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Everything’s Terrible But Queer Media Can Make It – With Your Help
Autostraddle is one of very few queer media outlets or publications still around in 2021 (though we’re always thrilled to see new ones join us!). And considering, you know, everything, we very well might not be around someday. But we’re hoping that with the support of our community, we’ll be able to say: NOT TODAY, SATAN! We’re going to stick this one out, with a little help. Okay? Okay.
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Maybe You’ve Outgrown Us
I haven’t written anything really real in years; I barely remember how.
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If Your Dream Only Includes You, It’s Too Small
Heather Hogan noticed that I had taken up permanent residence in the comments of “Boobs on Your Tube” every Friday, basically writing recaps of my own (I felt lost, Autostraddle was my port in the storm). Heather asked if I had ever considered writing about television as a career. She said, “We can pay you. Not as much as we’d like to, but we’ll find the money. Is that something you’d be into?”
I wrote back, “That is something that I would VERY MUCH be into! In fact, I hope it’s not too unprofessional to say that I would love it with all of my heart.”
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“Go On a Real Date, With a Real Gay Woman” A Letter On Finding Queer Community from Heather Hogan
1. Come out to my family. 2. Buy a plane ticket anywhere.
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Don’t Look Down: It’s Like Wile E. Coyote Running Off a Cliff
Not to be one of those divorced people who makes everything about their divorce!, but getting divorced will really teach you that nothing about making something “real” or deciding you’re all in makes it any more secure.
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Lesbians! They’re Evergreen
In 2012, a Condé Nast website called style.com published an article with the headline: “IS LESBIAN CHIC HERE TO STAY?” In this thrilling piece of supposed journalism, the writer remarked, “Lesbians! They’re everywhere.”
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TRANSCRIPT: Making the Queer Media You Want to See in the World
We live in a time when you can see yourself reflected in all kinds of media, from all kinds of corporations, who never liked to talk about us before. But when you click on those things, you are giving people money who are not part of our community.
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You Should Join A+ So We Can Have a Merch Giveaway!
Help us reach our stretch goal and you could win an Autostraddle merch package!
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We Need Help: Autostraddle Is Raising Money!
We’ve spent years — our whole lives, sometimes, it seems like — talking about what our community could look like if we weren’t spending all our time and energy on just staying alive, a feeling that queer and trans people know all too well. With your help, we’re excited to find out what thriving looks like.
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We Did It! We Raised $90K! Now We’re Thinking Bigger!
We hadn’t planned anything beyond our original goal, but your belief in us has taught us a new kind of hope. Today, we’re introducing a fundraising stretch goal of $25,000 intended to help bring our senior staff salaries to a more manageable place.
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What If Today Was the Day You Joined A+?
If “oh yeah I should probably join A+” has crossed your mind at some point and you’ve not taken action on it, today’s your day! We’ve got so many reasons why, including this awesome sticker sheet we’re giving out to new Bronze, Silver and Gold members!
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5 Simple Ways to Support Autostraddle This Holiday Season (and Year-Round!)
This includes very important holiday shopping information and other ways to help us year-round. Some of the things are free and some cost money but the one and only way to find out is to open this post and then read it! xoxo
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You’re The Reason We Still Exist: Celebrate A+’s 2nd Anniversary By Joining A+!
In honor of our 2-year anniversary, Bronze members will be able to access the entire archive of Silver/Gold A+ content from July 11th-15th. This would be a great time to join or renew!
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It’s Our Birthday Party and You Can Join A+ If You Want To
It’s our birthday, so we’ve got a merch discount code for you as well as ongoing updates on who won an A+ membership and why you REALLY need to get one for yourself!
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The Future Is Here: Join Autostraddle Plus
Introducing Autostraddle Plus, our premium membership program!
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You Want to Support Autostraddle and Eat Cookies
The Birthday Bake Sale ends tomorrow, so now’s your chance to support Autostraddle’s writers, celebrate Riese’s birthday AND get some amazing cookies in your mouth!
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Autostraddle Raises $116,645 In 45 Days, What A Wonderful World!
We just wanted to say a few things before taking your money and running off to a tropical island to do some offshore trading and margarita-drinking with the ladies.
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We Need Help: Our Big Fundraiser To Build A Better Autostraddle
We’ve spent the last year trying quick fixes and cheap labor for our broken website and there’s no way around it: it’s time to turn this shed into an actual building — luckily, we just made a really kickass Indiegogo campaign for that!
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Fundraising Update #2: What If We Raised $100,000? What Then?
Just a little extra motivation to participate in our fundraising campaign!
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Happy Birthday Rachel!
In which we hope to give our Senior Editor Rachel the best birthday gift ever, with your help!