“At any given moment, you might turn into a rat, a demon, a werewolf, or a lesbian. In Sunnydale, no one was ever what they seemed, and by the time you’d figured someone out, they had already turned into someone else.”
Together we can conquer this hedgehog-like fruit.
Germany becomes the first country in Europe to give parents the option of male, female or neither in birth certificates, sparking what could be “comprehensive reform” in how gender is legally categorised and understood.
If you have read Autostraddle even once, it’s likely that you’ve seen some of Marika’s brilliance in the comment section. She is one of our most frequent commenters, and she was kind enough to chat with me about science, hammocks, food, and family.
This week on NSFW Sunday: hook up culture is a sham, erotica writers are people too, when doing porn is feminist and more.
Don’t let the door hit you, Prop 8.
An Autostraddle first.
It was 2008, I thought I might be gay, and I had gone to the only lesbian bar in Philadelphia in fearful hope that someone else might be able to figure things out for me. Now that bar is closing.
Fallen London! is a text based game that centers around a protagonist (you) who winds up in Neath, which is basically London except one mile under the earth’s surface, in a world where death is semi-permanent, devils are accessible and corpses sometimes have tea with you.
Topics include Kiese Laymon, black dolls, police stealing your shit, health care, strong female characters, asset forfeiture, the poorest rich kids in the world and death.
Nothing is more awkward that coming out to your friends’ parents or your parents’ friends. This week on Pretty Little Liars Emily handles it like a champ.
“Tomorrow we’re getting on a plane at 6 am and flying from LA to Boston and not returning until Thanksgiving. It’s quite possibly the craziest thing we’ve ever done.”
I hope your terrible facial hair overtakes your face and you choke on it.
This week the comments are tag-teaming vagina jokes, getting stoned, welcoming queers to Boston and delivering some seriously real talk.
Once again, 24-hour news networks let us down by giving a stage to bigots and showing that the only things they know about trans* people are outdated transphobic stereotypes.
The American Bar Association urges for legislative action to limit the availability and effectiveness of the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in any criminal trial.
The Welcoming Committee is queering yet another undisclosed Boston location, and you should definitely go.
A man decided it was time for a “women’s publication that puts world news and politics alongside beauty tips.” He got $6.5 million to make it happen. When the women who work in women’s media found out, everyone’s head exploded.
There is a time and a place for great literature. This isn’t it.
Laverne Cox talks about trans* representation in media, relating to her character and what it’s like being a trans* actress in tv.