Share Your Gamertag and Make Friends the Easy Way!
Got an Xbox 360 or a PS3? Share your gamertag here! It’s the purest form of friendship. And you don’t have to share your fries.
Win tickets to see The Cliks and Hunter Valentine
Right now two of Autostraddle’s favorite bands – The Cliks and Hunter Valentine – are making their way across the USA in the ‘Guts ‘N Glory’ tour. We’re giving you the chance to win a double pass and to go backstage and meet both bands.
The (Gender) Trouble With Video Game Avatars
If you think the realm of fantasy might defy our real world gender policing, think again! How Dragon Age: Origins, World of Warcraft and Xbox Live want me to be a size 2 scantily-clad elf and I just wanna be husky with an alt-lifestyle haircut.
Crystal’s Team Pick: Stef Mitchell’s Stairwell Gallery
Do you live in Sydney? Autostraddle contributor Stef Mitchell is having a photo exhibition on August 19 and you’re invited!
AUDIO: Real L Word’s Whitney Does Rosie O’Donnell (Not Literally) for Rosie Radio
Rosie O’Donnell interviews The Real L Word’s Whitney Mixter — we have the full Rosie Radio recording in which secrets are revealed.
VIDEO: Ellen DeGeneres Wows on ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ Spreads Dance Power Joy Love
It’s Friday! Here’s a video to make you happy, it’s Ellen DeGeneres dancing on “So You Think You Can Dance.” It’s so happy! Also beforehand she and Portia had vegan lunch.
In Other Gay News: DADT Discharge Who Didn’t Tell, Why H8ers are Surprised by Verdict
Rachel Maddow is getting tired of waiting for this Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal, and she wants President Obama to know it. Also, Target’s still not back in gays’ good graces, the future of Prop 8 and musings on the reasons why the h8ers hated the trial so much, as well as an alert on the latest crazed commie pinko homosexual Obama appointee who will bring the end times upon us.
It’s That Time Of The Week. Hey! Did You See That Comment?
That time of the week. So much better than that time of the month.
Listicle Without Commentary: Headlines Prepared for Losing Prop 8 Trial, or “The Art of Losing Inequality is Not Hard to Master”
11. Are You There, Marriage? It’s Me, Disenfranchised Gay Person
Judge Walker Strikes Again: Gay Marriage Returns to California ON AUGUST 18
California gay couples can now get married starting on August 18! Walker denied the (permanent) stay of his decision in the Prop 8 trial.
Real L Word Episode 108 Recap: Runway Bridezilla Attacks Zombies, Eats Crybabies, is a Lesbian
What do you want from me. The Real L Word. 108. It happened. Deal with it OMGFASHIONWEEEK FASHIONWEEK.
How to Date Girls: 10 Simple Rules for Properly Courting a Lesbian
Have you gotten over the giant hurdle of learning how to meet people/women? Are you now faced with the enormous task of convincing those people/women to stick around — properly? Lesbians have failed at romance long enough, it’s time you learn how to do it up right. We’ve got a post for that!
Costa Rica Says Yes To The (Lesbian Wedding) Dress
Costa Rica’s solution to Prop 8 was to not let voters pass one — an attempt to have a voter referendum banning civil unions was shot down by the nation’s top court. We support this policy, and want everyone to learn a lesson from our friends and neighbors in Latin America.
9 Definitive Elements of Every Tegan & Sara Music Video
Does Tegan and Sara’s new video for “Northshore” have everything a Tegan and Sara video should have? Lifetime fans Interns Laura & Emily go through the cannon and come out on top with a Top 9 .
Top West Point Cadet Resigns Because of Emotional Toll of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Katherine Miller sent a letter to her commanding officers, announcing her withdrawal from West Point because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. She’ll be attending Yale with an LGBT scholarship in the fall.
‘Pretty Little Liars’ Successfully Maintains Lesbian Storyline For Entire Season and Probably Longer
Pretty Little Liars’ season finale aired last night, but the lesbian storyline, unlike a lot of other people on this show, is NOT DEAD YET. This is a miracle of epic proportions. And also, we love this show?
Rosie O’Donnell Interviews Real L Word’s Rose Garcia and Rose Charms The Hell Out of Her
Rosie O’Donnell interviews her fave Real L Word cast member Rose Garcia, exposing her as a pretty decent human being. Who knew!?
Lollapalooza 2010 Dispatch Day Three: Jesus Never Showed Up, but The Temper Trap Did
Personally, I feel that protesters are a barometer for how fun something will be, and Sunday did not disappoint. So many bands! Hockey, MGMT, The National, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, and the Temper Trap TWICE!
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!