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A-Camp Is Taking a Break in 2020

We’re pressing pause to rebuild.

Riese December 20, 2019 10 Comments
Camp Jewish Holidays Sponsored

OneTable and A-Camp Team Up to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience for Queer Jewish Adults

If you want to build community with Jewish queers by hosting a regular Shabbat dinner practice, OneTable is a non-profit organization that can help you achieve your dreams!

Vanessa September 10, 2019 1 Comment
Camp

46 Innovative Ways You Giant Weirdos Described Yourselves When Signing Up for A-Camp XI

“If I was a drink, I’d be bagel store coffee: better in the morning, culturally Jewish, a lil dull, a lil sweet, always reliable.”

Riese May 11, 2019 37 Comments
Camp

It’s A-Camp 2019 Campership Time: Apply For One, Donate Some Money

Read essays from our 2018 A-Camp Campership recipients and find out how to help send more lucky campers to this year’s celebration in Ojai!

The Editors February 15, 2019
a-camp xi ojai 2019
Camp

Introducing Camp Autostraddle XI

Join Roxane Gay, Be Steadwell, Nia & Ness, Gaby Dunn, Brittani Nichols and 400 LGBTQ women, non-binary people and other trans folks for five days of fun fun fun in Ojai, California!

Riese January 31, 2019 118 Comments
Camp

A-Camp 2018, We Hold You In Our Hearts: The Autostraddle Roundtable

“I feel like this camp everyone really got to be their best, most honest and weirdest selves — for instance, and bear with me, when Sam and Riese and I created an intense trivia experience centered entirely around cults, true crime and murder and not only did people show up but many of the questions were TOO EASY FOR THEM.”

the team June 25, 2018 30 Comments
Camp

8 Times A-Campers Made Cheese Plates and We Were Like, “Wow, Yes”

“The smoked gruyère is pointing to the chèvre, while the brie points to the chocolate. A beautiful puzzle.”

Laneia June 4, 2018 17 Comments
Camp Community

A-Camp X Was a Huge Success and We’d Like to Have Some Feelings About It Together

We just put on our largest and most successful iteration of A-Camp in Ojai, CA. We’d like to gush about it for a minute, please – won’t you join us?

Vanessa May 23, 2018 200 Comments
Camp Community

5 Very Low Key Meet-Ups You Could Host Immediately!

A meet up does not always have to be a whole scenario!

Vanessa May 21, 2018 14 Comments
Camp Community

21 Kickass Brands Who Love A-Camp + Autostraddle

Many of these companies are small, queer and independently-owned themselves, which makes their donations to A-Camp even more amazing!

Sarah May 4, 2018 9 Comments
Camp

58 Ways You Beautiful Lunatics Described Yourselves When Signing Up for A-Camp X

“My purse is always full of sewing supplies and cheese snacks.”

Riese April 25, 2018 77 Comments
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Camp

CAMPERSHIP ALERT! Planned Parenthood Is Sponsoring A-Camp X!

Planned Parenthood knows we deserve to feel good in our bodies, our communities and our lives — and one winner of this contest will get to do so at A-Camp thanks to PP!

the team April 16, 2018 15 Comments
Camp

Campership Alert: Go to A-Camp X for Free Thanks to LELO!

Win your ticket to A-Camp X and the fees for the shuttle from LELO! Here’s how to enter.

Guest March 23, 2018 6 Comments
Camp

Campership Alert: GladRags Wants to Send You to A-Camp and Change Your Life

GladRags, a rad feminist company that makes comfortable, reusable menstrual products, wants to send one lucky human to A-Camp X for free! Plus, they’ll hook you up with the reusable menstrual product of your choice!

Vanessa March 16, 2018 8 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Spring 2018: It’s Time To Donate and/or Apply for Camperships!

Read the heartwarming essays from some of 2017’s A-Campership recipients and learn more about donating or applying yourself! We’ve even got a tax-deductible donation option this year that you’ll wanna know all about.

the team March 1, 2018 9 Comments
Camp

Introducing Camp Autostraddle X

We’re going back to California to chill at the pool with Mary Lambert, Jen Richards, Liza Dye, Mara Wilson, Gaby Dunn, Be Steadwell, Brittani Nichols and a bunch of weirdos (that’s you!)

Riese January 30, 2018 148 Comments
Camp

Team Pick: “Nancy” Goes To A-Camp

Kathy Tu and Tobin Low create a sound-venture of queerness from the perspective of two Asian-American homogays. And now, they have an episode in which Kathy goes to A-Camp for the first time.

A.E. Osworth June 26, 2017 14 Comments
Camp

The Babadook was a Special Guest at A-Camp and These Are His Stories

I’m not saying we invented the gay Babadook meme, but I’m also not saying he didn’t completely OWN A-Camp. What can’t this guy do?!

Stef June 12, 2017 37 Comments
Camp Queer Fashion

Heaven is a Place at A-Camp: Femme Looks For The A-Camp May 2017 Dance

The A-Camp dance theme this May is Heaven is Place On Earth, so I want to see everyone in their best Billy Idol, Rhythm Nation, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Beals, Ronald Reagan, Paula Abdul, Jem & The Holograms drag.

Mey April 20, 2017 34 Comments
Girl laying in an Outplay Swimsuit on a Flamingo Float
Camp

Campership Alert: Pool Party at A-Camp In Style Courtesy of Outplay

Do you want to go to A-Camp in an Outplay Swimsuit? Well, guess what; Outplay wants that for you too! Check out this Campership, y’all!

A.E. Osworth April 17, 2017 8 Comments
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