How is sexism perpetuated in anime and manga? What is the role of women in geek culture? Just some of the interesting topics covered by my visit to the East Coast’s largest anime convention.

This article contains lesbians kissing on TV. I promise.

On unchecked discrimination, privilege and ignorance. How do you begin to change a world that thinks it’s already changed?

Estie is the new Sah-Dah.

If I pitch my tent here will a bear eat me?

Or, “The One Where Clint Eastwood Does That Thing With The Chair, Oh My God.”

Desmond Tutu, Jim Henson, and Me.

After a four-year stint in Autostraddle’s top American lesbianish city, I thought I had developed impossibly high expectations for every future place I’d inhabit. Then I found Sydney.

There’s no better place to be gay in the Rockies.

Emily does a lot of kissing in this episode. Some of it is good. Some of it is awkward.

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.

For most people, Columbia is a pit stop on the I-70 trek from St. Louis to Kansas City. For those lucky enough to live here, there’s so much more to love.

“Get ready to do meta-reality somersaults about sci fi, chihuahua tossing, and Russian literature.”

This week on The Real L Word, some people fell in love and some people yelled at each other and some people can be content playing bingo and paying rent!

“We never ask young people what they are willing to sacrifice to make the world better and that’s one of the biggest problems in this country.”

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.

How “True Blood” blew its chance to respectfully write a queer woman of color, and how maybe just maybe they are about to make up for it.

Mumbai’s third annual Queer Film Festival wants to bring India’s vibrant queer life to mainstream culture.

“Happiness is a gay ribbon…”

You can be a Chief Executive Scout too! (As long as you aren’t female, queer or compassionate.)