“It’s on my twenty-fourth birthday that I realize something is wrong. I wake up crying and I don’t stop.”

This week on Bomb Girls, Betty McActuallyGerman wants to know if you are ready to rumble, and almost everyone needs to take a serious look at their lives and choices.

Thirteen years ago, Chuck Hagel called an ambassador “aggressively gay.” Now, Hagel is Obama’s nomination for Secretary of Defense.

“According to other websites’ ‘Best Of’ lists, I didn’t listen to many good albums this year. So here are ten albums that I predict would have made it on to Autostraddle’s own “Best Of’ list, had I actually heard them.”

“Equally damp and flannel-friendly as its neighboring cities, it’s pretty much raining lesbians in Tacoma.”

Shrinky Dinks have officially grown up.

Being young and in love makes you an idiot monster, and that’s what “Jack & Diane” is about.

Nothing on Halloween is hotter than the girl on fire. Here are three versions of Katniss Everdeen for you to choose from!

This week I like Democrats more than Nicki Minaj. But not more than Kanye West.

Things from your childhood that you probably didn’t associate with homosexuality, but now you will.

Estie is the new Sah-Dah.

This week on NSFW Sunday: dating yourself, couch surfing, and tastes and sex. I know, sex! Crazy.

This week you’re helping out with a variety of mom-related issues, girlfriend feelings, touchy feely straight girls, coming out as trans* and a possible stone butch, among other things. Maybe our best FS Friday ever.

“You should come by so we can show you how good and gay this gemütlichkeit thing can truly be.”

In which the Team does some serious soul-searching and shares with you our deepest feelings about various cereals.

Also, does anyone else want a sandwich?

Pretty Little Liars is finally starting to unfold the plot line. I try to sort it out and drop little fashion nuggets along the way. Just FYI, Emily wears two button-ups this week.

I’m no Martha Stewart, but I make a mean menorah.

This week on NSFW Sunday: your brain on orgasms, the best places to have sex in public, and how to explain what lesbians do in bed to your cab driver.

There’s a burnt turkey on New Girl and a house fire on Modern Family. Max’s smokin’ hot ex-girlfriend even shows on up Happy Endings. Did we mention Max is gay because this episode never stopped pointing out what a flamer he is.