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Lesbian Super PAC New Milestone For Large Sums of Money in Politics
A group of high-powered lesbians have started a super PAC to work for issues that matter to women and LGBT people.
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How The South Made Me A Queer Feminist
In the rural South, the word “tomboy” is basically a euphemism for “She’s genderqueer, and she may or may not grow out of it. Hell if we know.”
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College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Starting To Feel Like Home
The lesbianagettes are feathering their nests for winter with friends, activities and lady loves.
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Disowned: When Coming Out Doesn’t Go As Planned
“The truth is that it does bother me that my parents are pretending that I’m dead—probably more than I’ve been willing to admit.”
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Sunday Funday Is Gonna Be A Big Star
This week, I bring you positive feelings about the justice system – which is rare – and other feelings that are all somehow happy, optimistic, and brief at the same time.
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Episcopal Church Blesses Our Messes, Likes Gender Neutral Language Too
The Episcopal House of Bishops recently approved a blessing for same-sex couples in an overwhelming 111-41 vote.
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Glee 405 Recap: The Role You Were Born To Play But Maybe Shouldn’t
This week on Glee, everybody danced around and sang songs and decided who gets to be a Pink Lady and who gets to be a T-Bird and who gets Tired/Lubed.
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OPEN THREAD: 2012 Election Day Live-Blog, With Extra Feelings
Greetings Queers, and Happy Election Day! Welcome to our Feelings Thread / Election Day Party Live Blog. Are you excited? I’m excited.
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Gay Rights Are Not Queer Liberation
“I’m not sorry we can now enter the military, and I’m not sorry that we can now marry. But frankly I come from a moment in time, and a radical vision in time, that never made marriage or the military my criteria of success.”
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Sunday Funday Is Launching Campaigns and Making Videos
On this very special Sunday Funday, DC gets aware, Charlottesville gets proud, Brandi Carlile gets married, and the Midwest gets gay. Also, we made you a video — you’re welcome.
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It’s Alex’s Mindblowing “Call Your Girlfriend” Dance Video! Also, More Fundraising Updates!
It’s Alex Vega’s “Call Your Girlfriend” Dance Video, as promised, plus heaps of important fundraising campaign updates!
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Who Run the World? Brown Grrrlz
“The Brown Grrrlz Project seems to view femininity as a form of resistance in a world where brown women are either terrorized or ignored. “
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Banned Cub Scout Troop Leader Jennifer Tyrrell Isn’t Giving Up: The Autostraddle Interview
The Boy Scouts of America decided to keep their anti-gay ban, while Jennifer Tyrrell keeps fighting. “How dare someone tell a mother they can’t be a part of their child’s life?”
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It’s Not Me, It’s Them: On Wanting To Break Up With Facebook
Facebook has locked me out of my account for being a part of a peaceful, compliant, and legal protest in Washington, DC.
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Artist Attack! Kara Walker Blends History with Fantasy, Makes You Fantastically Uncomfortable
Kara Walker fills rooms with larger than life cutouts depicting scenes of power, racism, misogyny and sexuality. She might just be your new hero.
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Paul Ryan: GOP Darling, Romney’s Running Mate, and Terrifying VP Prospect
Mittsy’s new running mate is “thrilling,” “intellectual,” “a firebrand,” and also a regressionist who wants to take America back to 1932.
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The Atlantic Tells Us Why Women Can’t “Have It All” and What We Should Do About It
Having a job, having a family, having feminist principles and having it all.
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Horrifying Attack Against Lesbian In Nebraska Is Horrifying, Appalling, Heartbreaking
“When someone takes the time to handcuff someone with a zip tie and carve derogatory comments or words into somebody else’s body, that’s sheer hate and at this point, this is a hate crime.”
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“Mitt Gets Worse” Chronicles Romney’s Backwards LGBT Agenda
Not scared of Mitt Romney yet? Let this new oral history project fill your heart with fear and your pockets with voter registration slips.
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VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Celebrates Gay Pride With A Very Nice Statement
“Until full and equal rights are a reality for everyone, our work is not done.”