Introducing Camp Autostraddle September 2012: Registration Is Wide Open
Registration is open for A-Camp September 2012 — snag your spot and make dreams come true!
Queer Girl City Guide: Taipei, Taiwan
“Taipei has outstanding food, outstanding public transportation and outstanding lesbians.” What more can you ask for?
Kanye West’s DONDA Premiering “Cruel Summer” at Cannes
It’s actually happening.
Seven Eurovision Videos You May Enjoy
Do you enjoy watching intensely choreographed pop music performed in dozens of languages, occasionally with pyrotechnics and intense nationalism? Well, good news!
Lip Service Episode 205 Recap: Perfect on Paper
The penultimate episode of series 2 is, as Lexy might say, fantastic and lovely. Bonus: Star Trek jokes!
NSFW Sunday is Smart and Sexy, In That Order
This week on NSFW Sunday: sexual history, Dita Von Tesse, and non-monogamy.
Sunday Funday Has Officially Come Out In Support of Gay Marriage, Like The Rest Of The Planet
This Sunday Funday, every single person on Earth will come out in favor of marriage equality. No but really, at least five will!
Glee 321 Recap: Nationals Smashinals
Oh wow it’s the Nationals Contest! I hope everybody brought lots of confetti and meatloaf!
Glee 320 Recap: Props Are Wicked Lame
This week’s episode of Glee was all about props! Not like congratulations, but actual physical stuff. Like fake knives and emotionally vulnerable back-up singers.
Raven-Symoné Refuses to Confirm Lesbian Rumors, Much To Our Collective Dismay
“My sexual orientation is mine and the person I’m dating to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life.”
New Merch: Camp Shirts, Tote Bags, and Behind-the-Scenes ‘Zine
We have A-Camp shirts, “You Do You” tote bags and… wait for it… super special behind-the-scenes ‘zines made by Riese, Laneia, and Rachel themselves. It’s crazy.
DADT Is Over, Inequality for Gays and Same-Sex Couples in the Military Isn’t
DADT’s being repealed doesn’t mean that same-sex couples will be treated equally on base or off.
The Comment Awards Are Ready To Heat Things Up
It’s been a rainy, windy week, but the promise of the Hot 100 looming on the horizon is enough to warm things up.
“Is This Feminist” Reveals What’s Really Problematic
“This woman is riding two dolphins, in a magical moment of pure joy, feeling like a mermaid princess surveying her kingdom in a glimmering sea chariot. IS THIS FEMINIST?”
Things I Read That I Love #25: Everybody Worships
Topics include my thirties, Canadian health care, women’s writing, anti-bullying programs and what the hell to do with your life according to Margaret Atwood and/or David Foster Wallace.
The Ten Greatest Things My (Ex)Girlfriend Ever Said to Me
“5. I’m kind of glad you still have that scar from when my dog bit you.”
Get Baked: Fava Bean Falafel
Falafel is for lovers.
UW Study “Proves” Gaydar, Fails To Acknowledge Reality
As if you haven’t been told “But you don’t LOOK gay”/”You look SO gay” enough times already.
My Drunk Kitchen Makes Macaroni With My Daily Grace
It’s a Hannah Hart explosion! Not that kind of explosion.
Violence Against Women Act Doesn’t Include LGBT Protections; White House Disapproves
Republicans may have succeeded in making sure the Violence Against Women Act doesn’t have any protections for LGBT people — unless Obama vetoes it.