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Crafts & DIY Projects

Subversive Stitching: A New Twist On An Old Tradition

Cross stitching is easy. Julie provides a list of supplies in the book, as well as instructions that can help you tackle any of the cheeky projects. …And proving even further that she’s the coolest human on the planet, Julie designed a cross stitch pattern just for Autostraddle readers.

Hannah Clay Wareham May 22, 2015 21 Comments
TV Feature

Which Pretty Little Liar Will Emily Fields Fall In Love With In Season 6?

“Emily might just realize that she’s now got a soul mate closer to her than she ever thought,” said Pretty Little Liars executive producer Oliver Goldstick because he wants to kill us.

Heather Hogan May 21, 2015 73 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

VIDEO: Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Four — First Trimester Realness

Fatigue, nausea, boobs like bowling balls, mood swings, the sweetest moments you keep to yourself, and so much more. It’s the first trimester and wow it’s a roller coaster!

haley May 21, 2015 16 Comments
Relationships

No White Tears: A Non-Guide on Dealing with Microaggressions from Your White Partner

This is not a how-to guide; there’s no right way to navigate these situations. Let’s share instances of microaggressions and some ways to deal in the hopes we’ll all be able to make it out alive, looking sexy and loving our hardest.

gabby May 21, 2015 180 Comments
TV Reviews

Orphan Black Episode 305 Recap: Sestra, Sestra

Cosima scores with Canada’s favorite lesbian dating app, and Helena and Sarah break each other’s hearts.

Heather Hogan May 21, 2015 27 Comments
Queer Fashion

Stunning “Dandy Queens” Photo Spread Reimagines Herstory

Part sapeur, part Janelle Monae, a recent spread from Blackattitude titled “Dandy Queens” is down-right stunning.

Lydia O May 21, 2015 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

Daily Fix: So Many Made-Up Studies on LGBT People and More News

Emma Sulkowicz carried her mattress at graduation, Michael Brown should have been 19 this week, a young trans girl who’s banned from the correct bathroom, support for same-sex marriage at an all-time high, and more!

Rachel May 21, 2015 10 Comments
Queer Fashion

9 Things That We Really, Really Want (When It Comes to Our Clothes)

Fashion world, you’ve done us wrong and here are our demands.

Ashleigh May 21, 2015 48 Comments
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Fool’s Journey: Eight Tarot Cards That Want You to Care for Yourself

“Self-care is often the very last thing we think about when we’re reading our cards, as so often we’re focused on bigger goals. But if we want to build lives we love, or have healthier relationships, or create careers that really give us what we need, or whatever… we have to start right at the beginning with number one.”

Beth May 20, 2015 13 Comments
Comedy Dating

B is Hilarious: What She’s Doing When She’s Not Texting You Back

They should make up a sixth love language that’s just Texting Back in a Polite Amount of Time.

Brittani May 20, 2015 117 Comments
Money + Work

This Business of Art Fix #5: Prepare Yourself For The Extraordinary Instant

Topics include what Facebook Instant means for publishers, how to work remotely like a CHAMP, re-thinking the slush pile, the best cities for jobs, internet ads and moar!

Riese May 20, 2015 37 Comments
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No Filter: These Women Are Gay Right?

This week, we travel to Cannes with Cara Delevingne, dance awkwardly in a circle with Ireland Baldwin and slice up our pants with Julia Nunes. Laverne Cox is too busy dancing to pay attention.

Stef May 20, 2015 8 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Everyone Is Bananas For “Carol” at Cannes and Other Important Stories

More and more actors are calling out Hollywood’s gender inequality, Kim Kardashian says Bruce Jenner is beautiful, feminists have had it with Game of Thrones, Mad Men flips the script on Joan and Peggy, Leisha Hailey is coming to ABC Family, and Queen Latifah doesn’t care if you didn’t like her lesbian sex scene in Bessie.

Heather Hogan May 20, 2015 47 Comments
Queer Fashion

I Just Wanna Break The Rules: 3 Ways to be a Fashion Rebel

As fun as fashion can be, there are many supposed “rules” to dressing your fine self. It’s something that makes getting outfitted a very overwhelming process; which of these laws should be followed? I’m going to let you in on a secret… You don’t need to listen to a single one.

Lydia O May 20, 2015 23 Comments
Society + Culture

No One Can Stop Us: Black Lesbian Event Page Attacked by Schoolboys, Flooded with Support

This wasn’t just an attack on a Facebook invite. For many, this was an attack similar to those they experience in the real world navigating as Black Lesbians and in a space they felt safe in. So what exactly happened?

Carolyn Wysinger May 19, 2015 5 Comments
Sex

When Did You Do It For The First Time and How Many People Have You Done It With, Huh?

Oh you know, just the answers to everybody’s favorite two questions ever.

Riese May 19, 2015 47 Comments
Music

VIDEO: Nicki and Bey Giveth Much Life in “Feeling Myself” Music Video

The earth is aflame for the Nicki/Bey friendship canon. “Feeling Myself” delivers all the goods: cheeseburgers, bamboo earrings and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé at their absolute best.

gabby May 19, 2015 22 Comments
First Person

Graduation to Womanhood: Navigating Trans Identity at a Southern College

It’s as if I had just discovered a new color and now had this entirely new dimension to my life. I was able to paint a holistic portrait of what I wanted the rest of my life to look like.

Raquel Willis May 19, 2015 19 Comments
Movie Reviews

“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is The Kickass Feminist Action Movie We’ve Been Waiting For

Go see Mad Max Fury Road. Go with your fists raised high and salute big, stupid, glorious, Hollywood blockbusters and go see what it looks like when we’re driving the smoking tractor-trailers into the unknown and fighting for our sisters to live free.

gabby May 19, 2015 52 Comments
Pets & Animals

Heather’s Team Pick: My Garbage Cat Wakes Me Up at 3AM Every Day

Meow and cry at the same time while kneading your dumb little paws, until you deplete your owner’s sleep meter and wake her up!

Heather Hogan May 19, 2015 18 Comments
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