Darcy, Author at Autostraddle

Darcy

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Articles written: 364

About Darcy

Darcy, a.k.a. Queer Girl, is your number one fan. She's a fat feminist from California who doodles hearts in the corners of her Gay Agenda. They're living through a pandemic, they're on Twitter, and they think you should drink more water! She also wants to make you laugh.

All Posts on Autostraddle

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Chewing the Ice

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Definitely Not Cannibals

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Riding the Lesbian Party Bus

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Relationships

You Need Help: My Partner and I Disagree About Our COVID Risk Reduction Practices

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Bubbly Inside and Out

Puzzles

Word Search: Say Hello to Your Friends

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are All Lit Up Inside

Puzzles

Word Search: Stardew Valley

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Back on the Apps

Puzzles

Guessing Game: No Dyke Is an Island

The games Ooblets, Little With in the Woods, Littlewood, and My Time at Sandrock.

Quizzes

Quiz: What Should You Play After Stardew Valley?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Love You, And You, And You, Forever!

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Relationships

You Need Help: My Partner Keeps Saying We’re Going to Break Up!

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Writing Fanfiction About Dana Scully

Puzzles

Word Search: We <3 the 90s

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LGBT Book Reviews

“Endpapers” Is a Glimpse Into One Artist’s Fight To Be Themselves

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Both Fascinating and Slightly Unhinged

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Splitting Wood With a Sword Like A Lesbian Avenger

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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Creepy ’90s Toy Are You Haunted By?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Buzzing With Antici-p-p-pation

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are a Nonbinary Bonbon

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Dating

You Need Help: How Do I Get Back Into Dating at Age 54?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Leaving Space for the Great Unknown

Eight 2023 planners

Quizzes

Quiz: Which Planner Should You Use in 2023?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Eating Cheese and Contemplating Existence

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Practical Magic: How to Nourish Your Body When Executive Dysfunction Has Other Plans

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Humming Along

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Quiz: What Should You Do When Your Family Stresses You the F*ck Out Over the Holidays?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Drinking Evergreens — Make Mine A Double

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Friendship

You Need Help: I’m In Love With My Straight Best Friend

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Giving It the Old College Try

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Crafts & DIY Projects

To Hobbies I Have Loved (and Lost) Before

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Eating All the Leftovers

Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For the Queer Always Talking About Their Fur Babies

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Thinking of Her (The Wicked Witch of the West)

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Queer Fashion

This Wire-Free Bra for Larger Chests Changed My Life

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Foraging for Mushrooms

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Straddleverse

It Was Like Living on the Moon

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Dating

You Need Help: I’m a 16 Year-old Lesbian Asking ‘What Is Love?’

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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cozy Sunday Activity Should You Do Today?

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Puzzling It Out

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Book Features

When Survival Isn’t Just About Yourself

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How it Ends

Comment Awards Halloween

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Releasing the Bees

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25 of the Silliest, Spookiest Plotlines From “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Ranked by Absurdity

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Queer Enough and Ready to Party

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Still Bisexual After All These Years

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Coming Out

You Need Help: I’m 49 and Questioning — Is It Too Late for Me?

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Halloween

10 Gay Halloween Costumes for Your Dog

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LGBT Book Reviews

“The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family

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