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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Reading A Newspaper As We Speak, Even Though It Might Be Frowned Upon

It’s that time of week again! Leave a comment and tell me whatever you damn well please – and I promise to be absolutely intrigued by it. Also, please share pics. I need to live vicariously through your experiences.

Carmen May 9, 2014 130 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #126: Oh I Feel Misunderstood All The Time, Including Right Now

Topics include Lorrie Moore, being a conductor in the NYC subways, the ugly ramifications of mandatory minimums, Mystery Science Theater, faking a hate crime and much moar!

Riese May 9, 2014 5 Comments
Comedy

Kate McKinnon, Super Funny Queer Comedian, Wins American Comedy Award

Guess who won an American Comedy Award!

Mey May 9, 2014 7 Comments
TV Feature

Rhymes With Witches: Partners in Crime, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn

When I think of these two, I envision them as the cutest queer couple that is into feminism and sharing an eco-friendly Subaru.

Nina May 9, 2014 14 Comments
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Glitter Brigade: The Magical Beginning of A Queer Youth Group

“Have the meeting. Ask the youth what they want and need from this group. Start over and do those things. This isn’t about you at all, not anymore.”

gabby May 9, 2014 37 Comments
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VIDEO: #everyBODYisflawless in this Body-Positive Beyonce Remake

Like you needed another excuse to keep listening to Beyoncé.

Kaitlyn May 8, 2014 10 Comments
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20 Gifts To Make For Mother’s Day

Because no one appreciates your skills quite like the human who saved all of your paintings from K-12 Art Class.

Hansen May 8, 2014 29 Comments
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Brittani’s Video Party: Sara Bareilles Takes the F to 7th So She Can Scissr

Party at the wedding reception with a new music video featuring a lesbian engagement, two webseries premieres, and a new coalition trying to stamp out racism in professional sports.

Brittani May 8, 2014 8 Comments
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Queer Girl City Guide: Durham, North Carolina

Welcome to Durham, North Carolina. Come for graduate school; stay forever.

Layla May 8, 2014 26 Comments
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Sober in the City: Redefining My Queerness On Fire Island

Other than partying, what did we like, what were we good at, what defined us? One area that many LGBTQ individuals, including myself, struggled with was redefining what it meant to be queer. But, if being queer was synonymous with getting drunk, then how would I ever be able to define myself as anything other than a drunk?

Ginger Hale May 8, 2014 46 Comments
Food and Drink

Dear Queer Diary: I Need A Snack

For those times you simply can’t journal on an empty stomach.

Maggie May 8, 2014 5 Comments
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Faking It Episode 103 Recap: The Protestiest Protestor Who Ever Protested

This week on “Faking It,” everybody protested a thing and I protested Karma’s overall existence.

Riese May 7, 2014 51 Comments
TV Feature

Orphan Black’s Delphine and the Dangers of the Bisexual Femme Fatale

“For the duration of the plot so far, Delphine’s bisexuality is the premise for the moral tension that she causes, and a key to the danger that she poses to Cosima.”

Shiri Eisner May 7, 2014 33 Comments
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Photographer/Perfect Human Robin Roemer’s New Hollywood Project

Autostraddle’s very own Robin Roemer has a new project that’s an old take on new media, and it’s charming as hell.

Intern Grace May 7, 2014 7 Comments
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Playlist: I’ve Got A Crush On Your Dumb Face

Let’s all talk about our crushes and listen to crush music and pine over dreamboats forever

Intern Grace May 7, 2014 71 Comments
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Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Mason

The Mason is long long long. Did I mention that it’s long?

Guest May 7, 2014 7 Comments
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Also.Also.Also Dolly Parton Wants You to Tweet about Nigeria and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Three important media campaigns, two exciting films, one heartbreaking report on the status of female prisoners, and much more.

Leo May 7, 2014 4 Comments
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Fool’s Journey: Tarot School Is In Session

Wherever you’re at, let’s make some cool tarot shit happen.

Beth May 7, 2014 76 Comments
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Can Inanimate Objects Be Sexist?

What can virtual reality, automotive safety standards, and anatomy textbooks tell us about the way sexism works in 2014?

Laura Mandanas May 7, 2014 19 Comments
Sex

16 Food-Related Euphemisms For “Female Masturbation”

Sometimes a peach is not really a peach.

Ryan Yates May 6, 2014 21 Comments
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