Out magazine talks to Lady Gaga’s lesbian jailyard girlfriend, performance artist Heather Cassils, about kissing Gaga (‘intense’), butch/femme, trans, gender identity, performance art & everything you care about. If you’re wondering what Tila Tequila is up to these days, we’ve got an update. Plus, Tegan & Sara talk to Mother Jones about Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga is trying to brainwash you into joining the Illuminati, “Chloe” premiered last night, more outcry over Skins, and Adam Lambert is in Japan.

Oh hey it’s Google Buzz! Where did you come from? What are you for? Do we like you? How do we turn you off? How do we make it work with you? These questions and more, answered by Technostraddle!

Swimsuit makers don’t care about gay people. Luckily, we do! And so do a lot of other people, actually — guest bloggers on this swimsuit spectacular include Queer Fat Femme, Fit For a Femme and Brandy Howard from “In Your Box Office”.

Chaz Bono enlightens America about gender reassignment surgery, says he feels better than ever, and gives us an opportunity to discuss the popular and problematic term “sex change”! Also; Caster keeps her title, hate crimes are on the rise in LA and six scary quotes from Sarah Palin’s book tour.

Wondering what movie to see on your next hot date with a hot geek? We’ve got you covered with our 2010 geeky movie preview! Alice in Wonderland, Prince of Persia, Kick-Ass, Harry Potter and the Neverending Film Franchise and more!

A new book explains how “politics of disgust” have drowned out the “politics of humanity” necessary to achieve equal rights [sidenote: similar imagination and empathy-based strategies apply to challenging racism as well]. Also, gay Asians face racism within the community, International Women’s Day, watching “The Little Mermaid” while trans, Corey Haim’s death, Jon Stewart & Steven Colbert FTW last night and gay TV-makers will lose their tax breaks.

Jess sits down with Liz Feldman to talk about working with Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno, her talk show “This Just Out,” auditioning for Saturday Night Live, when she came out, how she became so tight with The L Word girls, and obvs an depth analysis of that ubiquitous blue blazer.

Sean Hayes is gay and he doesn’t care who knows it! JK, he does care, but he sat down with The Advocate and came out just the same; and explained his previous reluctance. Also; Felicia Day’s new show, Oscar mysteries revealed, Adam Lambert’s acoustic performance and a Taylor Swift cover we actually like!

New Runaways clips and Autostraddle counts down ten of our favorite movies where badass girls get together and make shit happen with other girls; shit like the Georgia Peaches and witchcraft! Also; Lady Gaga’s video & 3D plans, the dead gay syndrome, American Idol, Claire Danes, Girltrash and girls kissing on 90210!

Reading this Dinah Shore live-blog, updated constantly, is almost like being at Dinah Shore’s legendary lesbian Palm Springs weekend historical event of fun.

Wanda Sykes talks to Rosie O’Donnell about meeting her wife, getting married and having twins, and her family’s reaction to her coming out – listen to the full interview here! Also; Kathy Griffin on Law & Order, Ke$ha is not “just another little pop moron,” Glambert’s travel plans, Joan Jett & Sara Quin.

Imagine that Autostraddle is an office building. Now imagine the water cooler we would all linger around, talking about TV shows. This Open Thread is that hypothetical water cooler — tell us your telly feelings!

Today is sociology day on the society and culture fix! We’ve got the linguistics of homosexual/gay/queer/lesbian/gaymo discrimination, problematic gay boyfriends, avatars that deal with sexism and racism, and gays who look loaded. Oh and also; Alex explains some of Autostraddle’s brand-new (this week!) design elements.

She’s not butch, no. She’s not even dykey. But damn that girl looks good in a tie and skinny jeans. Who is she, and how do you know that she’s not just a cute hipster straight girl? Luckily for you, Dr. KC Danger just received her degree in lesbian hipsterology, and she’s here to give you a lesson in herstory, hipstory, and why the lesbian hipster is more than just a cultural one-night-stand.

General Petraeus doesn’t care if you’re gay, hater gets hated on at CPAC 2010, Martha Coakley is done with DOMA, and marriage rights are getting people angry in Lisbon. Also, gays are gaining ground in Texas, and should gay news media stay objective on Prop 8? Also, see how Stephen Colbert prepares the Olympic Gay Pride House for their guest appearance!

“Room in Rome” is a sexy foreign film with naked girls having sex a lot. Also; sexy Curling girls, lesbians give top 10 sex tips to men, Sex.com, GLEE porn (weird?), Beautiful Agony, top lesbian kisses, sex advice from Chatroulette and more!

Lady Gaga’s Q Magazine cover story is intriguing for more than just its provocative cover, for which Gaga insisted she wear a strap-on — we transcribe it for ya. Also; Angela/Jordan, MTV snubs Gen X and Lohan in LA.

Aussie photographer and writer Stef Mitchell brings us a review and photos of the Cold War Kids’ sold out concert at the Williamsburg Music Hall.

Comedian, writer, and political activist Kate Clinton talks to Autostraddle about her new collection of essays, “I Told You So,” doing stand-up comedy around the U.S., gay republicans, her love for Julie Goldman, and why activism is so damn sexy.

Jess talks to polarizing musician Elizabeth Ziff: “Honestly, I’m queer more than I am gay. I’m peripheral. I’ve never been conformist, I’ve never been status quo, it’s never even entered my brain. I’ve been in a band for 25 years, that’s what I’ve done. Traveled the world, fucked, got wasted, been political, and created.”