Paris Lees Debuts On BBC’s “Question Time” In A Skeleton Top, Is Awesome
Last night I braved BBC’s Question Time, an hour-long political debate show, to listen to what…
A Muslim RuPaul At The Dawn Of Islam: Tuwais and the Mukhannathun
A mukhannath who had dyed his hands and feet with henna was brought to the Prophet. He asked:…
If Joan Of Arc Can Do It, Why Can’t I?
Ever since I went to a Halloween party hosted by my friend’s church youth group in the 6th grade,…
Queer Lapis: Learning to Love Home Again
Beads of sweat drip down my girlfriend Nightingale’s bright red cheeks as she devours the chicken…
Please Don’t Thank Me for Loving My Wife
I write about radical issues for mainstream publishers, so, in addition to dancing around to put…
Two Trans* Women of Color Murdered Within a Week; Anti-TWOC Violence Claims Even More Lives
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Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old trans* woman of color, died from the…
Soldier Tried for Wikileaks Involvement Comes Out As Chelsea Manning
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After being sentenced to 35 years in prison on a number…
Also.Also.Also: My Mutha’s The Gay, Female Weezy
Happy Wednesday! I’m going to work for the next seven days in a row la la la. Here’s the stories we…
Laverne Cox, Superstar: The Autostraddle “Orange Is The New Black” Interview
Feature image via Netflix
If you’re anything like us, you can’t get enough of Netflix’s new show“O…
Mira Bellwether, Author and Illustrator of “Fucking Trans Women” Zine: The Autostraddle Interview
“Here be dragons and sea monsters, my fellow genital cartographers, and we have a lot to learn…
Team Pick: The Advocate Presents “Black, LGBT, American”
Brittani’s Team Pick:The July issue of The Advocatefeatures stories from black LGBT identified…
Almost Famous: Andy Bowen
Welcome to Almost Famous, a weekly segment where we ask up-and-coming queer musicians some not so…
Lucy Meadows’ Coroner Says Press Deserves Shame for Her Death
feature image via The Guardian
“To the members of the press, I say shame. Shame on all of you.”
The…
Fifty Shades of White
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I never really used to give much thought to the…
I’m Not A Gender Zombie and Neither Are You: Rejecting Anti-Trans Bigotry From Rachel Ivey and Deep Green Resistance
Word has quickly spread on the web in the last week or so that Rachel Ivey, a member of the Deep…