Valentine’s Day Open Thread: Where All Our Love is Unconditional Love
The best Valentine I ever got was in the ninth grade and it was done in colored pencil. You?
Get Baked with Autostraddle: Comfort Food Edition
Has anyone else ever loved you enough to make you TWO DIFFERENT vegan macaroni and cheese dishes? Don’t ever say we aren’t good to you. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY QUEERMOS, we made some things for you!
Genderqueer Outlaw: Meet Franky, Skins Season Five’s Glorious Headf*ck Thing
How you’ll learn to stop worrying about lesbians and love Franky Fitzgerald.
ALLIA Insignia Waterproof Vibrator & Lelo Flickering Touch Massage Candle Review
How did we do with this flickering massage candle and very fancy Lelo vibrator??
CPAC’s Surprise Gay Ally: Jimmy McMillan Will Marry You And/Or Your Shoe
For Valentine’s Day we wanted to have Jimmy McMillan sing you something sexy along with Hanson but you just got this Sunday Funday instead.
Tinkerbell’s Team Pick: Nacho Loves Mazzy Star
“Before we talk tomorrow, it’s important that you guys know that Nacho loves Mazzy Star.”
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
You’re going to be really embarrassed when she pulls out a Je Joue Mimi vibrator and all you’ve got are those dumb roses.
Jennifer Beals, Sarah Shahi and Other ‘L Word’ers on Your Teevee, Elsewhere
Bette Porter, Carmen de la Pica Morales, Helena Peabody and Alice Pieszecki have been asking for you.
Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Is Here, It’s Queer & We Have An OPEN THREAD
Listen to Lady Gaga’s gay anthem “Born This Way” and decide if it breaks new ground or is just a refurbished “Express Yourself.”
Tinkerbell’s Team Pick: Candy Slice Girls Think Brittany and Santana Should Make Out, Too
This video includes a Justin Bieber song, a Glee parody, and funny good-looking girls pretending to be Brittany and Santana. You’re welcome.
This Is How We Live, No F*cks to Give: KC Danger’s Guide To Not Giving a F*ck
A wise woman once said to me, “This is how we live: no fucks to give.” And she wasn’t talking about getting laid.
Laughter is the Best Medicine: It’s Hey Did You See That Comment Friday!
“You are a fool, Harry Potter, and you will lose everything.” – Lord Voldemort
Lesbian Says She Was Fired For Being a Lesbian, is Suing The State of Indiana, DEA, Others
What’s worse than (possibly) getting fired for being gay? Having it maybe not be illegal?
R.I.P. Guitar Hero: Oh, The Battles We Will Never Have!
Guitar Hero is over. Like they’re killing off the Guitar Hero franchise. What am I going to do now.
On A Scale Of One To Repealed, How Repealed Is DADT?
Have you forgotten about DADT now that the judicial brouhaha is over? The answer had better be no, because our servicemembers definitely haven’t. Here’s what the deal is for them right now.
Kristin Chenoweth Wins GLAAD Vanguard Award for Newsweek Response Piece
Kristin Chenoweth is winning a GLAAD Vanguard Award for her Newsweek response letter and Autostraddle is a part of it.
Pretty Little Liars 116 Recap: Je Suis Une Amie and Paige Est Une Lesbienne
This week on Pretty Little Liars, everyone gets wet and/or pissed and/or lied to/about. I’m 95% sure that Sounder is A.
House of Commons Passes Bill C-389, One Step Closer to Trans* Equality
Yeah, that’s right, if passed through the Senate, trans and genderqueer people would be able to see themselves in the law as equal to every other Canadian citizen, and crimes motivated by transphobia would be potential hate crimes.
The PP & Me: Why We All Need Planned Parenthood
I’ve been going to Planned Parenthood for thirteen years, which is probably my longest relationship with anything, ever. I’m not ready to give that up — and you shouldn’t be, either.
Everything You Need to Know About Gay Marriage Today
In today’s edition of “I am gay and want to do things anyway,” gays are still trying to legally be in love, around the world, and state rights are still proving to be ineffective ways to govern the love lives of American gay people (ahem).