The Comment Awards Verb Adjective-y Nouns
This week’s comment awards were brought to you by the letter “I” for “Incredible.” Which is what Community Managerette Carrie is.
Autostraddle Hot 100 2012: The Hottest Queerest Women In All The Land
1,000 of you placed votes for the hottest most amazing queer women in the universe and now it’s time to announce the 100 winners of the 2012 Autostraddle Hot 100!
Mumbai’s Queer Film Festival Aims To Transform India’s Queer Landscape
Mumbai’s third annual Queer Film Festival wants to bring India’s vibrant queer life to mainstream culture.
NFL Rookies Okay With Having a Gay Teammate
Brittani’s Team Pick: “You can’t discriminate. It’s just like black, white, same thing. You wouldn’t discriminate against my race, just like I wouldn’t discriminate against your sexuality.” -TJ Graham of the Buffalo Bills
Music Fix: Metric, Gossip, Missy Higgins And More
Want to hear a new song from Metric? Thought so.
Illinois State Senate Doesn’t Pass Bullying Measure, Because It Might Encourage Homosexuality
Illinois’ State Senate somehow found a reason not to pass an anti-bullying measure.
VIDEO: Pastor’s Defender Proves It’s Hard To Defend Bigotry Without Sounding Like A Total Moron
Watch Anderson Cooper roast Stacy Prichard as she attempts to defend the idea of trapping gays and lesbians behind a giant electric fence until they die out.
Get Baked: Eggplant Bruschetta
This bruschetta uses roasted eggplant instead of bread. And it is delicious.
Artist Spotlight & Playlist: B.Steady
Queer multimedia artist B.Steady creates work for People of Color, Queers, Women, and all of the intersectionalities. That means you.
Sneaker Feature: Kicks are for Queers
Sneakers are the universal sign for “I got this.”
Jim Parsons Is Hilarious, Also Gay
Jim Parsons just came out publicly! I have eight of his funniest Big Bang Theory clips to celebrate!
Colin Powell Has No Problem With Gay Marriage
Colin Powell says that “I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married under the laws of their state or the laws of the country.”
Jillian Michaels and Heidi Rhoades Become Two Mommies With Two Kiddies
Jillian Michaels goes public about her relationship with Heidi Rhoades because Heidi’s just given birth to a baby boy, and Jillian just adopted a daughter, and now the whole family is gonna be in People together!
Republican Women’s Policy Committee Shows Little Interest In Helping Women Outside the Committee
24 Republican female legislators have formed a Women’s Policy Committee, but it’s way less exciting than it sounds.
Experiments In Sobriety or “This Is When I Admit That I Have A Drinking Problem”
“It’s like I’ve got an internal switch that flips and not everyone has it, and if you don’t it’s almost impossible to explain.”
Queer Girl City Guide: St. Louis, Missouri
Are you ready for a hood-by-hood walking tour through the queerest parts of The Lou?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rules That Anti-Trans* Discrimination Is, In Fact, Discrimination
A ruling by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission means that trans* people actually have legal recourse if they’re discriminated against in the workplace.
A-Camp September 2012: It’s Campership Time
Testimonies from A-Camp April 2012’s four scholarship campers and how you, too, can help send a lucky lucky girl to camp in September OR how you could be that lucky girl. So many opportunities in this post.
Call For Submissions: “The Way We Were”
This time we’re looking for herstory. Lots and lots of herstory.
15 Ways Vice’s Period Photo Set Could’ve Been Even Better
“12. Girls plus the chairs they were just sitting in.”