In commemoration of Indigenous People’s Day, here are 12 Native American and First Nation queer, two-spirit, lesbian, agender and otherwise relevant-to-your-interests humans way more worthy of a holiday than Christopher Columbus.

We’ve got everything: diva cups, girls with feelings and guitars, hand massages, busted knees, phantom doors, QTPOC speakeasy takeovers, Gabby in a canoe, Jasika Nicole in a smoke machine, fresh tears cried for Maddie, a bloody nose, butt sex, lip-syncing and gosh, so much more.

“Nothing better than this concert has ever happened. EVER. I saw Boyz II Men in 1994 and this was FORTY THOUSAND TIMES BETTER.”

Documentary films. Policy initiatives. Direct action. These 20 activists are doing it all to save the world — and they’re Autostraddle readers just like you!

Welcome to the first recamp of A-Camp 6.0, in which everybody has a lot to say about the airport, cabins get decorated, campers show up, and opening ceremonies are had.

The rise of social media and the triumph of trolls has led many popular websites to shut down comments or let them spiral into extinction. NOT US.

Wanna run away to the mountains to hang out with a bunch of weirdos for five days? Good news: the dream is real, and the time is now.

We’re looking for writing from queer-identified trans* women!

If you didn’t make it into A-Camp, there’s still a bright beaming ray of sunshine on your horizon and it’s called B-Camp! BRING YOUR OWN PROPS AND HAIR CRIMPER.

“I’m gonna support the SHIT outta you.” (Also, a Lilith Flair playlist!)

“Theatre taught me that it was fine to be different; I wish it had shown me it was fine to be a queer woman, as well.”

Perhaps you have overlooked some of the many beautiful amazing posts we churned out this year.

This time we’re looking for herstory. Lots and lots of herstory.

On the third day, they created the heaven and earth, read some poems out loud, talked about coming out and religion and spooning and discovered the truth about cats and dogs.

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter.

And that’s all of us.

Our March theme is all about being a person in a specific place. This is our call for submissions!

And will be until 2056.

“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”

Asian stereotypes are everywhere. Let’s talk about them, yell about them and do something about them.