It’s Reading Rainbow time at Autostraddle! We talk about which of the Lambda Literary Awards nominees we’re most excited about reading. Spoiler alert: a lot of awesome out lesbians and bisexuals wrote fantastic looking books in 2009. Just FYI.
It’s Saturday, which usually means nothing, but today it means comment awards! You guys are so funny; we love you.
Obama is ordering the department of Health and Human Services to allow same-sex couples hospital visitation rights! Plus, the White House squashes Elena Kagan gay rumors, Constance McMillen will lead the NYC Pride parade, and today is the National Day of Silence.
Remember record stores? The ones built of bricks and mortar? They didn’t disappear the day you bought your MacBook. Your local record store continue to be a pivotal part of the music landscape and to celebrate, there’s Record Store Day – an international event happening on April 17. To celebrate, we’re reminiscing about the first record we ever bought, you should too –
Guest contributor John Moon of Achtung Baby! geeks out with an iPad for our entertainment. Hey, if you don’t have one- why not live vicariously?
“Exit Through The Gift Shop”, a street art documentary/film from Banksy that you should definitely check out.
Michelle Rodriguez will face the lesbian music at GO Magazine’s 4th Annual “Readers’ Choice Nightlife Awards” in NYC on Tuesday. We’re going and you should too! Dani Campbell and more. All the info is here.
Meet the women “saving” the UK’s pubs and the woman banned from all of them and also; your friends, your womanhood and your education are making you drunk! The New York City LGBT Community Center’s rainbow flag was burned, countering the truth on anti-bullying day, Funky Brown Chick loves FourSquare and there’s still time to be queer & buy queer!
Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels announce their separation after 2 children and nearly 9 years together. The lesbian universe weeps another loss.
Here’s a list of some laid back/athletic friendly looks that I’ve seen around or imagined or talked about with friends. You should probably start wearing them because common consensus is, they make panties drop.
Adam Lambert & the Laser Light Spectacular & Camila Grey perform on American Idol, Ellen is on a “sugar fast” and talks about Portia, The Sarah Silverman Program may be dunzo, New Now Next Award nominations, and Kathy Griffin bedazzling her vagina and getting a pap smear poolside at a hotel in LA tomorrow.
The Out Top 50 Most Powerful Gays in America ranks a lady at the tippy-top (and a handful of others!) Constance McMillen may not be attending prom, but she’s gonna be grand marshall of the pride parade! A day of firsts, shaving woes, Mike Huckabee is a bigger asshat than we initially thought, and how you can help make the Martin Luther King Jr. Memoiral.
Admit it: The real reason you bought your iPad is because your cat feels left out when you use your iPhone. His tiny paws can’t seem to type on that tiny touchscreen, so you did what any loving cat-owner would do. You bought him an iPad with its paw-friendly, giant touchscreen. Problem solved!
Teevee came out of the closet last night and was SUPER gay. We count down all the reasons why. Plus, the US of Tara features the most non-event coming out ever, Jennifer Knapp is a cute lesbian who used to sing Christian music, hating Twilight is so last year, and House’s Thirteen talks about bisexuality.
Season Three of Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show returns TONIGHT, Tuesday April 13th, at 10pm on LOGO. This is going to be the bestest, funniest season ever. We just have a feeling! We thought we’d ask some questions of the lovely ladies at the helm of the show, Julie Goldman, Nicol Paone, and Kate McKinnon.
The tech arms race skyrockets onward with Google’s remark about expanding into iPad territory, a new phone for I’m not sure who from Microsoft and a new fleet of MacBook Pros. Also, Felicia Day was offended by the crudeness of the Streamy Awards and for that someone must suffer.
The weather’s finally warming up, you’ve busted out the flip flops, and you’re ready for summer and its numerous music festivals! … At least I hope so, because this Fix is dominated by Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, and the Pitchfork Festival. Also, Season 2 of Glee premieres and a new track from Big Boi.
Looking back on it now, it all makes sense: these are films you probably loved if you were born in the ’80s and turned out gay. What are your favorites?
Video from Palm Springs, California, when Autostraddle’s Kelsey & Riese talk to OurScene TV about the weirdest moments of Dinah Shore weekend and how everyone had a psychotic break. There was an earthquake in the middle.
Today, let’s talk about why bisexuals & lesbians are popping up in big numbers on important surveys and how the American College Dream failed black graduates in the recession. Also, Vogue is combating lighter-skinned ideals of beauty in India, the conservatives are the only ones writing about the Day of Silence, and Justin Bieber is part of a lesbian conspiracy.