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Calendar Girls 2013: Stephanie
Autostraddle 2013 Calendar Girls: Stephanie is Miss February
Posted 1 day ago

Meet Miss February! Stephanie has feelings about sweets, softball and ATM fees. You'll get along swimmingly.

February is Art Attack Month
Art Attack Gallery: 100 Queer Women Artists In Your Face
Posted 2 days ago

100 works of art by 100 queer artists to kick off Art Attack month. Representative of many medias and many nations and many brains.

Allison Weiss: The AS Interview
Allison Weiss: The Autostraddle Interview
Posted 3 days ago

Musician Allison Weiss talked to Autostraddle and ate a loaf of white bread one slice at a time. It doesn't get more down-to-earth than that.

Art Attack!
Call For Submissions: What We Talk About When We Talk About ART
Posted 6 days ago

February will be ART ATTACK month at Autostraddle. If you're a writer or an artist with ideas on this topic, you should read this post.

Cargo Pants Are The Shit
Top Ten Things You Can Carry In Cargo Pants Pockets
Posted 8 days ago

As if you need an excuse to wear cargo pants.

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reading-kitten February 3, 2012

Things I Read That I Love #11

Topics include Bill O’Reilly’s mental health, botched murder investigations in Baltimore, Downton Abbey, Dan Savage, Brandon Teena and the for-profit Phoenix University.

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riese
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Movie Night: The Darjeeling Limited

Let’s go on a spiritual journey.

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Carmen
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Artist Attack! Judy Chicago Invites You to the Dinner Party

Feminist artist Judy Chicago will be dining with Sojourner Truth.

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Lindsay
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It's Black History Month! Here's Five Of My Favorite LGBTQ Black Women

A history lesson, a poetry lesson, and a some famous queer black ladies.

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Carmen
gaysouthafrica February 3, 2012

UN Chief Calls On African Union To Hop On The Gay Tolerance Train

“One form of discrimination ignored or even sanctioned by many states for too long has been discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.”

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Jamie
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The Comment Awards Are Making The Most of a Winter Day

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter.

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Laura
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Men Not Too Busy Making, Starring In Movies to Tell You to Go See Them

I’ve only recently realized men dominate trailer voice-over work. Does it matter anymore?

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Brittani
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Glee Episode 311 Recap: Michael Would Probably Not Do This

Brittany and Satana are gonna make out on Valentine’s Day, which gives me permission to like this episode.

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riese
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Pretty Little Liars 218 Fashioncap: A Kiss Before Tie-Dying and Color Blocking

Get the low-down on Emily’s only leather jacket and Maya’s adorable datewear.

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Lizz
marriage washington February 2, 2012

Gay Marriage Passes Washington State Senate, Is That Much Closer to Actually Existing

It’s theoretically possible that same-sex marriage could be legal in Washington as early as June!

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Rachel
webblogawards February 2, 2012

VOTE! Autostraddle's a Finalist For Best Blog of The Year & Two Other Bloggie Awards!

Autostraddle is somehow miraculously a finalist n the 2012 Bloggie Awards for “Best Entertainment Blog” and “Best Community/Group Blog” AND “WEBLOG OF THE YEAR”!

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riese
Alabama Shakes feat February 2, 2012

Artist Spotlight: Alabama Shakes

“I just had a significant experience. This woman who I have never seen before let me into the fire of her body.”

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Lane Emmons
s-k February 2, 2012

Playlist: 13 Degrees of Sleater-Kinney

From ragged riot grrrl roots to Portlandia, we pay homage to the late, great Sleater-Kinney.

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taylor
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For The Love of Graham Crackers

Six sinfully good recipes made from history’s most innocent cracker.

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Laura
mq_007 February 1, 2012

Pretty Little Liars 218 Recap: A Kiss Before Lying and Smoking Drugs With Miles Davis

This week on Pretty Little Liars, a lesbian couple made out on an actual bed!

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riese
girl reading 2 February 1, 2012

"Cult Classic of Taiwanese Lesbian Literature" Now Excerpted In English, Available Online

Rachel’s Team Pick: “My prototype of a woman was the type who would appear in hallucinations at the last moments of your freezing to death at the top of an icy mountain, a mythical beauty who blurred the line between dreams and reality.”

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Rachel
kitter February 1, 2012

17 Things on My Computer That You Need Too

These 17 things will make you well more than 17% saner if you download them. I’d venture to say 170%!

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taylor
2012 Autostraddle Calendar Release Party February 1, 2012

VIDEO: Autostraddle's 2012 Calendar Release Party in LA

No one passed out, spilled a drink, or slapped anyone else’s girlfriend, so it was a very successful night.

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Jessica S.
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Come Out to See Track Meet: A Girl Meets Girl Story in NYC!

You helped fund the queer indie film, “Track Meet.” Now that the film is finished, all Autostraddlers are welcome to attend its NYC screening!

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Whitney
i-dont-think-you-understand-how-jealous-i-am-of-their-hats January 31, 2012

My Drunk Kitchen 202: Hannah Hart Cooks Vegan, Is After Your Heart

Hannah Hart makes lesbian jokes, cooks vegan cheesecake, and drinks whiskey. As if you didn’t love her before.

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Intern Grace
rainbow books January 31, 2012

We Don't Need No Education (That Doesn't Recognize Queer Identities)

“You learn, through how you live your body in the world, how power operates and how institutions reproduce oppressive forms of normativity.”

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Rachel
she-just-really-loves-sloths January 31, 2012

This Is a Video of Kristen Bell With a Sloth

Intern Grace’s Team Pick: This video will make you laugh awkwardly in a public place. Watch it immediately.

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