The Lawless Netherworlds of Gay Relationships in The Ballad of Tila Tequila
How Tila Tequila is giving us a chance to look at the importance of marriage equality from another angle — and what we can learn from her story.
Three Perspectives on Avatar (One for Each Dimension!)
Everybody has some feelings about James Cameron’s Avatar. From total 3D motion-sickness revulsion to fanboyish obsession, everyone’s got something to say. Here, three of our very own tech team members give you the scoop on the 3D box-office hit from where they’re standing.
The Girls of Candy Slice Comedy: The Autostraddle Photoshoot & Interview
Candy Slice Comedy’s parody of Lady Gaga & Beyoncè’s “Video Phone” blasted the all-girl improv group into the starry galaxies of YouTube fame. We catch up with the crazy, sexy, hilarious girls for a killer photoshoot & an interview that will make you ROFL all night long. Topics discussed include vagina dialogues, how babies ruin improv, and brand overlords.
Emily’s Team Pick: A Bunch of Mice go to a Party
A bunch of mice go to a party and do lots of drugs. You get to be the scientist and see what happens to your brain when you use different kinds of drugs. It’s sciencey and interactive and fun and you might feel like you know something after. I like it ’cause you get to […]
Adam Lambert FCC Complaints Revealed: “I’d Expect this Mexican ‘Boy’s Towns,’ But Not in the US”
The Smoking Gun has Adam Lambert’s FCC complaints and they are amAZING! Also; Ellen DeGeneres & Simon talk homo, Skins, L Word book news, Kathy Griffin, Oprah wants Glambert fans, and Glee’s Madonna songs leaked!
The Prop 8 Revolution Will Be Televised – On YouTube
Why the plan to televise the Prop 8 Trial on YouTube is BRILL. A round-up of reactions to New Jersey’s vote-down of same-sex marriage (“an absolute disgrace”), Portugal legalizes same-sex marriage, Glenn Beck says “African-American” is a made-up word!
New Jersey Senate Votes NO on Gay Marriage LIVEBLOG
New Jersey is debating on gay marriage RIGHT NOW, kids. Follow along! Probs we’ll be disappointed, but we can drink together later. Don’t worry. UPDATE: We were disappointed. Break out the bottles.
Women Need More Sleep & Lesbian Sex Diary ‘Needs’ More Sex
New York Magazine’s sex diaries feature a “lesbian music producer in an often sex-free relationship,” sleep as a feminist issue, H&M’s clothing-shredding policies revealed, are LGBTs hijacking the civil rights movement?, “twilebrities,” the future of “whiteness” in the US census, and a German magazine foregoes professional models forevs.
People’s Choice Awards: Ellen DeGeneres, Glee and Product Placement Win
So how about dem People’s Choice Awards? How about the NAACP Image Awards, they just announced those! Also; homos wanted for new hetero dating show srsly, Britney Spears new single debuts in March, Lady Gaga, Westboro remakes poker face, Courtenay, Casey Johnson, and Dr.Drew calls the kettle black.
Lesbian Stabbed Outside Buffalo Gay Bar: Hate Crimed for the Holidays
A 29-year old lesbian is stabbed in the eye outside a Buffalo nightclub, and the attackers haven’t yet been found. Also; un-airbrushed model on Marie Claire cover, more on g-spots, is Apartment Therapy racist?, Sonia Sotomayor in full, and Gap’s latest boyfriend-themed apparel offering.
New Jersey Senate Voting on Gay Marriage Tomorrow! Get Your Whiskey & Kleenex!
No one thought it would happen, but the New Jersey Senate agreed to hear the same-sex marriage bill tomorrow — what’s the outlook? Also, Rhode Island’s gay funeral rights bill veto, Prop 8 trial on YouTube, Obama’s transgender appointee, and the funniest bestest Daily Show video ever about that simple time Glenn Beck & his ilk are always reminiscing about.
Google Debuts the Nexus One! Will Apple Still Sit Pretty with the iPhone?
Google announces the Nexus One phone, giving Apple a run for its money (literally) in the biggest way yet. The Nexus One looks to not only take on the iPhone, but to shake up the mobile phone industry as we know it. And it isn’t taking prisoners.
Dockers Man-ifesto Challenges Men to “Wear the Pants,” Give Up Disco. WTF?
Dockers wants men to rediscover manliness and “wear the pants.” We would prefer a pantsless revolution. We got a mini-roundtable together to discuss advertising’s attempt to revive khakis, manhood, and the Dockers brand all at once.
Feminist Theologian Mary Daly, Author of Gyn/Ecology, Dies at 81
Lesbian and feminist icon Mary Daly died Sunday at the age of 81. She had a great influence on feminist theology.
Top 20 Autostraddle Icons of 2009: The Future is Bright For Our ’09 Favorites
2009 was hands down totes The Year of the Weirdo. What does 2010 hold for our top 20 Autostraddle Icons? WHO WON?
Jillian Michaels: First Lady to Ever Come Out (Bisexual) in “Ladies Home Journal”
Jillian Michaels tells LHJ she’s open to finding love with either gender (yay bisexuals!) and also we think she has a girlfriend, Korean Actress Lee Na-young will play a trans character in an upcoming film, Lindsay Lohan speaks out about the dangers of prescription drugs w/r/t Casey Johnson, plus Rosie, Lady Gaga, Hayden kissed a girl and she liked it, Ellen behind-the scenes, Sherlock Holmes and REALLY HOT GIRLS all the way from the UK!
Hunter Valentine Rocks My World: The Autostraddle Interview
In her Audiostraddle debut, contributing writer Corey Crossfield chats to Kiyomi McCloskey, lead singer from the Toronto-based female rock trio Hunter Valentine. Fresh from showcasing at New York’s CMJ, Kiyomi talks about the band’s beginnings, their upcoming EP “Lessons From The Late Night”, and how she writes the songs that can tear your heart apart or help you piece it back together.
Lesbian Heiress Casey Johnson, Tila Tequila’s Fiancée, Is Dead: Sh*t Just Got Serious [UPDATED]
Casey Johnson was found dead in her house at the age of 30 for undetermined reasons. Then Tila said Casey was in a coma, but then she said she was dead. It’s possible we’re all in The Matrix.
Anti-Gays Evading Court Custody Orders, Opposing Gay Siblings, Loving Hypocrisy
The hypocrisy is thick today! Plus, Gay marriage is dead in the water in New Jersey (surprise!) but safe in Iowa. Annise Parker was sworn in as mayor of Houston. California will vote on marijuana legalization soon.
Kate Clinton is “Haha Funny” For Real: The Autostraddle Interview
Comedian, writer, and political activist Kate Clinton talks to Autostraddle about her new collection of essays, “I Told You So,” doing stand-up comedy around the U.S., gay republicans, her love for Julie Goldman, and why activism is so damn sexy.