Results for: representation
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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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The Comment Awards Are Back on the Apps
“Can someone make an app for that, please? We can call it SPIT!”
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36 Queer-Owned Businesses Selling LGBT T-Shirts To Support This Pride Season
Wanna spend your Pride cash on original t-shirts from lesbian and queer-owned businesses and LGBTQ+ stores? We’ve got a great list!
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What Is a Girlypop Masc?
The term has gained momentum and popularity among masculine-presenting lesbians who feel seen by the term’s allowance for masculinity and femininity to coexist in their identity.
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A Close Look at the Ridiculously Sweet Trans Whiskey Commercial
It definitely made all of us cry.
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Welcome Our New Senior Editor, Drew Burnett Gregory!
Goodbye exclusively gay moments — hello exclusively gay lifetime.
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The Comment Awards Are Still Chasing Amy After All These Years
“I am absolutely shocked that the main character’s name is Alyssa…who is Amy???”
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Four Comedians On How Their Transness Has Informed and Influenced Their Careers
“I would much rather be funny than inspirational”
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I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets
As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,
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Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later
I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.
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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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Long Live (Heather’s Version)
This is my last week at Autostraddle. I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you.
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Fall in Love With Dyke Queen Issue 3: Recipes from Queerantine!
“OMG, I love our cover. The image is titled “juicy fruit” and it’s by Naima Green,” said Yezmin Villarreal, creator of Dyke Queen.
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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.
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I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong
“I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”
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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 Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” Co-writer Abigail Barlow Is Already a Bisexual Legend
One year ago Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were two friends so obsessed with 19th-Century British sex scandals and town gossip. Now they are Grammy nominated for Best Musical Theater Album.
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This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest
“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.
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5 Artists to Catch At This Year’s San Francisco PornFilmFestival
Here are five performers and filmmakers you can catch at the San Francisco PornFilmFestival.
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Black, Trans, and Alive
There is joy here. I have dreamed of this 100 times, prayed for it twice as many.