“The Four 2012” Marriage Equality Ads: All The Feelings
Ali’s Team Pick: This November, four states have marriage equality on the ballot: Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. Here’s an ad straight from Maine, the first of a four-part series.
VIDEO – The Premiere Is Here: Unicorn Plan-It Episode 201 “And So It Is”
Unicorn Plan-It grows up and gets big: it’s Season Two and a whole new ballgame.
Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Alex Leslie’s “People Who Disappear”
Leslie’s stories speak to my top interests in life: gay women, the environment, and Canada.
Playlist: Oh My God, Autumn
I’ve grown to love sweaters. I’ve grown to love the juxtaposition of a hot drink in your hand and the brisk air at your cheeks. This is a playlist for all of that. Hello Fall. Welcome.
The (Over)Thinker: On How To Be A Human With Another Human
I wrote a letter to myself about over thinking in a relationship. Maybe I wrote this letter to you as well.
Also.Also.Also: You Are Not Your DNA and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Sahara Davenport has passed, but No Doubt and Wonder Woman are back.
Top Six Tumblrs Featuring Butches Doing Things
This is what the inside of my heart looks like.
Restrictive Voter ID Laws Halted in PA, but Voter Disenfranchisement Marches On
Judge Robert Simpson ruled that “authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents.”
Playlist: Bunk Bed Listening Party
Music for a real or virtual bunk bed situation.
Queer Girl City Guide: San Diego, California
Brunch, beer and a three-day-long Pride? Yes please.
Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2013: KP and Michelle are Double Miss October
Who needs fall foliage and pumpkin spice lattes when you’ve got KP and Michelle? Happy October!
Toronto Decides Whether It Needs Separate Gay High Schools, Or Just Gay Equality
Yes, it’s good for there to be a safe refuge where gay students can learn and thrive in safety, but the goal should be to create this kind of safe environment in mainstream schools.
UNICORN PLAN-IT’s Ashley Reed, Sarah Croce, and Haviland Stillwell: The Autostraddle Interview
Only 48 hours until the premiere of Season 2!
Glee 403 Recap: Makeover Takeover Apple Turnover
This week on Glee, everybody sang especially loud and Carrie Bradshaw did Lea Michele’s hair!
Sew Yourself a Cosy Neck-Nest This Fall
And thus we begin our journey to making scarves with minimal effort or knowledge of sewing skills.
The Femme Show Effectively Showed, Told About Femme Visibility
“This slightly labelphobic queer went into The Femme Show full of unaddressed preconceived notions about the word, and left with a brand new appreciation for it.”
On Gender, Girlhood, and Norman Rockwell
A decade before Rosie, Rockwell was painting the girls who were destined to become riveters.
Playlist: The Queen’s Hour
The first ladies of jazz, the original divas, the empresses of song. One hour of queenly music.
Michelle Kosilek’s Surgery Raises Questions About Trans* Prisoners’ Rights
Michelle Kosilek is a trans woman who needs gender reassignment surgery. She’s also an inmate serving a life sentence since 1990 for the murder of her wife, Cheryl.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants You To Come A Little Closer
This week on NSFW Sunday: edgeplay, seasonal sex, lesbian romance, and clits of steel.