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Beware “The Reverse Gender Gap”!!!
The New York Times says the gender gap is closed! All the news that’s fit to print, now with baseless speculation!
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Transgender People, Transitioning and Those Darn Standards of Care
“A disorder is a description of something with which a person might struggle, not a description of the person or the person’s identity.”
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It’s National Coming Out Day and We’re Thinking of You
What does National Coming Out Day mean to you?
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On Display: Navigating the Male Gaze As A Lesbian Trans Woman
“Welcome to being a girl. Get used to it.”
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Annika and Sebastian Answer Your Trans* Questions (Part One)
Do you think gender is a social construction? How do hormones affect your sex life? What can my LGBT organization do to better include trans people?
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About My Sexual Orientation And Were(n’t) Afraid To Ask
The eyes are all asking are you in, or are you out?
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New Sexual Orientation Study Suggests You Were Born This Gay
A new study says sexual orientation and “gender conformity” in women are genetic traits. Could this be the anti- anti-gay evidence we need? And at what cost?
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Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive
“So let’s say you are a non-trans person and you are with someone who is out about being trans and is knowingly open to questions. You have some things you want to ask. Here are some guidelines to follow.”
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My Family is Being Vile About My Cousin Being Trans. What Can I Do?
Have a problem with your family being ‘shitty’ to your trans cousin? Sebastian can help.
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Nepal Will Count its Transpeople, Court Gay Travelers (Especially Buddhists)
Nepal is open for gay tourists and just announced it will add a transgender category to its Census. Nepal is deeply conservative. Other countries should feel embarrassed.
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Judith Butler 101: One Is Not Born a Queer Theorist, One Becomes One
Did you wake up today feeling a little too sure that you understood the relationship between sex and gender? No fear, Autostraddle is here! Guest writer Julia is here to learn you all about Judith Butler, and to make you feel smarter than you have all day.
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So You Think Your Girlfriend Might be a Lesbian: Words for a Straight Guy
Are you a straight guy? Do you wonder if your girlfriend might be a lesbian? I have some things to say to you that may or may not help. Lots of over-sharing.
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Life & Style’s Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Tomboy-Panic Cover Borderline Offensive
Life&Style Magazine wants to know WHY IS ANGELINA TURNING SHILOH INTO A BOY? and we want to know when this shit gets officially offensive, ’cause quoting Focus on the Family is scaring us. Also; Funny or Die’s presidential reunion, guns are everywhere in Starbucks, big tobacco loves the gays, and ice dancers take cultural appropriation to new lows.
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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s Tomboy Look Scares Media Just Like Ours Scared Our Grandparents
Apparently Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is a stylin’ tomboy, which means Angelina is brainwashing her into the bisexual lifestyle! Meanwhile, studies suggest tomboy-identification is good for girls. Also; South African boarding school shuts down after lesbian kiss, the NAACP Image Awards, out actor Guillermo Diaz, “Toe to Toe” looks at interracial friendships, Tegan & Sara in Austin, how to help Chile and old school Gaga.
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Dockers Man-ifesto Challenges Men to “Wear the Pants,” Give Up Disco. WTF?
Dockers wants men to rediscover manliness and “wear the pants.” We would prefer a pantsless revolution. We got a mini-roundtable together to discuss advertising’s attempt to revive khakis, manhood, and the Dockers brand all at once.
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Another Day, Another Lesbians Coming Out in Midlife Trend Piece
“Midlife lesbians” are apparently having a heyday — again! Queer activists are forcing Eminem to hate gay people a little less than he did before, Angelina kind of sort of maybe might have an open relationship, queer girls in sports lost a great advocate, and the state of religion in America. Also, pictures of Lady Gaga!
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Chaz Bono Talks About His Gender Transition on AM TV and We Like It.
Chaz Bono enlightens America about gender reassignment surgery, says he feels better than ever, and gives us an opportunity to discuss the popular and problematic term “sex change”! Also; Caster keeps her title, hate crimes are on the rise in LA and six scary quotes from Sarah Palin’s book tour.
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“When I Knew I Was Gay” #1: What Would Happen If One Woman Told The Truth About Her Life
Riese tells one of many versions of her story, Laneia tells the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The latter is the most important thing we’ve ever published on Autostraddle.