“In business, especially when starting out, you need to be able to embrace risk with open arms, which is a nice way of saying you have no idea how to swim but are jumping in the deep end anyway.”

The Methodist Church elected a lesbian Bishop, Amanda Nunes made UFC history, small victories in the states for queer parents and baby gays, guinea pigs in hats, and whole lot more good gay news!

A 28 year-old closeted lesbian and married mother of three, and a token gay friend who’s feeling quite encroached upon. Calling it like I see it!

Autostraddle staffers opened their bags — you’ll never believe what happened next!

There’s been a spike in memberships for a LGBT pro-gun rights group and a new surge of Gays Against Guns; Black Lives Matter temporarily shuts down Toronto Pride, the UN voted to create a position dedicated to LGBT rights around the world, married lesbian parents can now be on their child’s birth certificate and more news stories.

“With one more episode in this heart-wrenching season, we are all still gasping for air and dreaming of justice.”

LINKS! I’ve got some for you! NYC is becoming a utopia of free tampons and gender neutral restrooms, fat-positivity in reproductive justice, Janet Mock on Stonewall, female graffiti artists, Gaby Dunn loves A-Camp, and mama bears using humans to protect their cubs.

Like the time we got kicked out of a restaurant mid-meal by the owner because of a kiss.

Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau backs an important bill that would ban trans discrimination, immigration and LGBT activists are on a hunger strike to protest the detention of trans women, a UK court rejects an Indian lesbian couple’s request to stay in the country, LGBT activists in Lebanon stage a rare protest and more news.

The care and keeping of lost baby birds, restaurant regulars, education spending in the US, Obama wasn’t joking, tampon tax, women in academia, I propose a Kissing Jessica Stein Addendum, viral trans bathroom selfies, that Michelle Tea piece, talking cats and so so much more!

Unreal’s web-exclsuive series is delightfully gay. Empire is still Empire. And Penny just will not go away on Grey’s.

We’re looking for an ambitious business-savvy Southeast Michigan-based leader with big ideas who can take Autostraddle to the next level.

It’s DADT News, and we’ve got good news and bad news. Dan Choi has been called back to active duty! Yes, really! Autostraddle catches up with DADT discharge Lissa Young for her reaction to last week’s hearing (“exhilarating and infuriating.”) Study shows black women disproportionately discharged under DADT (and the affects of all anti-gay laws hit the black community harder). Also; Iowans and New Jersey on gay marriage actions/reactions, Rhode Island’s gay marriage bill and more on Judge Walker.

So you’re gay and you’re getting married and, oh yeah, you’ve never come out to your grandmother. Do you invite her? How?

“That’s right!” I shouted, feeding off their energy. “Clap because I’m gay!”

Freaking out over Peaches, swooning over Queen Latifah, and agreeing that some books just aren’t for recommending to Mom.

“Autostraddle commenters! Autostraddle readers! THE PERSON LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY. Y’all are our lifeblood, and I love each and every one of you.”

You have no idea how long it took me to figure out that this was the only definitive takeaway from this particular data analysis.

Why oh why won’t Chaikenbake give us a decent [or any] sex scene on The L Word this season? In a world where all we seen on screen is heterosexual sex, we need somewhere where are desires are not just validated but portrayed.

Reforms for Reform Judaism open doors for trans people, Salt Lake City elects some gay people, an introduction to India’s first trans woman cop, a peek at Janet Mock’s fabulous wedding, the winner of a trans beauty pageant, good gay news from around the world, and so so so so much more!