Happy Birthday John Lennon: Here’s Our Top 10 Songs
To celebrate John Lennon’s birthday, we’re talking about our favorite Lennon songs. What are yours?
OPEN THREAD: Fall Video Games, Spike Your Cider and Ready Your Thumbs
Wherein you shout to the high heavens about the absolute smorgasbord of video games headed your way this fall!
Transphobia Still Rampant, At Least Anti-Bullying Bills Include Gender Identity
U.S. Senators have begun to respond to the recent rash of bullying-related suicides in the LGBT community, and gender identity made it into the first draft of the bills. Color us shocked, but proud.
Hey, Free Comment Awards! Happy Friday!
Build a wall of comment awards between us in our bed.
Superstars of Butch Voices LA 2010: Nine or Ten We’d Like to “Know” For Sure
Butch Voices is this super awesome conference happening in LA this weekend, and Autostraddle thinks you should go. It’s all about unifying and discussing all the various rainbow of butch identities. Plus, there will be some super awesome people there. Seriously. Go.
Autostraddle Book Club Reads Inferno: It’s All Happening on November 19th
In perhaps the most unsurprising move of 2010, we have chosen Eileen Myles’ ‘Inferno’ as our first official book club pick. Get excited!
Statement from the Family of Chantal Dubé, 17, on Her Life and Death
An update on Chantal Dubé’s story and a statement from her family.
Real L Word Picked Up For Season Two, Ilene Chaiken Hates Us
Yep.
CMJ 2010 Artist Spotlight: Bikini
In the lead up to the 2010 CMJ Music Marathon, we’re giving you a preview of some of this year’s anticipated showcasing artists. Here’s the low down on New York-based electro-pop duo, Bikini.
New Orleans, Be Still My Go Cup: Taylor And Kelsey’s Winged Migration to San Francisco, Part 3
In the latest installment of your favorite cross-country road trip journal following people named Kelsey and Taylor, Kelsey and Taylor finally make it to New Orleans. But will they ever leave? Or are they just publishing this from a bungalow deep in the Mississippi delta, weeks later?
SMACKDOWN: Lies In “The Truth About GLSEN’s School Climate Report” from Anti-Gays
It’s tempting to look for people to blame in the wake of the terrible tragedies this past week has brought, but it’s best to resist that urge. Oh wait, no. You can blame these people.
Look at That F*cking Stuff Lesbian Kittens Like
Look at that fucking lesbian kitten.
Glee Episode 203 Recap: “Grilled Cheesus” Don’t Tease Us
In Glee Episode 203, Finn saw Jesus in a sandwich and we saw tears in our eyes at various moments and possibly Mercedes’ bra through her shirt JUST MAYBE.
Editors’ Team Pick of Happy Gay Happiness: Dara & Helena’s Wedding by Robin Roemer
THERE IS LESBIAN HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD THIS WEEK AND WE HAVE PROOF.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, 5 Reasons to Freak Out Until December 7th
The cat’s outta the bag: World of Warcraft’s long-awaited Cataclysm expansion will wreak havoc on your love life/hit stores on December 7th! Here are the top 5 reasons why I probably won’t shower until January 2011.
Gay-Friendly Universities That Are Actually Friendly to Lesbians
We think that list of gay-friendly colleges is a little heavy on the bromance and a little light on the lezbromance so we’re going to fix that for you.
Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes & Chely Wright Talk Homogay Bullying on Larry King
The stars align tonight when Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, Chely Wright, Lance Bass and Tim Gunn talk gay bullying on Larry King Live — Bass talks more about how he himself was the bully and Tim Gunn remembers his darkest hours.
Gay Sex is More Evolved Than Everything Else, Ever
You think that’s hard? You know what’s hard? Being a lesbian-sex-machine ten thousand light years ahead of science, culture, society, my family and the law. Waterboarding is also hard, but that’s a bit off topic.
Consequences for Anti-Gay People We Hate: Michigan Asst AG Takes “Leave of Absence,” Etc
Our faith in the workings of the universe/the concept of justice is partially restored with the news that crazed homophobic stalker Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell has taken a leave of absence and will face disciplinary hearings, and also that Jene Newsome, black lesbian DADT victim, is suing the Rapid City police who outed her.
Missing Lesbian Couple Found: Jeanine Blanchette, 21, and Chantal Dube, 17, Suicide Likely Cause of Death
“Jeanine [Blanchette] admitted herself to a hospital in September. She was put on prescription medication and was released several days later. Her mother feels she was released too soon.”