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a-camp spring 2017

DIY/Crafting

Host Your Own Indigo Tie-Dye Party, Make These Amazing Handkerchiefs

We had so much fun making indigo tie-dyed hankies at A-Camp! For those of you who couldn’t be there or would like to host your own indigo parties this summer, here’s a simple tutorial to get you started.

By Katie| July 14, 2017 | 11 Comments
Camp

Team Pick: “Nancy” Goes To A-Camp

Kathy Tu and Tobin Low create a sound-venture of queerness from the perspective of two Asian-American homogays. And now, they have an episode in which Kathy goes to A-Camp for the first time.

By A.E. Osworth| June 26, 2017 | 14 Comments
Camp

The Babadook was a Special Guest at A-Camp and These Are His Stories

I’m not saying we invented the gay Babadook meme, but I’m also not saying he didn’t completely OWN A-Camp. What can’t this guy do?!

By Stef| June 12, 2017 | 37 Comments
Fashion/Style

8 Of the Hottest Fat Fashion Trends for This Summer

Other great trends for this fat queers this summer include aliens, tweed, Bodysuits and beachwear as formal wear.

By Mey| May 18, 2017 | 27 Comments
comic drawing from ATCF of a queer poc in the mountains
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Support Queer Camp Comics With “As the Crow Flies”

“This is honestly one of the best comics about identity and finding community and yourself that I’ve ever read.”

By Mey| May 16, 2017 | 2 Comments
Fashion/Style

Heaven is a Place at A-Camp: Masculine-of-Center Looks For The A-Camp May 2017 Dance

When you wanna be “on theme” but not in “full costume,” here are some retro-inspired looks that’ll really impress the ladies in San Junipero.

By Riese| April 21, 2017 | 51 Comments
Camp Fashion/Style

Heaven is a Place at A-Camp: Femme Looks For The A-Camp May 2017 Dance

The A-Camp dance theme this May is Heaven is Place On Earth, so I want to see everyone in their best Billy Idol, Rhythm Nation, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Beals, Ronald Reagan, Paula Abdul, Jem & The Holograms drag.

By Mey| April 20, 2017 | 34 Comments
Girl laying in an Outplay Swimsuit on a Flamingo Float
Camp

Campership Alert: Pool Party at A-Camp In Style Courtesy of Outplay

Do you want to go to A-Camp in an Outplay Swimsuit? Well, guess what; Outplay wants that for you too! Check out this Campership, y’all!

By A.E. Osworth| April 17, 2017 | 8 Comments
Camp

61 Ways You Weirdos Described Yourselves When Signing Up For A-Camp

“If I approached everything in life with the same determination and speed I put into changing into pajamas after work, I would be a highly productive person”

By Riese| April 12, 2017 | 101 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Spring 2017: Win A Campership From Catalyst Wedding Co.!

Campership alert! Catalyst Wedding Co. wants to give one lucky camper full funding to attend A-Camp 8.0!

By Vanessa| April 6, 2017 | 4 Comments
The Roguish Brogue in Light Brown
Camp

A-Camp Spring 2017: Win A Campership AND Fancy Shoes from Tomboy Toes!

If you’re a fashionable queer on a budget with a penchant for classy masculine dress shoes who’s still hoping to attend A-Camp this May, today’s Campership Contest announcement is going to make you feel like dancing and prancing!

By Vanessa| March 9, 2017 | 13 Comments
Camp

Introducing the A-Camp Arts & Resistance Fund: A Tax-Deductible Way To Change Lives

The A-Camp Arts & Resistance Fund is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Find out more about donating and about applying to a campership specifically for QPOC artists in this post!

By the team| February 23, 2017 | 2 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Spring 2017: We’ve Got Six Full Camperships for Trans Women To Give Away

I’m freaking serious, this is so worth it: we’ve got one full campership for a trans woman of color with full travel included, one campership for a trans woman without travel and four camperships for trans women of color with a $100 travel stipend.

By Mey| February 20, 2017 | 7 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Spring 2017: It’s Time To Donate and/or Apply For Camperships!

Read these essays and feel inspired to apply for and/or donate to the campership fund for our May 2017 camp in Wisconsin!

By the team| February 14, 2017 | 8 Comments
Camp

Introducing Camp Autostraddle 8.0

We wanna see you in Wisconsin from May 18th-May 23rd with special guests Mara Wilson, Be Steadwell, Gaby Dunn, Brittani Nichols, Shea Diamond and Kim Milan!

By Riese| January 31, 2017 | 175 Comments

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