Results for: work in progress
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I Thought About Leaving Florida — Learning About Our Queer History Convinced Me To Stay
The truth is, as hard as I ride for it now, there was a time when I couldn’t imagine living here anymore, too.
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A-Camp October 2013 Recamp #2: How Do You Spell “Regalement”?
On day two we read our feelings out loud, stripped and spelled, tied each other up, got crazy/beautiful and cheered for our lives!
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Obsessed: Twin Flames Universe, a New Age Cult With a Surprising and Insidious Approach To Turning Gay People Straight
Two documentaries about the Twin Flames Universe exposes a psuedo-spiritual cult that emotionally abuses and financially exploits its followers who are simply looking for love. Underneath their alleged LGBTQ+ acceptance, however, lied a practice described as what would happen “if excessive liberal progressives got drunk and had a baby with conservative Christians.”
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Queer Athens Is the First Greek LGBTQ Oral History Project
Our community needed a way to share queer history, so we made it happen.
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I Love Breaking Goals Into Small Steps: A Day of Work
Part of this job is making peace with the fact that I will, in fact, never get everything done that I want to.
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“And I Said to God, Isn’t Being Black Enough? Do I Have To Be Gay Too?”
“The truth of our history is that gay, lesbian, and gender-expansive people were normal and recognized in the Black community.”
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Clare Forstie Wants To Change the Way You Think About the Queer Midwest
“I am a queer person who grew up in and has lived in small communities, small towns, and small cities for my entire life.”
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Autostraddle Before the Tipping Point: A Trip Through the Archive
This year for Trans Awareness Week, I wanted us to focus on recent trans history. Autostraddle itself is part of that history.
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Queer Archivists and Library Workers on Archival Materials That Meant a Lot to Them
“We’ve always struggled but we’ve also always had culture and community, I think that those just mean a lot to me, also that we’ve always been funny.”
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Together, How Far Can We Go?
You all have never, ever raised money for Autostraddle this quickly.
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Making An Independent Documentary About Queer Women Is Like Jumping Without A Net
I will never stop trying to tell our stories.
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Dance Apocalyptic: Queer People are Dancing Despite COVID-19
COVID-19 has rearranged our entire societal choreography. Here’s how two queer dancers of color are coping with the distance.
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A Message From The CEO/CFO
“These are three incredible people who have put so much of their time and heart and energy into Autostraddle.”
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Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch
I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.
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How to Take Care of Each Other: Community Care In Times Of Crisis
“When we’ve all broken past the fear of being burdens on others, when we as communities learn how to ask for and give help and support, we’ll be able to take care of each other.”
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The Comment Awards Just Really Love Bees
“I made a little poem. ‘Rebecca and Tess? YES.'”
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You Gave Us The Best 13th Birthday Gift We Could Ask For!
You got us WELL PAST OUR GOALS! Thank you, thank you! We hope you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished these past two weeks!
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Four Femmes on the Celebrations and Expectations of Being A Trans Woman In Comedy
“Once I hit 37, I officially stopped giving a fuck about what anyone thought — outliving your life expectancy makes it real easy to not care.”
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The Comment Awards Have Seen Love, And It’s A Bride in Fuchsia
“…Everyone is happy and has regular and satisfying tent sex.”
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Eight LGBTQ+ Country Music Singers on Pride and Queering Country
Harlan Howard said “All you need to write a country song is three chords and the truth” — I’m pretty sure queer folks have a lot of truth to tell.