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?
News Fix: Sandra Bland’s Death is Being Thoroughly Investigated Says Prosecutor and More News Stories
A NYPD officer is being investigated for assaulting a black queer woman, Black Lives Matter protestors take over the Netroots Nation conference, Rachel Dolezal still stands by her views of herself and more news stories!
Boob(s On Your) Tube: ABC Family Gets Even Gayer, Hannibal’s Lesbian Sex Happens Inside a Kaleidoscope
Stef and Lena finally decide to go to therapy on The Fosters, Gretchen kicks another guy in the nuts on Complications, and a lesbian bites it on Scream.
“The Same Difference” Breaks Down All The “Rules” of Being Butch
The Same Difference takes the lid off of the many boxes that we as a community put ourselves into in respect to gender.
Journey To The Center: What Do I Put On My Face?
I’m intrigued by the ways that makeup can be both feminizing and masculinizing, often at the same time. As I started working on this project, I realized that’s been true for a long time.
Sapphic Musk’s “KITTENZ” Video Is A Dream Come True
This video includes a lesbian metal band shredding (on guitars) and a bunch of kittens shredding (your couch).
Top Five Musical Theater Songs About Misandry
For when you hate men so much, you have to tap dance about it.