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‘Twas the Morning After Valentine’s Day and All the Gays Still Wanted to Get Married
This year some people went way above and beyond buying Disney-themed Valentines from Walgreens – these queers are out there fighting for their right to marry, because Valentine’s Day should be about everyone.
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The “Lesbian Until Graduation:” Now A New York Times Most Emailed Article!
In today’s news, we find that the popular myth of college as a “hive of same-sex experimentation” could be wrong. In related news, some people are very confused by this and I have ~156 feelings about this whole THANG.
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Buckle Up and Hold Onto Your Gay Marriage in 2011
We made a lot of important strides in 2010, so obviously 2011 will be about people trying to push us backwards. Let’s make sure we don’t let them.
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Thoughts on a TV Show About American Police Women
In which we briefly discuss ‘Police Women of [City]’ and how it makes us feel. Between the legs.
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Professionally Queer: Good News/Bad News About Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace
Times are hard, but no one knows better than the gays that if you work for it, things can get immeasurably better. Here’s a snapshot of what the job market looks like for us right now, and why we feel better about it than straight people do.
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Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2012: Ashley and Kelli are January & February’s Girls
We’re getting fancy this year with a kick-ass behind-the-scenes video, some behind-the-scenes photos and some preview shots of January and February’s girls.
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Alabama Lesbian Arrested for Getting Attacked Outside a Straight Bar
Thankfully, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act means that when someone is attacked by a dozen people and the police are called to the scene, justice can finally be served. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.
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Pretty Little Liars 120 Recap: Someone to Watch Over Me As I Say I’m Gay
“I didn’t come out. I fell out on my face.”
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10 Days of Top 10s: 10 Things That Need You Really Bad
This shit don’t pay for itself.
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In Defense of Senator Penny Wong, “Australia’s Worst Lesbian”
“Senator Penny Wong has been a driving force in creating reform for gay and lesbian Australians, and part of her ability to be the instigator of reform stems from the fact that she has chosen to refrain from advocating for gay marriage.”
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What Does The DADT Repeal Actually Mean?
DADT was repealed! Mostly! Now what?
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Jessie J Did It Like a Dude and Most Dykes Like It
Jessie J won the BBC’s “Sound of 2011” poll and her first single “Do It Like a Dude” is a girls-can-f*ck-girls anthem with a gender-bending music video. Is Jessie J a subversive queer superstar or will she be seen as another homocultural appropriator?
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Advocate Ranks Gayest US Cities , F*cks Up, Excludes NYC & LA, Upsets the Internet
US Cities that are gayer than New York City, Los Angeles, Provincetown, and about 50 other gay cities include “Vancouver, Washington,” Orlando and Pittsburgh!
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Look Lesbians on the TV: Real L Word, Jackie Warner, Ellen DeGeneres and Sara Gilbert!
SO MANY THINGS ON THE TEEVEE FOR YOU GAYS: Jackie Warner’s new show Thintervention, Real L Word cast promises sexy episode but not a second season (yet), Ellen quits Idol, the mainstream press says Sara Gilbert came out yesterday, which is 8 years off.
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DeAnne Smith and the Lesbian Invasion
“It’s weird being, like, the fourth lesbian couple to walk into a restaurant.”
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Pure Poetry #34: Of All Poets, Stephen Dunn
In which five of us talk about our favorite poet ever. “Those of us who think we know / the same secrets / are silent together most of the time.”
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The Belated Best/Worst Everything of 2010
The final word on 2010 as seen through the eyes and hearts of nine lesbians and one cisgender-privileged heterosexual dog.
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Real L Word’s Stamie Gets Real Funny: The Autostraddle Interview
The Real L Word’s Stamie Karakasidis talks to Autostraddle about adjusting to reality fame with Tracy Ryerson, coming out in a Greek family, The Kids Are All Right, the glowing vag poster and the cast’s real opinion of TRLW.
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Chely Wright, Country Music’s First Out Lesbian Star: The Autostraddle Interview
“The Dinah is gonna be a lot of fun! Truthfully, every time I see a large group of gay women I can’t believe how many of us there are. I marvel.”
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So, How F*cked Are We, Exactly? Let’s Talk About the Midterm Elections.
Making sense of the election results the day after: how much we lost last night, what it means to have lost, and how hard we’re going to have to work to win it back.