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riese

Editor-in-Chief / CEO of Ideas

Marie Lyn Bernard, aka Riese, is a freelance journalist, award-winning writer, blogger, fictionist, copywriter, video-maker and aspiring cyber-performance artist who grew up in Michigan, got wise in New York City, and now lives in the San Francisco area. Her work has appeared in nine books, magazines including Marie Claire, GO, Curve, Interlude, NeXt, and CollegeBound, and all over the web including nerve.com, Jezebel and OurChart (RIP). She was the recapper for The L Word Online and host of Showtime’s Lezberado and her personal blog has earned many dubious honors including Best Personal Blog 2008 and Hottest Bloggers 2008. Riese has spoken about blogging, community-building, feminism, cyberculture and sexuality at places like BlogHer 2011, Yale, New York University, The University of Chicago and The Museum of Sex. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Interlochen Arts Academy and The Olive Garden's week-long training intensive; she enjoys eating foods, having big ideas, reading books & talking to her stuffed dog, Tinkerbell. Follow her smokin’ hot adventures on twitter.

Contact: riese[at]autostraddle.com

Introducing Camp Autostraddle September 2012: Registration Is Wide Open

Registration is open for A-Camp September 2012 — snag your spot and make dreams come true!

Glee 321 Recap: Nationals Smashinals

Oh wow it’s the Nationals Contest! I hope everybody brought lots of confetti and meatloaf!

Raven-Symoné Refuses to Confirm Lesbian Rumors, Much To Our Collective Dismay

“My sexual orientation is mine and the person I’m dating to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life.”

Things I Read That I Love #25: Everybody Worships

Topics include my thirties, Canadian health care, women’s writing, anti-bullying programs and what the hell to do with your life according to Margaret Atwood and/or David Foster Wallace.

Jane Lynch and Rachel Maddow Switch Seats and Discuss Gay Marriage

Rachel and Jane dish about gay media representation and gay marriage on The Rachel Maddow Show. So this is basically relevant to every interest you’ve ever had, ever.

Listling Without Commentary: People You Geniuses Voted For in the Autostraddle Hot 100

It’s gonna be a big night for Olivia Benson, That Hot Femme Bartender and Ali Defranco!

TV Fix: True Blood, Mindy Kaling's Project, The New Normal

So much TV news these days! This post is mostly about True Blood’s Season Five, but also includes trailers for Mindy Kaling’s new show and Ryan Murphy’s new gay sitcom.

Joanna Johnson is a Lesbian: "Bold & The Beautiful" Star Comes Out

When Joanna Johnson’s character on “Bold and the Beautiful” came out, it seemed like a good time for Joanna Johnson herself to come out. So she did! Today!

Glee's Season 4 Will Feature NYC-Based "Show-Within-a-Show," Santana, Carrie Bradshaw

We’ve got the scoop on Glee’s Season Four plans and it sounds pretty crazy. Plus, who’s returning for another year of this hot hot mess?

Things I Read That I Love #24: Vice Bust

This week’s topics include Mitt Romney being a jerk, tornadoes, the history of telephones, the psychology of fraud, writing in the dark, paying your way into restaurants and so much more!

Glee 319 Recap: Promasaurus Wreck

This week on Glee, Finn nailed himself to the cross and everybody wore really pretty dresses.

Top 10 Most Insufferable Men On Television

There is so much more where Finn came from.

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Also. Also. Also: Additional Stories Relevant To Your Interests, Like This New Gay Sitcom

What we missed this week: topics include Ryan Murphy’s new show about gay white men, Girls, Downton Abbey, transgender anti-discrimination bills, Quidditch and so much more!

VIDEO: Kate Beckinsale Wants Government All Up In Her Vagina

“My right to choose? What about my right to choose to not have a choice?”

2012 Hot 100: It's Your Last Chance To Vote, Who's Winning?

Time is running out to vote for the hottest queer women in the universe. Here’s who’s already in the lead.

Joe Biden Goes Rogue With Same-Sex Marriage Support

Joe Biden finished “evolving” a long time ago, it seems.

Top 10 Santana & Brittany Glee Musical Numbers

What if Glee had no dialogue, just music and lesbians? Then it’d be just like this post.

Things I Read That I Love #23: A Very Famous Jersey Number

This week’s topics include serial killers who drive trucks, the armpit of America, the self-esteem of teenage girls, Lorrie Moore, the mirror and couponing!

Glee 318 Recap: Choke-a-Joke

This week on Glee, Kurt’s gold pants won and everybody else lost.

Romney's Bigot Base Bullies Gay Foreign Policy Spokesman Into Quitting

The gay foreign policy spokesman Romney hired tolerated about two weeks of B.S. before jumping ship — yep, it’s gotten that bad over there.

April 30, 2012

OPEN THREAD: Let's Talk About How Awesome A-Camp Was

From April 26th ’til April 29th, 163 of you and 35 of us went to the mountains for a weekend of kickass fun and transformation. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.

April 27, 2012

Things I Read That I Love: Writers Writing About Writing

Here are some of my favorite things I’ve ever read on the internet about writing!

April 21, 2012

VIDEO: Haviland & The SuperPac Men "Super Freak Super PAC"

Legendary video stars Haviland Stillwell and Ashley Reed made this amazing video to “raise awareness about Super PACs” and it’s SO WEIRD and I think you’d like it.

April 20, 2012

Things I Read That I Love #22: A Nice Day For a Daydream

Topics include Carl Sagan explaining why he smokes weed, The Great Zucchini, an innocent man on death row, The Huffington Post, the cost of being a lady writer in NYC and The War Against Youth.