Results for: art attack
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Annette Haywood-Carter on “Foxfire,” Filmmaking, and Being a Queer Woman in Hollywood
After “Foxfire,” Annette was pushed aside and ignored. But she kept working — detours and frustrations included — and now she’s back with a new film and ready to move beyond for-hire jobs to direct the personal, artful work she should have been making for decades.
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Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid
“Manhunt is really my attempt to show the utility and the importance of existing in discomfort.”
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A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book
Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.
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“And I Said to God, Isn’t Being Black Enough? Do I Have To Be Gay Too?”
“The truth of our history is that gay, lesbian, and gender-expansive people were normal and recognized in the Black community.”
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A Candid Conversation About Queers in the Labor Movement with Longtime Union Activists Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb
In 1990, Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb released Pride At Work, a booklet on organizing for gay and lesbian rights in the workplace. They spoke with Autostraddle about their lives, this “naughty little pamphlet,” and the future of queer labor organizing. Plus, for the first time ever, the full 100-page pamphlet is being released online – right in this post!
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Honor Trans Elders: Cecilia Chung Is the Mother We All Wanted
Cecilia Chung described three ways: hilarious, survivor, and one of the mothers of the modern trans movement.
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Megan Falley’s “Drive Here and Devastate Me” Is a Love Letter to the Queer Community
Drive Here and Devastate Me, queer femme author Megan Falley’s fourth collection of poetry, is a love letter to the queer community. We talked with Megan about her writing process, femme invisibility, body politics, and of course, love.
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In Conversation With Sarah Schulman: “They’re Being Taught That Control Is Freedom”
“This wholesale group exclusion of a person based on an accusation that they are somehow dangerous without any opportunity for that person to describe why they think this charge is happening or how they are experiencing it, or for anyone to look at the order of events that produced this accusation or the history of the person accusing — I mean, this is the definition of injustice.”
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Drawn to Comics: Interview with Power Up Writer Kate Leth!
“When we see women in armor, or in suits, we think of them as strong and powerful. When we see men in a dress, it’s somehow demeaning. I don’t agree with that or believe it at all.”
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“Her Story” Stars Wanna Tell Real Trans Love Stories
Talking with three of the stars of trans-created webseries Her Story about love, representation, staffing a set with trans women and so much more.
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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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It Was a Sailor Moon Weekend at Otakon 2014
The East Coast’s largest anime convention came with a premiere of and more info on the new, faithful Sailor Moon dub, and a chance to chat with the voice actors for Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
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National Poetry Month: Sonya Renee Isn’t Sorry
“The work I do is all about how we make peace with the body, our own and other people’s bodies. I can’t have that conversation without talking about my queerness, or my blackness, or my size, or my mental health, or trans issues, or disability. It’s about everybody’s right to be on this planet.”
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Tania De Rozario, Writer and Rabble-Rouser, On Heartbreak, Activism and Censorship
An Autostraddle Interview with Tania De Rozario, queer artist, writer and activist. Read more about her views on censorship, activism and Jeanette Winterson in this interview.
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Queered Science Interview: Dr. Donna Riley and Engineering Social Justice
“I came out in my academic writing explicitly in 2003 because I knew that situating myself relative to relations of power in engineering, in academia […] was essential to the project of introducing critical pedagogies in my engineering classes. “
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Queering the F*ck Out of Musical Theater: The Personal Is Political Is Art
“Theatre taught me that it was fine to be different; I wish it had shown me it was fine to be a queer woman, as well.”
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Artist Attack!: All the Cunning Stunts Queer It Up At Street Level
“…but I also think that part of what our light box project did was to not assume that participation in mainstream culture means that you also have to take the structures of visibility that come with it as a given.”
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The Power of The Real L Word’s Whitney Mixter: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess talks to Whitney about the NY/LA divide, her thoughts on our Real L Word recaps and parody video, growing up as a different and androgynous child, her life changing experiences in Hawaii and Thailand and the very first time she was compared to Shane.
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The Fire And Reason On The Brink Of Fame: The Autostraddle Interview
Contributing music writer Corey chats to Bella Saona, the stunning frontwoman of New York electro-rock act The Fire And Reason, a band that’s been on a steady rise since performing their infectious pop at Logo’s NewNowNext awards and winning the Brink Of Fame award. Bella answers a few questions on how they formed, who she’s obsessed with, and what’s in store for 2010.
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The Cliks, Reinvented and It Feels So Good: The Autostraddle Interview & Photoshoot
Robin catches up with Lucas Siveria and his new bandmates, Brian Viglione & Tobi Parks, for their first photoshoot together as The Cliks … and we think they’re in love.