India’s Government Demands Review Of Anti-Gay Court Verdict
“As 2013 is ending on a hopeful note for Indian queers but on a dark one for those in Uganda, we can only resolve that the struggle is not over – it never is.”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pretty Fucking Gay
Welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons, a segment where four artists take turns delighting you with their whimsy, facts and punchlines on Saturday mornings!
We Won A Thing: You Can Get Married in Utah and New Mexico!
A federal judge just struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, a day after New Mexico becomes the 17th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Read a F*cking Book: Read Best Sex Writing 2013 Before 2013 Is Over
If I had to compare this book to a physical object, it would be a box of chocolates. But not fluffy, easy chocolates – I’m not talking Russell Stover, here. I’m talking complex chocolates, probably with liqueur in them.
Last Minute Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Caffeine is the Key to Everyone’s Heart
Because nothing powers you through the holidays better than caffeine and chocolate.
Wilder Hungers: Chewy Molasses Cookies and Snow in NYC
Hi Straddlers! Semi-short post today since I am writing from the confines of my bed where I am suffering from winter illnesses of sorts. I’ve been without a voice for 24 hours but I don’t mind because I’ve got that Scarlett Johansson raspy sound going on, only phlegmier. Hope I’m not making you lose your […]
Holiday Party Fashion Shoot: Lady Vengeance Style
“I’m going to talk to you about my favorite things of the moment: looking terrifying (but also festive! Holiday appropriate!) and suits. Also: short hair. I feel like we all may have these things in common, maybe?”
Get Baked: Gingerbread Cookie Butter HoliGAY Cake
This cake will impress absolutely everyone you know, making it the perfect dessert for any holiGAY situation. Also in this post: a video of Cara singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas.”
Big Queer Pimples, or How I Learned to Love (or Tolerate) My Acne
“When the doctor said that such and such a treatment was linked to health problems later in life, I didn’t even blink. I’ll hit 50 and keel over? Fine, I don’t care, get rid of these fucking pimples.”
Abby Wambach Makes All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI
Abby Wambach continues to become one of the most decorated queer athletes ever.
Things I Read That I Love #106: I’ve Lost Myself Again And I Feel Unsafe
Topics include Christopher Dorner, Six Feet Under, factory farms, Bed-Sty, quicksand, painkiller addiction, Gretchen Molanenen and moar!
Ari Fitz Is Exploding “The Real World”: The Autostraddle Interview
“I represented my community and I think there are a lot of other people in the house that kind of did them and we just did us and I think that’s what makes the show a really good, almost – if I can say this – positive Real World. I think it’s awesome because we’re us and we lived and we cried and we fucked.”
Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Gifts For The Cyclist Who Has It All
Shiny things for bike lovers that aren’t bicycles or bike accessories, including tiny computers, bottle openers and (vegan!) floggers.
Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Choosing the Perfect Vibrator
Whether you’re looking for your first vibrator or your latest, this guide can help!
Homespun Love: Sew a Wearable Guitar
For the big or small wanna-be rocker in your life.
Dear Queer Diary: You Need a Cup of Tea
What I want to talk about is journaling with tea, a practice that has, over the last several years, woven itself firmly into the metaphorical fabric (specifically chambray) of my being.
22 Kickass Queer Women Who Came Out in 2013
It was quite a year for Team Lezalicious — let’s take a look at the diverse group of ladies who blessed our hearts with their queerness this year. It takes all kinds, after all.
Mourning Madiba: South African Queers Grapple With An Uncertain Future
The rainbow nation is a country of contradictions and complexities when it comes to its queer citizens, and as LGBT South Africans mourn Mandela they also worry about the future.
Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence
Being a survivor has taught me that resiliency is in the marrow of my bones and with it I can imagine a better world.
How To Keep A Girl For 10 Years: My Top Five Most Ridiculous Arguments And You
Throughout the years, my girlfriend and I have mastered the ancient art of “when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em” popularized by Kenny Rogers, though it took many years of bickering over truly absurd and frivolous matters to get here.