Because every day should be International Fisting Day.

I’m flying to Canada today so this seemed like a good opportunity to think about all the other times I’ve been to other parts of Canada!

Allison Weiss is at it again with a brand new album, a new city, and a new Autostraddle Interview. We talked about Say What You Mean (Sideways Sessions), her dad and her cat, and how she can still write breakup songs even though she’s not sad anymore.

Should you tell your dream school that you’re queer in your college application? What about your future employer? The New York Times got us talking about this so we put together a roundtable and now we wanna know how you feel, too.

Following the “Titstare” fiasco at Disrupt, we’re having a greater conversation about sexism in the tech industry. And women who work in tech won’t be the only humans to benefit from the disruption of brogrammer culture.

Last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice is being hailed as a “landmark” change for LGB asylum seekers – that is, if you’re willing to overlook how asylum seekers in the EU are regularly detained, demonised and deported.

It’s Open Mic Night in Rosewood and Emily’s about to learn just how good Shana is at fingering.

Its certainly been one hell of a week for DC’s PR team. (Emphasis on hell.)

For a long, long time I’ve loved princess movies, but I always wished there were more princesses like me. Well, with Princess Princess, I’ve finally found some.

The mukhannathun are an inspiration for queer Mulims, and queer non-Muslims alike. They’ve certainly inspired me.

Learn about VINE Sanctuary and come to this awesome Vegan and Animal Rights Bookswap!

So many ways to get your language learning on! Enjoy, queermos. Et bonne chance!

She’s coming over for a hangout. And she’s bringing an eighth of OG Kush.

“The three main implications are ‘Women are too weak to harm someone,’ ‘Lesbian rape is hot and it’s harmless. It’s not real.’ and ‘All rapists are men.”

I’m just a girl in the world who saw The L Word and thought a pear polenta tart sounded pretty delicious, actually.

Over the years, frontwoman Khaela Maricich’s lyrics have been equal parts heartbreaking and tender, caustic and clever, and the new self-titled album is no exception.

Time to Werk Those Pecs!

As with the meaning of written text, our bodies float somewhere between the author (ourselves) and the reader (those we encounter).

Despite the fact that LGBT youth comprise a disproportionate amount of the youth homeless population, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act currently does not contain language or requirements to specifically protect this vulnerable population.

“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis remarked in Italian. “We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.”