Results for: love is a lie
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Jeanne Córdova’s “When We Were Outlaws”: Who Says the Second Wave’s Not Sexy?
“Being an activist leader brought dozens of women to my bed,” Córdova recalls. “Power seemed to attract people, and my political life put me at the center of the action.”
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Trauma Queen: An Autostraddle Book Review and Interview
Trauma Queen, the new memoir by Lovemme Corazon, is a hard read but equally hard to put down. There are many, many people who will find a familiar history in this book, and the author hopes that will be a jumping off point for healing and discussions.
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Ten Pure Poems
Today on the mountain we’re playing the Pure Poetry Challenge. Here’s the ten poems we’ll be paying homage to, all by pure poets.
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Poet and Activist, Andrea Gibson: The Autostraddle Interview
This is an exclusive Autostraddle interview with Andrea Gibson. Happy National Poetry Month, queermos!
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Half Of 2013’s National Magazine Award Finalists Are Women, For Real, So Let’s Meet Them
Last year the NMA nominated zero ladies in its prime categories but this year we snagged half the noms! Why? Plus, I’ve got an epic rundown on everything you need to know about every ladyjourno finalist.
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Amber Dawn’s Memoir, “How Poetry Saved My Life”: The Autostraddle Interview
“How Poetry Saved My Life” tells Dawn’s story of sex-work and survivorship through poetry and prose. We spoke with her about this latest work, queer writers and speculative fiction.
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Things I Read That I Love #60: Skate Like A Girl
Topics include the horrors of high school, lady skateboarders, Marquee, older parenthood, wine, emotional men, Lindsay Lohan, sexual violence in Vietnam and more!
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Read a F*cking Book: 20 Best Young Adult Novels For Queer Girls
NPR’s list of Top 100 Choices For Best Teen Novels lacked proper queeriosity. Thus we present our top 20 picks for Queer Teen Novels For Girls.
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Read A F*cking Book: Ivan E. Coyote’s “One in Every Crowd”
Ivan E. Coyote’s new book, “One in Every Crowd” is a short story compilation for LGBTQ youth, outsiders of all sorts or anyone who has a soul.
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100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
You voted and the results are in – the best 100 queer-lady fiction or memoir books of all time!
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Things I Read That I Love #51: More Casual Than Real Life
Topics include alcohol, Barack Obama’s twitter account, LIARS, Grace Paley, competitive eating, reading in bars, pretrial prison detention, Joan Didion and Magic The Gathering!
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A Custom Fit: So Many Ways To Read A Thing!
There’s no wrong way to read a word, but sometimes there are so many ways it’s hard to choose which fits you best. Let’s review your options so you can always ride the reading rainbow with ease.
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Things I Read That I Love #47: If It Makes Me Happy
Topics include happiness, solitary confinement, Cosmopolitan magazine, Elliot Smith, public education reform, “the world of a professional naked girl” and so much more!
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Things I Read That I Love #44: Screaming Sounds
Topics include Harriet the Spy, bipolar disorder, Jerry Sandusky, promiscuous reading, rock criticism, right-wing podcasts and online dating!
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Plentitude Magazine’s Inaugural Issue: The Autostraddle Review
Maybe we all share the same eyes or the same hearts. Maybe we just share the same vocabulary.
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How To Name Your Child After Beer, Brunch and Roller Derby
Vanessa’s Team Pick: Give your future child the hipstery indie DIY name they so richly deserve.
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Things I Read That I Love #36: Merrily We Rollergirl Along
Topics include rhythmic gymnastics, criminal profiling, Canadian tourism in Cuba, racism in casting notices, TomKat, roller derby, Alison Bechdel, sexting and more!
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Things I Read That I Love #34: Frontierland
Topics include medical experiments on prisoners, Nan Goldin, sex in the Olympic Village, war, yoga, ladyblogs, an anti-gay extortion ring, Mormons making money and more!
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Lez Liberty Lit: Your New Biweekly Guide To Queer Lady Literature
Welcome to the inaugural Lez Liberty Lit post, a column where we tell you things about books that will make your brain smarter, better, faster, stronger.
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Autostraddle Book Club: Emily Answers Your “Cameron Post” Questions and We Throw A Feelings-Fest
emily m. danforth answers 36 of your questions about “Cameron Post” and then we’re all gonna talk about the book!