Results for: be the change
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DJ Saratonin Spins: The Autostraddle Interview
DJ Saratonin — who will be featured at our Rodeo Disco party this weekend! — talks about her new production company, how to wake up a crowd, and how she would fare in a battle with Samantha Ronson.
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Read a F*cking Book: Ten Lesbian & Bisexual Poets To Fall in Love With
You probably don’t read enough poetry and you would probably be smarter if you did.
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Guinevere Turner, From “Go Fish” to L-Wording: The Autostraddle Interview
Writer/actress/director Guinevere Turner tells all about her L Word legacy, her own “Chart,” why she stopped watching, seeing “Go Fish” two decades later, writing Michelle Rodriguez & Kristanna Loken’s Bloodrayne underwater fight scene, and — well — read this interview. Seriously. Read it right now, trust me.
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Eat Pray Love Won’t Teach You How to Be Alone (or, “First Try to See Something, Anything Else”)
We all come across approximately infinite poorly written, ill-researched, patriarchal and offensive things on the internet each day; most of the time, we can let them slide with a shake of the head. Sometimes, though, you can’t. And that’s when you stop being polite and start getting real about youtube, (specifically Tanya Davis’s “How To Be Alone,”) Eat Pray Love, and dbags.
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Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial Closing Arguments Recap: This Time It’s Personal
Are you ready to get this Prop 8 thing taken care of once and for all? SO ARE WE. We recap today’s closing arguments on the Prop 8 trial on gay marriage in California, with characteristic Autostraddle style and class.
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Lesbian Forced to Pay Back $80K ROTC Scholarship. But Shouldn’t Pride be Priceless?
Sara Isaacson came to school on her ROTC scholarship before she realized she was a lesbian. But coming out has cost her $80,000 — ROTC wants her money back. In 2002, the same thing happened to a girl that I once knew — who I learned today is still fighting against DADT in unexpected ways. A look at how much things have changed, and how much they have stayed the same. Also, do your hobbies make you gay, a good day to love gay men, and meet Chris Pureka!
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I’ll Have What She’s Wearing: Bevin is a Fancy Muppet on a Mission
Hey you! Do you have a body? Then run on over and see what Wonder Woman Bevin has to say about sexuality, bodies, fashion, gender, and your feet as a non-renewable resource.
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Embodiments that Matter: Queer America Looks Like You
Molly Landreth and Amelia Tovey have set out into the gay wide open to document the faces, stories and sounds of this crazy queer country in their amazing photo/bio project, Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America. They sat down with Autostraddle to talk about the incredible things they’ve been doing, where they’re heading next, and why this work is so important.
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The Kids Are All Right: Lesbian Executive Realness in Fists
The final word in angry gay movie reviews is here… Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard (of “Julie and Brandy in Your Box Office”) give THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT a very serious, non-frivolous TWO FISTS!! Once we get around the pink elephant cock in the room, we’ve got a serious redefining of the female protagonist archetype going on.
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Obama Orders More Same-Sex Partner Benefits. When Can We Like Him Again?
Today Obama did another thing for gay people, and we can hear the icicles of our soul slowly melting. Which got me thinking about relationships — are we in an emotionally manipulative short-term on-and-off relationship with Obama, or is he in fact being a better man?
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Nicki Minaj Redacts Bisexuality, Tegan Keeps a Diary & Logo Awards NewNowNexties
Nicki Minaj tells Black Men Magazine she isn’t really bisexual. Also: Logo’s NewNowNext Awards give us a Glambert eyeliner closeup, Tegan Quin’s adorable tour diary, Pixar is awesome, Katy Perry doesn’t want straight men on her set, and The Chaik talks about The L Word movie.
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Constance McMillen Fake Prom 2010 Student Rebuttal: Bigotry or Bullying? (Yes. Both.)
Constance McMillen’s treatment is a nasty reminder of how high school kids can be cruel, especially when LGBTs are involved. We overanalyze, Angela Chase-style. Basketball players might or might not be changing beauty standards, the first female Cherokee leader died yesterday, racism is bad for your health, and Yale starts a student-teacher sex ban.
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Adam Lambert Headlines GLAAD Awards: Big Gay Events Booking Big Queer Stars
Adam Lambert, previously criticized for allegedly not being down with gay media, is totally doing the gay media awards, y’all! Lady Gaga at the HRC, DJ Samantha Ronson & Ke$ha at Dinah Shore — something’s changing! Also; Tila Tequila, Nicki Minaj, glaad likes Ricky Martin & pro wrestling’s new bisexual.
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This is a Glee, Kristen Stewart, Real L Word, Lindsay Lohan, Julie Goldman Post
Kristen Stewart gets sexy behind-the-scenes for a FLAUNT shoot, Glee gets renewed, behind the scenes of Glee’s Lady Gaga episode, Julie Goldman live in your box, Tila Tequila is addicted to a pill of some kind, Chely Wright & Sean Hayes book award show gigs, Lindsay Lohan interviewed, and new videos from The Real L Word!
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Wisconsin Upholds Gay Marriage Ban, Despite All Those Hippies in Madison
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!
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77% of Americans Know That They Know A Gay Person
A new poll reveals 77% of Americans know a real live gay person! Someone should come out to the remaining 23%, amirite? Pride parades all over the world are dealing with Israeli-Palestinean tensions by, er, not dealing with them at all. Also, lesbians makes great parents–holla, Vikki!, Janelle Monae’s airtime could be suffering from racial taste segregation, Deborah Rhode wants to protect all you shawties (and baldies and spotties), and Sarah Palmer talks about cows and gender.
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NSFW Sexy Sunday: Lesbian Bed Death Says Whatever
Lesbian bed death is a myth, sorta, well, kinda, but it’s complicated, and a bunch of famous people have opinions about it for the Village Voice’s Queer issue. Plus we have a sexy tumblr for you.
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Glee Finale: Glee Drinking Game & Season Recap – Watch “Episode 122: Journey” With Us
Glee’s season finale, episode 122 “Journey,” is on FOX tonight at 9pm EST. Are you watching? Then you’ll need our Glee drinking game, feelings, and recap of the season thus far (by special guest Liz)! Glee Drinking Game you guys! Glee Drinking Game!
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Top Ten Comments of the Week
JK! We couldn’t narrow it down to 10 because there was too much intelligence and humor in the air this week. Intelligence and humor and humidity. Are you suffocating and dreaming tender dreams about air-conditioned houses? I know I am.
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Dear Prop 8 Gays & Anti-Gays, Judge Walker Has Some Questions For You Now.
Judge Walker released NINE PAGES of critical thinking questions about the arguments in the Prop 8 trial. Closing arguments start in a week! Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were pardoned last week and now Steven seeks a “normal life” with a new girlfriend. Also, White House on DADT and MORMONS ARE GETTING SUED for failure to disclose its Prop 8 contributions.