Saturday Morning Cartoons: Camping
“You promised we’d go camping on my birthday.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Were You Up To While We Were At Camp?
I left the real world to hang out on the mountain but I’m not looking to leave the Autostraddle universe anytime soon, so let’s just hold each other or whatever. GET IN HERE!
Team Pick: Holly Miranda Wants To Be Your Girl
If you like Holly Miranda and gender-variant circus performers then you will also like this music video.
Why We Are Witches: An A-Camp Roundtable
“Witchiness is in my family: my people are the original hilljacks. I grew up with stories about my great-grandma Fern who traveled around Appalachia holding seances where she raised spirits and tables.”
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Fusion
I have never wanted to love a dildo as hard as I wanted to love the Fusion. (But I didn’t.)
10 Music Videos That Would Be Better as Drag King Performances
When you watch these videos, imagine that they are a subversive act poking fun at masculinity while simultaneously, maybe, being incredibly hot. I promise that it will make the problematic less problematic, the weird a little less weird, and the leather pants as queer as they’re supposed to be.
OPEN THREAD: A-Camp Was So Amazing We Can Hardly Believe It Was Real
WE MISS YOU AND EVERYTHING
Pregnant Beginnings. Literally.
Ah, pregnant beginnings. Literally and figuratively. The first trimester of this rainbow pregnancy (yes, that’s actually the term for a pregnancy after a loss). Is it possible to grieve and hope simultaneously?
Your Very Own Diarists’ Hike That You Can Have Wherever You Are
Jump into journaling with these fun tips and prompts.
30 Excerpts From Heather’s Diary, 2010-2012
She’s like, “What do you want from a partner in bed that you’ve never had before?” And I’m like, “Reading a book while she’s reading a book and nobody’s talking.”
Read a F*cking Book: Amber Dawn’s “Where The Words End And My Body Begins”
Although it is an individual’s work, it feels collective and empowering to see so many voices and ideas represented in this set of glosa poems.
Sober in the City: Top 10 Iced Teas for National Iced Tea Month!
I say, “Hear, hear!” to iced tea and present to the National Iced Tea Month goddesses 10 delightfully delicious iced teas to try.
8 Vegan Cosmetic Products Just Waiting to Look Amazing On You
Just seemed like something you might need in your life.
You’re Normal It’s Normal You’re Going To Be Okay
Here is what to do.
Liquor On The Mountain: Three-Ingredient Drinks are the Bees’ Knees
(or the Bee’s Knees? I’m choosing to go with the plural possessive because no one bee is responsible for the honey. Or we could call it the Beeses Kneeses.)
Playlist: Top 20 Underrated Selena Songs
I’m bringing it way back to Selena’s first album with old school Tejano music and cumbias, a few of her English songs (one that has that Paula Abdul 80s/90s swag) and some of her mariachi songs.
How To Make Your Own Flogger in About 15 Minutes
Make your own cheap, easy PVC flogger!
How to Make DIY Lavender Salve for Soothing the Grrls and Loverbois in Your Life
One day, my very best gal pal rubbed some lavender salve and it changed my whole freaking life. So let’s all make lavender salve because it’s made of magic and smells like inner peace.
5 Things You Should Know About Solidarity with Incarcerated LGBT People: A Conversation With Black and Pink
The experience of getting a letter is one of the most important moments or feelings of connection to something.
Drawn to Comics: Talking Comics With A-Camp 2015 Special Guest Jasika Nicole
“Reading ‘Fun Home’ was like someone turning on the lights for me. I immediately bought a book called ‘How To Make Comics’, went to (the now defunct) Pearl Paints and got all the tools I needed, and I just started drawing.”