FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Welcome, New Friends!
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Rosie O’Donnell Told Ivanka Trump About Her Feelings, Wrote A Transcendent Poem About It
“that is the most beautiful woman i have ever seen”
i say aloud to dana
she turns to look – turns back at me
“that’s ivanka”
Things I Read That I Love #212: She’s A Little Trigger-Happy On The Misanthropic Rage
Topics include Sea World Ohio, “Fixer Upper,” Blue Apron, Bret Easton Ellis, the Golden Suicides, a con-woman, this really cool essay about ambition and SO MUCH MORE!
The Comment Awards Laughs Into 140 MPH Winds
This week the comments are so fetch!
What’s Our Sign?
We all know that you’ve been wondering what signs all your Autostraddle favorites are. Maybe you want to see how compatible you are with us? Maybe you want to see how compatible we are with each other? Well, here you go!
“Carmilla: The Movie” Is A Real Thing That’s Happening
This is what fandom dreams are made of.
Bisexual Governor Kate Brown Talks Openly About Surviving Domestic Violence, Shuts Down Opponent’s Ignorance
Kate Brown, Oregon’s current governor, has already made a mark in history; she’s one of the few openly bisexual women in public office in the US. This week, she came out as a survivor of domestic violence during a debate with her Republican opponent, Dr. Bud Pierce.
La India y La Negrx: Intentional, Radical Love in My Queer Interracial Relationship
“Love in partnership as colonized/racialized bodies is courageously undressing the walls we have built to survive and showing others the chaos that war has left behind.”
Weeding Out the Allies from the White Saviors at Standing Rock
“This issue is not about white people and their delicate, settler privileged feelings. This is about the people of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. This is about the people of the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation. This is about part of a larger movement for the rights of all Indigenous People in the U.S. and across the globe.”
Poly Pocket: Gray Ace, Bi & Poly
“Being queer, Asian-American, femme, and gray ace — this is my identity and I get to choose what that means to me.”
PHOTOESSAY: Queer Fashion Week 2016
Queer Fashion Week in Oakland, CA was full of beautiful humans and powerful fashion. Take a look!
Follow Your Arrow: #periodpositive Creator Chella Quint on Challenging Taboos With Joy
“I’m psyched that I invented a thing, and I don’t wish to make money from it. I just want to try to retain a little influence over it with the support of fellow taboo-busters so we can make some changes around here.”
No Filter: Carrie Brownstein And Abbi Jacobson Are A Thing, Huh?
Also, Cara Delevingne and Annie Clark totally broke up because love is a lie, Brittani Nichols shined her bright light upon a queer haunted hayride and Lindsay Lohan lost a finger in a boating accident. For real.
Pop Culture Fix: Lesbian Movie “Disobedience” To Star Two Actresses Named Rachel, What Next World?
Topics include a new movie about forbidden lesbian love from Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz, Suicide Kale, a superfan who managed to get her idol to leave her boyfriend for her, Grace Dunham, queer ghost hunters in Ohio and so much more!
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #6: The Inspirational Award
“I’m not like everybody else, and I can’t do what everybody else does. But they can’t do what I can do either.”
Bottoms Up: Greedy
“Submitting is something I do, not something done to me.”
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Pumpkin Spice Chemophobia And Men Calling Out Men
Also: 3D printed clitoris models, algae fuel, and scholarship opportunities.
Fool’s Journey: Where is My Path Leading?
“I’m entirely lost. Which direction should I be heading in right now? Where is my path leading? What should I be putting most of my energy into to one day become an independent and successful person with a flourishing career?” A tarot reading to explore possibilities.
PHOTOESSAY: The Making of a King
“Simply put – it’s more than a show; it’s a movement.”
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Got Engaged, Love Is Occasionally Not A Lie
Never forget how good we are at delivering very important news stories to you in a very timely manner. NEVER.