The Unaccountable Life of Gender-Bending Rebel Charlie Brown
“This little book… is to my mind the progenitor of all funny queer blogs written in the first-person. Yes, this is the story of the first queer blogger.”
VIDEO: Texas Baptist Pastor Defends Obama’s Gay Marriage Position, Suggests Anti-Gays “Take A Chill Pill”
“He swore to protect and uphold the constitution, not the Bible, but the Constitution of the United States. He is not the pastor of the United States, he’s the President of the United States.”
Things I Read That I Love #28: Only Hellos
Today’s topics include plane crashes, cannibals, the army, Quiz Bowl, Gossip Girl, transgender children and so much more!
Get Baked: Peanut Noodles
Delicious summertime lunch hot or cold!
Caiden Cowger, 14-Year-Old Radio Host, Hates Gay People and Grammar
Caiden Cowger doesn’t have a good grasp on the differences between “your” and “you’re” but he does hate gay people on the radio.
Herstory Spotlight: Vita Sackville-West Wrote Words, Wooed Women, Wanted Woolf
On the lady who wrote this to Virginia Woolf – “You have no idea how stand-offish I can be with people I don’t love. I have brought it to a fine art. But you have broken down my defences. And I don’t really resent it.”
Kyrsten Sinema Wants To Be Arizona’s First Out Bisexual Congresswoman
Kyrsten Sinema is proof not everything in Arizona politics is bad. Now if we can just get the 9th District to make her the first out bisexual on Capitol Hill.
Edie Windsor Wins Lawsuit Against DOMA, Our Hearts
Edie Windsor successfully had DOMA declared unconstitutional by a federal court.
Portraits of Lesbian Writers, 1987-1989
Robert Giard took 500 photographs of queer writers in the 80’s and 90’s. They’re pretty f*cking awesome.
Eight Podcasts That Aren’t This American Life
If you’ve ever wanted to give podcasts a try but didn’t know where to start, here is where you should start. By listening to me. I have opinions.
It’s All Really Happening: Pride Month and Autostraddle Meetups!
Are you going to Pride? Want to make friends?
VIDEO: Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office #204: Hengher Gams
Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard survived The Hunger Games, just like Katniss did!
Gay Journalist Marc Ambinder Thanks “The Gay Mafia” For His Career Success
Marc Ambinder, political journalist, says being gay actually helped him get ahead.
Anxiety Causes Women’s Brains To Go Into Overdrive
A study linking anxiety to poor performance gives women one more reason to worry. Also though we have to stop worrying? It’s a lot to think about.
Alison Bechdel Talks In Speech Bubbles With The Rumpus
Rachel’s Team Pick: “You look a lot more friendly in person than you do in your comic.”
“A Girl And Her Room” In Four Parts
“This project is about teenage girls and young women at a transitional time of their lives, alone in the privacy of their own personal space and surroundings: their bedroom, a womb within the outside world.”
CeCe McDonald Sentenced to 41 Months in Jail for Surviving Transphobic and Racist Attack
CeCe McDonald will go to jail after agreeing to plead guilty to second-degree murder, although she maintains she acted in self-defense.
Playlist: Pretending Not To Be Sick
Just carry a box of tissues, make some tea, put on some upbeat music, and power through it. Your license to be ill has been revoked.
No Man’s Land Episode 5: You Have A Nice Shelf, If You Know What I Mean
Allison Oropallo of HGTV American Handyman fame joins our intrepid DIYers to assist in a shelving situation.
Artist Spotlight: LP
A singer-songwriter-ukulele player who you’ll fall a little in love with.