Claire’s College Lesbianage: Change is Afoot… Er, Aknee
“It took about two weeks from the time that I tore my ACL during rugby practice to know for sure that it was torn, and about twenty minutes after that to change all of my summer plans.”
Make A Garden Thing: Twig Plant Markers
If one of your plants dies on you, why not recycle it as a warning to others?
Brittani’s Video Party: Things We Might Miss on the Mountain
I’m on a mountain and can’t party with you. This is a taste of what I’ll be missing.
Let’s Talk About Fictional Kickass Heroines: Katniss, Xena, Buffy and More
Here at Autostraddle, we love kickass women. We’re presenting a list of 20 of our favorite kickass fictional heroines as a way to jumpstart this feelingsfest and leaving the rest up to you!
Erotica: The Story of Two Girls In Like With Each Other
How dare I fall for the signature move when I’ve heard about it countless times over Chinese food?
Also.Also.Also: The IRS Targeted LGBT Groups And Other Stories We Missed This Week
The IRS doesn’t discriminate when it comes to discrimination, Andrea Gibson and Kelsey Gibb launch a new website, Brazil legalized same-sex marriage and much more.
Eleven Women of Color You Should Know and Admire
Women who inspired us, gave us a vocabulary and taught us how to be ourselves.
Playlist: Crystal and Somer’s Music Hangout
A DJ battle on a mountain top.
Grow a Little Love: Making Plantable Paper Notecards
Money has a monopoly on the “surprise in the greet card” market. Shake things up a little bit and give a card that grows into a plant.
Almost Famous: Kelsey Montanez
Kelsey’s a Chicago-based musician and rising star. She has a free EP that every pop lover needs to download.
You, Too, Can Be Made Gay By The X-Files: Scully 101
“Stef: I don’t know how but somehow Rachel managed to find one X Files episode with lesbians in it.”
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: G-Chatting About The Hitachi Magic Wand
“I feel like Hitachi is to vibrators as Dyson is to vacuum cleaners. There just isn’t one more powerful. So if you like vibrators, you should have one.”
Sparrowhawks’ New EP, ‘Wanderlust’ Is Rad (And Free)
If you don’t know about Sparrowhawks then you’re in for a treat.
Get Baked: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough S’more Cupcakes
If you need to drown your sorrows about not going to A-camp, I pinky swear these chocolate peanut butter cookie dough s’more cupcakes will do the trick.
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions About Camp with Julie and Brandy
Julie wants me to say, “Nothing brings you to comedy.” I guess she means, we were always funny and attracted to funny people so that’s why we are here. And that it wasn’t necessarily a choice. We were born this way. Now she wants me to say, “YES BITCHES, BRANDY WAS BORN THAT WAY.”
Make A Thing: Merit Badges
Making merit badges is significantly easier than earning them.
I’m Not A Gender Zombie and Neither Are You: Rejecting Anti-Trans Bigotry From Rachel Ivey and Deep Green Resistance
Word has quickly spread on the web in the last week or so that Rachel Ivey, a member of the Deep Green Resistance environmentalist movement that holds openly transphobic views as “core” principles, is putting together a speaking tour consisting of a few relatively high profile events in June and July.
Choose Your Character: I’m Peach, Not Mario
“I did extremely well in any video games with dating elements, like Persona 4, but virtual dating and real dating are two very different things. I could master playing as someone else, but as the old cliché of dating advice often goes, I needed to be myself.”
You Need An Autostraddle Hoodie, Can Buy One Right Now
Just in time for summer! HOODIES! Hoodies everywhere. Soft super-cute hoodies in two colors (concrete and cardinal red) and unisex sizes!
Ode to My Pantry: Daikonura!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you daikon, make your own holiday!