Results for: you need help
-
12 Incredible Indigenous LGBTQ Women and Two-Spirit People You Should Know
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.
-
No, Communities of Color Are Not More Homophobic or Transphobic than White Ones
So your white gf used a grossly inaccurate stereotype about your entire ethnicity/race to make a point? COOL. Let’s talk about it.
-
What Does It Mean To Be A Queer Adult? The Autostraddle Roundtable
What does it mean to be a queer adult? We’ve got mini-essays from our writers over thirty and three glorious infographics that look at census data and our own Autostraddle Grown-Ups Survey Data to get a grip on what happens next.
-
Brouhaha’s Trans Women of Color Storytelling is Healing, is the Revolution
“I’m so tired of our stories being saturated in death and martyrdom. What’s lacking in the way our stories are told by the media is our joy. This is an entire show where we’re sharing laughter. That’s heart medicine.”
-
The State of the Lesbian Bar: Portland Sees Popups Replace the E Room
A rich LGBT watering hole history, the last lesbian bar’s betrayal, and thoughts on the current landscape of queer women’s parties and spaces — a dramatic tale of Portland, Oregon bar culture.
-
Dear Queer Diary: Meet Abbie
Abbie has a collection of uni-ball roller pens and the coolest bangs south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
-
Queer Pilgrimages Past & Present: Van Lust and Lesbian America
Where would you go on your queer pilgrimage?
-
The House That Ruth Built
“It was lasagna night, and as the kitchen got ready to serve dinner, kids checked Facebook at the cyber center, watched cartoon shows with headphones on, and fooled around at the pool table. The things that differentiated this gathering from a high school cafeteria were small: the thin kid wearing a parka inside who came up, bashful, for a full plate of food three times; the kids who wrapped up food in tin foil or took it away with them in to-go containers.”
-
10 Things I Learned At My First Big Queer Conference
Ever wonder what happens when you put a bunch of queer folks in a room and tell them to get shit done? Here’s my recap of the IvyQ 2014 Conference and a few things I learned along the way.
-
College Lesbianage Class of 2016: NaNoWriMo Hopes and Dreams
Are you NaNoWriMoing? If you are, you’ve got something in common with Lesbianagers Kate and Nita!
-
A Much-Needed Primer on Cultural Appropriation
I bought tiny dreamcatcher earrings from a Navajo woman when I recently drove through Navajo Nation on a road trip. Am I unconsciously promoting cultural appropriation because I like the way webs and feathers look dangling from my ears?
-
That’s Not Who I Am: Calling Out and Challenging Stereotypes of Asian Americans
Asian stereotypes are everywhere. Let’s talk about them, yell about them and do something about them.