Make A Thing: Redesigned Mugs
Okay, let’s start easy. Mugs. As someone who obsessively drinks coffee and tea all day every day, I know just how much a good mug can be appreciated.
On Fixing The Institution of (Gay) Marriage
“If the institution is in need of an update, is the inclusion of gay marriage enough to jumpstart a healthier version of marriage?”
You Should Go: MIX 25 – New York City’s Queer Experimental Film Festival
Gabby’s Team Pick: “Queer movies for everyone! Bring your $3 bills and rebel spirits.”
Introducing Camp Autostraddle May 2013: Registration Is Way Open
Registration is open for A-Camp May 2013! Sign up now to spend four days on a mountain with a bunch of weirdos, it’s gonna be crazy fun.
Style Thief: How To Dress Like Janelle Monáe
In which we steal the clothes off queer style icons’ backs. Metaphorically, that is. This week: Janelle Monáe
Ode to My Pantry: Brussel Sprouts
If you’re going to learn to cook something that frightens you, might as well dive into the deep end. Brussel sprouts!
Read A F*cking Book: Ivan E. Coyote’s “One in Every Crowd”
Ivan E. Coyote’s new book, “One in Every Crowd” is a short story compilation for LGBTQ youth, outsiders of all sorts or anyone who has a soul.
Glee 405 Recap: The Role You Were Born To Play But Maybe Shouldn’t
This week on Glee, everybody danced around and sang songs and decided who gets to be a Pink Lady and who gets to be a T-Bird and who gets Tired/Lubed.
Laurent Cantet’s Foxfire Adaptation Looks Great (Even Without Angelina Jolie)
16 years after the original film, Foxfire is getting a reboot at the hands of French director Laurent Cantet. Think riot grrrl, but with saddle shoes.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Forgot To Wear Underwear
This week on NSFW Sunday: rules for booty calls, studies about booty calls, masturbation class and porn.
Sunday Funday Is Still Happy About Tuesday
The 2012 Election is a gift that never stops giving. Or at least, it hasn’t yet.
Things I Read That I Love #49: I Know You’re Wondering When
Topics include young love, Politico, the Oklahoma City Thunder, used-book shopping, Nickleback, bipolar disorder, life on an Oglala Lakota reservation and the appeal of gay One Direction fanfiction.
Gay Marriage, Minnesotans, and a Canadian, Oh My!
Malaika’s Team Pick: The opposition to marriage equality will fade away to never-never relevant-land as proponents for marriage equality keep winning, and winning, and winning some more.
Gay Homophobe: Hypocrisy is Trackable
Kristen’s Team Pick: #dayssincethelastprominenthomophobewascaughtinagaysexscandal isn’t just a hashtag.
Queer Your Tech with Fun: Make a F***ing To-Do List
You need a to-do list. Yes. You do.
Gay Marriage Wins: In Which We Celebrate and Also Push Forward
“For even one vote to come out in favor of gay marriage only three years later would have been historic; the fact that all four states did so is nothing short of incredible.”
Someone’s Finally Doing it Right: Masculine Shirts for Women
If you’ve been waiting for someone to come along and provide us with some REAL menswear options that actually fit our body types, then Anna Kunz and her line, Kreuzbach10 certainly deserve the funds to get this done.
Renegade Sandy Relief Needs Your Help
Crystal’s Team Pick: Holly Miranda and iO Tillett Wright have launched a relief effort for areas of New York affected by hurricane Sandy. Here’s how you can get behind it.
The Comment Awards Are Throwing A Victory Party
Four more years and ten commenters we want to put in office.
NOM Grasps Desperately For Post-Election Relevance
Four states made progress on same-sex marriage, but someone didn’t get the memo.