PLEASE STOP: Zach Harrington, Gay, Suicide At 19
We need gay and lesbian teens to stop killing themselves. Which means we need the rest of the world to stop making it so fucking hard for them that it feels like they would be better off dead.
Padmapper: Apartment Hunt Like A Pro #tipsandtricks
Meet Padmapper, an absolutely essential (free!) apartment hunting tool. Not apartment hunting right now? Bookmark this shit. It will change your life. You’ll never look at Craigslist (the same way) again.
CMJ 2010 Artist Spotlight: The Jezabels
Today we’re introducing Australian indie rock quartet, The Jezabels – yet another talented act that will be showcasing next week at the 2010 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
Sarah’s Team Pick: Famous Authors as Cafe Customers
Do you like Rachel? Do you like The Awl? Great, so do we.
Grand Central Die-In, Saving Gay People One Commuter At A Time (Maybe)
This week 300 people participated in a large-scale public protest in the middle of Grand Central Station to call attention to the needless deaths of queer people by suicide and hate crimes. Did it work? You decide.
Liz Feldman Returns With New Episodes of “This Just Out”
Liz Feldman is back with a new season of This Just Out with Tracy Ryerson as her first guest. Kate Moennig cameos, per ushe.
National Coming Out Day OPEN THREAD: The Good, The Funny, The Awkward
“And then, as though she was possessed suddenly by some sapphic demon whose realm was twentysomething nostalgia, my mom came pouring out with this entire sense-memory-ridden stream-of-consciousness tidal wave…”
Jane Lynch Hosts SNL, Real L Word’s Nikki & Jill Finally Marry
Jane Lynch hosts Saturday Night Live, Glee is doing Rocky Horror, Real L Word’s Nikki & Jill are finally married and Tammy Lynn Michaels is blogging again about her break up with Melissa Etheridge.
This Just In: Paladino Is A Huge Asshole, Hates Gay “Brainwashing”
How much do you care about the New York gubernatorial race? Well good, because Carl Paladino DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU EITHER, you gay lesbian homo gayface lesbosaur. Really, though, he clearly doesn’t.
Promgate Makes It to ABC Family, Lesbian Burlesque Twilight Exists
This week there are many parts of the Sunday Funday that we cannot fully process/understand, like how ABC Family Originals factor into the march towards equality and world peace, or how relevant Jared Leto still is, because I am not sure what he’s done since Fight Club, or actually who he even played in that. Also, did you know Lady Gaga was in an episode of the Sopranos? What is happening I don’t even
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?