Black Queer Music History, Pt. 4 (1990s-Present)
Black queer musicians today are some of our strongest advocates, and they’re leading the revolution with singing and dancing.
39 Truly Innovative Ways You Described Your Relationship Status On The Autostraddle Reader Survey
“Desperately pining for the cute queer Hot Topic employee who complimented my yellow doc martens the other day”
The Struggle is Still Raging in North Carolina: “Bathroom Bill” HB2’s Status Under Trump
Here’s the latest updates in the struggle against HB2, an analysis of what a Trump administration means for Trans rights, and advice on what the rest of the country needs to learn from the fight in North Carolina.
PHOTO ESSAY: Permanent Reflections of Femme and Genderqueer People of Color
“My niece shows me her Instagram feed and I see no one like her looking back at me. The people I love have fleeting reflections in the media.”
Introducing the A-Camp Arts & Resistance Fund: A Tax-Deductible Way To Change Lives
The A-Camp Arts & Resistance Fund is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Find out more about donating and about applying to a campership specifically for QPOC artists in this post!
Persecuting Trans Women: Finally a Thing Breitbart and The Religious Right Can Agree On
Breitbart’s anti-trans messaging was shaped by Milo Yiannopoulos. The Religious Right’s was shaped by the Family Research Council, home of Josh Duggar. Trump’s position on trans rights gives them and men like them leeway to behave like the predators they falsely accuse trans women of being.
24-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Keke Collier is the Fourth Murdered TWoC This Year
We’re not even two months into the year and four trans women of color have been murdered, three of them Black, and the last two have been not even twenty five years old.
Poly Pocket: The Communication Cushion
Here’s how a 28-year-old Arab-American queer demisexual cis woman living in the urban Midwest does ethical non-monogamy.
There Are Too Many Websites: More Internet Haikus
This round we cover net neutrality, Y2K, away messages, left swipes made too soon, and astropoets.
Pop Culture Fix: Carol Aird Performs “You Don’t Own Me” at the Stonewall Inn
Roxane Gay is not here for your stupidity about Milo, the WNBA is not here for Candice Wiggins’ cry of reverse-homophobia, this new movie from Kristen Stewart looks good (but not as good as Totino), Hillary and Kate redux, and yes: Cate Blanchett at Stonewall.
Why the ACLU’s #IPeeWithLGBT Campaign Erases the T
While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is the fact that SB6 is an anti-trans bill that specifically aims to single out trans feminine individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.
The Fosters Episode 414 Recap: Degrassi Overload
Hey, let’s add a little dash of teen pregnancy to this overstuffed season of teenage dramatics.
Queer Artist Kelly Bartnik Blurs the Line Between Performer and Person in HERE
Queer triple threat performer, director, and visionary Kelly Bartnik is mixing the episodic TV show format with live immersive theater performance and you can see it this weekend!
Clinging to Naomi: Reclaiming My Faith as Republicans Continue to Weaponize Christianity
As homophobic Christians dominate more of the national discourse, and as Religious Freedom acts of various permutations strip rights from queer and trans people across the U.S., reclaiming the Gospel has begun to feel urgent.
Notes from a Queer Engineer: Science Has Always Been Political
The danger of talking about science as a series of value-neutral truths is that it obscures the human decision making that took place at every stage along the way, as institutions were built up. It implies that the biases held by those decision makers are shared by everyone, and are therefore insignificant.
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #16: The Gelders (Part One)
“One of the most rewarding/amazing jobs I ever had was working with LGBTA-identified elders.”
No Filter: Ellen Page’s Completely Normal-Sized Birthday
Does Brittani Nichols smell great? Does Kristen Stewart smell terrible? There’s only one way to find out, really.
Shoulder Pads and Short Cuts: How Grace Jones Made Me Powerful
A love letter to the only woman that stole my heart and snatched my scalp at the same damn time.
“Supergirl” Episode 213 Recap: Conversation Hearts
It’s Alex’s first Lesbian Valentine’s Day!
Abby Wambach Is Getting Married Again as Hope Springs Eternal Even on the Darkest Timeline
Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle Melton have decided to hold hands forever.