45 Valentine’s Day Snacks, Desserts and Drinks for Your Hungry Little Heart
You’ve never seen so many heart shaped foods in your whole entire life.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is So Into You
Authenticity and performativity in porn, having awesome sex with fat people, music and attraction and more.
Queer and Trans People of Color Protest Lack of Inclusion During “Creating Change” Conference
As the National LGBTQ Task Force kicked off its annual conference, queer and trans people of color stormed the stage to demand more inclusion and focus on the violence and oppression faced by people of color.
Sunday Funday Will Be Your Gay Date to Lea DeLaria’s Engagement Party and Brittana’s Wedding
Valentines from your favorite teevee stars, a chance to win a free suit and a swanky night out, a first look at Thailand’s trans women models, REALLY GOOD NEWS ABOUT COFFEE, and two chicks making out in front of a homophobic Russian dude! All that and some white cheddar popcorn inside.
Lesbians Who Tech’s Second Summit Features Kara Swisher and Marc Benioff in a Dialogue About Diversity
Can one lesbian journalist and one straight, white cis man form the right kind of odd couple to keynote the queer women in technology conference’s second annual installment?
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Dating
“I don’t know what dating is.”
The Comment Awards Are Buzzing With Excitement
Out of the mouths of babes.
Obama Serves Real Talk On Racism & Religion At National Prayer Breakfast, Conservatives Wanted Pancakes
“Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred.”
Things I Read That I Love #165: We Are Totally Obsessed With Our Stomachs
The National review on its own racism, queering makeup, The John Wayne Gacy Files, defending awful humans in court, Casey Kasem, Broad City and more!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Dreaming of Spring is Getting Me Through Winter’s Bullsh*t
I’ve got a bad case of the winter doldrums, y’all. Get in here and warm my heart!
Jasika Nicole Will Teach You Embroidery and Social Justice: The Autostraddle Interview
“I think you can put so many people of color on TV shows, but until there are more people of color who are making those decisions to put those actors and actresses in those roles, we’re not quite at that point yet. We need more Shonda Rhimes in our lives.”
PODCAST: Deanne Smith’s “Questionable At Best” Asks Carolyn About, Duh, Lesbian Sex
In the latest episode, DeAnne talks to Autostraddle’s NSFW Editor and Springsteenian-in-Residence Carolyn about the worst sex she’s ever had, her zine Lesbian Sexting, and where she goes to consume information on the Internet.
Surviving or Thriving: How Economic (In)Justice Matters for LGBT People
Sometimes, it can be hard to parse out exactly why queer and trans people have such a hard time getting by while the headlines would suggest we are advancing by leaps and bounds. On January 23rd and 24th, queer and trans people converged in New York City for the Invisible Lives, Targeted Bodies Conference to explore how the struggle for queer and trans justice and liberation is inextricably linked to struggles for economic, racial, immigrant, disability and reproductive justice.
Also.Also.Also: Your Girlfriend Kristen Stewart and Other Stories We Missed
Doctor Who as Lego, KStew as yr gf, science about making a baby with two other people, cats in boxes, sex and menstruation (!!!), reheat your pizza like a fucking pro please, and so much more!
Lez Liberty Lit #65: Books In Boxes
New Toni Morrison, make a tiny zine, literary podcasts, writing difference and more.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 518 Recap: Them!
Emily and Talia, sitting in tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Valentine’s Day Grab Bag: DIY Gifts, Decor, and More for Cupid’s Big Day
WARNING: There’s a f*ckton of hearts in here.
Sober in the City: Sobriety as a Form of QPOC Empowerment
I relish that I am out in the streets with my community protesting inequality, instead of hiding from it under my sheets with a hangover.
You Need Help: When Doing [This Sex Act] Makes You Want To Lie Down and Curl Into The Tiniest Ball
“I want to fulfill her sexually and sensually and I want to help her explore her various interests and fantasies. But I can’t even think about hitting her without conflating it with my own memories of abuse.”
Rebel Girls: 9 Badass Black Feminists and Their Books That Shook the World
These women changed feminism forever with their scholarship. Let’s vow to never forget their names.