“She could be difficult, she could be stubborn, she could be outrageous and she always stood up and spoke out for bisexual people and challenged biphobia even in the most hostile environments. Blessed Be.”
What are you doing tomorrow night? You should go meet new literary-minded LGBTQ individuals and enjoy a fancy cocktail with Jeanne Thornton, OR Books, Volume 1 Brooklyn and Autostraddle at The Dalloway.
“I had to fight for this body. Since the day I was diagnosed with bone cancer at age fifteen, I began to wage wars on multiple fronts. I fought to be normal – and when that failed, I fought to appear normal.”
Launa is a writer, editor, freelance artist and film producer, exotic dance teacher, and nanny… and that’s not all. Basically, she’s a superhero and you definitely want to hear what she has to say.
This week in bears, summer Somer and a post-camp feelings!
Come have dinner with me and the One Table crew in Brooklyn! Chef Ashley Merriman will be there! We love her.
Vanessa’s Team Pick: “Stay Here With Me is a place for everyone who has ever wanted to die. And for everyone who has wanted to live.”
Symptoms of A-Camp withdrawal include: forgetting every girl you see isn’t queer, staring wistfully at inadequate trees, intense nostalgia, sleeping in your A-Camp t-shirt and DIY lingerie, counting down ’til next time.
Sideways oxen, promiscuous Protestants, Susan Sontag and now us.
Say hi to Brooklyn – she’s a campership winner Texan trans* girl who spoke openly and honestly about her unsupportive family, being homeless and the importance of having a loving community to fall back on.
Julie wants me to say, “Nothing brings you to comedy.” I guess she means, we were always funny and attracted to funny people so that’s why we are here. And that it wasn’t necessarily a choice. We were born this way. Now she wants me to say, “YES BITCHES, BRANDY WAS BORN THAT WAY.”
Just in time for summer! HOODIES! Hoodies everywhere. Soft super-cute hoodies in two colors (concrete and cardinal red) and unisex sizes!
Jillian made me want to run away to a farm. Specifically her farm, in Kansas. I think you might feel the same way once you’ve read this interview.
Cyborgs, Adam Lambert, camp dreams and more!
On cleanup day, everyone just wants to go home.
Maile first stole my heart when she said she’s been reading Autostraddle since she was “a wee closeted baby dyke” and she won me over when she told me she “continues to be a diehard fan.”
It’s masturbation month and we have our hands full.
Say hello to Chloe, our very first New Zealand Straddler, on this cheery Monday morning – though for her, it may already be tomorrow!
You guys are going to love these!
Everyone at Autostraddle loves you.