marriage equality

alsoalsoalso

gay marriage

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Nothing Is The Same After Girl Sex And Other Stories We Missed This Week

I’ve got fifteen new Drake songs stuck in my head, the best puppy vine of all time on my hands, and Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, and some random football couple…

Carmen —

Sep 18, 2013

Daily Fix

local politics

politics + activism

Judge Orders Cessation of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in Pennsylvania

Commonwealth Court President Judge Dan Pellegrini granted the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s petition to stop Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes from issuing licenses to same-sex couples.

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 12, 2013

alsoalsoalso

feminism

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Tales of Sweet, Gay Retribution and Other Stories We Missed This Week

We’re getting smart about feminism, then collecting our cash rewards for having suffered at the hands of the kyriarchy. Also, a cat mayor exists.

Carmen —

Sep 11, 2013

Daily Fix

marriage equality

politics + activism

Texas, Mississippi National Guard Won’t Process Benefits For Same-Sex Couples Despite Pentagon Orders

State officials have cited marriage bans as defense for the decision, and federal facilities in each state will comply with the policy.

Kaitlyn —

Sep 10, 2013

Daily Fix

gay marriage

politics + activism

In New Mexico and Pennsylvania, Renegade County Clerks Damn The Man To Marry The Gays

In New Mexico, eight county clerks have seen the same-sex marriage licenses they’ve been issuing this summer upheld by the courts, and the same may happen soon in Montgomery County,…

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 4, 2013

"personality cult"

alsoalsoalso

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: MJ Corey’s On The Rebound and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Here’s the stories we missed while I won big at the Elvis slot machines in Vegas.

Carmen —

Sep 4, 2013

Daily Fix

gay marriage

politics + activism

NJ’s Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Is Great, Not Indicative of Christie’s Conversion to Decency

Perhaps Christie’s evolution could help push Republicans into being less bigoted and terrible to queers. But that, of course, might be pie in the sky.

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 20, 2013

Daily Fix

marriage equality

politics + activism

Religious Gay Acceptance on the Rise; More Than Just Marriage Happening for Gays at the Altar

From President Obama’s reelection after his marriage equality statement to the Pope’s message that that gay people should not be marginalized, the future is looking a little brighter for LGBT…

Jamie —

Aug 19, 2013

gay marriage

greatest hits

first person

This Is a Love Letter With an Ending Just For You [UPDATED]

An Autostraddle first.

Kathryn —

Aug 18, 2013

amendment one

Daily Fix

politics + activism

North Carolina’s “Moral Mondays” Are Moving Forward to Protest a Backwards Government

As Moral Monday grows, their initial impetus—the universality of the struggle for justice—remains steadfast. As NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber chants (and everyone repeats) at the demonstrations, “Forward Together,…

Hannah Allison —

Aug 13, 2013

awkward black girl

christine quinn

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Coming Out in the Classroom and Other Stories We Missed This Week

As if college couldn’t get any better, now it’s GAYER THAN EVER.

Carmen —

Aug 7, 2013

Daily Fix

gay marriage

politics + activism

Chris Christie and His Nonsensical Anti-Gay Arguments Are An Embarrassment to New Jersey

It has become increasingly difficult to defend my home state with our governor saying dumb things left and right, like his brief on marriage equality. Are you ready for a…

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 6, 2013