Boob(s On Your) Tube: Hart Of Dixie Brings Back Cricket The Lesbian
And after way too much sausage talk, Melissa King makes it to the top five on Top Chef.
The Comment Awards Are Donning Their Gay Apparel
More fun than a sleigh full of wombats and wine.
Fan Fiction Friday: Get Sprung With 9 Orange Is the New Black Stories
Alex and Piper and Taystee and Poussey and Flaca and Maritza, oh my!
Holigay Gift Guide 2014: 90s Kid Forever
If you or someone you love has been affected by 90s Kid Syndrome™, enable their disease with these gifts that are way cool and da bomb.
Keep It Simple With These All-Black Holiday Looks
Don’t let an all-black dress code get you down. Use pieces you already own to create pulled-together looks worthy of the holiday season.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Best (Gift) You Ever Had
I wanna know the best gifts and worst gifts you ever gave or received and all the stories about your life in-between. GET IN HERE AND TELL ME YOUR TRUTHS!
After 16-Year Struggle, New York State Medicaid Will Finally Cover Trans Healthcare
“Trans people of color and low income trans people have been struggling and organizing all along, because this is a life or death issue.”
The State of the Lesbian Bar: Portland Sees Popups Replace the E Room
A rich LGBT watering hole history, the last lesbian bar’s betrayal, and thoughts on the current landscape of queer women’s parties and spaces — a dramatic tale of Portland, Oregon bar culture.
Ready Or Not, The Final Season Of Glee Is Coming For You
Brittana have mercy on our souls.
Things I Read That I Love #158: A Big, Bright Shining Star
Topics include Ferguson, Boogie Nights, incarcerating victims of domestic violence, sex ed films and racism at The New Republic.
10 Tips For Surviving Your First Family Holiday After Coming Out
So you’ve recently come out to your family, and it’s the first time you’ve been to holigay dinner since it happened. Autostraddle is here to help you through it.
10 Ways To Deck The Halls With Gay Apparel
This year, rather than scoffing at the isle of misfit sweaters and hats no one wants to play reindeer games in, I challenge you to embrace the hideousness. Allow yourself to lower your guards to the bright reds, greens, silvers, and blues and really snuggle into some ugliness.
Sober in the City: Holiday Mocktail and Hors d’oeuvre Pairings
I no longer default to the routine pairing of food with wine. Instead, I can really think about complex food and drink pairings that are layered and interesting.
On The Eighth Day of Hanukkah Your Bubbe Gave You Socks
“I think all Jews need to come clean about what we really get for Hanukkah. Luckily, I have compiled eight charts for your research.”
Linked Like We Once Were
It was so easy to stay in touch until it wasn’t: Until my resentment exceeded my love for her, until her fear exceeded her hope. But the world we made lingers.
Listling Without Commentary: 27 Excerpts From 1-Star Reviews Of Bad Lesbian Movies
“The Republicans are funding terrible gay movies to make the entire population straight!”
Playlist: For Your Holigay Parties
Bring the holigay meet-up spirit home!
Holigay Gift Guide 2014: The Muggles Still Waiting On Their Hogwarts Acceptance Letters
It’s like looking in the Mirror of Erised.
Holigay Party Time: Let’s Get Dressed!
Holigay time means good food, good friends, and hopefully bearable family, along with approximately a million and one parties of differing fanciness levels. I’m going to take you through a few different outfits so that you’re gonna be the best dressed queer at every party you attend!
Fool’s Journey: 12 Fun Tarot Activities to Keep You and Your Cards Busy Over the Festive Period
Here’s a whole big bunch of my favourite ‘tarot things to do’ so you can keep yourself busy with your cards over the holiday period!