Apparently Everyone Just F*cking Loves Us Now
The official record of this one day when a bunch of stories on Google News made it seem as though the world cared about us, like we were real people. We have no explanation.
Florence + The Machine: The Autostraddle Interview
According to Florence Welch, aka Florence + The Machine, her debut album ‘Lungs’ deals with “whatever the f*ck comes out of my mouth”. In that respect, that album and this interview are very similar. Florence chats to Autostraddle about David Bowie, the timelessness of death, and her fondness for hip hop & shiny objects.
Alex’s Team Pick: The Science of Sexy Dance Moves
This avatar brings all the boys to the yard.
Lady Gaga Covers Vogue Hommes Japan in Male Drag, Is Sexier Than Danny Zuko
THE WAIT IS OVER: Lady Gaga’s male drag cover shoot has hit newsstands (in Japan) and the oddly-translated article and full photoshoot is really just to die for. YOU KNOW WHO ELSE LOOKS HOT RIGHT NOW? Lindsay F*cking Lohan for Fornarina. Also; Ellen DeGeneres on Letterman, Amber Rose at Gay Pride, Glee and Amos Mac.
Good News, Ladies: You Can Be Good At Math, Bad At Feelings
Feel free to be a brilliant scientist and total emotional wrecking ball today as an author debunks all the gender myths about how your brain is too female to function.
California Here We Come: Taylor and Kelsey’s Winged Migration to San Francisco, Part 1
Kelsey and Taylor move to San Francisco Part I. A southern road-warrior excursion with two little dykes in a Mazda and nothin’ but highway ahead of them.
Boy-on-Boy Culture: Adam Lambert Makes Out With Jake Shears (VIDEO!) and Katy Perry Don’t Mind It
Adam Lambert kisses a boy and we like it. So does Katy Perry, she was there. It’s on video. The boy is Jake Shears. He’s in the Scissor Sisters. They’re gay too.
Lady Gaga Wants to Gay Marry Her Fans, Therefore Must Be “Manic”
SMACKDOWN: Did you know that wanting to marry same-sex couples on stage at your Monsterball is one of the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosing bipolar disorder? US NEITHER. Lady Gaga is gonna be surprised.
Gay Me Up, Scotty: How Star Trek Failed To Boldly Go There
In addition to perhaps the most egregious split infinitive in the history of the written word, Star Trek, which celebrates its 44th anniversary this week, also committed crimes against its gay fans: it ignored them.
Top Ten Most Gayest Jobs: A Labor Day Special!
Happy Labor Day, betches! In honor of this esteemed holiday, we have assembled a list of the most gayest jobs of all time, according to an unscientific study of our stuffed animals.
The Long Slow March Towards A DADT Repeal: A Story Told In Screenshots
Happy Labor Day, we got you these infuriating screencaps of the Department of Defense’s “online inbox” to survey soldiers on a “possible repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” It’s a good thing you have the day off because all we feel able to do is “lie in bed and mourn the soul of America.”
Anti-Gay Christian Conservatives Are The New George W. Bush: HILARIOUS!
This week we learn that sometimes, things on the Internet that are too funny to be true aren’t actually true. We will survive this. Also, good gay advice columns, nebulous news on Beth Ditto and Nicki Minaj, and also good news for people who aren’t Brits but want to be and are also persecuted for their homosexuality!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: Thrill Me, Kill Me, Scissor Me, 69 Me, Kiss Me
People really do scissor, y’all. And 69’ing? It’s fully a thing. ‘a thing.’ Also; 100 words for/about tribadism, open relationships, and A-cup pride… and a tumblr we really, really, really like.
Listicle Without Commentary: Reactions to a Photograph of Rachel Maddow & Ira Glass
Ira Glass and Rachel Maddow are in a photograph together. How does that make you feel?
Female Friends Forever: Looking at Adrienne Rich’s Lesbian Continuum, 30 Years Later
“If we strip lesbian feminism down to its core – to its advocacy of women-oriented female spaces, women-identified women, and an appreciation of the inequalities and violences that still permeate the heterosexual institution – we might find a lot of things worth keeping around.”
Another Comment Award Thread, Really? Yes! It’s Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday
Emily Choo takes over the comment awards like Google takes over your life. Except Google doesn’t give you an award that makes you feel all shiny and gay inside. (or maybe that’s next?)
Court Foils Anti-Gays’ Prop 8 Appeal: You Can’t Make Brown & Schwarzenegger Love You If They Don’t
Surprise! An extremist right-wing group is trying to strong-arm Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger into defending Prop 8! But nobody has stronger arms than Arnold, don’t they know that? Also: international gay news including gay adoption in Australia and your Gay Republicans update.
33 Seconds of GLEE, 10 Books and Oscar-Worthy Lesbian Sex in ‘Black Swan’
Glee season 2 promo in an Empire State of Mind, list of the most anticipated LGBT books for fall, Gaga covers V’s fall New York issue, Natalie Portman getting serious Oscar buzz for Black Swan, and it’s now the boys turn to exploit their fabulous gay lives on national television.
Crystal’s Team Pick: An Honest Lesbian Relationship
Here’s a 5-minute video featuring cartoon animals discussing the finer points of their lesbian relationship. What? Happy Friday!
It’s Hard Out Here For A Lesbian In College, So Lay Off The ‘Ethical’ Advice
Some advice columnist told a Cornell student that she’s obligated to come out to her sorority sisters because it’s “unethical” to make them “uncomfortable.” We think maybe this “advice columnist” should find a “new job.”