Time for the second edition of Brooke Means Business, in which Autostraddle COO Brooke Levin finds ladies who will talk to her about business. Today we bring you Franco Stevens, who was 22 years old when she decided to stop looking for a National lesbian glossy magazine and start her own — and thus CURVE was born.
Really so many random unrelated Sunday Funday stuff today! Happy Lady Gaga’s birthday! Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Moore and soon Jennifer Aniston join the ranks of Straight Women Who Have Played Gay To Mixed Reviews. British politicians get gay married, Spring Break behind-the-scenes, expensive Passover food, the history of white people, Derrick Martin, WBC’s counter-protest, very special sitcom episodes, girls are awesome at math, and lesbians are inspiring Indian fashion. Also, um, LADY GAGA CHATROULETTE
Alex & Riese cartoon recap their NSFW Friday night in Las Vegas because that’s what they did instead of writing this, and there were topless ladies dancing there. Also; porn bingo for LGBT rights, feminist porn, BDSM for ladies, hand-bras, and so much more!
What Do You Want to do Before You Die is an incredible project by two people who ask people what they want to do before they die and take a polaroid of them as they’re saying it. Then, the person writes it on the picture and they post it on their website. I suggest you […]
In the open thread this week, we’ll discuss the intersection of the gays and the geeks. Just imagine we’re talking about that weirdly-shaped middle section of a Venn Diagram!
Obviously Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday is a weekly occurrence and not an annual one, but I’m feeling very pomp and circumstance this week and it just felt right.
More Catholic abuse scandals than you can shake a stick at. Maddow’s full page ad in the Boston Globe. Poll results show that some people are, in fact, f*cking crazy (and just happen to be Republicans). Ana Marie Cox on DADT, Ann Coulter STILL makes us want to punch walls, racism at Harvard and MOAR!
Lesbian scandals that have been clogging our Google Reader so let’s get ’em all out there: sex! murder! terrible fark-ready things! It’s been a year since Dan Choi visited the Rachel Maddow show and came out — he returns and is f*cking brilliant. Also: that’s gay, best interrupting moments & more!
places to avoid while traveling homosexual, and places to go (like vegas for a sweet party). also; stats on closeting in the workplace & the lives of lady baby boomers. a gay teen is allowed prom but gets kicked out of the house instead, manifesta’s 10th anniversary, fabulis’s future and moar!
Spring break is the perfect time of year for a road trip through the desert! Or anywhere, really. You’re gonna need the right music and Autostraddle’s got you covered.
Yesterday our #1 search term was “Jillian Michaels Vanessa Marcil” and now we know why — get the full ‘scoop’ on ‘important things’ right here. Also, Carol Leifer goes on Howard Stern with a lot of feelings about Ellen DeGeneres ALSO! Tegan & Sara interview, Gaga explains nearly passing out on stage in New Zealand, Cynthia Nixon’s GLAAD speech, and a new teaser for Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBuono’s web series, We Have To Stop Now.
Call of Duty junkies rejoice- the trailer for March 30’s upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC has arrived! Now we’ll have to stake out our fave camping spots all over again.
Some are ‘worried’ that extending family health care under Obama’s plan to 26 year-olds will encourage ‘slackers,’ many more find this safety net ‘awesome.’ New provisions will make it harder to kick gays out of the army ’cause of DADT (like your ex-girlfriend can’t do it for revenge, etc.) while they decide what the f to do long term. Also; the redacted memo, web 3.0, prom in New Orleans? & marijuana legalization on the ballot.
This week in I’ll Have What She’s Wearing: Mollie is a Georgia peach who has a kitten AND a great sense of style. Come read about her love of bright colors and how she wants to dress like 18th century literature.
Tegan & Sara’s Alligator EP and German tour, M.I.A headlining HARD festival, MGMT’s new album leaks, new releases from Jenny Owen Youngs, She & Him and Monica, Big Star musician Alex Chilton passes away, the Gods of Hip-Hop, the 21 worst charity music videos and more.
“Equally Wed” enters the untapped queer wedding magazine market, poised to get you ready for the big day even if it’s not legal yet. Also; lot of famous people got rejected from Harvard, women are rethinking “happily ever after,” Sugarbutch has thoughts on gay prom, The Real Housewife of Atlanta has a girlfriend for real, Liz Carpenter dies, marijuana legislation is queer, and the social construction of natural beauty.
She’s not butch, no. She’s not even dykey. But damn that girl looks good in a tie and skinny jeans. Who is she, and how do you know that she’s not just a cute hipster straight girl? Luckily for you, Dr. KC Danger just received her degree in lesbian hipsterology, and she’s here to give you a lesson in herstory, hipstory, and why the lesbian hipster is more than just a cultural one-night-stand.
Stef would’ve seen a bunch of shows on sunday, but then she had a mental breakdown instead: the cartoon recap.
Jennifer Beals will star in the new Fox Pilot “Ride-Along” as Chicago’s first female police chief, and we expect lots of ball-busting to ensue. ‘Anyone But Me’ is up for awards and has a new episode! Also; photography of “girlfriends,” Rosie O’Donnell’s new show aims to fill Oprah’s void, Bitch Slap’s Lesploitation, Scream 4 is ON, Adam Lambert’s interviewed in Scotland, and Sue’s Corner is back.
A ruling is made in the case of Constance McMillen and the heteronormative prom and Newsweek interviews Dan Choi about his new radical stance on political action. Prop 8 opponents have to give show the other side internal emails and memos, which could push back the verdict on the Prop 8 trial. Also: two Malawi men arrested for getting engaged go on trial soon, and Lambda Legal is challenging for same-sex marriage in NJ.