These costumes will make you look real smart and cool, even though you may have to keep describing who you are all night, but that’s OK.

Non-monosexual books to read, fall books to read, non-fiction gender equality, censorship and more.

A New York Times cover story graphically depicts the sexual assault a student named Anna experienced when she was freshman at Hobart and William Smith colleges. It also details the pathetic excuse for a judiciary hearing she and countless survivors across the United States have encountered when reporting rape and sexual assault to their universities.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post’s removal from a summer reading list, literary books coming out this fall, trigger warnings, marginalizing women’s writing and more.

Topics include class rage, the crash of EgyptAir 990, the cruise ship industry, elephant abuse at the circus, Justin Bieber, falling in love with everything and more!

Caught up in the last-minute holiday gift panic? We’re here to tell you about some of the more gift-able music CDs and DVDs on the shelves right now, and the sort of stockings they’re made for. From Madonna and Michael Bublé to Little Boots and Sara Quin’s Macbeths, there’s something for every lady in your life.

“Faking It” forever! Or for ten more episodes, anyway!

“This show is a testament to amazing writing, and the exceptional acting of Tatiana Maslany, who embodies each clone with such fervor it’s hard to reconcile that they are all played by the same person. Each woman is extremely complex and strong and make perfect examples of the badass and fearless women that I write about every other week.”

Straight people really like the tell it to my balls joke, I think.

“Go see weirdos and women and everyone living on the fabulous fringes of society doing things, please. I’ll go with you. We can take all our boos, cats, and brujas on a communal date.”

These ladies have a standing invitation to the smoke circle of my heart.

This one’s for all the Emily/Ali fans out there. Here’s some fuel for your fanfics.

Wow, Star Trek, you really know how to tackle those hard issues. Unfortunately, I think the show creators handled the issue of mail-order brides and human trafficking with ZERO TACT.

What drug were the Glee writers on while designing this year’s Christmas special? That question and more will not be answered in this week’s recap!

She’s coming out and also releasing a Christmas single about coming out appropriately titled “Coming Out For Christmas”!

Courtney Semel will grace the December cover of Curve magazine asking “Is she the most wanted lesbian in Hollywood?” (ahem) Also; Adam Lambert’s album is streaming online, Paris Hilton is looking for Kate Moennig on Twitter while watching TLW, Ro&Kelli aren’t giving up the business, Lindsay Lohan created a TV show, vintage Gaga, Autostraddle interviews Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBuono. ETA Carmen Electra lesbian sex tape leaked.

How could you not love a vegetable that makes you think you got a UTI?

Robin and Carly take a ‘gaycation’ in Buenos Aires and have the breathtaking photos to prove it.

“Sometimes, when you’re in the business of parenting, you have to phone a friend for a bit of perspective and advice. Sometimes, you have to phone more than one.”

This week in lit: bookshelfies, queer superhero power couples, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, a pop-culture feminist syllabus and more.