Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Alison is Miss May!
Meet Alison, our Miss May Autostraddle Calendar Girl! Alison can write a killer paragraph about nuclear fusion and looks damn good in the shower.
After a Week of Lists, Here’s a List of Your Comment Awards!
It was a fun week full of sunburst vaginas, Julie & Brandy’s hilarity, feminism, and lots & lots of lists! Let’s celebrate with some comment awards!
Autostraddle Roundtable: Becoming Queer Feminists (Part 1)
We finally wrote another roundtable, and it’s about feminism! This discussion is gonna take a while, so we’re going to start this by talking about how we first became feminists. Share your own experiences in the comments!
Gay Activism Flowers for Earnest/Angry/Dancing Youths of America
All the young gays are celebrating in Seattle, uprising in NYC, dancing in Rutgers (and our strai army allies are dancing homosexily in Afghanistan!), taking back the night in WI, speaking against violence in CA, hosting Dan Choi at Harvard, and more! Also; Hawaii passes civil unions (the bill now goes to the governor), a lesbian stabs her ex, trans identity & faith & Laura Bush’s memoir on the 2004 debates around same-sex marriage.
Who’s Coming Out May 5th in People Mag? We Think We Know.
It’s been a week since we first weighed in on “Who’s coming out May 5th in People Magazine?” and now basically the entire internet has an opinion on Who Will Be America’s Next Top Gay or Lesbian Superstar. If you wanna win the coming out office pool, put your money where ours is — on a country music singer hitting the road with tears, lies and alibis.
Charges Reduced Against Lesbian Teen Cheyenne Williams’ Accused Attackers
The three girls accused of trying to throw their lesbian friend off a cliff on the Day of Silence go to court and get charges reduced to a misdemeanor. Also: gay iphone apps, lots of feminist revelations, DC mayor (accidentally?) honors an ex-gay activist, lesbian teacher fired, “how do you know you’re trans?”, and coming out in college.
Gay Newsweek Writer Says Gay Men Can’t Play Straight, Other Offensive Things
Newsweek’s out gay writer Ramin Setoodeh is at it again with another totally offensive article about gay people — this time it’s about how gay men can’t convincingly play straight but vice-versa works just fine. Also; Pam Grier has written her memoirs, Melissa Etheridge opens up about the breakup with Tammy Lynn Michaels, Chris Colfer talks about Kurt’s boyfriend and Portia does Ellen.
Riese’s Team Pick: Emily Gould & Megan Daum
I’ve been reading everything Megan Daum‘s written since 1998 (when I first discovered her via New Yorker essay) & especially loved her collection My Misspent Youth. So imagine my delight to see that Curtis Sittenfeld (author of Prep another favorite book) interviewed Megan in New York Magazine along with Emily Gould, who’s new book And […]
Facebook Says; ‘The Social World is Led by Women’. Let’s Talk About It.
Ladies love facebook and social networking in general, men just like to digg stuff. Also! Women [not] behaving badly in business, queer culture in Spain, plastic surgery getting a bad rap in hollywood, mind over meds and sartorial immigration policy.
Taylor’s Team Pick: Gamespot’s Guide For New Gamers
Gamespot, my go-to source for straightforward, unbiased and super in-depth gaming information offers a great beginner’s guide to the three major consoles: the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the Wii. It’s an amazing user-friendly guide all around, so if you’re thinking about dipping your toes into gaming, it’s really the perfect starting place.
GLEE: Brittany & Santana Aren’t Gonna Fall in Love, Become Girlfriends
Adam Lambert’s got tour dates OMG OMG OMG! Tegan & Sara have a new video where they shop at the store, Ke$ha is done with boys boys boys, Lady Gaga a capella, Sarah McLachlan talks “no label” sexuality, Candy Slice Girls are funny!
41 Geeky Women to Follow on Twitter #ladygeeks
Everyone needs a geek or two in their lives, maybe a geek or three in their bedroom, so why not follow a few on Twitter? Hell, follow 41 of ’em! Here’s Technostraddle’s list of 41 lady geeks who like to Tweet! Tweet at them! Tweet on them! DM them saucy things! Go wild!
On The Upside, These Gay Kids Have Awesome Parents!
It’s not all doom & gloom. Ceara Sturgis’ tuxedo pic didn’t even make it into the yearbook, but her Mom is standing up for her! And she’s not the only Mom out there taking a stand. Also, Houston Pride will feature uniformed police officers, the Washington Blade returns, California struck down anti-gay law and um someonemurderedtheirdaughtersgirlfriend and a trans student was attacked in a college bathroom.
Recap: Real L Word Extended Behind-the-Scenes Preview
The new trailer for The Real L Word is out and Riese recaps it for ya. You know what else is out? Anyone But Me episode 7 and YOUR MOM. Plus, Molly Ringwald talks about gay stuff, Chris Colfer talks about Glee, and Lilo is seeking a restraining order against her dad.
Audiostraddle Weekly: M.I.A.’s “Born Free” Video, Hate It/Love It?
M.I.A. has released a new single and controversial video, N.E.R.D. leaks new song with Nelly Furtado, out musician Mirah is touring with Thao Nguyen, Sublime reunites on 4/20, Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ premieres on Broadway, and lots of new music in this week’s Music Fix!
Autostraddle Hot 100: It’s Your Turn to Be Hot. Seriously. You.
We wanna see 100 Hot Actual Lesbian/Queer/Bisexual Girls & Genderqueers. Real people. Real girls who like girls. You’re hot, right? Yeah you are. How hot is your friend? Send us her photo! How hot are YOU, Nicole Pacent? Nicol Paone? Intern Nicole? So hot. You’re reading this, send us a picture.
Lady Gaga Rises, Lesbians Model, Crystal Chappell Goes Both Ways & Glambert Tops
Crystal Chappell says she’s attracted to both men and women again so it’s defo true. We’ve got Adam Lambert’s GLAAD performance video and he’s breaking records overseas! Showtime has a special sneak peak of “The Real L Word” tonight! Also; Jill Sobule’s Bears, Lohan’s album, Nat Garcia & Tracy Reyerson’s photoshoot, Kurt is GLEE’s True Icon, Melissa Etheridge’s parenting techniques & RuPaul’s Drag Race finale!
Friends of Lesbian Teen Gave Her Six Months to Go Straight Before Attacking Her
New information in the Cheyenne Williams case (maybe), and shocking violence in Edmonton. Gay and bisexual politicians abound, and the petition on Ref. 71 is finally going to court. Also, a defense of the Boy Scouts, and an investigation of the gay dollar.
Laura’s Team Pick: Babycakes Cupcake Maker
Do you often find yourself baking when you should be doing homework/doing work work/writing articles/making dinner/etc. ad infinitum? I have just the thing to help you put off until tomorrow everything that you could be doing today.
VIDEO – Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office #5: Hot Tub Time Machine
Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard are hosting the dirtiest, funniest, sexiest lesbian webseries on the internet. Well, it’s better than Hot Tub Time Machine for sure. Episode Five features winterwear, dancing, fingering and other funny delights.