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“Dear Barbie: I’m not sure if you visit Autostraddle.com, but the more I think about it, the more I start to believe that you probably do.”

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A Lifetime of Aftermath: Roxane Gay’s “Hunger” Dares You Not to Look Away

In a time when the word “healing” feels thinner than ever, affixed as it is to too many pictures of skinny, silhouetted yogis on beaches, we need to reacquaint ourselves with the severity of that process. This book is a generous offering to a society that may not know what to do with it.

Aisha June 23, 2017 12 Comments
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SZA’s new genre-melding album has me thinking about collaborations. Come shake the week off and tell me yours!

Erin June 23, 2017 110 Comments
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Pretty Little Liars Episode 719 Recap: You Know What They Say About Hope

You want to know what I learned from seven seasons of watching Pretty Little Liars? The best you can hope for as a woman in this world is to make yourself boring and docile and helpless enough that a man will ultimately intervene and save you from interesting women, and also from yourself.

Heather Hogan June 23, 2017 27 Comments
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Riese June 23, 2017 12 Comments
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20 Things To Say When Your Rideshare Driver Asks If You Have A Husband

What do you do when the guy behind the wheel (yes it’s always a guy) doesn’t take “I’m silently putting my earbuds in right now” for an answer?

Kai June 23, 2017 34 Comments
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Orange Is The New Black Episode 511 Review: It’s a Family Affair

After an episode of literal torture, OITNB focuses on the stories it tells best: the ones about family.

Reneice Charles June 23, 2017 5 Comments
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Day in the Life: Lisa Cannistraci, Activist and Lesbian Bar Owner

“When I opened the bar in 1991, we had a jukebox. Yeah that’s about it. Back then folks were not so intent on being in fabulous spaces. They just wanted a safe space to congregate.”

Molly June 23, 2017 8 Comments
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We Are All Lesbian Ken: Send Us Your Photos For A Community Gallery

We want you to send us photos of your Best Ken Self!

Vanessa June 22, 2017 45 Comments
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Orange is the New Black Episode 510 Review: Yep, I’m Gonna Cuss Everyone Out

Spectacles rely on spectators, and I for one am not going to be pulled into this show anymore just to watch violence for the sake of violence. I can watch the news and do that, thanks.

Ari June 22, 2017 32 Comments
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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #13

“i wish there were more bloody lesbians in the world so that i never had to get into ridiculous situations like this.”

The Editors June 22, 2017 44 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: Your Girl Diana Taurasi Is Now Officially The Greatest Women’s Basketball Player in History

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