Drawn to Comics: Interview with Power Up Writer Kate Leth!
“When we see women in armor, or in suits, we think of them as strong and powerful. When we see men in a dress, it’s somehow demeaning. I don’t agree with that or believe it at all.”
The Best Phoneography Apps That Aren’t Instagram
I’ve just tried a metric ton of photography applications so you don’t have to and boiled it down to what (in my opinion) are the best options.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Straight Bar
“I am not hating this experience.”
Drawn to Comics: Check Out This Fresh Romance #2 Sneak Preview for all Your Supernatural Lesbian Romance Needs!
“Fresh Romance #2 comes out this week and I checked it out and loved it twice as much as I loved the first issue (and I loved the first issue a lot).”
Technology For Table Top Gamers
What happens when you mix technology and table top games? These apps! And these games!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Tongue Depressor #5
“When I was in high school, I punched a wall to feel something besides the tightness in my chest.”
Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes #15 Has Mal and Molly Cuddling, What More Do You Need?
Seriously, that should be enough to convince you to read the book and this review.
Feminist Sexual Health App Screet is Getting a Queer Reboot
Screet was created as part of the 2015 StartupBus competition, a roadtrip hackathon where folks on different buses develop startup projects on the road, by a team featuring Autostraddle’s very own Creatrix Tiara, and she’s the single person undertaking its second coming. As she builds momentum for the reboot, she set aside some precious moments to talk with me about where Screet comes from and where it’s going.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pride II
“Who wants some GLITTER?!”
DC Comics Steps Up Its LGBTQ Representation with Batgirl, Harley and Ivy, Renee Montoya and More!
The Batgirl creative team makes changes to fix their transphobic mistakes, Harley and Ivy are confirmed as a couple, and DC has more queer heroes than ever before!
#TooGayForWifi: Please Stop Blocking Gay Websites
I’ve come to two conclusions: most entities aren’t censoring gay content on purpose, they’ve just literally never thought of it; and filters, in most cases, are a waste of resources and a bad idea in general.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #9
Self-Care To Do List
Drawn to Comics: A Lumberjanes Movie! A Wicked + Divine TV Show! Fresh Romance #1! So Much Great Stuff!
Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease make these adaptations faithful to the books!
Holy Crap, Watch the Humanoid Robots of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Do Amazing Things
Watch the awesome humanoid disaster relief bots today. Have feelings.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Camping
“You promised we’d go camping on my birthday.”
Drawn to Comics: Talking Comics With A-Camp 2015 Special Guest Jasika Nicole
“Reading ‘Fun Home’ was like someone turning on the lights for me. I immediately bought a book called ‘How To Make Comics’, went to (the now defunct) Pearl Paints and got all the tools I needed, and I just started drawing.”
Unplug Your Camping, Keep Your Nerd
This year, I’m going to encourage everyone to unplug when they take their closest queer pack into the woods — as little tech as possible is the name of the game. But that doesn’t mean you need to give up your nerd.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Essence of Camp
Five non-itinerary things that make A-Camp, A-Camp. In no particular order.
Dirty Laundry and Comic Books: Dispatches from Queers & Comics
The Queers and Comics conference took place on May 7th and 8th — here’s what Joana Estrela thought about it!
Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes #14 Is the Start of Something New
Barney’s back! But there are some weird snow monsters! And a gorgeous but mysterious hunter woman! What’s going on!?!