It’s Summer, Here’s What the F*ck We’re Wearing on Our Feet
It’s summer and you need some shoes for it, probs. Here, we can help.
Mama Outsider: How I Learned the Definition of Obscene
“I was unstable and grieving and more suited for a patient friendship than the dramas of new love. But I loved her and in thirst, I acted unlovingly by climbing into a lap in which I wasn’t welcome. My behavior is the definition of obscene.”
Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend: MA
“Rather than the ‘Irish goodbye’ where you slip out without telling anyone the ‘lesbian goodbye’ is to have a sort of intense breakup and then continue to sleep in each other’s beds.”
SCOTUS Temporarily Blocks Trans Teen’s Bathroom Rights as it Weighs Bathroom Bill Battle
SCOTUS has issued a stay on a Virginia circuit court’s ruling, temporarily upholding a school’s anti-trans bathroom policy until they can issue a fuller ruling.
Team Pick: Celebrate Kaylah’s Face, Queer Art
Kaylah’s face is the official face of a queer art exhibition stacked with badass queer artists including Chelsea Barg, Shannon Lester, and Shelley Penner, among others.
Introducing Camp Autostraddle 7.5: Midwest Edition
We’re bringing A-Camp to the midwest and we wanna see you there!
Lez Liberty Lit: Permission To Not Finish That Book You Hate
Queer books set at camp, tips for reading and walking, how to read more books and permission to not finish the ones you start and more.
Liquor In The Honey: De Rigueur
The De Rigueur makes use of my current favorite cocktail sweetener: honey syrup.
So Which Is Gayer, “Ghostbusters” or “A League of Their Own”?
A point by point breakdown comparing plots, outfits, closing credits and everything in between.
Pop Culture Fix: Suicide Squad Is A Garbage Fire, Apparently, But Cara Delevingne Is Completely In Love So Who Cares?
At least the Suicide Squad press tour gave us some good Cara Delevingne interviews. Also, new TV for classic faves Rosie and Jane Lynch and Portia. Hannah Hart is getting that GLAAD love. The internet proves how much Kate McKinnon likes to talk about her cat. The USWNT is lying in wait in Rio. And more!
Rebel Girls: Talking to Sarah McBride about Politics, Trans Rights, and Hillary Clinton
“It really was an honor to be able to stand on that stage and, hopefully, help educate the country a little bit more about transgender equality. More than anything else, I wanted to reinforce the simple fact that transgender people are people, who hurt when they are mocked, who hurt when they are discriminated against, and who want to be treated with dignity and fairness.”
If I Didn’t Have The Bruises to Prove It, Was It Really a “Bad One”?
“Was it a bad one?” My boss’s face read of pity and sympathy as he asked me this seemingly innocent question. He was referring to my rape.
“Pretty Little Liars” Has Now Killed More Queer and Trans Women Than Any Other TV Show
When you really shake Pretty Little Liars down to its core, the storytelling crutch it has leaned on again and again is: pinning a bunch of mysterious nefarious actions on an underdeveloped queer or trans woman and then murdering her.
This Business of Art Fix #33: First Step Twitter Verification, Next Step Fame and Inevitable Fortune
Topics include Twitter’s magical blue check, Nick Denton filing for bankruptcy, the case against the media by the media, and questions about the utility of alleged “neutrality” from journalists covering Trump.
No Filter: Laura Jane Grace And Béatrice Martin Arm Wrestle In A Park Because Why Not
Also, Demi Lovato’s new jacket, AzMarie’s tender gaze and Kaki King’s toddler’s surprising insight about the presidential election.
Soggy Bottoms: Baking a Prinsesstårta Can’t Be That Hard, Right? (It Is)
“I honestly just Gryffindored my way through a lot of this process, using my supreme confidence in my skills as my guide.”
Foolish Child #2: Do You Even Belong Here?
Spoiler alert: Yes.
The Movement for Black Lives Puts Black Queer and Trans People First
The Movement for Black Lives released their list of demands for Black liberation and they definitely want to center queer, trans and gender nonconforming people in their work.
Nails by Nic: Accio! Harry Potter House Pride Manicure
Celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with a magical manicure.
I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT DONALD TRUMP: A Feelings Atrium
If you, like me, cannot stop obsessing over this terrible person and what terrible thing he needs to do in order to plummet in the polls, this is a safe space for you to talk about it forever and ever and ever.