Results for: be the change
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14 Actresses I Want To See On “American Horror Story” In 2014
My fantasy wish (witch?) list of actresses for season four of American Horror Story, along with the characters they could play.
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Things I Read That I Love #99: Ending Is Hard But It’s Easier Than Loving You
Topics include a “the girl in the closet” (a terrifying story of child abuse), stripping, the funeral business, 12 Years a Slave, sadness, sweatshops, bell hooks on “Lean In” and moar!
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Almost Famous: Mo Kenney
She may be only 23, but Mo Kenney is far from being a novice songwriter.
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Read a F*cking Book: “Out of Hollow Water” by Anna Bongiovanni
It evokes the feeling of sitting with your friend at night, sipping red wine and looking in their sketchbook. This looks amazing, you’d say. And you’d mean it and the moment would feel extraordinarily intimate because you feel like these drawings are only for you.
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140 Longform Pieces You Can Read And Love
140 articles and essays to read and save and love, in celebration of the 100th edition of “Things I Read That I Love”
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Public Displays of Affection: The Politics of Being Queer In Front Of Other Humans
What do you do when you see queer kids making out in the street? When and where is PDA okay for queer people? Who gets to decide when it’s okay or inappropriate?
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HRC’s International Expansion Funded By The Worst Humans
HRC has announced that it will begin working for equality abroad as well as in the US — but is that a good thing? Let’s ask Daniel Loeb and Paul Singer.
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Glee Episode 514 Recap: New New York, New Levels Of Homoeroticism
This week on Glee, Blaine and Kurt got a lot of face time with each other’s faces/feelings, and Rachel went a little Shosh on us.
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Meet Autostraddle’s Newest Writers and Columnists!
Get to know the newest faces at Autostraddle! Complete with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reference.
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How My Motherhood Made My Mother Accept My Lesbianism
She didn’t say “I have suspected this for years and I still love you.” It went more like a Scared Straight kind of thing but instead of scaring me about drugs and a life of crime, she wanted to scare me straight, straight. “Just Say No to Lesbianism” straight.
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Queer Outfit of the Week: Dapper and Cuddly Movie Date
It’s a movie date so you want to be one part dapper chic and one part snuggly! Maybe two parts snuggly.
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2014 Grammys Liveblog and Open Thread: Mary Lambert Fanclub Edition
Maddie and Lauren bring you their feelings about Mary lambert, Macklemore, outfits, Mary Lambert, the music industry, live performances, and Mary Lambert.
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“I Am Britney Jean” Is The Christmas Present I Always Wanted
“For some reason this movie really wants us to know that sometimes Britney and Jamie Lynn have wrestling matches and Jamie Lynn always wins. Picture that for a minute. Now move on.”
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Idol Worship: An Alanis Morissette Feelings Atrium
A thank you letter to my mother, Alanis Morissette, and the nineties. Sort of.
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Drawn to Comics: Em Carroll’s Comics Bring Nightmares To Life In The Most Beautiful Way
Her fairy tale and horror comics are some of the most creative, innovative and just flat out amazing comics I’ve seen online in a long time.
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Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence
Being a survivor has taught me that resiliency is in the marrow of my bones and with it I can imagine a better world.
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UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: 2013 Was A Real Banner Year for Colonially-Influenced Homophobia in the Commonwealth
From India to Uganda, the legacy of British colonial sodomy laws live on today in many countries around the world. What can or should the Commonwealth do about this, if anything at all?
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GLAAD Awards Nominees Include OITNB, Tegan & Sara, That Long French Movie About Lesbian Sex, Batwoman
Let’s take a long hard look at who else got nominated for GLAAD Awards this year besides us, with a not-to-be-missed section from Mey about the Comic Book nominees.
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Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Ammo Mei
I don’t even have words for how great this vibrator is.
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Who’s Afraid of Riding a Bicycle? Not You Because We Have 5 Tips for Beginners
Here are 5 tips for making your cycling-related resolutions at least 50% more likely to stick. (Well, maybe.)