You Should Go: The Brooklyn Community Pride Center Founders’ Ball
It’s the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, and you should celebrate by going to their Founders’ Ball on April 4th.
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GLAAD Awards NYC 2013: Madonna, Degrassi Lesbians, and Trans* Representation
Vanessa and Lizz went to the NYC GLAAD Media Awards 2013 and managed to become BFFs with the girls who play lesbians on Degrassi and exclusively interview Wilson Cruz, Milla Jovovich, Honey Boo Boo’s Mama June, and more important humans!
A Guaranteed Hot Time at The Dinah
This is the part when Haviland Stillwell convinces you to gtfo of your chilly situation and step into something a little more comfortable/wetter.
Prairie Homos Should Check Out the University of Alberta’s Pride Week!
From March 13-22nd, it’s the University of Alberta’s first ever Pride Week, and you should go!
You Should Go: Kickass Cocktail Party At Babeland For Autostraddle
Babeland is hosting a workshop just for Autostraddlers, and there are about a million reasons not to miss it.
You Should Go: Feminism + Co. 2013 at Denver’s MCA
A series about roller derby, feminist bloggers, boobs and sex. You should definitely go.
You Should Go: Trans/Parents and Our Children Workshop
If you are an NYC-based transgender or genderqueer parent, parent-to-be, or wannabe parent, you should go to this FREE workshop!
You Should Go: The Pushovers Are All-Lesbian Pop Rockers, All Ready to Perform in DC
The Pushovers are an all-lesbian pop-rock crew gearing up for a gender bending festival performance. Are you sold yet?
The Real L Word’s Saj Golde Launches Black LGBT Magazine
Brittani’s Team Pick: Saj Golde of The Real L Word launches a BlackOUT, a magazine geared towards black LGBT people and their allies.
You Should Go: Raise The Roof While Raising Funds For The Transgender Law Center in Boston
Good music, good cause, Good Vibrations. I had you at “good,” right?
The LGBTQ Side of SXSW: OUTLander Spring Festival
During SXSW, an equally awesome and certainly more queer festival will be happening in Austin. On March 9th at as part of OUTLander’s Spring Festival, Main Screen will show episodes of Words With Girls, Unicorn Plan-It, and Gay Street Therapy along with a live performance from Haviland Stillwell.
You Should Go: The Founding Meeting of the Queer Baltimore Young Adult Coalition with Dapper Jill
“I’m not creating this thing, I’m facilitating the birth. If anything I’m this thing’s midwife. It’s gonna be messy.”
You Should Go: Soapbox’s Feminist Summer Programs for Badass Chicks of All Ages
Registration is open for three Feminist Camp programs! Each provides participants with the opportunity to explore NYC, make connections, and play a part in a movement that will, by the end, completely humble them.
Autostraddle’s Guide to Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2013 in Palm Springs
You should go to Palm Springs April 3rd to the 7th for Dinah Shore Weekend (aka lesbian spring break) because our girls from Unicorn Plan-It and Words With Girls say so. Brittani is hilarious and she made this guide just for you.
You Should Go: PHRESH CUTZ February Fundraiser
“As always, you don’t need to get a haircut to come hang out, all ages, sexualties, genders, and hair types welcome. So come hang this Saturday! We’ve missed you.”
Famous Lesbians Open New Lesbian Nightlife Spot In Lesbian New York, We Think We’re Into It
There’s a lot going on at The Dalloway this week so Team Autostraddle NYC decided to finally tell you what we think about the fancy lesbian hotspot. Spoiler alert: We’re digging the new girl in town.
Queering the F*ck Out of Musical Theater: The Personal Is Political Is Art
“Theatre taught me that it was fine to be different; I wish it had shown me it was fine to be a queer woman, as well.”
You Should Go: Hot Rabbit’s Fashion Week Queer Dance Party Extravaganza
Hot Rabbit and DapperQ aim to recognize the importance of queer voices in the fashion world. So come out, come out, wherever you are, you sexy fashionable Dapper queermos.
All The Queer Valentine’s Day Parties That We Know About
A round-up of the cutest, hottest queer Valentines parties around North America.
You Should Go: Tomboy Tailors Grand Opening Party in San Francisco
Come today to the opening party of a queer owned store that caters to butch/boi lesbians, transgender males & people of any gender identity who like to don tailored menswear or tailored womenswear.
You Should Go: PUSSY RIOT! Book Launch in NYC
Join Justin Vivian Bond, Barbara Browning, Vivien Goldman, Karen Finley, Johanna Fateman, Eileen Myles, and Laurie Weeks as they read from the new print edition of PUSSY RIOT! A Punk Prayer for Freedom at Barnes & Noble Union Square on February 7.