The Department of Justice finds the Baltimore Police Department definitely discriminates against Black people, a Houston man gets life in prison for murdering his daughter and her girlfriend, LAPD shot and killed 14-year-old Jesse Romero, there’s a shortage on injectable estrogen and more news stories.
Hi! It’s your elusive writer friend, Isabel, and I am here to host my first ever Friday Open Thread! Just as I wrote that, the skies darkened and a thunderclap rattled my windows, so it seems like everyone is excited for this. Right?
Includes 50% off at asos and a special Autostraddle merch discount code. ISN’T CAPITALISM FUN?? DON’T HATE THE PLAYER HATE THE GAME!!
She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.
Topics include the American Shopping Mall, going to Disneyworld alone, the Tamir Rice case, a killer in Yosemite, aesthetic homogeneity and so much more.
The snakes have boobs! The weird bird people have butts! The horse uses the mountains as a blanket! The video for “Hang On to the Night” has it all!
Trump doesn’t have a very strong base among evangelical Christians; can addressing anti-gay pastors in Orlando just two months after the Pulse shooting — and going off-teleprompter — fix that?
Falcons, hawks, vultures, buzzards, shikras, kites, caracaras; hell, a lesbian can be any bird of prey.
Outside Lands is magical and full of lots of happy faces. Here’s what I saw.
International Autostraddle Brunch Weekend will be on August 20 – 22. You should host one! You should go to one! You should eat every last piece of toast in the building!
“In business, especially when starting out, you need to be able to embrace risk with open arms, which is a nice way of saying you have no idea how to swim but are jumping in the deep end anyway.”
Remember when Skyrim was like, “See that mountain? You can GO THERE”? No Man’s Sky is like that, except with every star in the sky.
I visited two Pride parades in Portugal and I’m here to tell you all about it!
Read these essays and feel inspired to apply for and/or donate to the campership fund for our September 2016 camp in Wisconsin!
“Dear Editor: You are cordially invited to have brunch with country music icon Dolly Parton this Sunday, August 7th.”
Falling in love (or falling out), opening up your relationship, getting back to what matters, exploring new desires..tarot cards love to talk about what’s happening in our relationships. Here are a few ideas for interpreting the cards in your love readings.
After we learned about three trans women, all of them Black, being murdered in July, the number of trans people reported murdered in the US this year became 17, now with Tijerina, it’s 18.
As of Friday, the list stood at 257 Olympians, 11 Paralympians, and 10 Olympic alternate/reserve athletes, with additions already rolling in as more athletes come out.
“You’ve got another letter from Vita Sackville-West. You guys are obsessed with each other.”
Also, Jasika Nicole is dancing on her own, Hannah Hart has some serious makeup advice and just trust me, you need to see this picture of Tegan and Sara’s cat.