Fringe Festivals are Weird in the Best Way
Brittani’s Team Pick: For those of you that haven’t had too many brushes with independent performance art, it usually makes you go WTF in a WTF way but sometimes it makes you go WTF in an awesome way.
Listling Without Commentary: Things Women Said About Lesbianism In The 1976 Hite Report on Female Sexuality
“Sex with a woman for me has involved pressing mound of Venus against mound of Venus on each other’s leg.”
Six Ways that 1950s Butches and Femmes F*cked with Society, Were Badass
“Butches & Femmes paved the way for tons of fantastic lesbians, radical queers, revolutionary feminists, and really awful (and awesome) hairstyles that came after them.”
Renegade Craft Fair: Just As Awesome As You’d Expect
Let’s talk about the Renegade Craft Fair! Because it’s a lot of fun and you should definitely go.
Frenchie Davis Bisexual: Broadway “Idol” Has “The Voice,” A Girlfriend
“I dated men and women, though lesbians weren’t feeling the bisexual thing. Now I’m in love with a woman I think I can be with forever.”
Navy Officer Actually Fired For Letting Anti-Gay Hazing Go On For Eight Months
In which there are actual consequences for the hazing and harassment of a gay sailor.
Also.Also.Also: The Best Places To Be Gay And Other Stories We Missed
GLAAD wants sports to be fun for everyone, Montreal’s looking out for you, Uganda is getting rid of gay-friendly NGOs and DADT’s not going anywhere.
You Need Help: Possible Pube Panic, Taking It Slow, and Parents Just Don’t Understand
Your parents don’t know what to say, your girlfriend wants to take things slow, and also you’re a virgin who can probably drive.
7 Greatest Beyoncé Moments of My Queer Life
Dearest Beyoncé, we do not know each other but I think about you every single day of my life.
Teenage Lesbian Couple Shot, One Killed, in South Texas Park
19-year-old Mollie Judith Olgin and 18-year-old Mary Christine Chapa had only been together for five months when both were shot last weekend. No arrests have been made.
VIDEO: Glee Project’s Dani Shay Sings “Girl or Boy?” For All Ye Gender Policers Out There
“Is that a lady or man? Times have changed and lines are blurred and I don’t understand.”
Are Male Role Models Necessary?
A new study shows that boys raised by lesbians are properly gender socialized. Um, yay?
Queering The Library: Collecting Downtown, Riot Grrrl, Feminism & You
Vanessa chats with Marvin J. Taylor about Kathleen Hanna, Kathy Acker, lesbian comics, secret lesbians of early Hollywood and other fascinating secrets uncovered at Fales.
Here’s What’s Happening With Gay Marriage In The UK
David Cameron says yay, the church says nay, Parliament has the final say.
Autostraddle Reader Survey 2012: Tell Us Things, Please
It’s time to drop everything and take the Autostraddle Reader Survey! We love this time of year.
The Atlantic Tells Us Why Women Can’t “Have It All” and What We Should Do About It
Having a job, having a family, having feminist principles and having it all.
Get Baked: Kombucha
The latest in a series of Get Bakeds that do not focus on baking or in fact food, but the creation and consumption of delicious beverages.
6 Special Ideas About What Lesbian Sex Is, 1900-1953
“From midday until 2 pm, during the hours of greatest heat, when all are in this condition and the mistress falls asleep on the sofa… all the girls, without one exception, masturbate themselves.”
Queer Porn’s Nikki Hearts Is Living Her Dream: The Autostraddle Interview
Nikki Hearts loves Mötley Crüe, her girlfriend, and taco trucks. Also, she’s really cute and makes porn!
It’s Sunday Funday and Our Haters Are Our Motivators
Everything’s coming up gay! And our first Fundraiser of the Week ever is here!