Today, the WNBA kicks off its 14th season and last year’s champion Phoenix Mercury are already ahead of the game. Do you like girls? You should probably start watching. Also, Condi Rice wrote a whole article for the Daily Beast about how much she loves the WNBA.
Sara Isaacson came to school on her ROTC scholarship before she realized she was a lesbian. But coming out has cost her $80,000 — ROTC wants her money back. In 2002, the same thing happened to a girl that I once knew — who I learned today is still fighting against DADT in unexpected ways. A look at how much things have changed, and how much they have stayed the same. Also, do your hobbies make you gay, a good day to love gay men, and meet Chris Pureka!
It’s you who make this all worth while. Your comments are like shiny diamonds, which everyone knows are even better than dollars. Dollars can only be used to buy boring things like insurance. If they just legalized gay marriage already, we wouldn’t have to worry about insurance, you all could just seduce pretty girls who have secure jobs and benefits with your side-splittingly witty comments.
As our favorite tropical mindf*ck draws to an end, I take a look back at the (spoiler-strewn) highlights from six seasons of Lost’s emotionally resonant acid-tripping.
Alan Cumming’s latest blog post sums up the week perfectly, and addresses perhaps Newsweekgate’s most underasked question: “What is wrong with being effeminate, anyway?” It’s Friday, y’all. Let us praise ye wise men who know “queeny” isn’t even a word, give you some wisdom and share some of our favorite videos; Kurt’s Turn in Glee, Adam Lambert goes crazy, Alan Cumming emcees, Rickie finds World Happiness and Peter Paige finds Emmet’s truth.
Jessica our Real-Live Lesbian Lawyer/Legal Eagle, is back with more facts about things we don’t understand! If marriage equality isn’t coming to our states any time soon, what can we do NOW to protect the rights of same-sex couples in the meantime? Project 515 has answers, and its a blueprint you could bring to your own community much sooner than you think.
A Massachusetts Catholic School has withdrawn it’s acceptance of a third grade boy because he has lesbian moms, and now the secretary for education and superintendent of Catholic schools is offering to help the parents find a different school – but do we want to be in clubs that won’t have us as members? Even more reactions to Seetodeh including one from Dustin Lance Black and video of Newsweek article author Ramin Setoodeh, Dan Savage and Amanda Bearse on The Joy Behar Show. Also; female warrior tribes & gays in video games.
Rose Rollins (aka The L Word’s soldier girl Tasha) will be back on TV in new NBC action show, Chase, and we’ve got updates on new projects for Kate Moennig, Laurel Holloman and the rest of the L Word cast! Alice Pieszecki as Brian Kinney’s wife and Pam Grier as Queen Latifah’s Mom? Holler! Also; video of Pink & Linda Perry’s EWW performance, Johnny Weir to judge Miss USA pageant, Jane Lynch does PETA ad, Sarah Silverman Program canceled, Betty White on Glee? and Lady Gaga calls Ellen.
GLAAD asks Newsweek for apology over Seetodeh’s gays-can’t-play-straight piece! Why do we still care? Because, believe it or not, this isn’t even the worst thing he’s written about gay people for Newsweek, just look at the victim-blaming hate-crime cover story! Anti-DADT empirical research is on YouTube and they’re dancing, Happiness without perfection, what your server is thinking about your date, and a Catholic university isn’t hiring a lesbian.
Our Style Editor Becky and actress/model/fashionblogexpert Brandy Howard of “Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office” team up to bring you 15 hawt fashion blogs & magazines hand-picked with queers & other mainstream-defiant types in mind.
Audiostraddle is going on the road with Chris Pureka and we’re inviting you along! Also in music: M.I.A protests technology, Joanna Newsom calls Gaga “Arty Spice” and Sia doesn’t want you all up in her grill. Also check out new music & videos from Lindsay Lohan, Bertie Blackman, Katie Melua and the Black Keys.
AWID – the Association for Women’s Rights in Development – recently launched the Young Feminist Wire, a hub of information by, about and for young feminists.
Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBuono held a feature length screening and outdoor bash to celebrate the second season launch of lesbian web-series, “We Have to Stop Now.” We have exclusive photos from the party including Q&A footage and a first look review that breaks down why this is entertainment worth paying for. Plus, a one-on-one interview with writer/creator Ann Noble!
Real L Word’s latest “short” features cast interviews on topics like turn-ons, the first time they liked girls, and having sex in the champagne room. It scarred us for life, we semi-recapped. In Actual Good Lesbian Webseries News, IT’S A NEW EPISODE OF ANYONE BUT ME! Also; Family Guy reaches “new transmisogynistic lows,” the new David Foster Wallace interviews and Amanda Seyfried talks to Chelsea Lately about all her lesbian makeouts!
GLEE Creator Ryan Murphy backs up Kristin Chenoweth and calls for a boycott of Newsweek until Setoodeh apologizes — and invites him to come on set. Also, Ramin Setoodeh has responded to the “internet backlash” and Kristin Chenoweth’s response to his homophobic article “Straight Jacket” in Newsweek and unsurprisingly, all he really does is dig himself even deeper. We break it all down for you. Lots of feelings on this one.
Read everything you could possibly want about Elena Kagan, like her stance on gay rights issues and other controversies from the left. And if she turns out to be gay, do we care and is it our right to know? Plus, New Jersey schools ban a gay-themed book, and the controversy at Marquette University continues.
The Autostraddle Hot 100 drops next week, and this year it’s all about how hot YOU are. Here’s 11 of the hawtest girls alive to get you even more excited about it than you already are…
We’re putting the spotlight on amazing artists and albums that we think deserve your attention. Today it’s queer emcee Invincible, an established Hip Hop artist, activist and indie label owner from Detroit whose clever wordplay, performance and debut album Shapeshifters has turned a lot of heads in the Hip Hop community.
Jenna Bissell is being discriminated against in the fifth grade because she has two moms. Happy Mother’s Day! Also, Iowa hates gay campers, David Dean Bottrell hates Setoodeh’s Newsweek article, and important historical milestones for gays in Lithuania and the Philippines.
The beautiful/perfect Cynthia Nixon is on the cover of Advocate’s pride issue, talking relationships, sexual identity, her Miranda identity, her hot butch partner and “Sex and the City 2.” Also; Katie Melua questions her sexuality, Julie Goldman covers SHE Mag, Lea Michele covers Women’s Health Mag, Bitch Blogs celebrates the Daria DVD release and Family Guy features a trans character.