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	<title>Autostraddle &#187; Health + Athletics</title>
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		<title>It&#039;s Not Okay: Intimate Partner Violence in Radical Queer Spaces</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/its-not-okay-on-acknowledging-intimate-partner-violence-in-radical-queer-spaces-175791/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["She acts like she's such a victim when obviously there was abuse on both sides." Awkwardly, I shrug my shoulders and look around the room. My partner doesn't notice how uncomfortable she's making me because she's caught up in her own conjectures: "It's like how we are sometimes."]]></description>
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		<title>Ms. Fit Magazine: Finally, Feminist Body-Positive Fitness and Wellness</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/ms-fit-magazine-finally-feminist-body-positive-fitness-and-wellness-174964/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/ms-fit-magazine-finally-feminist-body-positive-fitness-and-wellness-174964/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hansen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should check out Ms. Fit Magazine. It's inspiring, intelligent, positive and queer-inclusive. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>71</slash:comments>
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		<title>8 Nike Commercial Ideas For Brittney Griner</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/8-commercial-ideas-now-that-brittney-griner-has-signed-with-nike-174516/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/8-commercial-ideas-now-that-brittney-griner-has-signed-with-nike-174516/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brittney griner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lists/Top 10s]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brittney Griner signs an endorsement deal with Nike. Here are some of my favorite sports commercials I think Nike should keep in mind while they brainstorm for her campaign.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Top WNBA Draft Pick Brittney Griner Is Gay</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/top-wnba-draft-pick-brittney-griner-is-gay-173521/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/top-wnba-draft-pick-brittney-griner-is-gay-173521/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brittney griner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is a coming out post]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Just be who you are. Don't worry about what other people are going to say, because they're always going to say something, but, if you're just true to yourself, let that shine through."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Sochi Olympics Are a Year Away But Russia&#039;s Still Living in the Past</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/sochis-a-year-away-and-russias-still-living-in-the-past-156087/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/sochis-a-year-away-and-russias-still-living-in-the-past-156087/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the gay propaganda law set to pass, it doesn't look like Russia's going to be very inviting for queers going to the Olympic Games.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>UFC&#039;s Out Lesbian Fighter Liz Carmouche: The Autostraddle Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/liz-carmouche-ufcs-out-lesbian-fighter-the-interview-155154/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/liz-carmouche-ufcs-out-lesbian-fighter-the-interview-155154/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athletes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Badass former Marine and out athlete Liz Carmouche will be a part of history when she takes on Ronda Rousey in the UFC's first women's Mixed Martial Arts title fight on February 23rd.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Super Bowl XLVII OPEN THREAD: Beyonce vs. Beyonce</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/super-bowl-xlvii-open-thread-beyonce-vs-beyonce-155484/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/super-bowl-xlvii-open-thread-beyonce-vs-beyonce-155484/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beyonce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's pretty hard to miss this if you're an American but some of us are pretty skilled at information avoidance. Today at 6:30pm EST, the AFC Champions Beyoncé Ravens will take on the NFC Champions the San Francisco Desti9ers.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>68</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Need Help: After Sexual Assault</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-after-sexual-assault-151258/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-after-sexual-assault-151258/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intimate partner violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["How do I deal with an assault that wasn’t rape? How can I keep from feeling like my assault is being minimized?"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-after-sexual-assault-151258/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sometimes You Need an Emergency Compliment</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/sometimes-you-need-an-emergency-compliment-148755/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/sometimes-you-need-an-emergency-compliment-148755/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[team pick]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=148755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ali's Team Pick: Basically, this website is like liquid self-esteem comedy elixir that you can figuratively drink and feel better.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Totally True Tampon Tales!</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/totally-true-tampon-tales-148417/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/totally-true-tampon-tales-148417/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a;ex</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ob tampons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex, Gabby and Riese share gripping accounts of their conversions to o.b.® tampons... with illustrations.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>117</slash:comments>
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		<title>Science Says It&#039;s Time for Real Talk About Lesbians and Pap Smears</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/science-says-its-time-for-real-talk-about-lesbians-and-pap-smears-148246/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/science-says-its-time-for-real-talk-about-lesbians-and-pap-smears-148246/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This study from University of Maryland tells us that 38% of lesbians aren't being regularly screened for cervical cancer.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Closet Door Is Gay Boxer Orlando Cruz&#039;s Tenth Knockout</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/closet-door-is-gay-boxer-orlando-cruzs-tenth-knockout-147380/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/closet-door-is-gay-boxer-orlando-cruzs-tenth-knockout-147380/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health + Athletics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coming out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[this is a coming out post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself . . . I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man."]]></description>
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