Results for: "fit for a femme"
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Janelle Monáe’s Art Was The Musical Manifestation of My Truest Self
Growing up, I looked to Monae as a Black femme musician whose art and existence challenged traditional definitions of Black womanhood.
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Strapping As A Fat Femme Was My Black Queer Sexual Liberation
A fat Black femme explores the relationship with her body and shares how strapping became part of her sexual liberation.
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The Comment Awards Are Asking: Won’t You Be Our Valentine?
“Who needs to pay for psychics when Autostraddle reads my mind like this?” (PS: There’s also a handmade Valentine in here, just for you, from my dog Milo!)
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Editor’s Notes: On the Fat Femme Fashion Series
“It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Dani Janae, so when she came to me with a pitch about a roundtable conversation on fat fashion the answer was of course a large and resounding YES!”
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Puberty, Gym Class & Aeropostale — Fat Femmes On Their Childhood Style
“It sounds like we were all told by others that we were too big as children — rather than actually feeling that way ourselves?”
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Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer TV Couples of 2023
Yellowjackets, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Station 19, and more! Check out our favorite queer TV couples of 2023.
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Things I’ve Never Asked Carmen About Growing Up in a Theater Family, Her Dating Habits, and More!
We talk tattoos, 9/11 and Carmen’s high school activism, spirituality, what L Word character Carmen is most like, being a die-hard femme and more!
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In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement
Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.
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The Gay B C’s of Sex: D Is for Daddy
The queer community played a special role in shaping how the word is used today. Are you ready to learn more? Say, “Yes, Daddy.”
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Style Thief: How To Dress Like Taissa From “Yellowjackets”
Rock teen Taissa energy by day and adult Taissa energy by night.
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It’s Your Anniversary: My Rage at “Chasing Amy” Helped Me Find My Bisexuality
25 years later I was curious to see if I’d still hate it since I’ve stopped judging my queerness by my distance to gold star lesbian status.
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NEW HOLIDAY MERCH ALERT: Gay Chaos Socks, Fresh Tees, Queer Hoodies, More Pronoun Pins, etc!
Fresh, bright, zesty Autostraddle merch served up just in time for your holigay gifts list.
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TIFF 2023: A Queer Festival Recap
This year, I saw 38 features and, once again, most of my favorites were independent or not in English. There’s a vast world of cinema beyond Hollywood’s broken system!
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This Sporty Queer YA Novel Is the Best Book I’ve Read in Years
In last year’s Like Other Girls, Britta Lundin creates a heartwarming depiction of queer mentorship and intergenerational queer friendship.
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The Eras of My Bisexuality
She was the straight, white, Christian girl who was so picture perfect no one could dislike her.
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12 Books to Read to Be a Better Ally to Disabled People This Disability Pride Month
This list will make you laugh out loud, bring you to tears, make you question things you believed to be true, and even make you want to blast Demi Lovato.
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Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area
“My wife and son didn’t know; no one knew. The guilt crept up when I unloaded the groceries in the kitchen, stolen and paid-for alike.”
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Into the A+ Advice Box #39: FASHION
Jumpsuits at weddings, overalls, office wear, thrifting and tailoring and more! The Autostraddle team talks FASHION, specifically your fashion, in this special themed A+ Advice Box!
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“A League of Their Own” Reboot Turns Queer Subtext of the Original Into Bold F*cking Text
Still set in the 1940s and spotlighting the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the A League of Their Own series explicitly explores the lived queer experiences of players at the time and also digs into the racism of the league.
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Daisy Jones & the Six Offers a Stunning Tribute to Black Queer Love, Freedom, and Disco
Bernie is a 1970s stud in the finest form. All eyelashes and a buttery voice that could make any femme blush. Simone never stood a chance.