The Scene

You Should Go: Raise The Roof While Raising Funds For The Transgender Law Center in Boston

Good music, good cause, Good Vibrations. I had you at “good,” right?

The Scene

The LGBTQ Side of SXSW: OUTLander Spring Festival

During SXSW, an equally awesome and certainly more queer festival will be happening in Austin. On March 9th at as part of OUTLander’s Spring Festival, Main Screen will show episodes of Words With Girls, Unicorn Plan-It, and Gay Street Therapy along with a live performance from Haviland Stillwell.

The Scene

You Should Go: The Founding Meeting of the Queer Baltimore Young Adult Coalition with Dapper Jill

“I’m not creating this thing, I’m facilitating the birth. If anything I’m this thing’s midwife. It’s gonna be messy.”

The Scene

You Should Go: Soapbox’s Feminist Summer Programs for Badass Chicks of All Ages

Registration is open for three Feminist Camp programs! Each provides participants with the opportunity to explore NYC, make connections, and play a part in a movement that will, by the end, completely humble them.

Community

Straddler On The Street: Ketzel

Ketzel wrote to us and said she’d like to see more teenage queers in the media, so we went ahead and accepted her offer to interview her, a real live teenage queer. We chatted about how she’s choosing a college, feminism, her love of horseback riding and the biggest misconceptions grownups have about teens.

The Scene

Autostraddle’s Guide to Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2013 in Palm Springs

You should go to Palm Springs April 3rd to the 7th for Dinah Shore Weekend (aka lesbian spring break) because our girls from Unicorn Plan-It and Words With Girls say so. Brittani is hilarious and she made this guide just for you.

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Will Eat You Up

Girl Scout cookies, cookie butter and a serious commitment to grilled cheese. We’re chewing our way through the comment awards this week!

Straddleverse

Get Your 2013 Autostraddle Calendar For $8! 48-Hour Sale!

We’re clearing out the 2013 Calendars — time to get yours!

Community

How White LGBTQ People Can Be More Inclusive of People of Color

“If you’re white and LGBTQ and you want to make sure that LGBTQ spaces are as safe and inclusive for everyone as possible, here are some steps you can take to support people of color and be more racially aware.”

Community

Straddler On The Street: Sam

Sam talks about A-camp, traveling and couch surfing, her celebrity crush and more.

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Don’t Need A Reason To Celebrate

Holidays, heartthrobs, haikus and you.

The Scene

Famous Lesbians Open New Lesbian Nightlife Spot In Lesbian New York, We Think We’re Into It

There’s a lot going on at The Dalloway this week so Team Autostraddle NYC decided to finally tell you what we think about the fancy lesbian hotspot. Spoiler alert: We’re digging the new girl in town.

The Scene Theater

Queering the F*ck Out of Musical Theater: The Personal Is Political Is Art

“Theatre taught me that it was fine to be different; I wish it had shown me it was fine to be a queer woman, as well.”

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You Should Go: Hot Rabbit’s Fashion Week Queer Dance Party Extravaganza

Hot Rabbit and DapperQ aim to recognize the importance of queer voices in the fashion world. So come out, come out, wherever you are, you sexy fashionable Dapper queermos.

Straddleverse

Call For Submissions: Trans*Scribe

We’re looking for writing from queer-identified trans* women!

Community

Straddler On The Street: Amanda K.B.

Amanda tells us all about roller derby, her favorite love songs and the importance of supporting our queer youth.

Community

We Were There: Queer Ladies Speed Dating at Strand Bookstore, Valentine’s Day Edition

This is a gallery of cute girls speed dating in a bookstore and a motivational speech about community building because you deserve it. Happy early Valentine’s Day!