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Issues Queer Fashion

Top Five Alternatives To Bras

Wearing bras can be just as empowering and bold as rallying naked in the streets at Pride. But for anyone interested in not wearing a bra, here are some alternatives!

Sunny April 9, 2014 56 Comments
Issues Queer Fashion Shopping

Bras For Babes With Small Busts

If you hear “AA” and don’t think “batteries,” this bra guide is for you!

Riese April 9, 2014 31 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: I Am A Baby Bear Coming Out Of Hibernation

“what if grace made a playlist that was done in the persona of a baby bear ending hibernation and coming out of their cave for the first time since winter, would that make this day better”

Intern Grace April 9, 2014 19 Comments
Gender

Want to Support the Women of the Trans 100? Here’s How.

I spoke with Janet Mock, Imogen Binnie, Fallon Fox, Bailey Jay, Geena Rocero, Angelica Ross, Sarah McBride and more women from the Trans 100 to find out how to best support the women on this list and trans women in general.

Mey April 9, 2014 11 Comments
Geekery Sex Toys

Notes From A Queer Engineer: Silicone Is Sexy

VIDEO: Why you should never use silicone lube on a silicone dildo.

Laura Mandanas April 9, 2014 22 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also. Rosie the Riveter is Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Queer porn is the best, abstinence only sex ed is the worst, and two new book projects are changing the way kids talk about gender, sexuality and technology!

Leo April 9, 2014 3 Comments
Music

Hey, Jessie J Isn’t Bi Or Gay, Much To Our Dismay She’s Strai, Okay

“I want to stop talking about it completely now and find myself a husband. It’s a true struggle. All the chick flicks that didn’t make sense to me, I now understand – Sex and the City is real!”

Riese April 8, 2014 161 Comments
Music

Keep It Consensual as F*ck with DeAnne Smith’s New Music Video

“Pump it, crank it, spin it / I’mma get Ani DiFrank for a minute”

Brittani April 8, 2014 19 Comments
Geekery

Lumberjanes Launches TODAY! Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters Are Spilling Their Guts

I figuratively locked Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters in a dark room and made them talk a little bit about their creative process in celebration of today’s AMAZING launch. Also: preview art!

A.E. Osworth April 8, 2014 26 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style is Style: Put Some Pants On!

“Gazing at my reflection, I was dumbfounded. Could it be? Could I really be wearing JEANS?”

Lydia O April 8, 2014 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

Report On Media Gender Diversity Confirms The Patriarchy Continues Controlling Everything, Being The Worst

We end up with a bunch of wealthy white dudes palling around with other wealthy white dudes, mostly telling stories about, you guessed it, wealthy white dudes.

Laura Mandanas April 8, 2014 5 Comments
Geekery

“Hark! A Vagrant’s” Kate Beaton Returns to Long Form Comics With “Ducks”

Kate Beaton brings us this collection of touching and tragic tales from her time working on the oil sands of Alberta.

Mey April 8, 2014 8 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Issues

Make a Thing: Sports Bra and Wireless Lace Bra

Bras are expensive. Let’s make some ourselves.

Chelsey April 8, 2014 19 Comments
Book Features

National Poetry Month: Lauren Zuniga Will Lull You Awake

“I just started working on a piece that’s a mash up of Neil Degrasse Tyson and Nicki Minaj.”

Adrian April 7, 2014 4 Comments
Community

Let’s Do This: April 19th Is Autostraddle’s International Meet Me At The Record Store Day

Meet some people, make some friends, pick up the new Veruca Salt. It’s a win-win.

Stef April 7, 2014 39 Comments
Music

Women of Soul Invade White House, Your Television

After 200+ years of running the American government via several committees of boring old white guys, the Obama administration has finally figured out how to govern this country in a way that makes sense for everybody.

Stef April 7, 2014 3 Comments
Music

Debbie Harry Is Bisexual, Says You Can Call Her Any, Any Time

That sound you just heard was the collective gasp of every warm-blooded woman on planet Earth.

Stef April 7, 2014 31 Comments
Food Lists

20 Appetizers We’re Eating as Full Meals Because F*ck Dinner

You don’t like giant dinners. You wanna make appetizers and by god, that’s what you’re gonna do.

Laneia April 7, 2014 57 Comments
Politics + Activism

More Than Words: Bi Bi Bi

When identity terms get thrown in the pressure cooker.

Cara April 7, 2014 58 Comments
Geekery

Star Trek N00b, Episode 18: Squire of Gothos (Basically, Napolean)

“Oh, how fallible of me!”

Loraine April 7, 2014 17 Comments
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