The Comment Awards Aren’t Over October
Halloween memories, calendar girls and your clever words.
How You Can Help Make Things Better Post Frankenstorm Sandy
This is what’s going on — and a place to comment if you know of underserved areas of the country in need of help who aren’t getting the press coverage they need.
Lest We Forget: Five Of The Most Recently Reported Reasons Romney and Ryan Suck
This shit never gets old – stupidity ranging from Ohio to Iowa and from Katrina to Sandy.
Things I Read That I Love #48: These Are The People In Your Neighborhood
Topics include heroin addiction and Hurricane Katrina, puppets, insomnia, monopoly, natural disasters, Free To Be You And Me, Monopoly, books about gender and so much more!
Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2013: Alana and Julie are Double Miss November
And you thought November was nothing but cold and rain? Meet Alana and Julie!
Kate Nash Performs ‘Once More With Feeling’ Live; The Whole ‘Verse Dies Of Epicness
Vanessa’s Team Pick: Kate Nash dressed up as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and put on a live performance of “Once More With Feeling”…need we say more?
Playlist: Swedehearts
There must be something in the lingonberry jam and kaffebröd, as Sweden has given us so much great pop music in the last four decades.
Regnerus Says Family Structure Study Wasn’t About Same-Sex Parents After All
Despite being held up as incontrovertible proof of the evils of gay parenting, Regnerus claims he “[took] pains in the study to say this is not about saying gay or lesbian parents are inherently bad.”
A Last Minute VAG: Support Your Election with Volunteering and Jello Shots
Yes, voting is probably the single most important thing you can do on Election Day in the United States (November 6th!) But it’s not the only important thing you can do on Election Day.
Lez Liberty Lit #6: Read More Know More
This week in books: It’s NaNoWriMo! Also, East Coast booksellers deal with Hurricane Sandy, comic books and gay characters, copyright, Random Penguin House, Gore Vidal and what we’re reading.
VIDEO: “Binders Full O Bitches,” Featuring Haviland Stillwell As An “NRA Bitch”
“I’m drillin and I’m killin while I’m munching on my chick-fil a/ i ain’t no gay and don’t believe that shit is real / whose bitch can be whose bitch if not a baby-making meal.”
Autostraddle Book Club #6: The “Cameron Post” 90s Dyke Care Package Giveaway Is Here
We’re eight days away from our Cameron Post discussion, and Lindsey Lloyd, Cameron’s dyke fairy godmother, would like to mail you a care package (mix tape included). It’s a giveaway!
Ellen DeGeneres Wins the Mark Twain Award, Is Basically the Best
“When I started doing stand-up, I didn’t do it for awards. I did it for the money.”
Also.Also.Also: Gay Families Are Keepin’ On and Other Stories We Missed This Week
I’m hacking an Eagle Award tonight and then I’m gonna move to Canada.
Your Best Halloween Costume Ever: How To Throw A Private Party Dressed As Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard
The costume of the day is Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard, five ways. You don’t need to leave your apartment to have a Happy Halloween!
‘F To 7th’ On Kickstarter: ‘The Slope’ Spin-Off Needs Your Help
Do you dream of a spin-off to THE SLOPE, the hilarious lesbian webseries about “superficial, homophobic lesbians” in Park Slope, Brooklyn? F TO 7TH is here to make that dream a reality, but only if they meet their Kickstarter goal by TOMORROW. Quick, go help out a talented funny lesbian!
Climate Change You Can Believe in, Even if These Guys Don’t
A crazy pastor thinks that all your scissoring caused Hurricane Sandy, and Romney thinks FEMA is a bad idea. And you thought Halloween was the scariest thing happening today.
Katy Perry Perplexingly Honored By Trevor Project For LGBTQ Visibility, I Hope Her Boyfriend Don’t Mind It
“I wonder which acts of visibility and understanding they’re referring to exactly. Was it the time she played into the stereotype that girls kissing girls is an act done for attention?”
Point Foundation Wants to Give You Money for School
Ali’s Team Pick: Point Foundation is the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students. If you’re going to be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program for the 2013-2014, you can apply!
Six Accidental Educators Who Unintentionally Taught Me I Was Queer
“Sure, my gay studies were fairly superficial and not very diverse at all. But until I left town, my world was the opposite of diverse, and what teenager isn’t at least a bit shallow?”