More Than Words: 11 “Queer” Questions From 70 Years Of Gallup Polls
What do other people think of us?! The country wants to know.
More Than Words: Ra Ra Bras!
Pardon my French.
22 Things Lesbians Said About The Internet In 1994
“I know more about dyke cultures by being net-connected. It expands my world. We are definitely trail-blazing and cutting edge.”
More Than Words: Coming Out Party
Skeletons and debutantes.
100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost
This epic megapost is your glorious opportunity to meet more than 100 amazing black LGBT women who’ve made their mark over the last 150 years.
The Radtastic Black Lesbians Who Changed LGBT History and Our Lives
“As this Black History Month winds down, let’s remember that reclaiming histories is not a one-shot deal. Let’s take time to be thankful for these lesbians who kept it queer and kept it real.”
More Than Words: Tomboys R Us
“Is all your delite and joy in whiskying and romping abroad like a Tom boy?” This post is for you.
Idol Worship: Angela Davis Is My Ultimate Feminist Icon
Angela Davis will never be silenced, and her speaking out means that the rest of us are safely carried on the backs of giants when we do so ourselves.
More Than Words: Gay Pt. 2 — Gay Cats
Come on, you knew there’d be cats involved.
8 Unintentionally Gay Vintage Wartime Posters
Reading lesbian subtext in everything since World War I.
Idol Worship: Julia Serano Talks To Autostraddle About Fixing Feminism
A lot of my favorite feminists are the feminists who stand up to the movement. Julia Serano is definitely one of them.
15 Ladies Who Were Writing Sexy Lesbian Love Letters Before You Got Born
Before there was sexting, there was inserting obvious sexual metaphors into benign-looking letters and adding romantic overtones to keep it classy.
More Than Words: Gay Pt. 1 — We’re Going Gay
Happiness, Latin vaginas, northern winds, and flaming quarrels. And we’re just getting started.
Here’s Your Chance To Give Queer History (and Herstory) The National Recognition It Deserves
The National Registry of Historic Places is really low on a certain aspect of history. The National Park Service is ready to fix it — but they need our help!
More Than Words: Mansplaining
You don’t need me to tell you what this is.
Radicalizing Cathedrals Way Before Pussy Riot: Meet The Top 10 Feminist Saints
Sometimes you just need someone to pray to when the radio won’t stop playing Blurred Lines.
18 Keen Insights On Lesbian Sexual Activity From 1966’s “The Lesbian Handbook”
“It is true that sapphism is also to be met with in quite young girls, but only if they live in houses of prostitution or in girls’ colleges.”
16 “Hard-Core Facts” About Lesbians From 1963’s “A New Look At The Lesbian”
Conversations among their own group consist of sexual gossip, certainly in excess of what we might have designated as “good taste.”
Masters of Homosex: 9 Vintage Books That Lied About Lesbians
Are you the college girl, the office girl, the career gal, the prostitute, the matron, the man-hater, the bohemian, the frigid wife, the dull dyke or the unsuccessful heterosexual?
More Than Words: The F-Word, Pt. 2: Feminists(??!??)
“Melaine Randall has said that “the day we start defining feminism, it has lost its vitality.” I’d parry with “the day we start defining feminism, we get an enormous headache and end up subjecting readers to like 1500 words of confusion, because it is impossible.”