Christmas

Holigay 101: How to Bring Your Girlfriend Home for the Holidays

Get your face out of that turkey’s a** and pay attention to your girlfriend.

United Nations Votes Against Being Against Executing Gay People

A UN General Assembly Committee just voted to stop including sexual orientation on a list that protects people against discrimination-based arbitrary executions. In other international news: two Brazilian troops arrested in connection with gay shooting, couples get married in the air, Australia tracks its own gay-friendliness and in France gay marriage goes to the courts.

Straddleverse

Ten Points to Autostraddle Commenters, You Guys Are Magical

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr Neville Longbottom.”

Pop Culture Fix

Very Important Stories About Tina Fey, Glee, Ellen & Portia, Pink, X-Tina and Harry Potter GayGayGay

The edited version of Tina Fey’s Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech misses her entire point, GLEE gets post-Superbowl slot, Pink on Ellen, probs no more Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List and Cher & X-Tina do #ItGetsBetter.

Pop Culture Fix

Riese’s Team Pick: Taylor Swift Is Always Surprised

WHO ME??

Politics + Activism

The [Gay Marriage] Revolution Will Be Televised: Prop 8 on CSPAN

The original Prop 8 case wasn’t televised, but the hearing on whether or not Prop 8 should ultimately be repealed will be.

Politics + Activism

Dems Will Push DADT Repeal, Hoping For Last Minute Comeback, Magical Study

Can the Democrats really manage to end DADT in Congress while they still have a majority? We hope so, because otherwise it’s back to the drawing board.

Community

Remember That Time I Kissed a Girl on the Subway and Someone Took a Picture? LOL!

I kissed a girl and I liked it and way later, I showed up on a website called “People of Public Transport.”

Society + Culture

AFTAH President Argues Airport Security Too Sexy for Gay TSA Agents

The AFTAH is concerned about gay people and airport security, namely, that Ellen DeGeneres will be assigned to pat down female travelers. Also: the first transgender judge in the US was just elected, and the age for coming out in Britain is getting younger.

Book Features

Dear Harry Potter, We Are Lesbians And We Love You

Maybe you think it’s stupid because it’s just a book and Harry Potter doesn’t exist. Well, he does for me. And I’m a better person because of it.

Straddleverse

Real L Word Ladies and Lesbian Comedians Do New York City, Keep It Real

Real L Word stars Rose Garcia and Stamie Karakasidis infuse life in the New York City lesbian comedy scene at The Stonewall Inn.

TV Show Recaps

This is a “Recap” of Glee Episode 207, “The Substitute.” Gaygaygay.

Thought Gwyneth Paltrow maxed out her musical mojo in the classic Huey Lewis Karaoke-themed film “Duets”? THINK AGAIN, GLEEKSTER.

Geekery

State of the Gamer Union

Come discuss the one million gaming releases that will certainly lead to our collective system failures.

Society + Culture

Wow High School Must Be Super Awesome If You’re Not Gay

Students at St. Charles North High School wore “Straight Pride” tshirts to school last week. But it’s fair because that’s just the other side of the argument you start by wearing gay pride tshirts which no one even did, right? No.

Theater

RENT Returns to Off-Broadway: No Day But Today To Psychoanalyze Our Queer Attachment to RENT

RENT is being revived Off Broadway in June 2011 and Riese has feelings about it, Ryan Murphy is figuring out the Kurt/Blaine sitch, Queen Latifah hovers around #ItGetsBetter, and the making of Pink’s new video.

Society + Culture

Lily’s Team Pick: Sexhibition and Cat Massage

Take Back The Night. But also, cat massage!

Thanksgiving

How I Survived My First Thanksgiving as an Out Vegan Lesbian

Canadian Thanksgiving happened on October 11, which means that Carolyn and all the other Canadians have already experienced the joys of family togetherness. Lucky for you, she documented the whole thing. Recipes included!