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Queer Fashion

Queer Outfit of the Week: First Snow Day

What do you wear when you’ve got places to go and people to see but the first snow of the season is upon us?

Lizz December 12, 2013 39 Comments
Christmas Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Urban Explorers

A gift guide for city mice who miss the country. Terrariums, adventure kits, stargazing stuff, and more!

Cara December 12, 2013 9 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

DIYke Club: Etched Glass Tumblers and Whiskey Neat

I mean really – who doesn’t feel like a baller sipping whiskey out of a personalized glass?

Liz December 12, 2013 33 Comments
Christmas Shopping

Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: Paint It Black

This guide is for the people in your life who are super enthusiastic about this colour; the metalheads and punks and goths, the artists and sad folk, those who can’t colour coordinate or those who can but prefer not to.

Crystal December 12, 2013 16 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Also.Also.Also: Kathleen Hanna, Ellen Degeneres, and The San Antonio Four Walk Into a Pantene Commercial and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Feminist, gamers, and Bound 2 parody fans had a lot to rejoice about this week.

Carmen December 12, 2013 9 Comments
TV Reviews

Two and Half Men’s Portrayal Of A Trans Woman Is (Shocker!) Not Respectful

On the latest episode of Two and a Half Men, Jon Cryer’s character starts dating a trans woman. Despite what you may have heard, their interactions are pretty much as disrespectful and tasteless as you would have expected from a show like this.

Mey December 11, 2013 31 Comments
Geekery

ChaosLife, Adorable Queer Couple Comic: The Autostraddle Interview

If you’re anything like me, you love to read comics about queer couples, weird cats and even weirder nature. ChaosLife covers all those bases and I chatted with the creators.

Mey December 11, 2013 19 Comments
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Edith Windsor (C), 83, acknowledges her supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case 'Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, Petitioner v. United States,' which challenges the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the second case about same-sex marriage this week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Society + Culture

Edie Windsor Recognized On Time’s Person of the Year Short List

In turn, the “matriarch of the gay-rights movement” released a statement recognizing the gay community. Recognition all around!

Laura Mandanas December 11, 2013 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

Four Immigration Activists and UndocuQueers to Watch Out For

Many young activists are leading the charge for immigrant justice. As they come out for immigrant justice, many are also coming out as queer.

Maddie December 11, 2013 8 Comments
Christmas

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2013: What We Really Want

It’s everything we want this year! And probably a few things you want, too.

the team December 11, 2013 62 Comments
Politics + Activism

More Than A Minimum Wage: What Recent Protests Tell Us About Women’s Economic Justice

“This is the beginning of a war on an economy that makes certain people vulnerable so a select few can survive.”

Carmen December 11, 2013 17 Comments
Christmas

Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Gifts For Kids Who Have Way Too Many Toys

It’s so fun to buy gifts for kids! The thing is, if you have a small child in your life, chances are that child has way too many toys already.

Hansen December 11, 2013 15 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Once Upon A Time 310: This Doesn’t Even Make Sense Anymore

There is a scene in this episode involving Snow and Charming taking on a Medusa that looks like she’s straight out of a Sega Genesis game, and it is ridiculous. I can’t even describe to you the completely ludicrous nature of this scene, I really can’t.

Kate December 11, 2013 18 Comments
Visual Art

Marthalicia Matarrita: Combat Boots And Art Battles

Harlem based artist and military badass Marthalicia Matarrita is quickly rising to the top as an artist to be reckoned with.

tara December 11, 2013 6 Comments
Christmas

Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: Chelsea Peretti for the Holidays

This gift guide might be more relevant to your interests than you could possibly imagine.

Brittani December 11, 2013 13 Comments
Holigays

High Femme: 6 Super Secret Ways To Hide Your Stash While Home For The Holigays

In the spirit of the holidays, let’s look at some great ways to hide your stash from your loved ones! Because while you love your family to pieces, sometimes you need a nice green buffer from those weirdos.

Chelsea December 10, 2013 25 Comments
Money + Work

When Bar Is Exceptionally Low, Lots of Companies Are Gay-Friendly, Reports Corporate Equality Index

Last I checked, Wal-Mart wasn’t exactly a praise-worthy work environment for any human being, let alone LGBTs.

A.E. Osworth December 10, 2013 31 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

With “Portable Homes,” Domestic Violence Survivors Reclaim Their Bodies

The second book to come out of the “Attention: People With Body Parts” project invites survivors of domestic violence to heal through discussions with their own body parts.

Kaitlyn December 10, 2013 4 Comments
Christmas

Things You’ll Read And Love: A Gift Guide For Longform Lovers

Books by authors whose longform work we’ve read in “Things I Read That I Love,” plus other reads relevant to your interests! For longform lovers and lovers of longform lovers alike.

Riese December 10, 2013 24 Comments
Christmas Food and Drink Shopping

Liquor In the Gift Guide: Wine, Beer and Cocktails

You DECANT overlook the importance of a great decanter to a wine enthusiast. DECANT. Get it? Get it!? Get…no?

A.E. Osworth December 10, 2013 26 Comments
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