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		<title>The Ones We Left Behind: On Being An Ally To Small Town Queers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fonseca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["If you're reading this and are currently in love with a tiny place that hasn't loved you back yet, I want you to know that this is okay."]]></description>
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		<title>Femmes: Beyond Lipstick (and Heels and Dresses)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you just want a role model.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Business: How To Break Up With Your Ex&#039;s Family, Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fonseca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You were never just dating a cute woman. You were dating a cute woman who is also someone's daughter, granddaughter, bubeleh, mija, etc.]]></description>
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		<title>You Need Help: How To Navigate a Social Event with Your Ex</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-how-to-navigate-a-social-event-with-your-ex-142149/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-how-to-navigate-a-social-event-with-your-ex-142149/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tully</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You and your ex are going to the same social event? You should probs read this first.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips On Dating a Girl Who Is Only Kinda Sorta Maybe Out To Her Family And Friends</title>
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		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/5-tips-on-dating-a-girl-who-is-only-kinda-sorta-maybe-out-to-her-family-and-friends-139271/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tully</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sex + Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coming out]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Give her time, give her love and support and when she's ready to whack the rainbow flag bumper sticker on her car, then she will."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Texting Your Ex-Girlfriend in Five Easy Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/there-must-be-at-least-five-ways-to-text-your-ex-girlfriend-138626/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/there-must-be-at-least-five-ways-to-text-your-ex-girlfriend-138626/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Scene]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm helping you put the EX back in TEXT]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>114</slash:comments>
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		<title>How To Leave Your Husband (Because You&#039;re a Lesbian)</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/how-i-left-your-father-a-lesbians-guide-to-divorce-135730/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/how-i-left-your-father-a-lesbians-guide-to-divorce-135730/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laneia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time I married a man, had kids, and realized I was a lesbian. Here's what happened and what I wish somebody had told me at the time.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>345</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mind The (Age) Gap: How to Do a May/December Lesbian Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/mind-the-age-gap-how-to-deal-with-may-december-lesbian-relationships-131564/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/mind-the-age-gap-how-to-deal-with-may-december-lesbian-relationships-131564/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Wonders</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=131564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[May-December (or even May-October) romances can present occasional challenges, they can also be awesome.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>127</slash:comments>
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		<title>Having Fun at a Gay Bar 101: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/having-fun-at-a-gay-bar-101-girls-just-wanna-have-fun-at-girls-night-128881/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/having-fun-at-a-gay-bar-101-girls-just-wanna-have-fun-at-girls-night-128881/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point, between the night where my friend walked to her ex's house with my keys, phone and money in her boot, the night where I sobbed to strangers about losing my credit card in the bathroom and the one where I held my friend's hair as she vomited onto the street, I realized "Oh shit, this sucks."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>152</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Need to Help These Ten People Come Out</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-to-help-these-people-advice-on-coming-out-125294/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-to-help-these-people-advice-on-coming-out-125294/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riese</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coming out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=125294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Girls are always asking me for advice on various coming out situations, and I don't always know how to answer them. Perhaps you, dear reader, would like to take a swing at it?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-to-help-these-people-advice-on-coming-out-125294/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>71</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Have Lesbian Sex For the First Time: NSFW Sunday Special</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/how-to-have-lesbian-sex-for-the-first-time-nsfw-sunday-special-120445/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/how-to-have-lesbian-sex-for-the-first-time-nsfw-sunday-special-120445/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is how we do it, it's Sunday night and I'm feeling right, the party is here on the Lez Side.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>218</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Need Help: I Feel Like We Would Like You If We Met You</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-i-feel-like-we-would-like-you-if-we-met-you-120188/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/you-need-help-i-feel-like-we-would-like-you-if-we-met-you-120188/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laneia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be gay]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=120188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You think you can't talk to that girl because she's flawless and you're you, but that's bullshit! With special guest: The Great Equalizer.]]></description>
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