Hey It’s April! Did You See These Comment Awards?
Hello and good afternoon. Have I told you lately that I love you? Well I’m telling you now. I love you, commenters. You are all special snowflakes.
Gays Coming Up: Kids Are Alright, Glambert on Idol, Gay Sketch Show, Moar
Full trailer for Julianne Moore gay family drama “The Kids Are Alright” is out, as is Sex & the City 2 (gay wedding!) Lady Gaga has your back on gay t-shirts, Portia de Rossi is writing a book about EDs and gayness, Corin Tucker ‘s new album, 90210’s lesbian dish, and Glambert will be on American Idol next week.
Emily’s Team Pick: The Most Terrible/AWESOME Music Video Ever
OMG GUYS! There are so many things I want to say about this video, and yet… words escape me. The intro! the motherf*cking outro! The dance moves! The clothes! And so much more! I can’t handle it.
Riese’s Team Pick: Clutch Magazine
I recently discovered Clutch Magazine and fell in love in a serious way.
Win Chris Pureka Tickets! Double Passes to Five US Cities
The wonderfully talented Chris Pureka is touring the USA through April-May in support of her upcoming record, How I Learned To See In The Dark. Thanks to the good people at Press Here, we’ve got a handful of double passes to give away to our readers at five US cities!
When Lesbians Attack! Stuffed Wolf Stolen From Dinah Shore Party Has Been Returned
Who stole Kelis’s wolf from her Dinah Shore performance? Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with breast cancer, rules for the gayborhood, Jillian Michaels, Shannon Wentworth & Gloria Bigelow make Advocate’s 40 Under 40 list, a new study on the gay/straight pill hypothetical, and a woman attends a business seminar and finds men vs. women stereotypes are alive and well.
Apple Reveals iPhone OS 4.0: Will It Cure What Ails Us?
Apple unveils the newest iPhone OS 4.0. What upgrades and surprises will the upgrade from 3.0 yield? We can only imagine! Or wish upon a star or something. Check back for the latest updates to burst out of Apple HQ.
Hollywood Loves Gay Men & Teens, Just Ask “The Marriage Ref”
Not since the dawn of Rickie Vasquez & Will Truman have gay men been so loved by Hollywood. It’s fine, ladies have tampons and performance art. Also; A new teaser for Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBuono’s We Have to Stop Now, Glee on Oprah, & Prop 8 Films’ gay marriage documentary ‘Till Death Do Us Part.’
Liz Feldman Licks Leno, L Word & Ellen: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess sits down with Liz Feldman to talk about working with Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno, her talk show “This Just Out,” auditioning for Saturday Night Live, when she came out, how she became so tight with The L Word girls, and obvs an depth analysis of that ubiquitous blue blazer.
Caprica’s Got Me Falling For Sci-Fi Again: A Love Letter
It’s been a long time since Scribegrrl fell for sci-fi like she used to, back in the TNG days. But now Scribegrrrl has the hots for “Caprica,” the “Battlestar Galactica” prequel. It’s smart, it’s sexy, it’s queer! Is there anything related to BSG that ISN’T awesome? If you haven’t seen “Caprica,” this ode might not make any sense at all, but you can at least enjoy the cool space-future-ooh-ahh pictures.
Riese’s Team Pick: Google is Butchering the Written Word
This is not tl;dr, because it might be super long, but nothing is really too long, is it? I mean you read a lot of words in that Harry Potter book. So read this: GOOGLE IS BUTCHERING THE WRITTEN WORD: or, “How to Buy PEX Tubing Online” from Wags Revue.
Constance McMillen Fake Prom 2010 Student Rebuttal: Bigotry or Bullying? (Yes. Both.)
Constance McMillen’s treatment is a nasty reminder of how high school kids can be cruel, especially when LGBTs are involved. We overanalyze, Angela Chase-style. Basketball players might or might not be changing beauty standards, the first female Cherokee leader died yesterday, racism is bad for your health, and Yale starts a student-teacher sex ban.
Audiostraddle Weekly: Get a Piece of Kaki King & Hunter Valentine’s Hotness
This week in the news, Erykah Badu gets naked & fined, Slash premieres his new album and Tegan & Sara, Kelis and Hunter Valentine premiere new videos. Also in the fix: Madonna tops the pops, Evelyn Evelyn is released and so is Kaki King’s new signature guitar. Oh and An Horse want you to hear their new remix track.
Constance McMillen Sent to Fake Prom, Itawamba Students Aren’t All That
Constance McMillen continues to be f*cked over: her school sent her to a fake prom with “learning disabled” students. Also, employers are exploiting unpaid interns and it could be illegal. Why do gay men sometimes make fun of vaginas? Plus, it’s been a year since Iowa allowed gay marriage, Lambda Legal needs your help, and Obama may get another Supreme Court nomination.
Best Headphones: Autostraddle’s Headphone Shopping Guide
Where did all the good headphones go? This’s the question that Team Audiostraddle are attempting to answer as they recommend some of the finer models of ear/headphones they’ve experienced lately. Got your own suggestions? Share ’em below.
Be Queer, Buy Queer, Win $10,000: OUTmedia Wants Your Videos, College Kids!
Hey! Have you supported your community yet today? No? Don’t worry, it’s not too late! OUTmedia and Campus Pride are working to make you think about where your dollar is going, and we think you should help.
Lady Gaga Headlines Lollapalooza, Ellen “Hijacks” Idol & Maddow Does “People”
Ellen DeGeneres has a secret lesbian agenda and we never even noticed! Lady Gaga is headlining Lollapalooza, and Rachel Maddow & Susan let People Magazine into their home. Also; Wanda Sykes’ Erykah Badu parody, Jane Lynch’s wife, GLEE performance vid, Anyone But Me on DVD, and Rihanna-Nicki Minaj-Ke$ha go on tour.
Gays And Lesbians Decide To Support Marriage Equality, Oppose Discrimination
Rufus Wainwright is a surprise supporter of gay marriage, Houston, Salt Lake City and Desmond Tutu are working to end discrimination against LGBT people. An out gay wrestler has committed suicide, and a black conservative talks about his feelings on the Tea Party.
Lindsay, Sam, Gaga and Glee: FeelingsFest 2010
We have a lot of feelings about everyone else’s feelings about Lindsay, SamRo has feelings about Gaga, and Gaga has feelings about Gaga. Facebook is deleting the gays, a new book-to-movie announcement, cute GLEE photos, and Kaki King!
Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Sarah is Miss April
It’s April, time for April showers of hot girls. Meet Sarah aka Miss April, rocking her boyshorts, talking about rugby, making vegan baked goods and lookin’ HAWT!