Hello Earth campers! Your outfit looks great today.
This week Carmen and the team talked travel rituals, Hansen got down with dark chocolate recipes and Grace made the perfect playlist for Walking to Target Like A Mother-Effing Champ. Speaking of Grace, Lumberjanes #4 is out and full of yetis and friendship high-fives.
Elicia talked about getting rid of shorts shame and our brilliant Mey interviewed Laverne Cox! In other wonderful news, a Florida judge overturned the same-sex marriage ban, legalizing marriage in Monroe County (aka the Florida Keys) and Kristen Stewart dressed in drag for a Jenny Lewis video.
On White Gay Man Publishes Epically Stupid Response To “Stop Stealing Black Female Culture”:
The Boo Indeed Award to bra:
On Pretty Little Liars Episode 505 Recap: The 100th Episode Was The Actual Worst:
The Like So Shiny Though Award to Emily:
On Unashamed to Be Fat: Wear Shorts, It’s F*cking Hot Outside!:
The <3 Award to Alyssa:
On 30 Ways To Treat Yourself With Dark Chocolate:
The Come On, Science! Award to Angela:
On This New Jenny Lewis Video Involves Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway in Drag:
The Beyond Brooding Award to Erin:
The It’s Almost Like She Went To A-Camp Award to Keely:
The Not Gonna Break For You Award to Blackmar and Sadie Edwards:
On Friday OPEN THREAD: This Is Your Captain Speaking:
The Praise DinoJesus Award to Jack:
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ohh look at that. I’ve been sick and its been gloomy as fuck all day here in New Orleans, but this brightend my day. Thank you for that.
If Autostraddle wanted me to write an article about how 90’s movie heroines influence lesbian aesthetics I 100% would
That was such an inspired find. Kudos to you, my friend
could you please write that anyway?
I would read the hell outta that.
PLEASE DO
I would read that and then immediately share it with everyone I’ve ever met. Because…yes.
I was having a crappy week with a lot of emotional stressors and this helped so much.
Real Talk:
Like I’ve said before I have been working in volunteering for community outreach for qwoc and it has been challenging, fun and rewarding. As I was going through this process I had my fair share of “allies” only in name but not by action and I was fed up with it. So hearing about this and all the cis gay white men and straight black women who continue to ignore black queer women was all to rich for me so in my frustration and humor I pretty much rolled my eyes at the whole thing. Anyway it’s nice to know that there is a space like AS that remembers that black queer women exists and our voices matter.
Hugs.
Aw, shucks. <3
<3 right back at y'all.