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Almost Famous: Kristen Ford
A hugely talented indie musician from Boston who’s making her biggest, baddest record yet.
From India to Singapore, Queer Visibility in South and Southeast Asia is On the Rise
It’s been a big summer for South and Southeast Asia when it comes to LGBT/queer news. The most important aspect of this news, however, is that it was reported at all.
Chris Christie and His Nonsensical Anti-Gay Arguments Are An Embarrassment to New Jersey
It has become increasingly difficult to defend my home state with our governor saying dumb things left and right, like his brief on marriage equality. Are you ready for a headdesk the size of a Jersey hairdo?
Recruiting All Homos: Now That We’re Asking And Telling, I’m Enlisting
“Will I have to leave my boxer briefs at home in lieu of high-waisted, thin, cotton lady panties under my kick ass uniform during Basic Training?”
“Orange Is The New Black” Episode 108 Recap: Gaybies, Gaybies Everywhere
“Red’s husband is like, whoa, free-thinking woman, are you on your period or something? Who let you out of the kitchen?”
Make A Thing: Water-Resistant Picnic Blanket and Matching Napkins
For all of those queer Autostraddle picnics you should be attending.
Looking for a Sci Fi, Fantasy, Inter-Dimensional Queer Comic? “Decrypting Rita” is Your Answer
Even though we’re dealing with robots, dragons and multiple dimensions, Decrypting Rita is fundamentally about queer nerds.
Three Reasons This Intersex Lesbian Loved Abigail Tarttelin’s “Golden Boy”
Some have criticized Tarttelin’s protagonist as being unbelievably undisturbed and mainstream, but as someone who actually is intersex, I found his character so believable that I thought for a minute she might have modeled him after me!
“Burka Avenger” and Problematising the Problematisation of the Burqa
“Burka Avenger,” Pakistan’s first original animated TV series, features a female superhero who’s sparked a debate about whether her burqa disguise is “cool or conformist.” Why is this still the issue about Muslim women?
Judge Rules Casino Waitresses Are “Sex Objects” First, Employees Second
Or as he says, “…for the individual labeled a “babe” to become a sex object requires that person’s participation.”
VIDEO: The Melissa Harris-Perry Show Does “Orange Is the New Black”
Melissa Harris-Perry interviewed Uzo Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laverne Cox and Piper Kerman on her show and Laverne Cox name-dropped Autostraddle and it was awesome.
Ode to My Pantry: Consuming Food without Chewing
If you’re as food info hungry as I am, sometimes your eyes and ears are called on to truly satisfy your cravings.
More Than Words: Pronouns Pt. 2 — How’d Gender Get In Here?
“I’d skipped a really basic question: why do some languages, including English, have gender woven into them in the first place?”
Straddler On The Street: Aimée
Aimée talks about her femme identity, what it’s like to have lupus, and the cultural differences between the United States and Ireland.
How “Real” Is “Orange Is The New Black”? Comparing The Show To The Memoir To The Numbers
A look at the stories behind the stories and the humans behind the characters and the numbers behind those stories in everybody’s favorite lezalicious prison dramedy.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Make Sex Radical
This week on NSFW Sunday: radicalizing sex by making it about pleasure, friends with benefits, orgasming for seven hours on film and more.
This Land Was Made for Gays & Queers This Sunday Funday
Tegan and Sara and the state of Minnesota could not be more adorable right now.
Pretty Little Liars Recap 408: The Guilty Gay’s Handbook
This week in Rosewood Rumer Willis drops by to show off some sexy pictures of Emily drilling. Drill, baby, drill.
Three Cheers for Online Community With Amy T. Falcone, Queer Webcomic Artist
Falcone has a new comic forthcoming, called Clique Refresh, and it’s “a love letter to internet friends and what it means to feel most at home online.”