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Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Elements and Heathen Vol. 2 Are Diverse Comics Kickstarters You Need to Check Out

You wanted queer comics by queer people? You wanted comics about people of color by people of color? Well, today I’ve got both those things, and they’re not just that, they’re awesome, they’re beautiful and well written and amazing in every way.

Mey July 19, 2016 5 Comments
First Person Gender

What We Mean When We Say “Femme”: A Roundtable

We now live in a world where it is totally possible to claim the same word as someone else and completely disagree on what the word means.

Cecelia July 18, 2016 177 Comments
Food Lists

14 Fairly Complicated Recipes

For the overachiever in you.

Laneia July 18, 2016 25 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: You’re Wearing Samira Wiley’s Gal Pal T-Shirt and Other Stories for Your Week

Kitten Summer Games, saving money, losing all your friends, staying goth, Pride in a small town, what mass killers have in common, Samira Wiley is wearing your t-shirt, art as activism, and so much more!

Laneia July 18, 2016 29 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Embracing Queer Family and Adorable Dino Couture (35 Weeks)

I asked Waffle to curate a gallery of favorites from our very expansive dino-themed baby wardrobe. I didn’t have to ask twice.

KaeLyn July 18, 2016 47 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Totally Gay, Also a Champ

The Methodist Church elected a lesbian Bishop, Amanda Nunes made UFC history, small victories in the states for queer parents and baby gays, guinea pigs in hats, and whole lot more good gay news!

Carmen July 17, 2016 21 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Guard Your Dreams and Visions

The single best way to get better at sex. Also Pokémon Go as dating app, when you have to pee during sex, how queer sex can teach you body love and more.

Ryan Yates July 17, 2016 7 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Actress Stephanie Beatriz Is Bisexual, Blesses Us All

Today, Queen of My Heart and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz took to Twitter to confirm that she likes girls!

Mey July 16, 2016 18 Comments
Geekery

Tonr — The Photo App That Makes Your Melanin Pop!

Created by a group of app developers, including three Black women, who wanted to create an app that was inclusive, tonr currently consists of 10 photo filters that “amplifies how beautiful a variety of skin tones are instead of washing them out.” Y’all, I love this app!

Ari July 16, 2016 25 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Business Trip

“You really don’t wanna overpack.”

Megan Praz July 16, 2016 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

News Fix: Life Sentence for Gang Member Who Killed Trans Teen Mercedes Williamson

Mercedes Williamson’s killer gets life in prison and the trans community has mixed feelings about it; Diamond Reynolds talks to The View; WNBA and NBA stars speak out about police violence; a truck plowed through a crowded street in Nice, France killing 84 and injuring 202 and more news from the week.

Yvonne July 15, 2016 10 Comments
Straddleverse

Friday Open Thread: You Deserve to Feel Better

Get in here and tell me about your brain, your favorite Harry Potter character, or that weird thing that happened this week! It’s gonna be fun I swear.

Adrian July 15, 2016 177 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Covets Thy Neighbor’s Central A/C

This week we’ve got feelings about Pokemon, Dolly Parton, Star Trek and so much more!

Bren July 15, 2016 4 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #206: At Last I Saw A Woman, Younger Than I’ve Ever Been

Topics include Black Lives Matter, catching up with the prisoners whose sentences were commuted by Obama, OJ Simpson circa 2001, Marie Kondo, Bill Cosby, Miami Beach and moar!

Riese July 15, 2016 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black Trans Woman Deeniquia Dodds Is At Least The 15th Trans Person Murdered In The U.S. This Year

22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.

Heather Hogan July 14, 2016 7 Comments
Society + Culture

Study Shows Lesbian, Bi Women Aim To Be Healthier, Not Thinner

Researchers helped older lesbian and bi women adopt healthier habits when the focus wasn’t on weight loss.

Yvonne July 14, 2016 31 Comments
Politics + Activism

“Revival: Women and the Word” Provides A Balm For The Devastation Of This Country

“If you are devastated by the state of this country and you aren’t sure what to do about it, you will watch this film and feel differently. I mean that.”

Aisha July 14, 2016 14 Comments
AF+

What’s In Your Bag?

Autostraddle staffers opened their bags — you’ll never believe what happened next!

the team July 14, 2016 62 Comments
Movie Reviews

“First Girl I Loved” Review: An Awkward, Hilarious Queer Coming of Age Film

First Girl I Loved doesn’t reach the heights it aspires to, but it’s so much better than the sad (and just plain bad) movies we’re used to seeing about queer teens.

Mey July 14, 2016 16 Comments
Geekery

“Life Is Strange” Is Finally Here For Everyone! 10 Reasons You Should Stop What You’re Doing And Play It

The world is maybe ending, and also your childhood best friend Chloe got super dreamy while you were away. Tale as old as time.

dufrau July 14, 2016 63 Comments
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