Are all camp-related words fun to say? Maybe.

How can I resist the plethora of outdoorsy camping apps out there? I can’t. I can’t resist.

The government might be shut down, but we’re busier than ever!

This week on Glee, Santana Lopez and Dani fall madly in love in three minutes, which lez be honest is kinda realistic.

If she writes an open letter, we’ll all write an open letter, and it’ll be ANARCHY!

Topics include Dave Chapelle, Ryan Murphy, cities for women, Second Life, 4-chan camgirls, journalism internships, participatory television and more!

Basically, this book is one big giant sex-ed zine, but it’s a book.

The best activities at camp revolve around crafts, am I right?

Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely. These songs understand.

No matter what your reasons are, or where your piece winds up, we think it’d be cool if you got to write about sex with us.

Riese, Alex and Vikki will all be in Atlanta October 17th-19th for Salon LGBTQ, the world’s first national LGBTQ social media conference and you should be too!

Juliet is an Australian mum, sexologist, and traveler extraordinaire. She talks about all that and more in this lovely interview.

Save the date, queermos, cause it’s that time again: Time to hang out in real life and start plotting to take over the world – or at the very least, make some new friends and bask in the beauty of the Autostraddle community.

“Of course, we abandoned the trail and set off in flip-flops, so our adventure was a little less Indiana Jones, and a little more Troop Beverley Hills.”

Mel, 26, at A-Camp in May 2013

Nightingale and I at Autostraddle’s A-Camp, another adventure I took her out on. She had the time of her life. (photo by Maggie H)

Verdict: iOS 7 is sexy.

This week in queer lit: women winning prizes, discussions about diversity, library-related crises, an excerpt from Sarah Schulman’s “After Dolores” and more.

Sometimes you need to get outside and remember who you are and what you want to be. And ogle.

The Birthday Bake Sale ends tomorrow, so now’s your chance to support Autostraddle’s writers, celebrate Riese’s birthday AND get some amazing cookies in your mouth!