Autostraddle Calendar Girls 2014: Parneet is Miss May
“I had shared a moment with myself that was loving and forgiving, and I found myself believing that I was enough.” We’re so excited to introduce you to Parneet! Lots of love here.
Ms. Fit Magazine: Finally, Feminist Body-Positive Fitness and Wellness
You should check out Ms. Fit Magazine. It’s inspiring, intelligent, positive and queer-inclusive.
I Went To Brooklyn Zine Fest, Had Feelings, Found Three More Zines You Should Read
“I think the way I felt here pretty much summarizes what Brooklyn Zine Fest is all about: the feeling that I have found my people.”
More Than Words: Dyke Pt. 1 — Baby Dykes
Was the world’s first dyke a snappy dresser, a 1st-century warrior queen, or a tiny antelope?
The Future of Gender Is the Present For Trans* Characters in SciFi Novels
What do the leading names in science fiction tell us about the future of gender?
Support Girls’ Activism and Sustain Our Feminist Future: Help SPARK Raise 10K!
Carmen’s Team Pick: I need your help to sustain girls’ activism and the future of feminism. Need I say more? Fine. Two words: Kate Nash.
Ontario’s New High School Gender Studies Class Will Probs Change The World
Ontario’s high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.
Make A Thing: Geometric Glitter Garland
I’ve been really into geometric shapes and glitter lately and I’ve finally figured out how to combine the two without driving myself crazy.
12 Monumental Moments In Lesbian Blazer-Wearing History
Lesbians have always mastered the blazer, but this also means that we were especially vulnerable to the late ’80s-’90s terrible/AWESOME Blazer Situation. You know the situation I’m talking about.
Kelsey’s College Lesbianage: Queer Talk On Being Straight At Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr’s pocket of queer sunshine doesn’t rain on anybody’s hetero parade.
I Don’t Have An Expiration Date and Neither Do You: How I Learned to Have the Best Day Ever
Though I lived my life truly believing I had an expiration date, I made the decision that I deserved one last day that would be the best day of my life. I figured I owed it to myself.
Jason Collins is Gay: NBA Veteran Comes Out, Makes History
NBA center Jason Collins just became the very first male professional athlete to come out publicly via a candid and moving essay in Sports Illustrated magazine, and this is a Very Big Deal.
Straddler On The Street: Kalyna
If you’ve been here for 10 seconds, you’ve seen user paper0flowers comment on something. Now it’s time to meet the girl behind the username!
Ode to My Pantry: Cook Your Cupboard
How do you cook dinner when you can’t figure out which ingredients you have? NPR and their readers are here to solve your Eater’s Block along with Nigella Lawson!
Sunday Funday Is A Not-So-Miserable Lesbian
Grimes skips brunch, Wanda Sykes skips Dinah, and Obama shows up for Planned Parenthood.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants To Make You Sweat
This week on NSFW Sunday: a new sex-positive web comic, googling your dates, eco-friendly vibrators and more.
Glee Episode 420 Recap: Lights Out, You Don’t Wanna See This
This week on Glee it got super dark and super awk. Also: ballerinas!
Queer Your Tech With Spring Cleaning!
Over the next few weeks, we’re gonna clean, organize and improve our technology together, savvy?
George W. Bush Has Nothing to Say About Gay Marriage
There’s a reason that former President George W. Bush doesn’t want to “take a stance” on the issue of same-sex marriage — because opposing it just isn’t that popular anymore.
Critical of Mass: My Long, Strange Evening at a Lesbian Rock-Musical
“I could almost hear them thinking, “Is this really happening?” I know this because at some point, I started watching the audience to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.”