Can you be a bisexual Congresswoman, and not have your sexuality define you or your politics? Apparently not, if WaPo’s Manuel Roig-Franzia has anything to say about it.

Maybe there are possibilities beyond the mortgage and the SUV and the Big Oil Company. Maybe you’ll walk along past where the sidewalk ends and discover those possibilities for yourself.

The Church acknowledges that “same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people,” and goes on to conclude that “even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them.”

This holiday season, give the gift of smut.

The Ali Forney Drop-In Center, a space dedicated to New York City’s homeless LGBT youth, was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Make a donation to help if you can, and if you can’t, spread the word.

ABC News spent a lot of time telling you what all the cool kids were tweeting about. We live tweeted the debate and sounded marginally cooler. Join us for a fun adventure in “none of us could gchat so we decided to do this instead.”

Costume ideas that would impress both your childhood self and your 90s lesbian brethren. Who doesn’t want to be Carmen Sandiego, really?

Ever wonder what that teacher was thinking? How they handled being out at work? Or did you wish they were more out and outspoken? Here are three real-life queer teachers to give you a peek inside their teacher-brains!

Meet the freshest little faces of Autostraddle: it’s our Intern Army redux!

“There is someone looking out for them …and it will get better.”

But is this really all that big of a shift?

Get ready to face-palm.

Seriously, why are we not voting for this woman yet?

Topics include surfing, Kraft Dinner, the inherent danger of existing while female, The Babysitters Club, the flood in Pratsville, hardcore and so much more!

Our least favorite conservative gay group should have made a dance video instead.

A new anti-homophobia ad has come out in Australia and it made me tear up a little bit. Luckily, I won’t have to see anything like them in America.

Topics include Dominique Moceanu, life insurance, Sweet Valley High, Spike Lee, bath salts, Juggalos, life insurance, hipster conservatives and abortion!

Topics include lesbian enclaves, the worst child neglect story ever, school segregation, the Pulitzer, the “age of girlfriends,” sex in red states vs. blue states, stoned fortysomethings and more!

The Liars finally start confronting people and asking the hard questions. More importantly, Maya’s cousin shows up and wants to get all up in Emily’s pants. We’re upset about this.

Things we wrote and the best of what you clever dolphins said.