New Jersey is so close to New York, it’s practically the same place (or at least we’ll pretend it is if they vote to legalize gay marriage). Meanwhile, Denver would rather vote to roll out the red carpet for alien invaders. ALSO; Tolerance is relative when teaching middle school students, Prop. 8 still blows, and Rick Warren is loathsome as ever.
Gays & lesbians seeking asylum in America from homophobic home countries may be on the rise, girls think only skinny girls can be princesses & research shows we’re honest on facebook. “Twitter” is named the top word of 2009 and we reflect on the crucial knowledge gained from arguably the most significant technological advancement of the year.
Autostraddle is SO EXCITANT for our new web-series starring Nat Garcia but we don’t know what to name it! Vote on your favorite name and find out more about Nat & the show … otherwise we’ll have to go with Natostraddle and no one wants that to happen.
Why buy generic Hallmark cards when you can get pretty holiday cards right off the smokin’ hot letterpress! Alex shares some designers and print shops where you can get yourself some damn good lookin’ holiday cards to send out this year.
Adam Lambert is axed from two more ABC shows, and hello double standard! We’ve got some ’04 Pink Billboard Music Awards footage that’ll blow yr mind. Lady Gaga was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards (and Dave Matthews had an album apparently?), Idina Menzel wants to be Lea’s Mom on Glee (CASTING HEAVEN), Adam Lambert wants his super gay & campy song to be in Twilight: Eclipse, and John Mayer plays lesbian matchmaker for Lilo & SamRon.
I LOVE Holly Miranda’s voice and I love the Black Cab Sessions…so when the two get together I get really excited and watch it a million times instead of doing homework!
A lot of ladies are paving the way to hot geekdom for the rest of us so today we’re serving up a hot first course of sexy nerds with Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow, Felicia Day, Ana Marie Cox & Miranda July. These are some sexy geek ladies we love to love (and look at!). We also love that they make it cool to be a nerd!
Hey there! Meet Technostraddle, the brand new technology blog brought to you by Team Autostraddle! Are you tired of all the stuff you love seeming dude-centric? Feel like you’re the only lady out there who gets hot & bothered about upgrading your RAM or leveling up? Us too! Get ready to get your geek on!
Meredith Baxter officially comes out to The Advocate, after joining the gays on our recent Sweet Caribbean Cruise (she’s gonna be in Jill Bennett & Cathy DeBouno’s web-series!). Also, Zach Quinto confesses his love for Anyone But Me, we declare Adam Lambert as Autostraddle’s Sexiest Man of 2009 and an incredible photoshoot inspired by Prop H8.
Team Autostraddle almost makes Google Wave explode. Everyone feels very skeptical and expresses their feelings while we attempt to show you how to use Google Wave.
Mac tablet rumors abound as we all completely lose our minds waiting for Apple to confirm or deny its existence. In the mean time, we have to figure out what the heck we’ll do with it. Will it change the face of technology as we know it? Do we even need an Apple tablet?
I love infographics! 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Time for Heidi Klum and the other VS Angels to parade around in underwear, heels, and wings! Interns Sarah and X tuned in and have a fun recap for you.
Robin dishes out more Adam Lambert eye candy from her photoshoot with one of Autostraddle’s favorite people/performers/rockstars. Also; we’ve got video from Adam’s December 1st appearance on “Ellen.”!
Today is World AIDS Day. Find out how you can get involved and get the facts about the epidemic and how it effects women. Hillary Clinton speaks out against LGBT discrimination on World AIDS Day and we hope she’s talking about Uganda. Rachel Maddow DOES talk about Uganda, Queerty’s letting you vote on an LDS ad campaign, a California man is trying to ban divorce. And the Chinese government opens a gay bar.
I think you need to see these pictures of a vicious polar bear attack. You will thank me after.
Three Rivers, otherwise known as “The Shane Show,” has an uncertain future as CBS has pulled it from the schedule indefinitely. Luckily. there’s a new episode of the Tegan & Sara show to feast upon instead! Also; Lady Gaga’s gender tops most-asked-questions list, New Moon gaffs, and Ani Di-F*cking-Franco!
Contributing writer Isabelle gives us the low-down on Gossip’s latest album “Music For Men” and shares her admiration for frontwoman Beth Ditto, a “lady with an exceptionally high badassery quotient who is unafraid to be outspoken and flamboyant.”
Was this the worst decade ever? Does facebook turn us into 6th graders? Does the word “emo” police male sensitivity? Also; one in 8 Americans are on food stamps, nerd-tivity scenes, Sasha Grey is more than just a porn star, veteran trans sportswriter dies in suspected suicide, Episcopal churches in MA can marry the gays now and Bart Simpson’s best chalkboard gags.
Under Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, gays face life imprisonment at a minimum and often execution and the public is required to report gays or go to jail. Who are the Americans supporting Uganda’s Museveni legislation of evil? We break it all down for you. Also; should we settle for civil unions, the implications of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, another teacher-student lesbian sex scandal and “Who Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriage in New York”?