Make A Thing: Sew Yourself a Butch Kindle Case
Reasons you should try this: it’s affordable and customizable, nobody else will have the same one, and it’s not so dainty it would mess with your Muscle Beach style.
Drawn to Comics: Taking a Look at Molly Alice Hoy’s Comics
Molly Alice Hoy is a queer cartoonist who addresses topics ranging from body image to queer cats to being half in the closet and half out with a deft hand and relatable stories.
Orphan Black Episode 202 Recap: Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion
Felix says they need an idea to trap Donnie, and Alison tells him what every college student already knows: drinking leads to ideas.
Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Diane Obomsawin’s “On Loving Women”
If you only have about an hour and you’re in the mood for pig-eared coming-out stories and illustrations of naked, horse-faced lesbian lovers lounging on vintage sofas drinking wine, On Loving Women is the book for you!
National Poetry Month: Sonya Renee Isn’t Sorry
“The work I do is all about how we make peace with the body, our own and other people’s bodies. I can’t have that conversation without talking about my queerness, or my blackness, or my size, or my mental health, or trans issues, or disability. It’s about everybody’s right to be on this planet.”
The Complex Paradox of Transgender Rights in India
“A closer look at the Indian Supreme Court ruling demonstrates that it has probably more to do with the economic and social injustices meted out to trans-identified people over centuries – many of them forced out of schools and compelled to beg and/or engage in sex work for a living – than with a legal recognition of their gender per se.”
We Love The Library So Much: 13 Autostraddle Writers On Their Favorite Libraries
Libraries give us the chance to know something about ourselves and we love them.
25 Ways To Get Peas Out of Their Pods and Into Your Mouth
Peas! Nature’s tiniest candy. Like nature’s Nerds, I guess.
The Comment Awards Would Never Stand You Up
Cats with jobs, dinosaur facts and escapes from bad dates. It was a big week.
Preserved: Five Reasons to Eat Local, Make Amazing Dill Pickles
Each month, I will highlight some fun ways to use and preserve some locally grown food that is in season. By the end of the year, you should have all the tools you need to make the most out of your local produce and to stock your pantry full of delicious DIY preserves.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Thinks You Are All 30 Reasons To Have More Sex
Queering mainstream lesbian porn, more reasons to have sex if you need more reasons to have sex, being compatible in bed and more.
Kale’s Coming Out As Gay While Queers Rally The World for Equality This Sunday Funday
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, YOU LEAFY BASTARD!
Like #myNYPD? Have Some Apps That Hold the Police Accountable
Because we’re watching you watch us.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Storm
In which we need to prepare for an emergency.
Michigan Affirmative Action Ban Upheld, Sotomayor Smacks It Down In 58 pages
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Michigan state ban on the use of race as a factor in admissions to state universities, allowing voters to decide the matter on a state-by-state level.
Campership Alert: Kipper Clothiers Wants To Send You To May A-Camp!
It’s your last chance to get a free ride to A-Camp because Kipper Clothiers is offering a campership! You could be a Kipper camper!
Things I Read That I Love #124: Well, I Want A Dog Too
Topics include the first teenagers, SF’s housing crisis, murder, too-safe playgrounds, sex workers, life after incarceration and so much more!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Diving Into The Little Mermaid and I Don’t Wanna Do It Alone
Oh hey! COME ON IN! I have never seen The Little Mermaid, and tonight is the night, and I’m kinda into the idea of spending it with you. What I’m saying is, get in here and be a part of my world.
Brown University Student Seeks Justice For Sexual Assault Survivors On Campus
Sclove’s courageous push to bring her attack to the spotlight in order to call attention to the way her university mishandles sexual assault cases is indicative of a greater crisis. Universities and colleges across the United States have a long history of brushing sexual violence under the rug or punishing rapists with a slap on the wrist.
Playlist: Everything’s Changing and You’re Excited but Also Terrified
Won’t you join me in clinging to the past while yearning for the future?