FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Perfume, Pastry, and Pastry Perfume
Do you like pumpkin spice, or does it repel you?
Rhymes With Witches: Lumpy Space Princess
At the end of the day it’s all bout the lumps.
Things I Read That I Love #144: We Say No Because We Are Grumpy and Have Not Slept Properly
Topics include horror in New Orleans, late ’70s gay life in Kansas, family farming, turning 14 in Cincinnati, Teach for America and more!
It’s Your Big Chance To Win An A+ Membership
We’re giving away two A+ Memberships AND will give away another membership for every six new member sign-ups this month!
In Which Mari and Mey Have Conflicted Feelings About Trans Terminology and “New York Magazine”
“Does her personal language preference trump what is considered to be the non-offensive way to talk about trans women?”
Do I Hear Wedding Bells? SCOTUS Puts Marriage Equality on the Agenda
After a lot of uncertainty, the Supreme Court has decided to consider hearing same-sex marriage cases from five states — and it may mean big news for the constitutionality of state marriage bans.
Brittani’s Video Party: The Parents of Straight People Want You to Smile
Some funny stuff, some serious stuff, and some funny yet serious stuff. A moody party, indeed.
Badass Lesbian Latina Detective Renee Montoya is Coming to Your TV This Fall on “Gotham”
Everyone’s favorite Gotham City Detective will be a regular on the hotly anticipated new show from Fox.
Strict Voter ID Laws Once Again Rear Ugly Head, Could Disenfranchise Thousands of Trans Voters
Just over a quarter of trans people in states with photo ID voting laws don’t have a valid photo ID that reflects their gender and name to meet the standards required by the law, according to The Williams Institute.
Dear Queer Diary: We Are What We Read
Are the pages of your journals festooned with book titles? Mine are.
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Meet Maki Yamazaki, Your New Favourite Nerdy Queer Non-Monogamousaurus
For 24 hours, watch Maki’s video only here on Autostraddle dot com as part of Patchwork, a series exploring trans lives in Britain.
The Root 100 Features Our Favorites Including Roxane Gay, Janet Mock and Laverne Cox
The Root released its annual list of notable African Americans, and of course it includes some of our favorite movers, shakers and heartbreakers.
You Need Help: Battling Heteronormativity with Style
But if you aren’t naturally masculine leaning in your sartorial choices, how do you let everyone know about your lady loving? What if all you want to do is wear traditionally “femme” clothing?
Cross My Heart
The absolutely true autobiography of a liar.
Julio Salgado and Janet Mock Upgrade the Inspirational Quote with “Heroes”
Like those cheesy inspirational prints for your office buy way, way, way better.
Get Baked: Black Bean, Spinach, Mushroom, and Soy Chorizo Quesadilla
If I can make something this delicious to put in my mouth, I know you can, too, mostly because I had to watch a video on how to dice tomatoes in order to make this happen. Please don’t let something this good get away.
Fool’s Journey: I Feel Like Being in Love is Not Something I’m Meant For
I’m gonna take a punt before I’ve even shuffled my cards and tell you that no – you’re not unlovable. No way. I think we can all agree, I don’t need a deck of cards to tell you that. You are 100% lovable, just like ALL Autostraddle readers.
What the Criticism of Lingerie-Clad Women in Tech Got Wrong
Hold your horses, unicorns, and angry pack of wolverines — there’s more to this campaign than you may first assume.
Gird Your Loins For “Faking It” Season Two: Here’s What’s Gonna Go Down
We’ve got the trailer and the scoop on what we can expect from Faking It’s second season. For example, Amy’s hair is still gonna look really cute.
10 Actual Stock Image Results for “Menstruation”
Sometimes Shutterstock is a helpful provider of generalized stock imagery, but mostly it’s an endless fount of smiling white women, confusion and horror.