In 2013’s Final Hours, Sotomayor Issues Temp Stay On Contraceptive Mandate
Couldn’t you think of a better way to spend the last day of 2013, Justice Sotomayor? Maybe clean out your freezer? Flip your mattress? Rotate your tires?
Queer Outfit of the Week: Testing Out Your New Year’s Resolution in a Snow Storm
This year I’m going to test out all my crazy new styles right in the middle of snow storms. Starting with thigh-high stockings over tights.
Also.Also.Also: Why We Really Need Gay Bars and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The more we talk about things, the better they get. 2013 was proof.
35 Trans Women I Had #Herocrushes On In 2013
A #herocrush isn’t romantic or sexual, it’s about people you admire. People you’d love to work with to dismantle systems of oppression. This year most of my #herocrushes happened to be trans women.
“The Strumpet” Brings Together 22 Ladies to Make Great Comics About Taste
In it’s third volume, all-lady comic collection “The Strumpet” brings us tales from 22 different women all centered around the idea of taste- whatever that means to the artist.
New Year’s OPEN THREAD 2014: Braver / Bolder Edition
Here’s how we’re gonna be brave and bold in the new year. What about you?
Playlist: New Year’s, No Fears
This is a good time, self-reassurance, “you’re about to OWN the new year” kind of party. You got this.
15 Fears I Faced in 2013, With a Little Help From Autostraddle
I’ve been afraid to do so many things. This year, thanks to Autostraddle, I looked those fears in the eye, took action and started living my life the way I want to live it.
Idol Worship: What the Spice Girls Taught Me About Feminism
The Spice Girls were, for a really fucking long time, the only women showing me how to live a philosophy I later came to call feminism.
Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2013
Read these books.
Star Trek N00b, Episode 4: Where No Man Has Gone Before
You know, if I’m ever trapped on a far-off planet with a crazed, god-like megalomaniac, I want Spock on my team!
Make A Thing: Elbow Patches
Sewing on elbow patches takes less than 20 minutes and can mend your sweaters for many years of lovin’ to come.
More Than Words: The Year In Words 2013
It was wacky! It was depressing! It’s finally over! From “undocumented” to “transphobia” to “affluenza,” come look at the words that defined a year and defined themselves at the same time. (“Selfie” is nowhere on this list, I promise.)
First Gay Rose Parade Wedding Claims “Love Is The Best Protection” Against HIV/AIDS, Which Seems Medically Inaccurate
One wedding cake-shaped float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will highlight a live same-sex wedding for the first time since the Rose Parade began in 1890. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting its 2014 float with the slogan “Love is the Best Protection,” to promote legalizing same-sex marriage as a method to keep gay men safer from HIV/AIDS.
20 Tweets That Made Me LOL in 2013
I saw a small fraction of this year’s tweets and I don’t follow everyone in the world but I still had my favorites just like everyone else.
Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.
Shake, Don’t Wipe!
“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.”
Canada’s Supreme Court Makes Landmark Ruling In Favor Of Sex Workers’ Rights
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found the nation’s anti-prostitution laws infringed on the constitutional rights of sex workers.
Top 10 Things That Made Me Question Everything I Thought I Knew In 2013
In 2013, who’d have ever thought I’d become so attached to a sociopathic meth king? Also, I love my skinny jeans and feel really conflicted about Pope Francis.
2014’s Going to Be Different, Starting With My Kitchen
I can’t promise I’ll go to the gym, but I can promise myself that I’ll go to my kitchen.