Results for: be the change
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Nepal’s Colorful, Musical March to Even Greater LGBT and Gender Equality
Today Nepal’s queer community has fought to end fear, shame, and invisibility — and they made it fun.
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Queer Girl City Guide: Gainesville, Florida
It’s a small little bubble of liberalism in a sea of southern weirdness.
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Gay Legislators Change Gay Legislation
Gay marriage, civil union, domestic partnership: when does this annoying process end and when do the bachelorette parties begin?! Am I right?! No, really, am I? Well, believe it or not, there is a shining light in the many debacles and debates raging over gay partnerships in the United States- and it’s gay legislators.
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The Comment Awards Are Going For The Gold
We want to dress you up in our love.
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Queer Women of Color Poetry Tour Needs Help, Promises A Revival
“It’s up to the poets. It’s up to us to continue.”
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How Do You Prove Your Gayness To Canada?
“Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria and is punishable by stoning. The difficulty for Ogunrinde lay in convincing the [Canadian] government that he was, in fact, gay.”
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Romney Receives Low Ratio of Applause to Boos at the NAACP Convention
In which the audience applauded upholding traditional family and booed the elimination of Obamacare, and Mitt Romney remained an idiot.
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Maker Camp: Sounds Awesome, Bestows Relevancy To Google+
Hey campers! We just found a way to fill your time until A-Camp rolls around.
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Introducing Camp Autostraddle
Wanna make a bunch of new friends in the woods this April? We thought so. Join Team Autostraddle, Julie Goldman, Brandy Howard and Unicorn Plan-It for a life-changing weekend!
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LGBT Equality, Activism and Inspiration at the Celebration of Courage Award Ceremony
Last week the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission hosted their annual “Celebration of Courage” Gala and I was there (and accidentally chatted with Judith Butler!).
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Seriously, All of Us Really Need to Go the Fuck to Sleep
Maybe we need to start an Occupy Bedrooms movement.
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Sarah Robles and Raising The Bar For Lady Lifters
Perhaps even more heartwrenching than the financial stress that these woman face is the constant reminder that their bodies do not fit the status quo.
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Eddie Griffin Assaults and Humiliates Lesbian; Takes No Responsibility
Griffin air humped an audience member’s face, telling her that all she needs is a good man; and comedy remains a space where bullying is somehow acceptable.
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An Illustrated Guide To Giving Away Your Blood
Lose your blood donation virginity!
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Get Baked: Fortune Cookies
They’re adorable and creative and you should make some for someone you love.
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Read a F*cking Book: “Brazen Femme: Queering Femininity”
On makeup: “this ritualized mask-making / not to hide behind / but to put forth”
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Britain To Change Gay Male Blood Donation Policy To Slightly Different Version Of The Same Policy
“It’s supremely bloody homophobic, extremely discriminatory and potentially dangerous for thousands of patients in need of transfusions. The inequality has just got worse, not better.”
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It’s Not Me, It’s Them: On Wanting To Break Up With Facebook
Facebook has locked me out of my account for being a part of a peaceful, compliant, and legal protest in Washington, DC.
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College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Starting To Feel Like Home
The lesbianagettes are feathering their nests for winter with friends, activities and lady loves.
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Mumbai’s Queer Film Festival Aims To Transform India’s Queer Landscape
Mumbai’s third annual Queer Film Festival wants to bring India’s vibrant queer life to mainstream culture.