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.

This week’s comment awards is chock full of Mean Girls quotes, tender-loving moments, random shit, and of course, a lot of laughs. LOLs you might say.

Rest in the abundance of our love, Adam Toledo. How you can fight the anti-trans bills surging across the U.S. and how to never call the f*cking cops again.

The Autostraddle store is full of some of the best gay merch you’ll ever lay your little gay eyes on.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer teams up with Mayor Bette Porter to save lesbians in Los Angeles from vampires on New Year’s Eve.

Welcome to Home Alone for the Holigays! Where our writers welcome you to spend the day with them virtually and live-tweet one of their favorite holiday films. Come kick it with Carolyn, watch Oceans 11 and escape into their sleepy Solstice.

Six contributors to Best Lesbian Erotica Volume 5 tell us about how they think about erotica as queer writers. The book came out on Dec 8, so can get your personal and gift copies in time for the holidays.

How to spend Thanksgiving alone & love every minute, how to help with the two Georgia Senate runoff elections immediately (49 days left!), how to have personalized selected sex toys delivered to your home, and yes — get in loser, we’re making Daria-themed Avatars for all our accounts.

If you thought there wasn’t room for one more controversy to sweep Toronto, well, you were wrong. This officially marks the first time ever we haven’t wanted to move to Canada. Also: Judith Butler turns down an award, bisexuality gets surveyed, gay marriage in NY and the lives of gay youths.

Let us be thankful, today and all days, for butts. The possibilities for butt play and pleasure seem almost endless — not only inside, but also outside! This guide walks beginners to impact play through slappers, crops, and light paddles and floggers, helping you find the perfect match for you and your butt (or someone else’s).

Be proud of your comment! This is a cheesy theme for comment awards! Are you even reading this excerpt right now?

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“Marry me so we can live in a tiny house!”

The WNBA’s abbreviated schedule for the season was released, new music from The Chicks is only a few days away after 14 years, a fund for Black trans women artists, and did the American Girl company steal the identity of a nonbinary astronomer for a doll??

Ava leads the charge to Hell to get answers from Astra while Zari faces off with a dinner party full of Encores.

Who’s got dry hands WE’VE ALL GOT DRY HANDS

It’s been a long week, you guys. This week’s Extra! Extra! covers all the news you didn’t even know was happening.

Let’s keep it casual.

Lesbian Instagram culture, Kickstarter got unionized, “free shipping” is a myth, and wow we can’t stop loving Zaya Wade.

“38. welcome to sex.com!”