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Beauty

Spice, Smoke and Other Holiday 2013 Makeup Trends (for Brown-Skinned Folk)

It’s cold outside, so heat things up with warm, spicy colors and dark smokey eyes. Nothing’s hotter than copper, cinnamon and mulled wine or more festive than emerald and cobalt.

SJ Sindu December 14, 2013 12 Comments
Christmas

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Tech: Your Holiday Season App Survival Kit

If you’ve got an existing smartphone or computer, here are a few apps that’ll make life a bit easier for the next few weeks.

A.E. Osworth December 14, 2013 16 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Bracing For The Cold

‘Tis the season for gnocchi, Beyonce and tiny elephants.

carrie December 13, 2013 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Why the Dust Must Remain Unsettled: This is India’s Stonewall

“It is a pivotal moment to reignite the movement, pick up the momentum, and strike again. Yes, we will not have it easy but meaningful, sustainable changes in history have never come easy.”

Jay December 13, 2013 10 Comments
Beauty

You Need Help: Poking Holes In Your Body

So, I hear you’re looking into a body modification situation.

Stef December 13, 2013 38 Comments
Christmas Shopping

Nerdy Love Song: The Holigay Gift Guide

This is a gift guide based on DeAnne Smith’s viral video, Nerdy Love Song With Added Kitten Bonus. You’re Welcome

A.E. Osworth December 13, 2013 45 Comments
Coming Out

Roundtable: On Coming Out In Our Applications, Interviews, and Lives

Should you tell your dream school that you’re queer in your college application? What about your future employer? The New York Times got us talking about this so we put together a roundtable and now we wanna know how you feel, too.

the team December 13, 2013 65 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #105: The Rainbow, The Stars, The Statue Of The Panda

Topics include Lisa Frank, genetic testing, Blue Star Texas, KidZania, the tragic death of a college freshman, Balthazar, Christopher McCandless Pilgrims and more!

Riese December 13, 2013 11 Comments
Christmas Straddleverse

Here for the Holigays: Brand New “You Do You” Zip-Up Hoodies

This is the softest comfiest hoodie in the whole world!

Alex December 13, 2013 37 Comments
Music

Team Pick: Tegan and Sara Cover Pink, Mary Lambert Covers Wheatus, Everything Is Perfect

It’s “make videos of queer girls covering songs from the early 2000s that will make you feel nostalgic and angsty” week for the people of Billboard Magazine!

Lauren December 13, 2013 36 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Surviving Finals

If you came to Autostraddle today to procrastinate on your finals work, this is the playlist for you.

Maddie December 13, 2013 25 Comments
Community

Community Scrapbook: Our Second Annual International Autostraddle Meetup Week

Is it just me or do y’all get cuter every year?!

Vanessa December 13, 2013 26 Comments
Christmas Shopping

Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: The Busiest Power Dyke You Know

What do you get someone who doesn’t have time to use a gift?

Lizz December 13, 2013 18 Comments
Music

BREAKING: Beyonce Drops Her Album Out of the Blue Ivy

Will you remember where you were when this happened?

Lauren December 12, 2013 37 Comments
Relationships

How To Keep A Girl For Ten Years: Taking the Plunge into Pet Parenthood

The connection you develop with your pet will help define your sense of humanity better than most human relationships you have or ever will experience.

RobynC December 12, 2013 35 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #35: These Are Words

This week in lit: the best of the best of lists, holiday crafts with books you want to punish, digital national libraries and more.

Ryan Yates December 12, 2013 9 Comments
First Person

La Virgen de Guadalupe: Brown Goddess in My Heart Forever

La Virgen de Guadalupe has always been dear in my heart and always will be, but the way I view her has changed throughout the years, through various lenses with different interpretations, including now as a queer woman.

Yvonne December 12, 2013 30 Comments
Book Features

Dear Queer Diary: Drop Everything and Read!

I don’t know whether it’s the snow that has begun falling in picturesque flakes outside my window or the blizzard of end-of-year lists on my Twitter feed, but it suddenly seems like ‘tis the season for curling up with a good book.

Maggie December 12, 2013 18 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Homespun Love: Pour a Teacup Candle

Whether you’re living above the equator and could use a little extra light right now or chilling on the beach and need something to keep the bugs away, there’s a candle for that.

Laura December 12, 2013 28 Comments
Politics + Activism

Australian High Court Shuts Down New Marriage Equality Law, Gay Marriages Declared Invalid

In extremely upsetting and infuriating news, Australia’s High Court has overturned ACT’s legalization of same-sex marriage.

Hansen December 12, 2013 31 Comments
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