Results for: women of colour
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For Femmes Of Colour Who Rose Too Early & Set Too Soon
“It is possible to protest misogyny with my legs spread wide open and I am going to just that.”
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South Africa Starts Anti-Hate Crime Task Force
South Africa’s Ministry of Justice has established a national task team to address homophobia-based hate crimes. After 170,000 people accused them of maybe not doing enough.
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Girl-On-World: In Which Our Music Editor Visits The United Arab Emirates, a Tennis Court in the Sky
“In Dubai, alcohol is only permitted in tourist areas such as hotel restaurants and bars, and therefore we we were motivated to do a significant amount of hotel-hopping.”
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How Can a Smart, Educated, Feminist, Queer Woman Like You Be Interested in Fashion?
Fashion is an epic shitshow of misogyny, female oppression, consumerism, body image distortion, racism, exclusionary and corrupt politics, and, oh, I don’t know, maybe even the root of all evil. And yet I still identify vehemently as both feminist and queer. And I love fashion. How is this possible?
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Female Friends Forever: Looking at Adrienne Rich’s Lesbian Continuum, 30 Years Later
“If we strip lesbian feminism down to its core – to its advocacy of women-oriented female spaces, women-identified women, and an appreciation of the inequalities and violences that still permeate the heterosexual institution – we might find a lot of things worth keeping around.”
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What’s Good At Walgreens
Rite-Aid ate my heart. Also part of my head for real. It’s time for a beauty bar / medicine cabinet overshare and open thread!
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Girls These Days: Bisexual or Lesbian, Educated and Unemployed, Raunchy but Unfunny
Today, let’s talk about why bisexuals & lesbians are popping up in big numbers on important surveys and how the American College Dream failed black graduates in the recession. Also, Vogue is combating lighter-skinned ideals of beauty in India, the conservatives are the only ones writing about the Day of Silence, and Justin Bieber is part of a lesbian conspiracy.
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Telephone’s “Lesbian Prisonyard Girlfriend” on Kissing Gaga, Queer Media, Gender & Being Hawt
Out magazine talks to Lady Gaga’s lesbian jailyard girlfriend, performance artist Heather Cassils, about kissing Gaga (‘intense’), butch/femme, trans, gender identity, performance art & everything you care about. If you’re wondering what Tila Tequila is up to these days, we’ve got an update. Plus, Tegan & Sara talk to Mother Jones about Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga is trying to brainwash you into joining the Illuminati, “Chloe” premiered last night, more outcry over Skins, and Adam Lambert is in Japan.
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Ho, Ho, Hey Did You See That Comment Seasonal Sunday!
What, you didn’t think the gift giving was over, did you? We spent the holiday week cozied-up and reading through every one of your (many, many!) awesome comments. You’ve been so good this year; we wish we could wrap you all in a big family group hug! But due to the physical limitations of the internet, we’re giving out comment awards instead.
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How the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s Topless Womyn Changed My Lesbian Life Forever
Lesbian Lindsay was a virgin to the The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival but this year she gave it a shot and it changed her whole life! With recap cartoons provided by Stef.
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The Cliks, Reinvented and It Feels So Good: The Autostraddle Interview & Photoshoot
Robin catches up with Lucas Siveria and his new bandmates, Brian Viglione & Tobi Parks, for their first photoshoot together as The Cliks … and we think they’re in love.
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Skins Recap Episode 405: Freddie (and Effy, That Crazy Diamond)
We recap Episode 405: Effy, in which Freddie and Effy take a little mania along with their love, and Katie F*cking Fitch wears a sexy angel outfit.
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Ellen Von Unwerth Shoots Lindsay Lohan As Lohan’s Life Falls Apart
We promised to stop talking about Lindsay Lohan, but we just can’t stop talking abut Ellen Von Unwerth, best photographer ever, sorz, so we have to give you the complete shoot! Also, Laramie’s 10th Anniversary celebrity reading, Mandy Musgrave has a new lezzie role, Lip Service, Dollhouse, Australian Idol boots the gays and more! ETA: Tegan & Sara’s HELL video is back!
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Big Gay Sketch Show’s Nicol Paone: The Autostraddle Interview
Autostraddle.com sits down with “The Big Gay Sketch Show”‘s Nicol Paone, improv superstar & hawt comedic talent, to discuss doing stand-up, how she met girlfriend Erin Foley, & her new screenplay!
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In The Sydney Roller Derby League, Even ‘Girly Girls’ Hit Hard
“The major misconception about modern day roller derby is that it’s staged, like rock and roll wrestling … Sure, we love to dress up but the hits are definitely real. We train very hard to get to the level we play at – it’s definitely a legitimate sport, as much as football is.”
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Skins Recap Part Two: The Torrid Lesbian Romance of Naomi & Emily
Skins is racy, sexy, risky and hot hot hot. So their edgy lesbian storyline is no surprise to its British viewers. Now Season 3 is airing in the U.S., and Crystal’s here with her second installment of Naomi & Emily’s lesbian storyline recap!