I’m Sorry But You Still Can’t Have These Marshmallows
It’s the sad, cold truth and it’s not fair. I’m so sorry.
Faking It Episode 102 Recap: Binders Full Of Lesbians
This week on “Faking It,” the lesbians got crowned homecoming queens and everybody had sexual dreams about each other!
HRC’s New Campaign in the South Wants to Change “Hearts and Minds,” Not Much Else
In a region known for being socially conservative and heavily influenced by faith communities, HRC’s Project One America seems like a much-needed advancement for LGBT rights in the region. But is the HRC prepared to help the South, an area with a long history of struggles fueled by racism from colonization to slavery to the Civil Rights Movement?
Your Top Five Questions About Being Vegan, Answered
Next time you’re tempted to ask your vegan friend, just read this instead.
Rebel Girls: Women’s Studies Saved My Life, And I Want It To Change Yours, Too
“I try to remain impartial about most things,” she told us, “except for two: Ronald Reagan and Phyllis Schafly.”
Home Decorating Tips for the Trend-Conscious Bookpocalypse Participant
Oh my stars and garters. You’d better find your pearls and start clutching, because winter is coming and the death of print is upon us. Here are some home decorating tips to help you stay on-trend during bookpocalypse.
Also.Also.Also. Spider-Man Wants to Make a Zine about Gay Marriage and Other Stories We Missed This Week
North Carolina is fighting the criminalization of same-sex marriage, activist Cecily MacMillan is fighting for justice, and Spider-Man is fighting to teach kids about safe sex.
VIDEO: Janet Mock Turns the Tables On Interviewer, Asks What It’s Like To Be Cis
Instead of answering a barrage of uncomfortable and unnecessary questions, this time Mock gets to ask the questions. And it is beautiful.
Sherlock Homo: The Case Of Kristen Stewart Allegedly Having A Girlfriend
“Much has been speculated regarding the sexuality of Ms Stewart, which has in some cases has taken on an air of self-evident truth.”
Comedy Crush: DeAnne Smith is Coming to Your TV
“Are we doing this? Is this real?”
Top 10 Moments From Angel Haze And Ireland Baldwin’s Maybe Love Affair
Or “very close friendship.” Whatever.
16 Animal-Related Euphemisms For Cunnilingus
“8. Anything to do with clams, really.”
Read a F*cking Book GIVEAWAY: Write Bloody Wants To Fill Your Heart With Poems
Write Bloody Publishing is giving away a stack of books to two lucky Autostraddle readers!
Make A Thing: Sew Yourself a Butch Kindle Case
Reasons you should try this: it’s affordable and customizable, nobody else will have the same one, and it’s not so dainty it would mess with your Muscle Beach style.
Drawn to Comics: Taking a Look at Molly Alice Hoy’s Comics
Molly Alice Hoy is a queer cartoonist who addresses topics ranging from body image to queer cats to being half in the closet and half out with a deft hand and relatable stories.
Orphan Black Episode 202 Recap: Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion
Felix says they need an idea to trap Donnie, and Alison tells him what every college student already knows: drinking leads to ideas.
Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Diane Obomsawin’s “On Loving Women”
If you only have about an hour and you’re in the mood for pig-eared coming-out stories and illustrations of naked, horse-faced lesbian lovers lounging on vintage sofas drinking wine, On Loving Women is the book for you!
National Poetry Month: Sonya Renee Isn’t Sorry
“The work I do is all about how we make peace with the body, our own and other people’s bodies. I can’t have that conversation without talking about my queerness, or my blackness, or my size, or my mental health, or trans issues, or disability. It’s about everybody’s right to be on this planet.”
The Complex Paradox of Transgender Rights in India
“A closer look at the Indian Supreme Court ruling demonstrates that it has probably more to do with the economic and social injustices meted out to trans-identified people over centuries – many of them forced out of schools and compelled to beg and/or engage in sex work for a living – than with a legal recognition of their gender per se.”
We Love The Library So Much: 13 Autostraddle Writers On Their Favorite Libraries
Libraries give us the chance to know something about ourselves and we love them.