Things I Read That I Love #138: I Am Perfectly Normal And Fine, I Told Myself
Topics include the new face of hunger, The Olive Garden, CeCe McDonald, college rankings, sitcom cities, Amway, PTSD, “hiking while black” and moar!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: If We Ran The Zoo
Let’s get wild.
International Autostraddle Summer Brunch Weekend Is August 23 and 24!
Luckily, the only thing that makes eggs benny with hashbrowns and toast even better is a bunch of really adorable new and old faces coming into your life to love you until the end of days. And that, my friend, is why what the world needs now is International Autostraddle Summer Brunch Day! (Twice.)
Trans Teen Stabbed on D.C. Metro, Follows String of Violence Against Trans Women
Following a recent string of violence against trans women of color in the D.C. area, a 15 year-old trans girl was stabbed in the back this Wednesday while she was riding a Metro train with some of her teenage friends.
Album Review: Jenny Lewis’ “The Voyager” Is A Little Bit Of Magic
“If there’s one overarching theme on The Voyager, it’s the idea of being a woman and getting older and railing against the things that society (and even human instinct) thinks that you should have.”
Sober in the City: The Life-Changing Day My Addict Partner Left Me
“On one hand, she said she fully supported my path to recovery, but in the same breath she would ask me provoking questions like ‘When is fun Ginger going to come back?’ in response to me choosing not to drink.”
Dear Queer Diary: Food Journaling, Glorious Food Journaling
In which we discuss the integral role of ice cream in fighting the patriarchy.
40 LGBTQ-Friendly Picture Books for Ages 0-5
Spread the gay agenda with these colourful, easy-to-read books teaching love, acceptance, and science.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Debunking OITNB’s Deadly Poison
While it’s certainly true that one would face numerous logistical difficulties in carrying out murder via poison inside a prison, the rest of the advice in this Orange is the New Black segment is, um, hit or miss.
The A+ Bee, Issue One: This Is How We’ll Do It
It’s here! It’s here!
Team Pick: Beyoncé Voters Run The World
“Let’s call her BOTUS. Is this how the Illuminati works? I’ve always been confused about the Illuminati thing.”
Straddler On The Street (Who Was Once on the Mountain): Chelsea Is Really Well-Dressed
I resurrected this incredible column to introduce everyone to Chelsea, a two-time A-Camper and this year’s Kippier Clothier Camper.
Fool’s Journey: Radical Tarot Reader Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Is Anything But Cranky
My mom raised me to know that listening deeply was just another thing that people could do, and comes from a tradition of tough ladies who survived by their sixth sense.
Also.Also.Also: Mary Lambert is Writing Children’s Books About Women in STEM and Other Stories We Missed This Week
LGBT people are leaving some of America’s famously gay neighborhoods but cool projects are highlighting feminism, queer families in children’s books, and masculine of center fashion.
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Straight People Now Crashing LGBT Job Fairs
Although it would’ve seemed unbelievable not too long ago that a straight person would risk being mistaken for LGBTQ while on the job market, apparently some straight MBA students these days are being told by their teachers to attend LGBTQ career fairs.
Orange is the New Black Episode 205 Recap: Gloria Gloria Hallelujah
Shit is going down in the bathroom, y’all.
Out Makeup Artist Lends Some Gay to SyFy’s “Face Off”
The 7th season of the special effects reality competition welcomes amateur female Jell-O wrestling lover Stella Sensel
Femslash Can Save the World If We Let It
Culture doesn’t need exploring so much as it needs exploding. We need to destroy things and reconstruct them in our own image, because the people who make our media aren’t going to do it for us. That’s why I want femslash to save the world, and I will not take no for an answer.
The New Yorker’s Skewed History of Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism Ignores Actual Trans Women
Michelle Goldberg’s coverage of radical feminists’ attack on trans woman is disturbingly one-sided.
San Diego Comic-Con 2014: “Mockingjay” Gets a Trailer! Mockingbird Joins “SHIELD!” “The Last of Us” Gets a Movie!
San Diego Comic-Con 2014 just happened! Here’s all the news that’s relevant to your life!