Costa Rica’s solution to Prop 8 was to not let voters pass one — an attempt to have a voter referendum banning civil unions was shot down by the nation’s top court. We support this policy, and want everyone to learn a lesson from our friends and neighbors in Latin America.

25 years later I was curious to see if I’d still hate it since I’ve stopped judging my queerness by my distance to gold star lesbian status.

If you thought 2021 was a banner year for LGBTQ+ books, wait until you see what the first three months of 2022 have in store for queer book lovers.

Teen Nat and Adult Nat recall the same nightmarish day; Shauna loses herself to fantasy; and vultures circle Taissa. Misty, meanwhile, drinks a chocolate martini.

No offense, Timothee Chalamet. It’s just that non-binary icon Gonzo wore it better.

Topics include Aldi Supermarkets, Whitney Houston, McDonald’s, Brazilian Butt Lifts, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, COVID in Kirkland, restorative justice and more!

“If I was accidentally on a date with Gigi, it would be the best day of my life.”

It sounds so dysfunctional and absurd that yes — I would indeed like to see it. I don’t come to the Housewives for tales of true love, I come to see the unexpected.

The AS team tackles advice for entering your 30’s (and we’d love to see yours in the comments), as well as advice for a member who’s found their sex drive has disappeared shortly after moving in with a partner, advice on coming out and labels, untangling trauma while exploring sex with your partner, finding boots that don’t make your feet hurt, and more!

Out actress Jill Bennett’s op-ed piece challenges Hollywood to make a mainstream lesbian film without the “sleeping with a man” stereotype, Glee taking on Britney Spears with Brittany herself, Lindsay Lohan’s prison sentence inspires disgusting rape speculation, Tammy Lynn Michaels’ new blog post, and Jewel does karaoke to her own songs in disguise.

We do lose something when dedicated queer spaces like Into, Girlfriends and SheWired shutter or AfterEllen goes full TERF, but we also lose something when The Awl, The Hairpin and The Toast do. These were places where writers were free to experiment, to be weird, to make writer-first content that isn’t easily monetizable.

“This should be obvious, but GLEE IS THE BEST THING EVER. Srsly, you guys. It’s soooooo good. The only crappy thing is that we have to wait until the fall to see more episodes!”

It’s Sunday Funday, and Jane Lynch is doing no wrong like it’s going out of style. What else is new? Well actually Angelina has a new tattoo, Staceyann Chin has a new one-woman show, and Angel from RENT might have some really good news in the form of a possible HIV vaccine in the forseeable future.

As Ryan Wilder, Javicia Leslie makes it clear — superheroes shine brightest when they are made for their moment.

Extra! Extra! is on a bit of a holiday schedule, so we’re here today to round out 2020 with the news from the last couple of weeks. In this week’s Extra! Extra! we cover judicial actions on LGBTQ+ rights in the U.K. and the U.S., the latest in Trump corruption scandals and pardons, updates on the COVID-19 pandemic and the recently passed stimulus package and more.

“It’s a real mark of our collective queer delusion that everyone tries to forget how weird it is when serial roof marauder Piper Perabo climbs on top of her car to screech about wankers over the standstill of London traffic.”

“People were always so impressed that you didn’t leave me, but your gift wasn’t staying — it was seeing. Most people don’t get to transition under the pansexual gaze of someone who loves them the way you loved me.”

Today Lindsay Lohan was sentenced 90 days in jail starting July 20 for violating her probation terms. Before that we found out that she wasn’t dating that girl Eliat because Eliat already has a girlfriend. That seems less important now.

Autostraddle spoke to reps from US political parties – including third parties – to ask them directly about their commitment to trans issues and what we can expect from them going into this election.

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