Senate Delay Threatens Funding for Thousands of Untested Rape Kits
Money designated for the testing of kits across the country is caught up in a Senate dispute over how to approve amendments to 2015 budget legislation.
Two Years Later, Shooter of Texas Teenage Lesbian Couple Arrested For Murder and Sexual Assault
19-year-old Mollie Olgin and18-year-old Mary Chapa were sexually assaulted and shot in July 2012, resulting in Mollie’s death. At last, the depraved man who did it is in custody.
BPM: Disclosure and a Corpse Reviver #2
Is it pop because there are so many catchy hooks? Is it rock because it has that new wave-y grungy garage sound? Is it electronic music because it has synthetic drums and cymbals, deep bass drums, and clap tracks that have the authenticity of a sitcom laugh track?
25 Berry Delicious Ways To Eat Berries
So berry excited for berry picking season!
What St. Vincent Has Been Telling Us All Along: Gender in Juxtaposition
Quotes from a new Rolling Stone cover story just make explicit the themes she’s been shredding about for years.
Most Important Ugly: I Believe Makeup Is Magic
“Over the next few weeks, I’m gonna guide you through portraits and their stories, and how to get the looks if you so desire. If anyone would get these photos, it’d be you babes, right? My queer family. These are all pictures of us. They always were.”
This List of 73 Sexy Black Female Scientists Calls Out STEM’s Exclusion of Black Women
I’m so over lists reinforcing the idea that a women’s primary value is as an aesthetic object — but actually, I think McMullen has successfully combated that here. Yes, these women are being described as “sexy,” but it’s an inclusive, stereotype-busting sexy.
This Sunday Funday, Lea DeLaria and Hannah Hart Are Rockin’ Tuxedos
I’m about to hop a train to Louisville.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Sext You The Correct Number Of Kisses
Sexting, the patriarchy, lesbian sex haiku, a guide to (and some erotica about) eating pussy and more.
Programming Things 101: Hello Queer World!
Let’s talk about python. I picked python for our gentle programming introduction because when you squint really hard it allllllmost looks like regular English.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Party
“That jerk! You won that co-op in the breakup!”
The Comment Awards Are Summer Dreaming
Summer gays driftin’ away, to uh-oh those summer nights. (Tell me more, tell me more…)
Rhymes with Witches: Drew Barrymore in 90’s Cult Classic, “Poison Ivy”
“For all of her diabolical plans to take over Sylvie’s life, Ivy made any person she was with feel like they were the most important and interesting person in the world. She could make you despise her but could just as easily win you back with a comforting smile and the feeling that she was the only person that could understand you and knew how to make you better.”
Pretty Little Liars 502 Recap: Stuck Out Here On Planet Alison
Here’s another episode in which the Liars find themselves lying.
Presbyterian Church Assembly Votes to Make Room for Marriage Equality in Their Constitution
After a landmark vote in the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly Thursday, the denomination’s constitutional definition of marriage allows for same-sex unions.
Carrie and Bren’s Great Big Lesbian Wedding With 300 Queers On A Mountaintop
After 19 years together, Brendin and Carrie tied the knot on top of Mt.Feelings, and we have about a billion pictures to prove it.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Bondara’s Rabbit Vibrator
Bondara’s Silicone Rechargeable Rabbit Vibrator is f-cking adorable — take that however you please.
Seeing Double: Smoking Up With Orphan Black and the Clone Club
How do you solve a problem like Helena? Probably not with marijuana.
The Autostraddle Guide to Adopting Your Furry Best Friend: Cat and Kitten Edition
We’ve covered adopting dogs. Now let’s talk about adopting kittens. Here are a few things you need to know and have when you’re taking home your very first feline fur-baby.
The Fosters Episode 201 Recap: Things Unknown
The Fosters is back! You’re excited. Let’s talk about it.