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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Never Gonna Stop Sweating

Are you sitting in a pool of your own sweat because even though it’s September and you willed it to finally, please, for the love of everything, to just be Autumn already, it’s still averaging 90º every day? Me too! Let’s talk about it in this week’s open thread!

Ari September 9, 2016 153 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Gets a Goal

This week we’ve got allergies, The Babysitter’s Club, throwbacks and so much more.

Bren September 9, 2016 6 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #210: The New Sofa Has Nothing To Fear From Me

Topics include Flint, the framing of a PTA mom, perfume, Roger Ailes, the true crime genre, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Miss America, domestic spheres, Winona Ryder and more!

Riese September 9, 2016 4 Comments
Queer Fashion

A Special Film/TV-Inspired Edition of “What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy”

This week I channel women in film/TV to navigate the comedy show, a rock concert and the sport bar.

Erin September 9, 2016 13 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read A F*cking Book: M-E Girard’s Novel “Girl Mans Up” Powerfully Explores Minefields of Gender

“Girard’s writing is special in the way it speaks the language of our lived experience of moving through and within gender — inching, painfully slow, changeable, delightful, sexy, and made manifest in a thousand tiny ways, often between people and between words, unspoken.”

Emma Eisenberg September 8, 2016 7 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

You’ve Got This in the Bag: Our Fave Bags and Backpack Picks for Fall

Find your next favorite bag, backpack tote or clutch in here.

the team September 8, 2016 24 Comments
AF+

Things Men Tell You When They Think You’re One of Them

“It was a predatory smile that he flashed at us, the rest of his pack, expecting us to become predators with him and start howling along.”

Mey September 8, 2016 25 Comments
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5 Things We Learned from the Commander in Chief Forum with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump has a secret plan!!!! What could it be???

Rachel September 8, 2016 5 Comments
Relationships

Poly Pocket: Solo Poly Without Hierarchy

“Not leaning into change is a lot like staring at your house while it’s on fire.”

Ryan Yates September 8, 2016 23 Comments
AF+

Poly Pocket: Making Relationships Up As We Go

Welcome to Poly Pocket, a new series showcasing polyamorous and ethically non-monogamous relationships. Here’s how a married kinky butch/femme couple does poly.

Ryan Yates September 8, 2016 54 Comments
Geekery

“The Turing Test” Is A Locked-Door Puzzle Game With Existential Implications

“I am not a genius. In fact I am no longer 100% certain that I’m even a human?”

dufrau September 8, 2016 6 Comments
TV Reviews

Netflix’s Hip-Hop Drama “The Get Down” is Almost What We Need, But Not Quite

This is a story centered around poor Black and Latinx communities, their struggles with institutional abandonment, and their journeys to self-love and empowerment.

Ari September 8, 2016 17 Comments
Music

KT Tunstall, Self-Described Heterosexual, Has Feelings About Gender And Kissing Girls

“KT Tunstall is, it turns out, definitively straight. She is thankful for her lesbian following, but she’s not a lesbian. She kissed and possibly did other things with girls when she was young, and it was not “just a phase,” but also, at the same time, she is heterosexual.”

Adrian September 8, 2016 26 Comments
Money + Work

Follow Your Arrow: Entrepreneur Alyah Baker on Uplifting Queer, Trans, POC Makers and Brands

“After 13 years of corporate work I just needed to do something that felt like it mattered to me and to the communities that I was part of. I’m passionate about self expression, human connection, building community, and subverting the status quo by creating environments and experiences where women, POC, and queer and trans folks are prioritized.”

Beth September 8, 2016 5 Comments
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A-Camp Midwest: There’s Still Time To Sign Up and You Really Should

We wanna see you in Wisconsin! Some regular spots have opened up PLUS we’ve also got some VIP Apartments if that’s more your style!

Riese September 7, 2016 36 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: What Makes a ‘Feminist’ Tarot?

“Feminism is about unlocking the bonds of separation. Seeing everyone as equals and raising up those who have been most oppressed by patriarchy. Tarot and oracle decks support this work because they give us a tool to connect to our atomic memory. A memory that knows the equality of all beings.”

Beth September 7, 2016 10 Comments
Book Features

“Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert Comes Out On Facebook

This is a happy story and also a sad story. Gilbert realized she was in love with her best friend, Rayya Elias, after Elias was diagnosed with liver and pancreatic cancer.

Heather Hogan September 7, 2016 50 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Rejoice, For Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs Have A Podcast About Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It’s called Buffering the Vampire Slayer and there’s gonna be original song recaps in each episode. It’s true!

Rachel September 7, 2016 25 Comments
Geekery Money + Work

6 Strategies For Reluctantly Talking to Men in Your Male-Dominated Workplace

Follow my advice and you’ll be well on your way to making apolitical small talk, scoring points for “likeability,” and building career-necessary rapport with 75+% of male coworkers!

Laura Mandanas September 7, 2016 68 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Ruby Rose and Her Shark Movie Are Happening Whether We Like It Or Not

Come for Tegan and Sara’s cats, stay for Danielle Brooks’ outfit.

Stef September 7, 2016 18 Comments
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