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I Was A Baby Queer at Bible Camp
“The summer after I turned thirteen, I decided that exactly two things needed to happen in order for my life to matter: I needed Rosie Collins to like me, and I needed my parents to send me to Bible Camp.”
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On Camp: Girl Scout Camp – Freedom, Feminism and Hobo Pies
“My awkwardness should have followed me along to Girl Scout camp, but somehow I managed to shed most of it in the 40 miles between the city and that patch of unremarkable forest.”
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On Camp: 10 Super-Cool Movies About Summer Camp
“Well guys, we’ve made it to the end of the summer in one piece, except for a few campers who are lepers.”
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On Camp: You Need a Pocket Knife
If you’re going camping, you really need to have a pocket knife.
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On Camp: How to Start a Fire
When the revolution comes, you’ll need to know how to set stuff ablaze! Also, you’ll want S’mores.
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On Camp: Confessions Of A Very Unhappy Camper
Activities include eating mystery meat, re-enacting the holocaust, performing 15-minute Shakespeare adaptations on a cart, writing in my diary, and crying. Mostly crying.
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Rock n’ Roll Camp: Volunteering Is The Purest Form of Awesome
“I didn’t know where all the people like me were, or how I would even talk to them if I saw one in the wild. All of that changed during the training session for first-time Rock Camp volunteers.”
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OPEN THREAD: Let’s Talk About How Awesome A-Camp Was
From April 26th ’til April 29th, 163 of you and 35 of us went to the mountains for a weekend of kickass fun and transformation. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
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NYC Rock Camp Director Karla Schickele Is Badass: The Autostraddle Interview
“I guess the only person who shouldn’t come to rock camp is the person who’s dead set against supporting other people. That wouldn’t really jive with us.”
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On Camp: Not Burning Your Skin, A Kit and Lifestyle Guide
The last thing I want when facing 200 other lesbians in the sun-filled woods is to look like I was cooked to rare and then set free at the Jersey Shore.
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Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls: Role Models, Riot Grrrls and Revolutions
“I wanted this camp to turn me into a rock star.”
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On Camp: Being Queer Wasn’t a Big Deal, My Privilege Was
“I don’t remember the names of most of the people I met that week. Except for his: Tuck.”
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Five Small Contributions: On Being A Queer Person of Color
We wanted to sit down and share stories with you around this virtual campfire to somehow express one little piece of what it means to be queer and a person of color in this crazy, crazy world.
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The Lesbian Herstory Archives: A Constant Affirmation That You Exist
“I wish that people thought of it as a place to come on a Saturday afternoon, because it is important and it’s special. It’s not just about the things. It’s about having this home.”
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I Saw The Sign: LGBT Symbols Then And Now
Roses are red, violets are gay, if you want a queer symbol, we’ve got an array.
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Queer Girl City Guide: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque: hard to pronounce, impossible to spell, easy to love.
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Artist Attack! Kara Walker Blends History with Fantasy, Makes You Fantastically Uncomfortable
Kara Walker fills rooms with larger than life cutouts depicting scenes of power, racism, misogyny and sexuality. She might just be your new hero.
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Queer Girl City Guide: Boston, MA
From “Boston Marriages” to Second Saturdays at Machine, the Boston area has always been kind to the Sapphicly inclined.
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Queer Girl City Guide: Montreal, Canada
“I envision Montréal as some sexy androgyne character with a sweet moustache and a pair of lacy panties.”
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Pure Poetry #30: These Poems Are Gay, Just Like You
“You can’t trust lesbians. You invite them / to your party and they don’t come, / they’re too busy tending vaginal / flowers, hating football, walking their golden / and chocolate labs.”