What’s far too often missing from the narratives of global activism is the nuances of local contexts and agency of “oppressed” people, who don’t simply sit around waiting to be saved. Here’s where the ASC comes in.

“five years from now when i’m living in a tree writing tracts about how monsanto is part of the illuminati cabal on recycled seventh-generation paper bags, you can pinpoint this as the moment it started.”

And the fight for LGBT rights in the Deep South goes on.

“But much like masturbation and other “personal relaxation” methods, it’s pretty obvious that most women are smoking marijuana, but not talking about it. There is a cloud of shame permeating these issues for women, where there is absolutely none for men.”

From Dartmouth to the concert hall, there’s a ton of queer shit going down. And a little bit of Nickelback.

Bisbee, Arizona just realized that the law only says “marriage”, not “civil unions”…

Russia’s new lesbian magazine, Kansas’ proud gay parental unit, and women working harder than men. Again.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave orders to the Supreme Court to make changes to Russian adoption laws in order to prevent same-sex foreign couples from adopting Russian children.

A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.

Obama outdoes himself, Jon Huntsman records in writing his support for same-sex marriage, and then an animal adopts another animal. This is real life.

If any of you have ever experienced homophobia in the workplace or queer-related adversity in your personal life and moved on (ahem, way too many of us), then you need to know Rochelle Diamond’s life story.

Paul Clement is branching out and trying new things in his campaign to make sure DOMA outlasts the heat death of the universe.

“Where We Are On TV” has some promising and not-so-promising numbers for queer women on the teevee, and also raises some questions about how we quantify “representation” in the first place for all groups.

We’re checking out the over 40 set, making poetry out of 90s songs and giving comment awards to cats.

I mean, why not?

Run, don’t walk, to our special Autostraddle Fallen London in-game goodies codes and the chance to learn a bit more about Failbetter’s new game, Sunless Sea.

Let’s get married, but only if RBG is invited.

Azealia Banks is controversial, but then again, what isn’t? Everyone’s freaking out right now about gay marriage, Amber Riley’s haircut, and Obama’s pen.

I Don’t Do Boxes, but if you wanna go to Corgi Nation that’s fine with me.

Don’t bother funding research studies! Everyone’s favorite blowhard has your answers.