Dear Queer Diary: This is the First Day of the Rest of Your Journal
While this may seem obvious, anyone who has faced the terror of the blank page knows how difficult—indeed, how treacherous—this step can be. How will you begin?
Liquor In The Icebox: Homemade French 75 Boozy Popsicles
What’s the best way to get a girl to kiss you on a rooftop in Brooklyn? Make her homemade boozy popsicles! The French 75 gets the job done nicely.
Brittani’s Video Party: Tegan and Sara Battle Factory Farming with Sarah Silverman
I can’t believe how good this video party is. Seriously. Tegan and Sara’s video, a new lesbian web series, Sarah Silverman…and a scarecrow?
Dean of Women’s College at Rutgers May or May Not Hate Lesbians
…which, if she does, would be super unfortunate for her, since Douglass is filled with a bunch of lesbians. I was one of them.
VIDEO: “Little Horribles” Episode 8: Armrest
Are there any airplane trips that don’t suck?
The Poet and the Scientist: What Happens in the Beltway…
We were greeted with open arms, that sexy rasp, and the cutest little dog these cat lovers ever fell for.
Meet Autostraddle’s Newest Contributing Editors
We brought on a bunch of new people and you should probably get to know them a little better. Someone’s cat just had kittens! Neat!
You Should Go: Get Amped For A-Camp, NYC Edition
New York City A-Campers of the past, present, and future, get excited. Two brand new A-Campers have organized a pre-camp event at the Lesbian Herstory Archives for this Saturday!
Also.Also.Also: Nothing Is The Same After Girl Sex And Other Stories We Missed This Week
I’ve got fifteen new Drake songs stuck in my head, the best puppy vine of all time on my hands, and Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, and some random football couple waiting in the wings with a lot to say.
Almost Famous: These Knees
Sun-soaked indie rock from Cleveland, OH!
You Want to Support Autostraddle and Eat Cookies
The Birthday Bake Sale ends tomorrow, so now’s your chance to support Autostraddle’s writers, celebrate Riese’s birthday AND get some amazing cookies in your mouth!
Queen Latifah and George Takei’s New Talk Shows Will Be Totally Delightful
Queen Latifah and George Takei both debut new series. Here’s hoping for a crossover!
High Femme: A History Lesson on the Original Pot Brownie and How to Make Them
Alice B. Toklas introduced the world to her friend’s recipe for “Haschich Fudge,” aka the original pot brownie.
Make A Thing: Extreme File Cabinet Makeover
It’s like a regular filing cabinet but cuter.
The Out2Enroll Campaign Wants To Help You Get Awesome Health Coverage
As the countdown to the Affordable Care Act continues, 1/3 of LGBT Americans are uninsured! This campaign wants to change that.
A Gay Girl’s Guide To Fall 2013 Television
Fall’s short on queer ladies, but we do have a killer vagina, Sean Hayes playing a gay dad, a new Joss Whedon show, Lizzy Caplan as a sex researcher, a new love interest for Kalinda and an Anna Faris sitcom.
VIDEO: Ellen DeGeneres Is The New Black
Turns out Ellen was the mysterious inmate housed next door to Piper in the SHU.
You Should Go: Fun Home the Musical is Finally Real, Going to Be Magic
Alison Bechdel’s “family tragicomic” hits off-Broadway this September. I need to know if there’ll be any dancing, so you need to go for me to find out.
Captain’s Log: Britney Spears Solves America’s Job Crisis With “Work Bitch”
As summer’s come to a close and the air’s gotten a bit cooler, I’ve found myself in downtempo synthpop land.
Campership Alert: Hannah Hart Wants To Send You On An All-Expenses Paid Trip To A-Camp!
Hannah Hart wants to give one lucky Straddler a full campership to October’s A-Camp — and she’ll pay your travel expenses, too!