Things I Read That I Love #180: It’s Never Not My Fault That I Knocked You Off The Chair
Topics include porn stars, the murder of an unarmed homeless black man, The Runaways, Ta-Nehisi Coates, brand-led fake holidays and DigiTour.
Lez Liberty Lit #77: Let’s Talk About Harper Lee
Recent books featuring queer people of color, travelling and reading, reading and your brain, your favorite curse word and more. Plus coverage of the Harper Lee coverage.
Get Fired Up: Autostraddle Babe-B-Q Weekend is August 15th & 16th!
We’re taking back grilling from the straight white dudes of this world and we’re doing it the only way we know how: together.
VIDEO: Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Eight — The Baby Shower
“I started looking at lists of what a baby “needs,” and, despite my supposed desire to raise my children with nothing more than a bearskin rug and my bare breasts, I started thinking maybe there were just a few things that might come in handy once the baby arrives…”
Daily Fix: Sandra Bland Asked Friend “How Did Switching Lanes Turn Into All of This?” and More News Stories
Updates on what we currently know about Sandra Bland’s arrest and death, the US’s most extreme abortion ban struck down, Republicans’ new effort to protect “religious freedom,” and more!
Pretty Little Liars Episode 607 Recap: Happy Birthday, Motherf-cker!
“Sorry I was tripping balls at your birthday party and almost got everyone killed with a t-shirt cannon.”
50 Happy Little Things Bob Ross Taught Me About The Joy Of Being Alive
“Didn’t you know you had that much power? You can move mountains. You can do anything.”
You Should Go: Manchester’s Political Pride Wants to Take Pride Back to its Roots
“Manchester Pride weekend is loud, expensive, booze-fueled and mainstream. Dancing and drinking in the streets (with ever-increasing numbers of straight folks) might be fun for many and a radical act for some, but not everyone feels welcome or comfortable at this kind of event.”
This Business of Art Fix #9: The False and Unsound Will Be Vanquished
What’s going on with Gawker, what’s going on with Reddit, Facebook’s algorithm, coming up with ideas as a freelancer, why many entrepreneurs are comfortable taking risks, and more!
Rebel Girls: This Is What A Lavender Menace Looks Like
By the time straight women of the second wave had caught up to the times, queer women had already f*cked up their movement — and built one all their own.
Pop Culture Fix: The “But I’m a Cheerleader” Cast Is Making Two New Movies, Lesiha Hailey Is Back On The Teeveee
Zoie Palmer and Ruby Rose face off on Dark Matter this week, lesbian director Kelsey Jannings returns to BoJack Horseman, Batwoman is getting animated, Lavrene Cox chats some more about Caitlyn Jenner, Miley Cyrus is hosting the VMAs, Jimmy Fallon forgot her went on a bender with Tig Notaro, and more more more news!
No Filter Gives Cara Delevingne The Best Girlfriend Award, Now And Forevermore
And Laverne Cox finally met this dinosaur.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Thirteen, July 2015
“I asked Riese if she thought I would ever have sex again if I started wearing kaftans from World Market and she said no.”
Goodbye, California
“The threat to move to Michigan was always made in a specific context: some element of my life fell apart and I didn’t know how to fix it or myself.”
India Clarke is the 10th Trans Woman Murdered This Year
Her murder reminds us of just how little society values the lives of black trans women.
An Open Letter to Everyone Afraid of Failure
“What are you doing/do you want to do with your life? Sit with yourself, your love, your horrors, your victories, and your losses. Prioritize the answers to those questions that are not explicitly connected to a degree or career.”
Where Hope and Grief Can Co-Exist
How do we both honor our child’s memory and prepare to open our hearts again to a new child?
Liquor In The Toys: Five Neato Burrito Toys I Want For My Bar
I should really just buy all these and mix you drinks, right?
Working On It, Week Four: Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
My exercise routine has started feeling cruisey so in an effort to push myself a little harder and further here’s what I’m doing.
Drawn to Comics: Grootslang! Grootslang! Grootslang! (And Lumberjanes #16!)
Jeez, Abigail, what did the Grootslang ever do to you?