Listening to the Living and the Dead: Ruminations on #justiceforLeelahAlcorn
This post/essay/etc will be an exploration into what justice for Leelah Alcorn might actually look like and some of what is needed to ‘fix society.’
Pretty Little Liars Episode 514 Recap: The Long Goodbye
If you say it out loud — if you say, “I’m gay” — the whole world is gonna change.
Lez Liberty Lit #63: New Year, New Reading Pile
An interview with Daisy Hernández, free ebooks and audiobooks, the end of “sweet, biddable girls” in fairy tales and more.
Salem Episodes 9 and 10 Recap: Free Tituba!
So I know we all watch this show because of Ashley Madekwe’s portrayal of Tituba. And the next two episodes feature this character quite a bit. But holy shit, be ready for a roller coaster of emotions, because Tituba becomes a prisoner of a white bible-thumping, colonial witch hunter.
Rebel Girls: Waiter, There’s Some Theory in My Gender
SPOILER ALERT: Gender is (sort of) a myth.
Badass Blacksmiths: Women’s Work and Transgender Identity
People would look surprised and say, “But…you can’t be a girl. You’re a blacksmith!”
Bombing Of Colorado Springs NAACP Office Results In No Injuries, One Person of Interest
The bombing happened shortly before 11 a.m. with three employees in the building, back for their first day of regular work following the holidays. The building that houses the NAACP office is also home to an income tax center and Mr. G’s Hair Design Studio, a salon with predominantly Black customers.
The A+ Bee Issue Eleven: Bee to the Future
This issue includes reader-submitted Ellen Page poetry, important Netflix announcements, the continuing saga of Choose Your Own Gaydventure and SO MUCH MORE! Get in here!
Patricia Highsmith’s Lesbian Pulp Classic “The Price of Salt” Is Coming To A Theater Near-ish You In 2015
The Price of Salt is the first lesbian pulp to be made into a movie, and one with a multi-million dollar budget.
Trans Lifeline, Suicide Hotline Staffed by Trans People, Is Here For You
In one way, it is incredible that something like this didn’t exist before. In another way, it is all too regrettable that something like this is so dearly needed.
When Two (or More) Become One: Relationship Budgeting for the Financial Planning Adverse
Money makes the world go ’round and also you need it to pay for things because capitalism. So let’s talk about relationship finances after moving in together.
Drawn to Comics: Twelve Things I’m Hoping for In Comics in 2015
All I want this year is more representation, better representation, the return of some of my faves and about nine other things.
Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice
In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.
Be A Person Who Gets Shit Done: A Gentle Guide
No new apps, intense #lifehacks or complicated productivity systems here — just solid habits to get into for an ass-kicking 2015.
Hey, Let’s All Read Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa!
Come join the Speakeasy Book Club as we quest for literary enlightenment and embiggen our collective minds.
Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend: El
“I also had a really weird relationship with sex until very recently because, I don’t know. A lot of shame is placed on it. Also especially being a girl who likes girls in the South, no one tells you anything.”
EXCUSE ME: Kristen Stewart Has Maybe-Romantic Times On The Beach With Her Maybe-Girlfriend
AAAAAAAAAAAH OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
35 Recipes Stuffed Full of Goodness
I pinkie-swear you won’t find a single turducken on this list.
Introducing Autostraddle’s Masters Of Sex Cure Month Experience
Because sometimes the revolution is in your pants.
VIDEO: Djuan Trent’s 7/11 Remake is Fresher Than You
I’ve already watched this video about 50 times.