7.One of the earliest memories of my childhood is of competitively playing computer games against my brother. He was three, I was four, and our parents had a Macintosh Plus that lived in the basement office for Important Adult Business. On occasion, however, Mommy would let us play. It didn’t take long for me to become completely hooked. My game of choice was Stunt Copter— a single player 2D…
VIDEO: Malaysian Queer Band “Shh…Diam!” Is Anything But Quiet
Be prepared for the best thing to grace your computer screens today: Shh…Diam!‘s latest music video, “Julie Don’t Listen to Them,” contains all the queers in blazers, “happy hard core” and awkward glances you’ll need for the week.
The band started accidentally in 2009, when vocalist and lead guitarist Farahlied about having a band…
“Jane The Virgin” Is Cute, Features a Queer Latina and Feminist Elements
Jane the Virgin, a telenovela-inspired new dramedy on the CW, premiered on Monday garnering plenty of positive reviews. It centers on 23-year-old virgin, Jane, who promises her abuela she won’t have sex till marriage, and how she ends up accidentally artificially inseminated when she goes in for a routine pap smear. I admit I was skeptical of the plot and was afraid it was going to rely on tired…
Lez Liberty Lit #57: Defining A Golden Age
At Dissent, Roxane Gay discusses what makes a novel a feminist novel:
“Feminism concerns the equality of women. When I say equality, I mean that women should be able to move through the world with the same ease as men. Women should be able to live in a society where their bodies are not legislated. They should be able to live their lives free from the threat of sexual violence. And when we…
Top 15 Autostraddle Videos Guaranteed to Warm Your Laughbox
Last week as I was smashing together two triumphant videos for A+ (a membership program we invented in hopes of creating a sustainable income source that’ll save us from having to shut down next year), I began reminiscing about so many other glorious video entertainmentswe’ve provided for you here at Autostraddle.com. This happened a lot more back in the day because I had more time to edit videos…
Don’t Miss Laverne Cox’s Important New Documentary Featuring Trans Youth
Tomorrow, on both MTV and Logo, people of all genders, ethnicities, sexualities and beliefs will be able to watch a new hour-long documentary produced and hosted by Laverne Cox focusing on the lives of seven young trans people and on the experiences of trans people across America. Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, hopes to not only educate viewers on issues that affect trans people’s lives, but…
We Still Need Spirit Day: Remembering How It Started and Who It’s For
Early Fall, 2010. The queer community was in the midst of crisis, being rocked by a recent rash of suicides committed by young queer kids, victims of anti-queer bullying. On Tumblr, us in the LGBTQ+ community were following each new heart-wrenching report and their saddening details, each life lost, with heavier and heavier hearts. Misery, hopelessness, turmoil, and fear were settling in. It…
National LGBTQ Task Force Has A New Name — Will It Have More Inclusive Programs to Match?
With little fanfare, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force changed its name to the National LGBTQ Task Force last week. In an op-ed for The Advocate, director Rea Carey wrote:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is changing its name and upping its game to tear down any remaining barriers to full freedom, justice, and equality for all LBGTQ people. We want to create a world where you can be…
5 Trans Legal Protections Mapped Across The US, Plus Bonus 6th Map
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Vocativ and the National Center for Transgender Equality joined forces to bring you five helpful maps illustrating the current state-by-state situation for transgender legal protections in the US.
Maps like these are useful because they show us where laws have been implemented without ignoring where the laws aren’t. Trans issues have had a more mainstream audience…
You Need Help: Your Girlfriend Has Body Issues And You Want to Initiate Sex
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Welcome to You Need Help! Where you’ve got a problem and yo, we solve it. Or we at least try.
Q: So my girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months, and so far it has been the most healthy, honest, balanced relationship of my life. The only issue we come up against is that she has body image issues (she had an eating disorder about six years…
Faking It Episode 204 Recap: I Came Here To Talk About Drama
Welcome to the fourth episode of the second season of Faking It, a claymation program from the network that brought you Snooki & JWoww.
We open on another resplendent Austin afternoon, where my Mom’s ex-boyfriend is advertising auditions for the Drama Club via poster board. Actually it’s not my Mom’s ex-boyfriend, it’s just that my Mom dated a mime once so that’s all I can think about whenever I…
Also.Also.Also: Gillian Anderson Just Wants to be a Ghostbuster and Other Stories We Missed
There is so much here I don’t think you’ll ever get through it all. Hope you have a snack and a water bottle! Here are most of the things we missed while I was crying because my precious angel computer STILL WON’T TURN ON even though it’s had over a week to dry out. It’s fine. I’m sure it’s gonna be fine.
Real Life Autostraddle Readers Doing Things!+ From Punk-Ass Book Jockey, you guys: “I’m…
