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Literature

Things I Read That I Love #183: Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Is A Very Effective Way To Be A Human

Topics include needing diverse books, prison food, Tinder As Video Game, the scam of the Art Academy of San Francisco, a triple murder in Florida, sorority life and so much more.

Riese August 28, 2015 17 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Dream On, Dream Weaver

Grab a pillow and cuddle up with me and tell me about your wildest, weirdest, silliest, most terrifying dreams! I’ll tell you what it all means according to my dream dictionary.

KaeLyn August 28, 2015 122 Comments
Food and Drink

Cool-Down Cocktails: 3 Summer Drinks To Say Farewell To Summer With

I went to visit my parents in Tennessee recently and as soon as I walked out of the airport and was blasted with the heat of one thousand angry hair dryers, I remembered why I was a vampire as a teenager. So I did what any respectable adult would do — I went home and made myself a fancy ass cocktail.

Tayler Smith August 28, 2015 5 Comments
AF+ Lesbian Weddings

Love & Canada: How Is This Wedding In A Week?!?

“Fuck flowers. Fuck everything. We’re ordering about a hundred LED twinkling lights and I’m gonna stick gold washi tape on ’em and sprinkle them everywhere and call it a night.”

Ryan Yates August 28, 2015 16 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Rae Theodore’s “Leaving Normal: Adventures in Gender”

A smart and eloquent memoir about becoming butch, Leaving Normal: Adventures in Gender will resonate if you have a proud copy of Stone Butch Blues on your shelf, or listen to “Ring of Keys” from the Fun Home musical on repeat.

Melanie August 27, 2015 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

Daily Fix: New South Wales Education Minister Nixes High School Showing of “Gayby Baby” and More News

Kids in New South Wales won’t see Gayby Baby at school for Wear It Purple Day, Donald Trump kicks Jorge Ramos out of his press conference, women vote in Saudi Arabia, Walmart no longer selling assault weapons, and more.

Rachel August 27, 2015 21 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Orange Is the New Black Episode 311 Recap: I Can Do Breaking Bad All By Myself

Piper and Alex break up, Pennsatucky breaks down, and Ms. Rosa makes a cameo!

Heather Hogan August 27, 2015 27 Comments
Money + Work

Follow Your Arrow: Web Developer Cee on This Freelance Life

Autostraddle’s webmaster Cee Webster has been a freelance web developer for 15 years. Here, she shares her thoughts on freelance working, ‘winging it’, the challenges of juggling many projects, and the perks of working when you choose.

Beth August 27, 2015 25 Comments
School

All of the Ultimate Back-To-School Advice for College-Bound Queers

There is literally no incorrect way to do college and Autostraddle staff are the proof.

Maddie August 27, 2015 54 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: Barbara Moore Talks LGBTQ Tarot and What It’s Like to do Tarot Full-Time

“Barbara tells us about how she got started with tarot (pre-internet, y’all), how tarot informed her thinking about psychology and gender, and her upcoming course and retreat.”

Beth August 26, 2015 16 Comments
Movie Reviews

A Trans Woman of Color Responds to the Trauma of “Tangerine”

“Why is it that trans women of color have to experience so much violence to remember that they have each other’s back?”

Morgan Collado August 26, 2015 29 Comments
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Geekery

5 Data Visualization Projects You’re Gonna Dig

“To fully plumb the depths of my heart requires more than a single bar graph.”

Laura Mandanas August 26, 2015 20 Comments
Geekery

In Lumberjanes Issue #17, Jo Comes Out As Trans and It’s So Awesome

“Jo’s trans identity was just another integral part of her character, and it developed very naturally — she was a leader, she was VERY passionate about being a Lumberjane, she was also trans.”

Mey August 26, 2015 31 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: May-December Lesbian Couples Coming To A Theater Near You and Other Stories

Three upcoming films show May/December lesbian relationships, Lady Gaga and Angela Bassett play ex-lovers in American Horror Story: Hotel, some Duke students are freaking out about reading “Fun Home” and more important stories!

Riese August 26, 2015 30 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter Is Listening to TLC In A Pile Of Tacos With Lauren Morelli and Amber Rose

If you spent the last six days wondering what’s happening with Sara Quin’s cat, have I got a treat for YOU! Also Ellen Page, baby DeAnne Smith and Samira Wiley in a hoodie.

Stef August 26, 2015 6 Comments
Coming Out

You Need Help: How to Best Be There for Your Newly Out Asexual Friend

In which I talk to my asexual brother about what they wanted and what they did when they first came out as ace.

Mey August 25, 2015 47 Comments
Health

Working On It, Week 9: And Then I Broke My Toe

How do you workout with an injury?

Crystal August 25, 2015 116 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Fresh Romance #4 and Oath Anthology, Two Rad Online Comics Anthologies To Check Out

One of my favorite things about the internet is the rise of queer-friendly comics anthologies like these.

Mey August 25, 2015 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Daily Fix: U.S. Marine Charged with Jennifer Laude’s Murder Claims “Trans Panic” and More News Stories

Ferguson activists launch a new campaign with policy solutions to end police violence, a NYT’s op-ed gets trans issues all wrong, a #BlackTransLivesMatter conversation happening on Twitter today and more news stories!

Yvonne August 25, 2015 25 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

This Time Around: ’90s Chokers Are Here Again

In fashion, what once was will resurrect itself, time and time again. The Nineties ressurgence is still hangin’ on, and a multitude of next-gen chokers have come back into favour. This statement necklace is an easy way to make that tee and jeans combo look fresh!

Lydia O August 25, 2015 21 Comments
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