers For Women of Color In Comics! But Can We Please See More Of Them On Screen?
Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are the women of color on screen?
GIVEAWAY: Tradlands Wants You to Have the Best Button-Down Shirt Ever Made
Yes. That’s right. Tradlands wants to put their threads on your body for zero money.
Why is Esther Quek Always On Her Phone?
Here are ten likely scenarios.
Brittani’s Video Party: Orange is the New Cat
The author of “Hyperbole and a Half” gives a talk at Google, the most moving football play of all time, a webseries about a cat lady, and an “Orange is the New Black” parody.
DIYke Club: Washer Necklaces and Blackberry Margaritas
What says, “I love Home Depot, but still care about my hair” better than a necklace made out of washers?
Hazel Newlevant Is Here To Draw Cool Comics, Win Prestigious Grants
Hazel Newlevant does so much great work that it would be a shame to look at just one of her comics and ignore the rest. From her weekly concert reviews and cute and funny diary comics to her award-winning stories about queer ladies trying to find happiness in music you’re sure to find something you’ll love.
BREAKING NEWS: Jennifer Lawrence Gets A Haircut
STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW and look at this heartbreaking shot of JLaw looking like one of us.
Blue Is The Warmest Color: The Male Gaze Reigns Supreme
If you’re looking for a primer in all the ways that modern media is still failing queers, this film is a good start.
Queer Outfit of the Week: Sitting Alone in Your Apartment
I couldn’t possibly go outside today. Not even to show off these drop crotch pants.
HRC’s International Expansion Funded By The Worst Humans
HRC has announced that it will begin working for equality abroad as well as in the US — but is that a good thing? Let’s ask Daniel Loeb and Paul Singer.
The Adventures of Tiny Pineapple Episode 102: Big Day Out
New episode of Tiny Pineapple went up yesterday, but I was too busy to tell you about it then. I make up for that here, now. Today.