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23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram This Black History Month
Honey, these glorious embodiments of black femme magic are about to sweep you off your feet.
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Laverne Cox’s Latest Role Is a Turning Point for Black Trans Women in Fashion
By choosing Laverne Cox as a brand ambassador, Beyoncé is turning the spotlight onto her black, queer supporters, and allowing us to be seen.
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Pop Culture Fix: Laverne Cox, Angelica Ross, and Jen Richards Want To Be In The Room Where It Happens
Her Story didn’t win an Emmy, but it’s opening up doors. Laverne Cox is really excited about Rocky Horror. NYT is worried there’s not enough TV for white men. Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time gets its lead. And I don’t want to talk about Sue and Mel leaving Great British Bake Off.
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57 Feminists Riff on What the World Could be in “The Feminist Utopia Project”
This book is not a manual to create The Feminist Utopia; it is a process that you are invited to share in.
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Kicking Off Trans Awareness Week, the Trans Stories of the Past Year, Recapped
If you’re looking for a quick recap of some of Autostraddle’s trans coverage from the past year, look no further.
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We Went to the GLAAD Awards and Talked to Laverne Cox, Andreja Pejić, Janet Mock, Dascha Polanco, Lynda Carter & More!
It was an exciting night full of laughter and tears and Ketel One White Cosmopolitans.
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Check Out Two Trans Youth Who Are Changing the Way America Looks at Gender
Jazz, who recently published a book about her life called I Am Jazz and Zoey, who recently appeared in “Laverne Cox Presents: The T-Word” are two of the trans youth who are making things better for kids across America.
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After 16-Year Struggle, New York State Medicaid Will Finally Cover Trans Healthcare
“Trans people of color and low income trans people have been struggling and organizing all along, because this is a life or death issue.”
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On The Silencing of Trans Women of Color: A Response to Trans Glamour vs. Trans Activism
“As a white woman, you may not understand this but the simple act of getting up and being in the public eye and proclaiming your transness unapologetically is an act of revolution for every trans person of color, and in that right, they are doing the work.”
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Don’t Miss Laverne Cox’s Important New Documentary Featuring Trans Youth
Tomorrow MTV and Logo TV will air this heartbreaking, heartwarming, informational and inspirational documentary following the lives of seven young trans people and trans experiences across America.
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Laverne Cox on Her Emmy Nomination, Music Video and Fighting for TWOC: The Autostraddle Interview
I talked with the flat-out amazing Laverne Cox about everything from Emmy reactions to deconstructing transgender tropes in a John Legend video to dealing with intersections of racism and transmisogyny. It was awesome.
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Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right
“A part of me thought about making this article just be a list of Laverne Cox quotes from this interview because she says that many brilliant things. Where Cox was able to turn the conversation around and get in some great talking points last time, this time she was given free reign to talk about important issues for a full half hour.”
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Also.Also.Also: Brittney Griner’s Makeup Class and Other Stories We Missed This Week
From the OUT 100 to the first lady of Zambia to Michelle Tea’s marriage, it turns out there was a lot of queer shit going down while I was working late nights in the office.
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35 Trans Women I Had #Herocrushes On In 2013
A #herocrush isn’t romantic or sexual, it’s about people you admire. People you’d love to work with to dismantle systems of oppression. This year most of my #herocrushes happened to be trans women.
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Laverne Cox, Superstar: The Autostraddle “Orange Is The New Black” Interview
Laverne Cox talks about trans* representation in media, relating to her character and what it’s like being a trans* actress in tv.
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“Orange Is The New Black” Episode 103 Recap: Lesbians Are Very Dangerous
Let’s just go right ahead and kick off this recap with a gif of Alex. Let’s make that a thing that we do, okay?
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“Orange Is The New Black” Episode 102 Recap: Punchin’ Titties 101
I look forward to your angry defensive comments re: the benefits of ingesting menstrual blood.
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Meet 51 Kickass Women From The 2013 Trans 100
The 2013 Trans 100 is a BIG DEAL and we wanted to give you a closer look at the amazing trans* women featured on the list, thus this epic compilation of inspirational people relevant to your interests.
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Women’s History Month: Your Reference Guide for 2013
Happy Women’s History Month, homos!
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GLAAD Awards NYC 2013: Madonna, Degrassi Lesbians, and Trans* Representation
Vanessa and Lizz went to the NYC GLAAD Media Awards 2013 and managed to become BFFs with the girls who play lesbians on Degrassi and exclusively interview Wilson Cruz, Milla Jovovich, Honey Boo Boo’s Mama June, and more important humans!