OPEN THREAD: DADT Repeal Vote Moves Forward Today, At Least We Hope
It’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell vote day! Finally! Come watch with us, and then we can laugh, cry, yell, drink, or all of the above together after the Senate votes.
Phasefest: Come See Homogay Bands In Our Nation’s Capital
Do you like queer events and music, AND do you happen to live in the DC metropolitan area? If you leapt into the air and screamed “YES,” then check out this weekend’s Queer Music Fesival at DC’s Phase 1, featuring MEN (featuring JD Samson of Le Tigre), Hunter Valentine, and loads of other acts featuring queer performers!
Lady Gaga Rocks Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Rally and If You Don’t Like It, Go Home [Photo Gallery]
Lady Gaga had a DADT rally today. She did research and wrote a speech and on a scale of one to bajillion, it was pretty f*cking awesome. I feel like she’s going to be remembered for this. Imagine all the people living life in peace, y’all. [Now with a photo gallery of the speech/rally]
Kelly McGillis Gets Civil Unionized, Glambert Gets “Apology” from Daily 10 D-Bag, Elmo Upstages Katy Perry
Kelly McGillis marries her partner in New Jersey, Lindsay Lohan may be on her way back to jail, movie trailer for Single White Female redeux – stalker lesbians and all, Tegan & Sara’s Complete Recollection, Fiona Apple finally releasing new album in 2011, Gleeks, Adam Lambert gets a weak apology and Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee.
A**holes Still Living in Fear of Prop 8 and Gays in General, Taking Irrational Actions Against Us
This excerpt announces new efforts from strange people to repeal Prop 8 for everyone except like 4 people, make homosexuality illegal in Montana, and vote in favor of DADT.
VIDEO! The Real L Word Parody PART ONE: Looking Back, Casting a Spell on Your Box
What if this actually is the way that we live, except less fancy? Welcome to part one of two of “The Real L Word: Looking Back”!
Tinkerbell’s Team Pick: Gaga Stigmata
Gaga Stigmata is a technological journal that “takes seriously the project of pop phenomenon Lady Gaga.”
Heard It On TV: The Temper Trap and Diet Coke
Diet Coke has recently revved up the rotation for its mesmerizing commercial featuring “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap, an Australian band with U2-inspired guitars.
Repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: It’s a Thing
Lady Gaga has inspired lots of little monsters to make their own videos. Are there any senators with room on their voice mailbox? Precisely how cute does Lady Gaga look in glasses? The answers are inside.
BBC3′s Lesbian Drama “Lip Service” Premieres in October, Starring ‘Frankie’ as ‘Shane’
At last we know when Lip Service will premiere and there’s new photos, blogs and interviews too! Lohan fails a drug test, somebody dares to accuse our boyfriend Adam Lambert of things he did not do, Lady Gaga talks her 3rd album, Born This Way, Haviland Stillwell performs live at Joe’s Pub, Sue Sylvester’s football coach nemesis, Ricky Martin is out and proud on his new album and Kathy Griffin turns in a stellar appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Don’t Call Me A Dyke! by Effing Dykes
Krista from one of our favorite blogs called “Effing Dykes” has a question for you! It’s about reclaiming words and who has a right to do so. EFFING DYKES ON AUTOSTRADDLE. THIS HAPPENED.
Crystal’s Team Pick: ‘Gay Like Happy’ Mixtape
Just in time for the weekend – a free queer party mix tape!
Lady Gaga’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell PSA: Schumer Cannot Hear Her, Is K-Kinda Busy
Lady Gaga has a message for the U.S. Senate about the unconstitutionality of DADT and its enforcement, even though they won’t pick up her telephone call. I can only hope John McCain cares as much about what Gaga has to say as we do! When people ask why we love her so much, we want to point to things like this and say “because of things like this.”
This Title Informs You That, Hey, It’s Friday, And There Are Comment Awards
This excerpt tells you that the author of this post wrote it entirely with one hand in a bowl of popcorn, would like to give awards to almost everyone but is slightly crazy and overworked like everyone else on this site/planet, and wishes we could all just get along.
Open Thread: How Do You Create, Keep & Care for an Alternative Lifestyle Haircut?
If your hairstyle’s as gay as we think it is, that issue of Cosmo with “Seventy-One Sexy Hair Tips” isn’t going to be real helpful. Here’s your chance to trade styling and haircare tips for your fellow gaymos!
Christine O’Donnell Reminds Us That Gay Family Members Do Not a Homo-Friendly Politician Make
Did you hear the one about the [homophobic politician] and their gay [daughter/sister/brother/friend]? So did we, and you know, it’s really not funny anymore.
Crystal’s Team Pick: Kaki King Australian Tour
This is an Audiostraddle PSA for our Australian readers.
Autostraddle’s Ultimate Fall 2010 Television Preview/Pre-Judge
Why are there 80 zillion new TV shows this year? This is more of a sampling than a survey, because I really can’t cope.
Editor’s Team Pick: Typical Incendiary Blog Post
“This sentence contains a provocative statement that attracts the readers’ attention, but really only has very little to do with the topic of the blog post. This sentence claims to follow logically from the first sentence, though the connection is actually rather tenuous.”
VIDEO: Jane Lynch Visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Thanks Her For Blazing Gay Trails
You think being Jane Lynch is hard? Try being waterboarded or being on The Ellen Show, that’s hard. And HEY who’s that new girl on GLEE?