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Presbyterian Church Assembly Votes to Make Room for Marriage Equality in Their Constitution
After a landmark vote in the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly Thursday, the denomination’s constitutional definition of marriage allows for same-sex unions.
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Faking It Episode 202 Recap: I Am A Homo. A Homo SAPIEN.
This week on Faking It, Girls Night becomes “Lots of Girls Night”!
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Faking It Episode 206 Recap: Can I Have Your Number I Think We Should Go Out
This week on “Faking It,” Amy goes to a hot underground rave party and interacts romantically with another girl who likes girls!
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One Year Ago, A Gunman Opened Fire On Our Car
Around 4:20 a.m. on May 26, an armed gunman pulled up beside us and opened fire on our vehicle… the bullet shattered my phone, took out a chunk of my left wrist, and knocked out a dozen of my teeth.
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Leaders Of The New School: 15 Queer Female Hip-Hop Artists You Should Know
They’re from all over the globe kickin’ ass and takin’ names one record at a time. Hear them. See them. Support them!
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Burials in the Mist of Dawn
“But unlike the missing 43 from Ayotzinapa, I was going home. And it’s what I store in my memory each time I read an article or update about the disappeared. I am home. They are not.”
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Hey, Let’s All Read Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa!
Come join the Speakeasy Book Club as we quest for literary enlightenment and embiggen our collective minds.
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The People’s History: The Birth of the New Feminist Army in Texas
“An entire year has passed since the shouts heard around the world reverberated throughout the Texas Capitol and forced the state legislature to come to a screeching halt. Rise Up/Levanta Texas formed in late June 2013 as a grassroots response to a growing awareness that our bodies, stories, and voices were being made invisible within the larger narrative surrounding reproductive rights and HB 2.”
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10 Game-Changing Things We Learned At Facing Race 2014
2. Tension is a productive force.
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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What’s The Story Behind Your Tattoo?
I really want the outline of Texas on my arm somewhere. Yes, I want a Texas tattoo, I want to be one of those people. Get in here and tell me all about your tattoos!
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You Should Go: Autostraddlers Are Meetin’ All Over The World for Pride!
Now, I come bearing the ultimate gift: a selflessly and tirelessly compiled list of future Autostraddle Pride meet-ups that has all the information you’ll need to hop on this crazy train of life and ride it right into Hangin’ Out With Cool Strangers Or Maybe Event Old Friends station.
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Queer Girl Brunch Guide: So Many Cities, So Many Brunches, So Little Time
Oh hey were you wondering where to get brunch? Maybe like the weekend of the 23rd and 24th?
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Rick Perry Indicted on Corruption Charges for Attempting to Force Out Lesbian District Attorney
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been indicted on felony corruption charges for attempting to strong-arm Austin District Attorney out of office through by vetoing funding to anti-corruption office.
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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.
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An Incomplete Guide To the 2014 Midterm Elections: Seriously, You Need To Know This Shit
We’ve talked before about how important local elections are, so put your ballot where your mouth is and get to the polls! Here, we’ve even compiled some information to help you decide how to vote.
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22 Badass QTPOC Couples That Make Our Hearts Flutter
Visibility for lesbian and queer couples is better than it’s ever been but still not as great and inclusive as it could be, which is why The Speakeasy took matters into our own hands.
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Autostraddle’s Ultimate Holigay Gift Guide 2014: What We Want
Considering how special each and every snowflake is who works here, there’s bound to be something in this guide for you, your girlfriend, all your gay friends, and maybe even one of your most badass family members.
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Faking It 105 Episode Recap: We’re Not Acting Like Lesbians, We’re Acting Like Best Friends
Last week I was on a mountain with no internet! So welcome to your very very overdue “Faking It” recap, just in time for tonight’s episode.
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Say Hello To The New Contributing Editors On The Block
Read about the newest Contributing Editors — including a few that have been here for a while but haven’t been formally introduced UNTIL NOW.
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Liquor In The House: Everything You Need For A Bar At Home
In which we stock a bar that is meant just for you and yours.