Results for: you need help
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NY Needs More Midwives: Here’s How You Can Help
The violence against Black and Indigenous birthing people is intergenerational violence and trauma happening in real time, in each birth. Healing it – by making midwifery more accessible for more people, in the contexts and environments that are centered on the comfort, care, respect, and empowerment of birthing people – is one deeply important step forward in creating that world.
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Building a Better Speculum: How Design That’s Inclusive of Queer and Trans People Can Change Reproductive Care
The speculum hasn’t been meaningfully redesigned since the 1800s. These three women are working to change that, but they have a ways to go, needing to overcome medical barriers and focus on better health for queer and trans people. The good news? We can help!
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9 LGBTQ People Speak Out About Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder
The following are stories from LGBTQ people living with PMDD — how it manifests for us, what helps and what doesn’t help, and any challenges or opportunities we have found in seeking help.Â
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Gym Class: A Beginner’s Guide to Gym Workouts
This Gym Class will help you get comfortable at your local fitness center. Read on for information on weight machines, free weights, bodyweight work, and combining all three in a workout tailored just for you.
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Winter Gym Class: Learn to Play Basketball, the Gayest Sport of All
Yes, basketball is fun to watch (it helps that so many WNBA players are just dreamy). But it’s also fun to play! This edition of Gym Class will help you figure out which position you’re best suited for, learn the proper set up for shots, and try out some practice drills solo or with a partner.
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Gym Class: Power Up with Powerlifting
Greetings, Gym Class! Blend up a protein shake and get ready to set a new personal best. It’s just you and the barbell, baby. Today’s article is all about powerlifting.
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Gym Class: Put Up Your Dukes, We’re Boxing
This series will help you get started with your new favorite sport. Today, pop in your mouthguard and put up your dukes! This Gym Class is all about boxing.
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Gym Class: Ready, Set, Row!
In addition to the basics, I’ll give you a brief rundown on safety and proper form, introduce you to the erg, and provide some sample workouts.
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We Are One In the Same: Experts Explain What Self-Care and Community Care Really Look Like
We all know self-care is important, but what does that actually mean? I talked to four experts in mental and social health care to find out more about the nuts and bolts of what self-care and community care look like for queer communities.
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Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA
“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history and an immediate threat to countless people.”
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When Community Complicates Healthcare for Sex Workers
“It became a running joke between my partners and I, that I was both too stigmatized and too famous to get my needs met.”
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What Planned Parenthood Means to LGBT Women: The Roundtable
Autostraddle and A-Camp staff and family members are here to talk about what PP means to us as LGBT folks, and why we need it to be around for a very, very long time.
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Gal Pals, Community, Money, Marriage, Bike-Riding and Acceptance Make LGBTQ Women Feel Healthier
Welcome to the first in a series of exciting discoveries from our survey of over 4,000 Autostraddle readers over the age of 29.
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Feminist Sexual Health App Screet is Getting a Queer Reboot
Screet was created as part of the 2015 StartupBus competition, a roadtrip hackathon where folks on different buses develop startup projects on the road, by a team featuring Autostraddle’s very own Creatrix Tiara, and she’s the single person undertaking its second coming. As she builds momentum for the reboot, she set aside some precious moments to talk with me about where Screet comes from and where it’s going.
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Sleep Tips for Sleepless Queers
Sleep is a gift. A good night’s rest heals the body and soul and is glorious. So, let’s help each other sleep, yeah? I’ll share my tips and you’ll share yours. Then maybe we can have an international spiritual slumber party, but the kind where people actually slumber.
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Why You Should Care About Lesbian Safer Sex (And What To Do About It)
If sexual health isn’t relevant to your interests yet, it should be.
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Our Embarrassing Sleep-Deprived Mess-Ups and Mishaps: A Roundtable
Lord knows the messes we get ourselves into when we haven’t gotten enough sleep. If you want to know them too, they’re all revealed in this roundtable!
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“Mother Blaming” Is Bad Journalism, Shaky Science
The cumulative effect of media coverage on pregnancy paints a pretty warped picture: that pregnant people are the number one health threat to their future children.
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Look What My Queer Feet Can Do: Running into 2014
It was time to try to trust my body and see what it would be capable of.
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Bisexual Health Is The Worst Of the LGBQ Community and This Month We Need To Talk About It
Oh hey, the Bisexual Resource Center wants to talk to you about issues affecting the bisexual community and how you can get involved.