Read a F*cking Book: Our Picks for a Guilt-Free Superfun Midsummer Reading List
Here are Team Autostraddle’s recommendations for books to get you through the rest of summer — without rotting your brain.
Panic! On the Lawn: What Happened With Lilith Fair 2010?
Kelly Clarkson drops out of troubled Lilith Fair, Glee gets a ton of Emmy nominations including Jane Lynch, Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels are in dyke drama hell, Johnny Weir says he’ll come out in his book, and the complete guide to Lilo’s incarceration.
Sarah’s Team Pick: The Ladies Guide to the Apocalypse
The Ladies Guide to the Apocalypse (awesome title, right?) is a wonderful blog written by Summer Burkes, who just recently had to move away from New Orleans in the wake of the oil spill.
Flavors.me: An Insta-Resume or Portfolio Tool (Just Add Water!)
Check out Flavors.me for an amazing resume/portfolio creation resource– just add water! No seriously, it’s that easy; you don’t even have to add water or anything. Make a simple, elegant little website in about 10 minutes, start to finish. Yes, it’s cheating, but cheating never looked this good. Cheating usually looks likes punches and smeary mascara.
American Gays Want (And Can’t Have) Rights Straight People Hate
Hawaii’s governor vetoes civil unions bill, Today Show excludes gays from its Modern Weddings contest and a lesbian is denied the malpractice settlement from her deceased ex-wife — seems gays can’t get a break in the US these days. It’s okay though, because new studies show that straight people are married & have kids & they HATE IT. But also there’s the super-cute new issue of gay wedding mag EquallyWed… gawd, it’s so hard to choose a number one feeling today!
Real L Word 103 Bonus: The S*!@ You Didn’t See (or Know)
Lost footage from The Real L Word plus Valentine’s Day episode video recap. Also; Showtime lets its cast members point out editing magic in their on-site blogs — is this a major development in how reality stars are handled by the networks that showcase them?
Dressing for the Future
Becky started her 4th of July out early with a koolaid and vodka pitcher drink and is now regretting it immensely. Anyway, here’s some clothes to look at while you’re waiting for your turn to shuck corn — CLOTHING FOR THE FUTURE!
Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days Jail (Just Like Lady Gaga in “Telephone”!)
Today Lindsay Lohan was sentenced 90 days in jail starting July 20 for violating her probation terms. Before that we found out that she wasn’t dating that girl Eliat because Eliat already has a girlfriend. That seems less important now.
Audiostraddle Record Club: Go Get Janelle Monae’s ArchAndroid, Start Listening!
Audiostraddle Record Club, get your headphones ready!
Yvonne Moore Sued Her Church For Performing “Disgusting” Gay Marriage, Which is Crazy
Yvonne Moore, “world’s worst church lady” (according to THAT’S GAY), sues her church for 250K for that gross lesbian wedding they threw. But hey, let’s check out that book she’s been reading in “Autostraddle’s Primer on New & Old Testament’s Mentions of Homosexuality” which will soothe your soul, even if you’ve eaten trail mix, which’s bad for your soul. FYI.
How I Turned Straight Actors into Badass Butch Queers in Three Days Flat
Gabrielle Rivera wanted an all-queer cast for her first short film. When she ended up with straight girls in her three butch/AG leads she found herself giving them a crash-course in abandoning gender norms, taking up space and playing gay. And then everything changed, forever.
Even in Canada! Did Toronto F*ck Up Gay Pride?
If you thought there wasn’t room for one more controversy to sweep Toronto, well, you were wrong. This officially marks the first time ever we haven’t wanted to move to Canada. Also: Judith Butler turns down an award, bisexuality gets surveyed, gay marriage in NY and the lives of gay youths.
Real L Word 103: A Long Episode’s Journey Into Valentine’s Day or “Bromance”
The day the music died.
Samantha Ronson is Open to Lindsay Lohan Reunion, Boys, Writing a Novel
Samantha Ronson never wants to talk about her relationship with Lindsay Lohan nearly as much as we do. Also, she’s not gay, she’s an “equal opportunity player.” The more you know…
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: Hypergender Burlesque, Radical Pleasure, Hot Canadians
Did we see you at Hypergender Burlesque? It’s okay we have a recap for you. Also: 80% of women fake orgasms, you.me.sex.now, against brazillian bikini waxes, 20 Hot Canadians, radical possibilities of pleasure, body image and sex, a fab how-to video and more!
6 Things I Loathe About My New HTC EVO
While you might be tired of hearing about the HTC EVO, I’m somehow not yet tired of writing about it. And it’s the only phone I have because no one sends me free shit and I’m a pauper. Since almost everything I’ve written about the phone has been glowing, here are some complaints. No phone is perfect, and while none of my complaints are a dealbreaker, these 6 things bug me.
Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Avni is Miss July
Meet our July calendar girl, Avni! This Indian firecracker is sporting the boyshorts and the super-smarts, having Celestine Prophecies and talking about peace love and understanding in her cute British accent!
Happy Pride! Happy Comment Awards!
Be proud of your comment! This is a cheesy theme for comment awards! Are you even reading this excerpt right now?
Medicating Away the “Gay” in Your Fetus: There’s an Actual Doctor For That.
You knew that conservative right-wing homophobes hated gay people, but did you know how much? No. You didn’t. Trust us.
Guerilla Satire: Masked @BPGlobalPR Tells TED Geeks How to Change the World
The TedxOilSpill conference features a talk by notorious Twitter brand-hijacker, @BPGlobalPR, on the disaster in the Gulf. And how the little guy can piss people off in a big way — for the common good and stuff.