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More Than Words: Notes On (A-)Camp
Sideways oxen, promiscuous Protestants, Susan Sontag and now us.
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Straddler On The Mountain: Mel
Mel won the Kipper Clothiers campership this time around, and you’ll know why when you see her amazing style. A third-time camper and longtime reader, she talks about Toronto, working at a hotel, her Filipino family, and (duh) A-Camp.
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Straddler On The Mountain: Brooklyn
Say hi to Brooklyn – she’s a campership winner Texan trans* girl who spoke openly and honestly about her unsupportive family, being homeless and the importance of having a loving community to fall back on.
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6 Useful Tech Tools for Pride
Six pieces of technology that might be useful as you parade, protest and party.
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Rebel Girls: 20 Autostraddle Community Members Who Are Changing the World
Documentary films. Policy initiatives. Direct action. These 20 activists are doing it all to save the world — and they’re Autostraddle readers just like you!
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Dear Queer Diary: Meet Abbie
Abbie has a collection of uni-ball roller pens and the coolest bangs south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Your Five-Step Guide to Telling Me Everything
HAY, GIRL OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED HUMANS! It’s Friday, which means it’s time for you to both make a desire map and share your entire life history with me in this open thread. Get in here!
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Straddler On The Street (Who Was Once on the Mountain): Chelsea Is Really Well-Dressed
I resurrected this incredible column to introduce everyone to Chelsea, a two-time A-Camper and this year’s Kippier Clothier Camper.
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Straddler On The Street: Rebecca
Rebecca is a 37 year old electrician currently living with her partner in Philadelphia. She spoke about being an LGBT person and a gender nonconformist working in the trades and being a contestant in the ACLU’s My Big, (Il)legal, Gay Wedding contest!
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Straddler On The Street: Lydia
Lydia is a queer femme who writes an acclaimed personal style blog, Style Is Style. She’s been featured in BUST and Rookie but this is the very first official interview where she’s talking about coming out and being queer! Also her style is AMAZING. Prepare to fall in love.
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The Poet and the Scientist: Taking Back Sandwiches in the Midwest
The girls are cute, the beers are cold and Andrea Gibson is in town. Need we say more?
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Straddler On The Street: Charli
Charli is a “fat, body positive, queer/pansexual Native American girl from North Dakota” and she has a lot of things to say, especially about addiction, depression, music, and being a good person.
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The Poet and the Scientist: Burning Like Yellow Roman Candles All the Way to Boston
“Tomorrow we’re getting on a plane at 6 am and flying from LA to Boston and not returning until Thanksgiving. It’s quite possibly the craziest thing we’ve ever done.”
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Straddler On The Street: Shelby
Shelby lives in Chicago and is on track to become a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She talks about A-Camp, her wedding, and the costumes she makes for sci-fi conventions.
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Straddler On The Street: PJ
“Being butch is something I have both been my entire life and something that I have chosen.”
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The Poet and the Scientist: Poetry Slams ‘Til Sunrise
National Poetry Slam 2013! We laughed, we cried, we stayed up until ungodly hours of the night to cheer on our friends and favorites.
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Straddler On The Street: Monique
Monique talks about being Mexican and queer in Arizona, her favorite artists, and her adorable dog Elliot (who is an extremely well-behaved road trip travel companion.)
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Straddler On The Street: Maria
Maria and I talked about therapy and the best places to eat in Seattle and we also got sidetracked talking about books and mermaid hair and Dear Sugar and then I died because Cheryl Strayed is my religion. Maria is super awesome, is what I mean.
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Straddler On The Street: Minerva
Minerva describes herself as a “soon-to-be post-university queer lady and professional trans feminist” and spoiler alert, she’s awesome.
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More Than Words: Pride Rock(s)
Why are our parades always in the summer? Because Pride goeth before a fall! Thank you, thank you.