A Queer Your Tech News Round Up, Because So Much Happened This Week
Let’s talk about Alphabet, Chelsea Manning, Tesla and Apple’s diversity numbers.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Exit Strategy
Here be monsters.
Fan Fiction Friday: Accio Harry Potter Femslash!
In honor of our new Witch Hunt column, let’s talk about Hogwarts’ favorite gal pals.
The Comment Awards Think You Look Great In That Crop Top
Hibachi magic wands, Ellen Page and so much bbq-ing.
Interview With My Queer BFF: Audrey Interviews Dana
“Even when we would get really drunk and make out to Ke$ha in front of hundreds of people in our own house, it was never a romantic thing.”
This Is How We Do It: Turn Your Smartphone Into a Hologram Projector
If I can do a craft, trust me, you can do a craft.
Things I Read That I Love #182: In The Morning, I Was Eating Peanuts, I Saw A Light
Topics include Issa Rae, mistreatment of workers on H-2 visas, the disaster rescue business, Nevada, Tinder, Hiroshima, the women assaulted by Bill Cosby and more!
Friday Open Thread: I Wanna Hear All About Your #AutoBabeBQ Plans, and Also the Rest of Your Life
I’m super excited for all of us to throw our chef hats and tacky aprons on and grill up a storm in the name of queer BFF-dom! And whether or not you’ll be at a Babe-B-Q this weekend, I wanna hear all about your life because I love you. SO GET IN HERE!
PLAYLIST: This Is Your Official #AutoBabeBQ Mix
I have put together a mix that spans genres but never stops screaming “BBQ, Y’ALL!” Which is key, I think.
10 All-White Monochromatic Looks To Snag Before (and After) Labour Day!
Ten outfits (+ a bonus from Jenna Lyons) to make you want to wear all white before Labour Day, and long after.
Ashton O’Hara, Black, Trans and Genderfluid, Has Been Murdered; I’m Running Out of Hope
O’Hara, a Black trans and genderfluid 25-year-old, is the 14th trans person murdered this year and the fifth murdered in the last month.
Amnesty International’s Policy Calling for Decriminalization of Sex Work is a Move in the Right Direction
Amnesty International’s Board has put together a draft policy on sex work that could lift up and protect some of the most vulnerable and marginalized folks around the world – and feminists and human rights advocates alike could learn a lot from it. The only problem is that they’re too busy speaking over the sex workers and researchers who emphatically support the proposal to really do so.
Grill Butch: Here to Light Your Fire with a Rundown of Grilling 101
Long-time eater, first-time griller? Here are some grilling basics to help you find your feet in front of the fire.
PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands 2015
Outside Lands: It’s chilly, there are trees, there’s great music and delicious food. You should go.
Witch Hunt: Welcome to the Coven
Witch Hunt isn’t just for people who want to get serious about casting spells and making potions, it’s for any and everyone who wants to get strength from identifying with whatever being a witch means to them.
Get Baked: The Great Autostraddle Babe-B-Q Cookbook
Rachel, Aja, Kaitlyn, Carmen, and Geneva whipped up some totally kick-ass sauces, drinks, appetizers, and entrees for you that are best enjoyed on picnic benches and on paper plates next to a crackling set of coals.
Daily Fix: California First State to Pay for Trans Inmate’s Surgery and More News Stories
Lesbian couples in Mississippi are challenging the state’s gay adoption ban, while Mexico found their gay adoption ban to be unconstitutional and Chelsea Manning is threatened with solitary confinement for “absurd” violations and more news.
Interview With My Queer BFF: Crystal Interviews Desiree
“We both shipped Castle and Beckett. That was a strange time in my life, god. Beckett, what a babe.”
Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Jennica Harper’s “What It Feels Like for a Girl”
What It Feels Like for a Girl centers on two 13-year-olds who meet in gym class: the narrator, addressed in a piercing second person that has the effect of melding our stories with hers, and precocious Angel, who guides her through a labyrinth of sexual exploration via magazines and videos.
Interview With My Queer BFF: Yvonne Interviews Mary
“Yup, we were just lesbians in a library. You know, just hanging out.”