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Also.Also.Also.: Research Finds Being In Love with Your Best Friend Is Provably Gay Culture
Hong Kong’s drag scene, Free Britney, how to find an LGBT-friendly pediatrician, Candace Parker and more!
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Sunday Funday is Sorry to This Man
JVN’s got some news, Keke Palmer doesn’t know Dick Cheney, Celine is back, Young M.A doesn’t wanna be labeled anymore, and so, so, much more! Happy Sunday!
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The State of Trans Lives in the Birthplace of the American LGBTQ Movement
Despite New York’s progressive reputation, it ranks among the top states for anti-trans violence. What are the factors that contribute to the plight of trans New Yorkers?
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Extra! Extra!: Why 215 Children Found Buried at Kamloops Aren’t an Isolated Tragedy
It’s been a busy few weeks with heartrending news developments centered around the violence of residential schools in Canada against Indigenous people, many major decisions from the US Supreme Court, ongoing crises in Texas, and the continuing spread of COVID-19 and deadly variants around the world.
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Pop Culture Fix: What Do You Mean a Zarlie Kiss Was Cut From Legends of Tomorrow?!
Demi Lovato announces a new album, Shonda Rhimes and Ava DuVernay have had it with the Golden Globes, Cara Delevingne still sometimes struggles with internalized homophobia, and more!
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Pop Culture Fix: Beanie Feldstein and Sarah Paulson Sure Are Bringing Monica Lewinsky’s Story to TV
“Impeachment” is the new season of American Crime Story, Cobie Smulders is in fact bisexual in Stumptown, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Cara Delevingne as a fairy investigator(?), a real life lesbian wedding during The Prom’s curtain call, a Billie Jean King action figure, and further proof Lena Waithe never sleeps.
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Extra! Extra!: What Will It Take to Protect Trans Youth in Arkansas (and Everywhere Else?)
The news these last few weeks has been… a lot. This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the devastating anti-trans legislation just passed in Arkansas, the Chauvin trial, voter suppression, the pandemic that is not yet over even if we’re all pretending it is and more.
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Also.Also.Also: Stop Asian Hate
I am f*cking tired of white men killing people. I am f*cking exhausted of all the white supremacist violence my body, and our bodies, have been forced to withstand in such an already exhausting pandemic year.
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Black Women Organizers Deserve More Than Just Your Flowers and Thank Yous
Black women didn’t save this democracy for you and we don’t need your “Thank Yous.” We need you to follow the example that Black women have set for more than the last 200 years: Roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here’s a few concrete places where you can start.
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Amy Coney Barrett Shows Once and for All White Women in Power Aren’t Inherently Feminist
Treatment of Barrett as a feminist icon reflects a broader trend of oversimplifying the politics of powerful women across the ideological spectrum on the basis of their gender.
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Extra! Extra!: What Do We Make of the US’s Latest CDC Masking Guidance?
This week we look at the latest horrifying anti-trans legislation passed in Tennessee, the ongoing failures of America’s criminal justice system one year after George Floyd’s murder, the latest round of violence in Gaza, disparities in vaccine access and more.
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Extra! Extra!: What in the World Is Happening with the Vaccine Rollout?
This week’s Extra! Extra! looks at some sobering and some hopeful news related to sex workers’ rights, coverage of the insurrection in the context of the ongoing impeachment trial, an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and America’s fumbled vaccine roll out, and more.
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Extra! Extra!: What The 2020 Election Says About America
We reflect on what the 2020 election says about America, what the ultraconservative majority in the Supreme Court has been up to, plus the pandemic and political situations unfolding around the globe.
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AS Political Survey: What Top Political Issues Most Matter to Queer Communities During the 2020 Election?
Over 2,000 respondents lay out the “real” gay agenda: If queer people were running the United States it would be, undeniably, a more environmentally friendly, equitable and humane place to live.
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Real Candidates and Party Reps on What’s at Stake for Trans Rights in the 2020 Election
Autostraddle spoke to reps from US political parties – including third parties – to ask them directly about their commitment to trans issues and what we can expect from them going into this election.
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Extra! Extra!: What We’re Seeing on COVID-19 and Accountability So Far from Biden’s Administration
This week’s Extra! Extra! continues to unpack the insurrection while also looking at some of Biden’s actions these last two weeks as president. We look a little more closely at the latest on police accountability, immigration and COVID-19, as well as a smattering of international news.
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AS Politics Survey: Where Our Readers Stand On Criminal Justice Reform
Where does the Autostraddle community stand on pressing criminal justice issues including bail, incarceration and police brutality? Here are our findings, based on the Autostraddle Reader Survey and Politics Survey that readers most recently took.
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Autostraddle’s Comprehensive 2020 LGBTQ Voting Guide: Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Trans Candidates, Ballot Measures and More!
According to the Victory Institute, there are 843 LGBTQ+ elected officials nationwide. But there’s so much more to us than just the numbers. Here’s your 2020 Voting Guide with every LGBTQ woman and non-binary person running for federal offices or seats in state legislatures, plus the statewide ballot measures we don’t want you to miss!
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We Really Can Flip the Senate! Here’s Top Five Races for Queer People To Watch
It’s hard to muster up any optimism in 2020, but we really CAN do this. Here’s a deep-dive breakdown of Top 5 Senate Races I believe could bring back a Democratic majority (and 6 key toss ups to keep an eye on)
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The Quiet Parts Get Louder and Louder
The insurrection in DC on January and making sense of this chapter of the story of power in the US.