Parents & Heteros Join Queers Demanding Gender-Neutral Clothing
The internet wants to know where our gender-neutral clothing is at. Obviously all the queers at Autostraddle have a lot of feelings about this. It’s a mini-roundtable!
Rubicon: AMC’s New Original Series Hat Trick
Why you should check out AMC’s new original series, Rubicon. Now with 100% more puzzles and less day-drinking!
Wikileaks and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: A Gay Love Story
The mainstream media is catching on to the fact that PFC Bradley Manning of Wikileaks fame is gay. The New York Times wonders whether Manning’s childhood and teen years as a gay man were part of what led him to release thousands of pages of classified military documents – we wonder whether it might not be a little more complicated than that. What does it mean to betray a country that treats you as a second class citizen?
I Don’t Care About The Future
Hey did you hear that Lady Gaga is thinking about possibly considering maybe ordering the chicken over the fish? No? Because I did! And guess what: ignoring this bullshit is the best possible way I can do my job.
VIDEO: Julie Goldman & Brandy Infiltrate VH1, ‘Do Something’ With Jane Lynch
What happens on the red carpet and behind-the-scenes of the 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards when musical comedy legend Julie Goldman and Goldman Guest Brandy Howard sneak a camera backstage to “lez up the place”? Let’s talk fashion with Pete Wentz, rehearse with Jane Lynch, and pet Kathy Griffin’s dogs, shall we?
Artist Spotlight: Experimental Rock From Brooklyn Band Yeasayer
Yeasayer is an experimental rock band hailing from Brooklyn, NY. They’ll make you want to do Parkour and punch someone affectionately in the face.
Valedictorian Calls Out U.S. School System, Brainwashed Students, Herself
Erica Goldson, valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School, used her graduation speech to deconstruct the institution rewarding her. Must read & process: “Now, I have successfully shown that I was the best slave. I did what I was told to the extreme. While others sat in class and doodled to later become great artists, I sat in class to take notes and become a great test-taker.”
Sofia Black D’Elia Will Play Lesbian “Tea” in MTV’s Skins US, is a Shoo-In for AfterEllen’s 2011 Hot 100
MTV’s Skins US announced its cast and Sofia Black D’Elia will be playing the lesbian charcter, Tea. Also, weird lesbo hugs for Queen Latifah and her girlfriend I MEAN ‘trainer’, bizarre lesbian advice in the Daily Star, Lady Gaga’s stage dive at Lolla, Judge Walker’s post-trial party, Jane Lynch’s SNL hosting gig and NOM’s sucky summer.
Lollapalooza 2010 Dispatch Day Two: Phoenix, Phoenix, Phoenix
Trapped inside living vicariously through your fun-having, summer-loving, concert-going friends? Perfect! Insatiable and Fearless Music Aficionado Sarah is back with another dispatch from Lollapalooza, which is probably a lot more fun than whatever you’re doing right now.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: FLESH’s Half Naked Girls & Infinite Confusion
Have you all see the “Flesh” music video? There’s girls making out in it. Do you want to tell me how you feel about it or how I should feel about it? I think you do. also: sex ed video games, you’re lying about not having cybersex, vice versas, keeping your sex off facebook, female masturbation, and you know. other stuff of a sexual nature.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Loves Gay People, Wants Them Married ASAP
On Friday afternoon something special happened: Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he thinks gay people should be allowed to get married right now! Not everybody agrees with him, though.
Riese’s Team Pick: ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ by Bret Easton Ellis
god i need some tylenol pm right now
Lollapalooza 2010 Dispatch Day One: Lady Gaga’s Revenge
Lollapalooza opened the first night with Lady Gaga, who got misunderstood at Lolla 2007 and was back to show she can really shake ’em down, with DJ Lady Starlight. Also, The Black Keys!
Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
Amanda Palmer plays some Radiohead hits on her ukulele and Crystal has some good feelings about it. Do you?
Judge Walker and the Comeback Kids: How the Gays Beat Prop 8
By now you’ve probably heard about Prop 8, right? You’ve probably raised a glass or shed a tear or hugged a puppy, maybe you even told your mom. Wondering what it really means and what’s next? Well good news! Everyone’s favorite resident law expert, Autostraddle Legal Correspondent Jessica is here to explain the ins and outs of the ruling so you can know exactly what to say when you’re gloating to your smack-talking relatives on facebook.
Real L Word’s Stamie Gets Real Funny: The Autostraddle Interview
The Real L Word’s Stamie Karakasidis talks to Autostraddle about adjusting to reality fame with Tracy Ryerson, coming out in a Greek family, The Kids Are All Right, the glowing vag poster and the cast’s real opinion of TRLW.
Rosie O’Donnell on ‘Real L Word’: “I’ve Never Met Gay Women Like This.”
Rosie O’Donnell is addicted to/fascinated by The Real L Word and has lots of feelings about the cast. Who are these lesbians, where do they come from? What’s wrong with Mikey’s hair? Also, Rosie will be getting a new show on Oprah’s TV network!
We’ve Got the Golden Ticket! Comment Awards for the Week of Happiness!
Not to be confused with the French version: the week of a penis. No one here wants that week.
Net Neutrality and the End of Days: Why It Matters
The death of net neutrality may spell the end of all that is odd and good about the interweb as we know it. And it’s really important to learn why. You like lolcats, don’t you? I thought so.
Laura’s Team Pick: 17 and Baking
I’ve got a dozen or so food sites in my Google Reader, but this one is my newest favorite. Elissa, the now-18 author of 17 and baking, has a couple things that I wish I would’ve had in high school–self-confidence, a kitchenaid mixer, proximity to a farmers’ market, and a well-developed writer’s voice.. Her blog […]