Playlist: Getting Ready for a Femme Meetup
No matter what you like to do to express your own personal brand of Femme, this music will help you get there.
Things I Read That I Love #128: His Favorite Place in LA These Days is Home Depot.
Topics include Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, Alex Trebek, Murderabilia, privilege, egg donation, Dr.Drew, heroin addiction and moar!
Rhymes with Witches: Blair vs. Georgina, The Battle of the Bitchy Brunettes
“Haven’t you heard? I’m the crazy bitch around here.”
Bondage 101: How To Tie Someone Up By The Ankles
How to tie someone up by the ankles when you don’t know how to tie someone up.
Playlist: Former Disney Child Stars
Do you know which former Disney child star wrote the lyric, “If the light is off then it isn’t on”?
36 Reasons Why QPOC-Only Spaces Are Very Necessary
I want to say things like “white people” without someone telling me we’re in a post-racial society and I wanna be surrounded by love that reminds me of my grandma’s house.
Sober in the City: Surviving Pride Without Liquor
Here are some tools I employ to protect my sobriety while still allowing me to participate in all of the fun. If you’re concerned about being a sober queer at Pride this year, some of these tools may come in handy.
Custom Suits, Kipper Clothiers, and Other Things That Are Worth Investing In
It’s time I invest in a suit that will actually fit me. So it’s a really good thing a company like Kipper Clothiers, who makes custom suits for the LGBT Community, actually exists.
Let’s Talk About Sexting: A Roundtable
Sometimes a sext is just a sext, and sometimes it’s something else entirely.
Dear Queer Diary: Let’s Take This Outside
It is time, my dear queer diarists, to abandon your dim, carpeted hidey-holes and venture out onto the verdant carpet of Mother Nature!
Get Your Knit On With These Seven Garter Stitch Projects (That Aren’t Scarves)
Part of the reason that initial knitting attempts stall out (or never get started) is that we don’t have enough achievable motivation. Check out these easy, diverse projects that all rely on the simple garter stitch.
Bros On Transportation Actually Just Saving Room For Cats
We thought they were just massive assholes completely unaware of their privilege/the patriarchy/other humans on public transportation. But no.
Make A Thing: Custom Queer, Feminist Pendant Necklaces
Join in the A-Camp fun with these awesome, customizable pendant necklaces!
Liquor on the Mountain: Our Whiskey Tasting Line Up
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when we get a bunch of people at A-Camp to go in on a few bottles of whiskey and we all taste them together and talk about how great whiskey is. And, as with every tasting we do, we encourage you to follow along at home!
Five Lessons From Poly Relationships That Everyone Can Benefit From
1. Communication. 2. Lots of communication. 3. So much communication. 4. No really, communicate. 5. Seriously just talk about things!!!!
Fool’s Journey: The Page of Swords Starts a New Internship
The dilemma: ‘I’m anxious about starting my dream job!’
Also.Also.Also. Prison Strikes, Striking Musical Gold, and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Fighting for rights, celebrating identities, raising money, listening to good music, and making powerful critiques–news as usual this week!
Last Tango in Halifax: Get On This Show and its Late-in-Life Gay Lady Character
One great thing about having Netflix in the British Isles is that you find out there’s a lot more to BBC programming than Doctor What and Benadryl Cucumber. Let me introduce you to the fantastic show you’re sleeping on: Last Tango in Halifax.
Comedy Crush: On the Mountain with Elicia Sanchez
Elicia Sanchez is a stand-up comedian living and joking in Seattle though this week she has temporarily relocated to Angelus Oaks as part of the talent line-up for A-Camp.
Starting a Different Conversation: On Mixed-Race/Biracial/Multiracial Visibility and Inclusion
“I began to step back. Not because of low confidence, or a fear of public speaking, or an inferiority complex — all of them were about my story, and my skin, and my inability to find a way to belong in spaces for people of color without first justifying and laboriously explaining both.”