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Five Easy Ways to Outsmart a Panic Attack

I’ve compiled a muy scientific blog post with todos los facts about how to Outsmart a Panic Attack.

gabby September 14, 2014 59 Comments
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No Tampons, No Diva Cup, No Problem: Two Earth-Friendly Tampon Alternatives

Yes, Virginia, there are choices beyond Diva Cups, maxipads and tampons.

July Westhale September 9, 2014 64 Comments
Health

Lesbian Obesity Study Misses the Point: We Don’t Care If We’re Fat

The NIH has spent millions to find out why lesbians are more often overweight than straight women. But is it a matter of public health, or a product of the accepting nature of queer culture?

Mari Brighe September 5, 2014 86 Comments
Money + Work

Inflexible Scheduling Just Another Way Women Are Discriminated Against At Work

Studies and stories show that women don’t get the freedom to be both the mothers and the workers they want to be.

Kaitlyn August 19, 2014 6 Comments
Whether this is a beer belly or a pregnancy belly, concern trolling will not be necessary. Via Sutterstock.
Health

“Mother Blaming” Is Bad Journalism, Shaky Science

The cumulative effect of media coverage on pregnancy paints a pretty warped picture: that pregnant people are the number one health threat to their future children.

Laura Mandanas August 18, 2014 12 Comments
Woman looking at pill in bed.
Health

Clinical Trials on Trial: Medical Studies Still Exclude Women and People of Color to Dangerous Degree

Lack of information makes it impossible for women and people of color today to make fully informed decisions about their health, and denies them the right to advocate for what happens to their bodies.

Laura Mandanas August 11, 2014 5 Comments
Parenting & Family

Hauntings and Banishings: Loss and Rage for a Queer Adoptee

“Whether or not you are out in the world, being queer and belonging to a community of marginalized folks (even if it’s a community you only align with in a spiritual or distanced way) has its own problems with feelings of enoughness and the disenfranchisement or everyday trauma of living with an identity that is consistently questioned or belittled.”

July Westhale August 7, 2014 13 Comments
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Sober in the City: The Life-Changing Day My Addict Partner Left Me

“On one hand, she said she fully supported my path to recovery, but in the same breath she would ask me provoking questions like ‘When is fun Ginger going to come back?’ in response to me choosing not to drink.”

Ginger Hale July 31, 2014 23 Comments
Book Lists Parenting & Family

40 LGBTQ-Friendly Picture Books for Ages 0-5

Spread the gay agenda with these colourful, easy-to-read books teaching love, acceptance, and science.

Fikri July 30, 2014 53 Comments
Gender Travel

Please Step Over Here: The Perils Of Traveling As A Trans Woman

Transgender people face enormous difficulties whenever they travel, from dealing with the TSA to finding a safe bathroom.

Mari Brighe July 28, 2014 35 Comments
Health

Fenway Report: Trans People Continue to Experience More Discrimination, Poorer Health

The Fenway Report on discrimination and health amongst trans people elicited barely a yawn from much of blogosphere. If you compare the Fenway report with the recent CDC report, which asked only about sexual orientation not gender identity you’ll get a very different picture of our community’s health.

Kelli Dunham July 24, 2014 5 Comments
Health

In Terrifying Health News, Uterine Cancer Treatment Procedure Might Actually Spread Cancer

A recent study shows that a common hysterectomy procedure carries more risks than we thought!

Sara David July 24, 2014 13 Comments
Travel

Ginger Ale, Outlets, and Crying: Our Travel Rituals in Roundtable Form

From packing to arrivals and back home again, we’ve all got our own way of doing things. In this roundtable, some of Autostraddle’s finest editors share theirs.

Carmen July 18, 2014 52 Comments
Money + Work

Surprise, Study Confirms Hiring Discrimination Against LGBT People Is Real

This study draws attention to precisely the issue President Obama aims to address with his forthcoming executive order banning LGBT employment discrimination by federal contractors.

Maddie July 7, 2014 14 Comments
Holigays

Top Ten Ways For Non-Americans To Celebrate a Gay America Day

There is so much LGBTQ American awesomeness in this post that we can hardly believe it exists (there’s a PLAYLIST, even!), but that doesn’t mean we don’t need some more American feelings from you.

Trouble July 4, 2014 26 Comments
Holigays

Top Ten Ways For Non-Canadians To Celebrate a Gay Canada Day

There is so much LGBTQ Canadian awesomeness in this post that we can hardly believe it exists (there’s a PLAYLIST, even!), but that doesn’t mean we don’t need some more Canadian feelings from you.

Riese July 1, 2014 28 Comments
Travel

Dear Queer Diary: Notes from The Road

By which I mean I am tapping this into an iPhone note on a bus jostling through the English countryside.

Maggie June 26, 2014 9 Comments
Travel

Dear Queer Diary: I’m Leaving On An Airplane

Traveling alone during my semester abroad, my Moleskine was my only companion in a series of hostels of varying quality.

Maggie June 5, 2014 12 Comments
School

Completing Your Motherf*ckin’ Dissertation In A Week: The Kit

THINK OF HOW GOOD IT’LL FEEL TO RETURN ALL THE LIBRARY BOOKS.

Fikri June 4, 2014 40 Comments
Health

This Thing Bigger Than Us: Creating Sacred Space

If you have a spiritual practice, that means you, well, practice.

Dani May 19, 2014 15 Comments
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