The State of the Union: Obama Shares Feelings and John Boehner Claps Reluctantly
“I will not go back to the days when Wall Street was allowed to play by its own set of rules.”
In Canadian TV Show “Bomb Girls,” It’s Women and Lesbians First
Who’s in the mood for a show about girls working in World War II bomb-making factories and sometimes making eyes at each other? YOU ARE.
Get Baked: Indian Spiced Cauliflower and Potatoes
When a cauliflower and some cumin love each other very much.
84th Academy Awards Nominees or ‘All the Movies We Didn’t See’
The nominees for the 2012 Oscars were announced! Do you have feelings about any of them? I have a few!
Building the Master’s House: How the Construction of Heterosexuality Happened
“Just because something is constructed as a social category, doesn’t mean that it’s not enormously meaningful. It doesn’t mean that we haven’t built a whole damn civilization on it.”
Also.Also.Also: From Minnesota to New Jersey, This Land Was Made For the Gays
Lots of stuff happened to gay people this week! Mostly good, some bad! It’s only Tuesday, but so far, the future is bright.
The 21 Most Lesbianish Cities in the US: The Autostraddle Guide
We did our own highly scientific research to determine where in the country you’re most likely to meet other queer ladies, hang out with other queer ladies and admit that you’re a queer lady in public!
Who Runs the Literary World? These Girls!
Rachel’s Team Pick: Trying to make a list of only 10 badass women writers is really hard.
“How to Write Like a Funny Woman” Says Be Present, Make Strong Choices
Lizz’s Team Pick: Tip #2: Play to the top of your intelligence. “I am trying to write a book. The book begins with me as a college student, a nineteen-year-old girl. I did a lot of dumb shit at that age.”
Washington Has Enough Votes For Gay Marriage Bill to Pass, We May Win A Thing
“What we’re asking you to do is vote in favor of civil rights. Not what your district says,”
Muji: Look at This F*cking Notebook
Go ahead girl, put yo poetry in it.
8 Queerish Short Story Books
So many short story books have at least a little touch of queer — like these from Dorothy Allison, Mary Gaitskill, Thisbe Nissen, Amy Bloom and more!
We Need Help: Seeking Community Managerettes
Do you spend way too much time on this website? Here’s how you can keep on doing that, but call it “work.”
GLSEN Study Finds Anti-Gay Bullying and Uncomfortable Teachers in Elementary Schools
“Less than half of the teachers surveyed believe a gender nonconforming individual would feel comfortable at their school. “
Playlist: I’m The Sh*t
To keep you motivated, feeling yourself and letting anyone within beat thumping distance know you are too.
14-Year-Old Gay Teen Phillip Parker Kills Himself in Tennesee
Phillip Parker was 14 years old. He was gay and he lived in Tennessee and now he is dead.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Hiding Her Screen In Starbucks
This week on NSFW Sunday: lesbian erotica, the G-spot, corsets, and the Lingerie Bowl.
Sunday Funday is a Totally Hardcore Badass Babe
Also, does anyone else want a sandwich?
Having Fun at a Gay Bar 101: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
At some point, between the night where my friend walked to her ex’s house with my keys, phone and money in her boot, the night where I sobbed to strangers about losing my credit card in the bathroom and the one where I held my friend’s hair as she vomited onto the street, I realized “Oh shit, this sucks.”
“I Am UndocuQueer” Shares the Stories of Undocumented Queers, Wants to Hear Yours
Comic book style drawings of queers and quotes in curvy font provide a face and a narrative for queers who live under governments trying to squash their rights, build fences to keep them out and create legislation for swift deportation, among other things.