Catholic Charities Illinois called off their legal fight to continue providing foster care and adoption services for heterosexual couples only. They’d rather just provide adoption services for no one.

Brittany and Satana are gonna make out on Valentine’s Day, which gives me permission to like this episode.

What’s it like to be a gay teacher these days? Also: vandals on both sides of the cause, a lesbian couple arrested after being denied marriage license, ira glass, amy poehler, a song about pizza, homophobic teachers and so much more!

Riese’s Team Pick: Gail Marquis & Audrey Smaltz, partners of 12 years, earn The NY Times’ coveted “VOWS” placement this Sunday and their story is extra-adorbs.

CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE, SIR

This Raptor No Different Than Others

“If you can’t beat them, join them. And once you’re in, take them over and throw them out.”

“If just a few instances of harassment were used as the standard for preventing the release of names, then disclosure would become the exception, rather than the rule, Settle said.”

We’ve written 2,020 posts so far this year! Which were the best? Which were the most popular? The editors pick everybody else’s best posts and SO MUCH MORE!

Yvonne Moore, “world’s worst church lady” (according to THAT’S GAY), sues her church for 250K for that gross lesbian wedding they threw. But hey, let’s check out that book she’s been reading in “Autostraddle’s Primer on New & Old Testament’s Mentions of Homosexuality” which will soothe your soul, even if you’ve eaten trail mix, which’s bad for your soul. FYI.

Gay people can’t get married in Wisconsin, and domestic partnerships are barred from having the same rights as marriage. Plus, you can’t adopt children without being married there. MADISON REVOLT!

A slew of violent murders has left Puerto Rico’s gay community fearful and wondering what to do next.

This Just In: I’m a Lesbian Pillow Princess, I Married a Lesbian and “My First Time”!

“We’ve just begun to fight.”

“The manager said that our behaviour was inappropriate and that it was a family friendly establishment and it wasn’t acceptable there,” Duckworth said.”

Cubbyhole, where everyone knows your name. (Featuring our “first gay bar ever” stories)

Another week where you guys are funny/amazing/special.

If the Internet were high school, Autostraddle commenters would be the funny kid who’s friends with everybody.

What resources does your community provide for queer seniors?

GOP adds another pro-gay-rights presidential candidate, Log Cabin Republicans push for marriage in NY, craziness in Iowa and a disappointing ruling in Montana.