“I’m ready to have an open heart and open mind and be ready to participate and show up for my community.”

What followed was absolute chaos. Pure, unadulterated terror. Those haunted house reaction pictures at the moment of surprise come to life. Girls were shoving each other out of the way but where we were running was unclear. Off the earth? Possibly.

“Witchiness is in my family: my people are the original hilljacks. I grew up with stories about my great-grandma Fern who traveled around Appalachia holding seances where she raised spirits and tables.”

The music you listen to in your teen years mixes with your hormones and emotions and overwhelms you and permanently molds you. You make mix tapes, you go to shows, you buy band t-shirts and posters, you get ill advised tattoos. It’s a lot of fun.

A look at what’s happening with the process of choosing people for the president-elect’s cabinet, and how dangerous they are (very).

This week we’ve got floral metaphors, zucchini feelings, both pro and con, haikus and so much more!

Between the blocking of the recount in Michigan and the partial recount in Nevada, what’s going on?

Missing camp? Missed camp? This issue is for you!

Five non-itinerary things that make A-Camp, A-Camp. In no particular order.

We’ve got two styles of Scissoring tanks for ya — a black Flowy Scoop Muscle Tank and a grey Unisex jersey tank. Get yours before they sell out!

Edie Windsor got married, Lil Wayne once officiated a gay marriage, these two lesbians dressed up like princesses before they got married, and lots of other good gay news that isn’t even about marriage!

If you’re having trouble shaking the feeling that all of your media feeds are one giant grief orgy, try changing the pace of what you take in. Not even the content, necessarily — just the rate. Podcasts are an easy way to do that: 30 to 60 minutes later, you’re done, informed, and ready to fight your next battle.

Enter Bright Lite — the badass magazine for girls that, true to its name, will bring light to your world, a grin to your face, and much-needed hope to your heart.

It’s time for the 2016 Autostraddle Reader Survey! Are you ready? (I don’t think you’re ready!)

Queer books set at camp, tips for reading and walking, how to read more books and permission to not finish the ones you start and more.

“Femme in the Summer, Butch in the Winter: A Seasonal Fluidity.”

83. Glass of Milk. Wayyyyyy too many lactose intolerant lesbians for this one. Maybe if it was “Glass of Soy Milk” or “Glass of Almond Milk” it’d be higher.

Your communal photo gallery is here! Gaze upon nearly 200 queer as fuck kitchens, and the queers who queer them.

Also, Cara Delevingne and Annie Clark totally broke up because love is a lie, Brittani Nichols shined her bright light upon a queer haunted hayride and Lindsay Lohan lost a finger in a boating accident. For real.

The CIA has released a report saying that Russia attempted to influence the US election in Trump’s favor — here’s what senators and the electoral college are doing in response.