UNICORN PLAN-IT’s Sherri Sutton and Amir Levi: The Autostraddle Interview
Amir Levi and Sherri Sutton sat down with us to talk characters, favorite moments, and what to expect in the new season!
France Removes “Mère” and “Père” From French Forms For Gay Families, Which Is Magnifique
While the change in language may seem like a small thing, it’s indicative of something quite a bit larger brewing en France.
You Will Enjoy This, Because Dana Fairbanks and Julie Goldman
Carlytron’s Team Pick: “2:11 PM WATCH THE TRAILER BECAUSE DANA FAIRBANKS IS IN IT OMG”
It’s Officially Okay To Preach Against the Gays on Bourbon Street Again
Eight NOLA preachers were apprehended in conjunction with New Orleans’ “aggressive solicitation” ordinance, which instructs people to not “loiter or congregate on Bourbon Street for the purpose of disseminating any social, political or religious message between the hours of sunset and sunrise,” and now the ordinance is gone.
Your VAG Abroad: How to Vote if You Don’t Reside in the U.S.
Did you know that you can vote in US elections from abroad? Our constitutional rights to vote don’t go away when we wave goodbye to the U.S. border for an extended period of time.
WoWzer: Have We Got A Guild For You
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled pandas, and we will give you . . . a World of Warcraft Autoguild: Horde edition.
Get Baked: Whiskey Brown Butter Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you thought whiskey kitten was something special, just wait until you try whiskey cookies.
Oh Hell No: When Your Girlfriend Publicly Hates on You
The thing about being publicly humiliated by someone you care about is that it occurs similarly to slight of hand magic. Here it is, right in the open, right in front of everyone’s face and yet, no one is sure of what exactly has happened.
Queer Beauty Bar: Make Out With My Face This Fall
Autumn winds may be taking a toll on your face, but don’t let the weather get you down! There are makeouts to be had with your luscious lips!
Controversy Breaks Out Over the Right Way to Be Ex-Gay
Team Closet vs Team Cure, battling to come up with the best (read: worst) way to force heterosexuality on queers.
Meet Two Female Cabbies In “What’s A Girl Doing Here?”
Vanessa’s Team Pick: In which Vanessa has a lot of feelings about a short documentary about female cabbies in New York City.
Also.Also.Also: The Gay Fraternity That Almost Was and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Other stories include Mitt Romney continually being a doofus, Fred Phelps’ escaped son, and the patriarchy.
Make 2012 a Safer Year for LGBT Students
We’re only a few weeks into the 2012 school year and already organizations are stepping up to the plate to make it a little bit easier for today’s queer youth.
OPEN THREAD: Music You’re Embarrassed To Love
This is a safe space.
‘Bulimia and Anorexia Since I Was 15’: Lady Gaga Responds to ‘Fat’ Headlines With Half-Naked Pics and a Confession
“With the Body Revolution, Gaga may be orchestrating and using her body to send a message, but one of tolerance and acceptance.”
Republican Aide Should Not Have Insulted Tammy Baldwin For Lesbian Wonder Woman Video
“Clearly, there’s no one better positioned to talk ‘heartland values’ than Tammy.” (It’s actually true, though.)
25 Things I Do To Make My Body Dysphoria Feel Smaller and Quieter
Everything’s gonna be super duper.
Oh Gay Cupid! Profiles Are the Window to the Soul, Or Something
A possibly new approach to this online dating game to those willing to eschew norms and take a chance.
Glee 402 Recap: Britney 2.NO
This week on Glee, Brittany had a mental breakdown and ate a lot of Cheese Puffs. Sponsored by Crayola.
Plentitude Magazine’s Inaugural Issue: The Autostraddle Review
Maybe we all share the same eyes or the same hearts. Maybe we just share the same vocabulary.