Top 5 Queerest Things About Janelle Monae’s “The Electric Lady”
“How do you know robot love is queer if you haven’t tried it?” Plus: lots of pictures.
Things I Read That I Love #92: More Like Staying Drunk
Topics include Detroit, leaving New York, the illegal online network for discarding unwanted adopted children, toxic hair straightening, bikini waxing, airport security, The O.C., racism, hockey journalism, The History Channel and moar!
Please Don’t Thank Me for Loving My Wife
My transgender wife and I are both people with a lot of serious challenges to face, and we chose to confront those challenges as a team. That’s not heroism. It’s love.
Get Baked: Baked Cinnamon French Toast
Revolutionize your brunch.
Queered Science: Why Social Justice and STEM Fields Should Hang Out More Often
“There is no space for subjects that could be classified as social, like talking about inequalities. Of course, this is a false differentiation, because there is really no way to entirely separate the two — social dynamics are just as important as technical abilities.”
Trans* Rights Gain 12 Million Backers As AFL-CIO Adds Workplace Protection To Constitution
The nation’s largest group of unions recently announced that it would be adding workplace protection for transgender people to it’s constitution in an effort to better represent all workers.
Team Pick: Straddler Grace Kim Launches Best Day Project Webseries, Makes Today The Best Day
“I’ve written out all the things I’ve ever wanted to do. Every week, I’ll pick one out of my jar at random, force myself to do it, and have the best day of my life while simultaneously making an ass out of myself for your viewing pleasure.”
Judge Orders Cessation of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court President Judge Dan Pellegrini granted the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s petition to stop Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes from issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
Listling Without Commentary: Things We Say When We’re Not Quite Ready to Say “I Love You”
Because you can’t just say nothing before hanging up the phone.
Dear Queer Diary, Today We Found the Perfect Journal
“Whether you write a page-long treatise on your love of Jolly Ranchers or a meditation on the cultural currency of the alternative lifestyle haircut, you’re claiming a space on the page for yourself.”
Lady Gaga Dishes On Loving Lesbians, Defends Miley Cyrus, Let The Flamewars Begin
“I find lesbians to be way more daring than straight men when it comes to coming on to you, and I really like that. And it wasn’t until I found a guy who could come on to me as strong as a lesbian that I fell in love.”
Get Baked: Garlicky Vegan Pesto
How to make one of the greatest foods of all time.
Brittani’s Video Party: Kelsey Kisses Syd Tha Kid for Being Famous
Tracy Ryerson’s webseries is now free, a new webseries by a Maya Rudolph lookalike, Syd tha Kid’s new video, and an adorable viral video are partying like it’s 1999.
Trail Life USA Tries to Blaze A New Trail For Anti-Gay Scouting
Luckily there are other scouting alternatives for your kids!
We Need Help: I’m Throwing A Birthday Bake Sale For Autostraddle’s Writers!
For my birthday, I wanna give gifts to other humans: specifically, Team Autostraddle. If you donate, you’ll be giving me the best birthday ever, and I’m willing to bake you cookies or even raffle off an A-Camp campership and more!
Get Baked: Bulkas (Yeast Buns), A South African Jewish Tradition
Let’s make bulkas together in anticipation of breaking the Yom Kippur fast on Saturday evening. This recipe includes a photo of Vanessa as a small child, a short instructional video, and an until-now top secret family recipe. L’chaim!
dapperQ Infuses New York Fashion Week With Racial Diversity, Multifarious Gender Realness
dapperQ teamed up with Whitney Day Events to co-produce a diverse runway show for the unconventionally masculine during New York Fashion Week.
Queer Outfit of the Week: Autumn Hard Femme Dyke Night
The leaves are just barely starting to change and though it’s 80 degrees during the day it’s starting to get chilly at night. Your friends are all going to the local dyke bar’s “Back to School” night and this seems like a good time to put on your Saturday night best and flirt with some cuties.
Queering the Politics of Animal Rights with VINE Sanctuary
Learn about VINE Sanctuary and come to this awesome Vegan and Animal Rights Bookswap!
The Poet and the Scientist: Gambling Gays Go To The Bookstore!
“We started out single, and without a queer community in our cities. Now we’re together and traveling the country, largely thanks to our extended Autostraddle family!”