Results for: bisexual
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Bikes to Watch Out For: How Not to Die on the Road
Ten tips to make cycling less terrifying!
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Sober in the City: Redefining My Queerness On Fire Island
Other than partying, what did we like, what were we good at, what defined us? One area that many LGBTQ individuals, including myself, struggled with was redefining what it meant to be queer. But, if being queer was synonymous with getting drunk, then how would I ever be able to define myself as anything other than a drunk?
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LGBTQ Charity List for 2014: Your Guide to Giving Back
‘Tis the season to give back, so consider Autostraddle your Queer Charity Matchmaker. We’ve put together a list of some of the best North American charities whose missions focus on the LGBTQ community.
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Social Skills or Stereotypes? What My Autism Classes Didn’t Teach Me
“Social skills classes are particularly bad places to learn gender and sexuality lessons because they combine direct instruction with the neurotypical authority of telling us how to act. Socialization groups seem safer, but sometimes, gender and sexuality discrimination still subtly invade them. Where do we go from here? I believe the solution is multi-tiered.”
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Queer Girl City Guide: Charleston, South Carolina
Get to know the Lowcountry!
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Last Minute Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Caffeine is the Key to Everyone’s Heart
Because nothing powers you through the holidays better than caffeine and chocolate.
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Teach Me Your Ways: The Teachers Who Helped Make Us Queer
Many of us were lucky enough to have teachers who didn’t make us queer as such, but they did help make it a little easier on us, sometimes even before we knew it about ourselves. Here’s to them.
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New Year’s OPEN THREAD 2014: Braver / Bolder Edition
Here’s how we’re gonna be brave and bold in the new year. What about you?
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Girl-on-World: Argentina
Buenos Aires’ dark streets glistened with youth and possibility, and most of our nights revolved around an easy camaraderie between travelers.
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Girl-On-World: Traveling While Gay in Georgia
“I loved living in Georgia, but the people I met, particularly in my village, seemed so old-fashioned I was always too scared to come out and lose the love and affection I’d gained. “
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Australia Conducts Largest Ever Study on Gay Parents, Finds Kids Are In Fact Alright
I want us to all take a moment to let this sink: according to the largest study on same-sex parents and their children ever conducted, the kids are not only okay, but in some ways more well-adjusted than the children in heterosexual-parented families.
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Queer Girl City Guide: London, Baby!
London can be brutal when the rent is due, but also incredibly exciting, creative, glittery and beautiful any day of the week.
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Style Thief: Valentine’s Day Edition
We’re stripping down eight extra special queer style icons in this extra special Valentine’s Day edition of Style Thief.
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Lake County Middle School Invents Time Machine, Returns With Backwards Views on Gay-Straight Alliances
“Others spoke out against the alliance, saying the real issue is bullying. Students, they said, would not find the support they need in a gay-straight group.”
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“Is She Gay? Should I Ask Her?”: Advice To Moms Who Have Queer Daughters
A mom turned to an internet message board to ask how she should handle the fact that her daughter is a lesbian and people actually responded and gave great advice. Then we wanted to give some advice, too.
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Queer City Guide: Perth, Western Australia
“There are heaps of places to hang out and meet likeminded “Perthonalities.” Not to mention the beaches and forests here are goddamn beautiful.”
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How Do We Make Sense of This? Breaking Down Our Campus Rape Problem
A former campus activist explains why universities are getting away with not seriously addressing rape on campus, and why they need to start.
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Queer Girl City Guide: Toronto, Canada
“Put in the effort, put yourself out there and you will be rewarded with a really, really good time!”
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Going Down (South): Profiles In Southern Queerness
Being queer is a lot like being Southern. Both identities refuse to be contained by border or stereotype.
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Holigay 2012 Gift Guide: Clit Lit for All The Special Activity Partners On Your List
This holiday season, give the gift of smut.