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Design Director

In addition to making Autostraddle look pretty, Alex is also a print and web graphic designer born and raised in New York, but just recently relocated to sunny California. She likes making infographics (1 and 2) for fun.To offset all this computer nonsense, she plays the drums as often as anyone will let her. Other interests include: tree/rock climbing, hair-cutting, american apparel deep v-neck shirts and dancing. For even more exciting over-sharing, follow her on twitter.
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Contact: alex[at]autostraddle.com
Spirit Animal: Chipmunk (and also sometimes: Kevin Bacon from Footloose)

September 07, 2010

Lady Gaga Wants to Gay Marry Her Fans, Therefore Must Be "Manic"

SMACKDOWN: Did you know that wanting to marry same-sex couples on stage at your Monsterball is one of the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosing bipolar disorder? US NEITHER. Lady Gaga is gonna be surprised.

BlogHer? But I Just Met Her! Internet Worlds Collide at the Blogher ’10 Conference

Our design director Alex spoke at the BlogHer ’10 Conference this year and it was fun! Wanna talk about it? Here’s kind of sort of what happened and why we should all go next year.

Alex’s Team Pick: Fox News’ Prop 8 Poll Needs Your Queer Voice (says us)

Ahh Fox News and their polls. Let’s use our POWER OF THE INTERNET to really make our voices heard. Go here and vote “yes” (or really vote however you’d like, but I’m assuming you’ll pick ‘yes’?) Here’s the poll: Did Judge Make Right Call In Gay Marriage Case? Yes — Prop. 8 violates the Constitution.Read the Rest…

Don't Ask Don't Tell Survey is Extra Biased Against Gays, Somebody Failed Statistics!

The survey to assess the troops’ readiness to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is chock full of response bias and other methodological sins. Is there hope? Do you like our re-write?

Photo Gallery: Autostraddle NYC Rodeo Disco 2 Pride Party Photos

New York City Pride 2010 was totally amazing, obviously. We have evidence from our Rodeo Disco 2: Back in the Straddle party at Mason-Dixon with the cast of Anyone But Me, The Spangles, Rachel Robinson, and other super foxy people! Like so many! Also, some pride parading and such. YAY GAYS

Autostraddle’s Swimsuit Issue: Butches, Bois, Femmes, Dykes, Grrrls and Otherwise-Identified Beachgoers

Swimsuit makers don’t care about gay people. Luckily, we do! And so do a lot of other people, actually — guest bloggers on this swimsuit spectacular include Queer Fat Femme, Fit For a Femme and Brandy Howard from “In Your Box Office”.

Autostraddle Rodeo Disco's Spangles Dancers Wow "America's Got Talent"

It’s only ten days ’til Autostraddle’s Rodeo Disco will rock your NYC Pride 2010, and featured Rodeo Disco guests The Spangles hit up America’s Got Talent last night and will probs be famous by the time the party happens. We got video. We also got a sneak-peak at the prizes you could win at our party!

Adam Lambert’s “If I Had You” Video: Blood Sugar Sex Magik Like Burning

Adam Lambert’s new music video for “If I Had You” premieres and surprisingly enough we love it. Boy George! Twilight! The Lost Boys! Burning Man! Zodiac! All You Need is Love! Love! Love! Dancing! And WHITE PANTS!

Lady Gaga & Steven Klein's "Alejandro" Video: Recapped & Deconstructed

Guess what’s here? The full recap of Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” video was here and damn are my fingers tired! Let’s make graphics and deconstruct.

Autostraddle's Rodeo Disco 2: Back in the Straddle

It’s time for round two of our annual NYC pride party and this is everything you need to know to be there or be square.

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Alex’s Team Pick: Hey Brooklyn! What are you doing this Saturday Night?

Dykes on Bike-cycles kick off Pride Month with a dance party to benefit the Brooklyn Community Pride Center.

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Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro' Music Video Preview Quick-Cap: Tuesday Night Lights

Lady Gaga premiered her music video preview for “Alejandro” last night on Larry King, and of course we have to analyze it via screengrabs and captions.

April 21, 2010

Alex’s Team Pick: So You Need a Typeface? There’s a Flowchart for That

Taylor already beat me to it and mentioned this in her awesome Techno-Fix this week, but I am posting this again cause I do what I want whatever! Julian Hansen is a graphic designer, and he made this super clever/cute flowchart about how to choose a typeface. I love it.

Gay Activists 'Holler', Obama Talks Back, Dan Choi Gets the Handcuffs

Obama responds to DADT protesters interrupting a recent speech, Dan Choi has chained himself to the White House fence again, and we don’t know how to feel. Plus, an Arkansas judge has overturned the law banning adoption by gay or unmarried people, two men are being held in the death of a gay professor, and gay divorce is the flipside of the gay marriage fight.

Alex’s Team Pick: Banksy’s Film That You Must See

“Exit Through The Gift Shop”, a street art documentary/film from Banksy that you should definitely check out.

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Michelle Rodriguez DJ'ing GO's Lesbian Nightlife Awards

Michelle Rodriguez will face the lesbian music at GO Magazine’s 4th Annual “Readers’ Choice Nightlife Awards” in NYC on Tuesday. We’re going and you should too! Dani Campbell and more. All the info is here.

The Ladies of Logo's Big Gay Sketch Show Return Tonight, Talk Dirty to Autostraddle

Season Three of Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show returns TONIGHT, Tuesday April 13th, at 10pm on LOGO. This is going to be the bestest, funniest season ever. We just have a feeling! We thought we’d ask some questions of the lovely ladies at the helm of the show, Julie Goldman, Nicol Paone, and Kate McKinnon.

Cracking the Coming Out Code With Clues from Gay Ricky Martin, Infographics

Ricky Martin came out yesterday. Sean Hayes came out a few weeks ago. My Mom came out in 1995. Is it only a matter of time before everyone comes out? Riese investigates and Alex makes infographics and together we get to the bottom of this well of homosexiness.

NSFW Sunday Lesbian Las Vegas Sex Special!

Alex & Riese cartoon recap their NSFW Friday night in Las Vegas because that’s what they did instead of writing this, and there were topless ladies dancing there. Also; porn bingo for LGBT rights, feminist porn, BDSM for ladies, hand-bras, and so much more!

Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Video: Even Gayer Than Actual Dance Clubs

Lady Gaga & Beyonce’s “Telephone” video premiered tonight: a recap & a roundtable of opinions from our music team. OMG JAILYARD LESBIANS

February 26, 2010

Alex’s Team Pick: Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages

I found this through my ex-design school classmate and friend, @yelena_ on twitter: Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages (NYTimes.com) It’s a terrific little video — go watch!

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February 23, 2010

Dinah Shore Weekend 2010: Lesbian Events, Parties & Concert Schedule

It’s Autostraddle’s guide to both Club Skirts and GirlBar Dinah Shore Weekend events 2010– bookmark this page and “right-click-save-as” our special Dinah Shore Map. We will help you navigate and make sense of what is sure to be an epic weekend with Rosie O’Donnell, Salt ‘n Pepa & more!

February 19, 2010

Johnny Weir Be Good, Johnny Be Robbed

Awww Johnny Weir! The judges may hate you cause you’re flamboyant but that’s why we love you.
Also; is the world ready for same-sex Olympic figure skating, hurdles facing LGBT Americans of color, an Oklahoma student wants his license plate to read IMGAY, and Rachel Maddow will deliver the commencement address at Smith and the lesbians go wild.