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First Person

Why I’ve Decided to Let Myself Get Angry (Despite What Ableism Taught Me)

“I’m a Nice Person — I have one of those irrepressibly pleasant faces that makes people want to sit next to me on public transportation — but I can be nice and angry, I can be smart and angry, and I can be worth listening to and angry.”

Carrie January 9, 2017 24 Comments
AF+

2016 By The Numbers: An A+ Member Exclusive

Just some numbers and charts and graphs about this year we all experienced together!

Riese January 9, 2017 80 Comments
Politics + Activism

Republicans Forge Ahead with ACA Repeal, Promise to Definitely Figure Out Replacement Later

Republicans haven’t been able to figure out what they think should replace the Affordable Care Act since it was introduced in 2010, and repealing it now will leave millions of Americans uninsured, but they’re not letting that stop them! They say they’re going to try to move forward on a repeal by the end of the week.

Rachel January 9, 2017 13 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Growing Up Coy” Is A Timely Documentary That Should Melt Any Transphobe’s Heart

The new documentary Growing Up Coy examines what it’s like to grow up as a young trans girl in a country that is constantly creating laws that target you.

Mey January 9, 2017 4 Comments
Health

High Femme: Best Strains and Activities for Surviving This New Shitbag Government!

It’s all too easy to sink into a cloud of depression/smoke, and stew in your bad feelings and paranoia. To combat that, I’ve come up with a list of activities and strains paired to make your life a little bit better.

Chelsea January 9, 2017 29 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #42

The ideal way to stack nachos, proactive steps for a Trumpian world, getting compensation from airlines, some important ketchup info and more!

Rachel January 9, 2017 8 Comments
Gender

Angry Transgender Woman Writes Story About Texas Bathroom Bill, Changes the World

“I refuse to place myself in danger because it makes some fools at the Texas capital uncomfortable that girls like me exist publicly. I will not be limited to a sexual fantasy or some kind of untouchable position in society because I am a transgender woman.”

Polly Anna Rocha January 9, 2017 16 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Evan Rachel Wood Wears A Goddamn Tuxedo To The Golden Globes, Everyone Faints

Evan Rachel Wood is here to squire you to prom.

Stef January 9, 2017 54 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Resolved To Have More Sex

Sex-related New Years resolutions, best and worst sex toys of 2016, porn on Tumblr, a new sex toy storage box and more.

Ryan Yates January 8, 2017 9 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Will Join Your Bechdel Brigade

Totally gay companies, a totally gay District Attorney, a bunch of totally gay policies at the state level, some totally gay women in theater, and also some good news about The Golden Girls.

Carmen January 8, 2017 7 Comments
Gender

Two-Spirit Lakota Woman Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Is the Second Reported Trans Woman Murdered in the US This Year

Wounded Arrow was loved by many and will be sorely missed. Her murder is hitting the community hard. The Sioux Falls Two-Spirit group said “our hearts are broke as we will miss her very much. So again, prayers are needed. Pilamaye.”

Mey January 7, 2017 8 Comments
Geekery

GOP Approves Fine for Streaming Video of Protests, Makes Government Less Transparent

To be clear, photography on the House floor is already disallowed. They’ve just added a fine for it. So it’s not really unprecedented, nor is it unconstitutional, to enforce a rule that already exists. But I still think it’s wrong. Here’s why.

A.E. Osworth January 7, 2017 4 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Fingerguns Nihilism

On 2017 resolutions and coping mechanisms.

Cameron January 7, 2017 10 Comments
TV News & Trailers

BREAKING: Netflix’s “One Day At A Time” Shouts Out Autostraddle But You’ll Love This Latina Lesbian Storyline Regardless

Netflix’s new sitcom eschews the long white tradition of TV comedies and focuses on a Latinx family with a lesbian daughter and a mom who reads our website!

Heather Hogan January 6, 2017 80 Comments
Comedy

Golden Globe Drinking Games That’ll Keep You Stone Cold Sober

Drink every time the camera cuts to Jennifer Lawrence and she’s not drinking directly out of the table’s Moet bottle.

Erin January 6, 2017 30 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Be Honest, How Is The 2017 You Doing?

THIS IS A NO JUDGEMENT ZONE.

Erin January 6, 2017 220 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Makes Headlines

This week we’ve got murder, turtles, stolen hearts and so much more!

Bren January 6, 2017 13 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Hidden Figures” Shines As Bright As The Stars

When you’re stargazing, remember Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson’s work. Tell their stories over and over. They’ve been silenced for so long; now it’s our turn to keep them alive.

Ari January 6, 2017 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Donald Trump’s Cabinet Nominations, Ranked By Terror They Inspire In My Heart

[UPDATE: This post will continue to update as new appointments are made.] Here’s an in-depth explainer of Trump’s cabinet picks so far, people who range from “wolf in sheep’s clothing” to ACTUAL F*CKING WOLF WATCH THE F*CK OUT.

Riese January 6, 2017 54 Comments
Food and Drink

Liquor On The Farm: A Classic Margarita

Start the year off right — by learning how to make a classic margarita recipe.

A.E. Osworth January 6, 2017 4 Comments
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